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- Could you be a Shared Lives Carer? #LearningDisabilities
- The High Court has decided the outcome for a claimant would have been the same even had the London Borough of Bromley correctly consulted service users before deciding to close an adult education centre, some of whose attendees have #LearningDisabilities
- New CQC report yet more evidence of increasing demand facing mental health services The CQC report also lays bare that unacceptable racial inequalities still exist #Autism #LearningDisabilities
- LeDeR researchers apologise as republished report shows increased number of avoidable deaths #LearningDisabilities
- Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to SEND reforms #LearningDisabilities
- A timely and worth reading article by @JessicaLDNurse Down’s syndrome guidance: why learning disability nursing must be at the centre #RNLD #LearningDisabilities
- Out with Lloyd for a visit to the Towe of London Crown Jewels Lloyd came in to his own. Asking the staff there 'oh what date was Queen Elizabeth born? When he got it wrong he corrected him. It was quite funny but also embarrassing #SelfAdvocacyWorks #LearningDisabilities
- January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. People with #learningdisabilities are underrepresented in #cancer screening programmes. Researchers @uofgshw.bsky.social are looking at the barriers that may prevent people accessing screening & ways to improve this. Find out more via bit.ly/4pH2nXR
- 2. Here's to many more years of working in partnership! 🤝We have a busy year ahead where we will continue working together to improve the health and wellbeing of people with #learningdisabilities. We'll be quiet online until early January. Wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy festive season.
- 1. We would like to say thank you to everyone who has engaged with, supported or participated in our research activities throughout 2025. Last week we marked 25 years of #learningdisabilities research @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social alongside partners & collaborators at our conference.
- Next up we have Michael McEwan and Arlene McGarty to talk about their co-produced research about healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with #learningdisabilities. We’ll hear their findings on what are the barriers and supporting factors to make healthy lifestyle choices.
- Now we are hearing from @cpac00.bsky.social about her research into pain and pain medication for people with #learningdisabilities
- Great to hear from our Director @debcairns.bsky.social on some of the ways working in partnership has helped to influence change to improve the health & wellbeing of people with #learningdisabilities
- Kicking off our conference we have Prof Andrew Jahoda giving a whistle-stop tour of the history of 25+ years of #learningdisabilities research @uofgshw.bsky.social
- Great to see some of our projects from the last few years back up in the @byreshub.bsky.social ahead of our conference tomorrow. We’ll be marking 25 years of #learningdisabilities research @uofgshw.bsky.social & celebrating partnership & collaboration along the way. @debcairns.bsky.social
- We've been quiet online lately but busy behind the scenes! Today @uofgshw.bsky.social we're hosting collaborators from the University of Agder, Norway, sharing research & knowledge about #autism, #mentalhealth, #learningdisabilities, #addictions & more! @debcairns.bsky.social @roryoc.bsky.social
- 1. Really powerful to hear from Jackie from #PeopleFirstScotland on her experiences of cancer screening services & what needs to change to improve #cancer screening for people with #learningdisabilities in Scotland
- A few places still available at this event on 18th Nov for anyone interested in the latest research findings from this 4 yr study on cancer screening for people with #learningdisabilities. @debcairns.bsky.social @laurenfulton.bsky.social @katierobb.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social Info below
- On 18th Nov colleagues from the @uofgshw.bsky.social #Cancer Research Behaviour Lab will share findings from a 4 year study about cancer screening for people with #learningdisabilities. Register via Bookitbee & join the discussion on ways to improve screening: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
- Research for Everyone is about taking an inclusive approach to making health research easier for everyone to understand. Find out more about our project, led by adults with #learningdisabilities & researchers @uofgshw.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @mediaco-op.bsky.social bit.ly/Research4Eve...
- On 18th Nov colleagues from the @uofgshw.bsky.social #Cancer Research Behaviour Lab will share findings from a 4 year study about cancer screening for people with #learningdisabilities. Register via Bookitbee & join the discussion on ways to improve screening: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
- We're thrilled to be finalists in this year's #KEAwards2025 for our #ResearchForEveryone project, led by adults with #learningdisabilities & researchers from across @uofglasgow.bsky.social to make complex health research easier for public audiences to understand. Find out more bit.ly/Research4Eve...
- Places are filling up fast for our conference in December! Register now to hear the latest research from @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social presented with our fantastic partners, talking about #learningdisabilities & #cancer #diabetes #friendship #physicalactivity #PBS #depression & more! bit.ly/4nGNVhC
- VIAS provides quality services for people and for organisations designed to get them thinking about including people with #LearningDisabilities and #Autism. We also are dedicated to supporting disabled people achieve the lives they want! Get in touch and find out more! loom.ly/eOXzoOg
- We are delighted to invite you to join us on 11th December to celebrate 25 years of #learningdisabilities research @uofglasgow.bsky.social We will be presenting our research @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social with our incredible partners on #cancer #diabetes #physicalactivity #pbs #depression and more!
- Join us on Thursday 11th December 2025 to mark 25 years of #learningdisabilities research at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social We'll be sharing the latest findings & celebrating the role of partnership across our work. Registration is now open for this free event - bit.ly/4nGNVhC
- Join us on Thursday 11th December 2025 to mark 25 years of #learningdisabilities research at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social We'll be sharing the latest findings & celebrating the role of partnership across our work. Registration is now open for this free event - bit.ly/4nGNVhC
- Delighted to announce our Director @debcairns.bsky.social has been awarded @cancerresearchuk.org funding for Early Detection and Diagnosis Research, leading on new tech for breast cancer screening for women with #learningdisabilities. Find out more about this innovative research bit.ly/3HSOplx
- Following this latest publication 👇, Prof Chris Hatton @manmetuni.bsky.social & Prof Richard Hastings @unibirmingham.bsky.social provided a report to the @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social about the impact of #Covid19 on people with #learningdisabilities covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
- New paper in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social from Amanda Gillooly et al on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four-Wave Longitudinal Analysis #learningdisabilities #healthinequalities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Looking for Speech and Language Therapists working with children with learning disabilities to complete my dissertation survey! Survey Link: lnkd.in/dx7dbSJz Please share with other SLT’s if you can! Thank you :) #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #LearningDisabilities #Paediatrics #SLTstudent
- New paper in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social from Amanda Gillooly et al on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the UK: A Four-Wave Longitudinal Analysis #learningdisabilities #healthinequalities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Still time to register for this workshop on pain care for people with #LearningDisabilities
- Join us on 17th June @uofglasgow.bsky.social to hear from leading international specialists in #pain care for people with #learningdisabilities - register to attend via bit.ly/3FaB5HI @kerryldnurse93.bsky.social @nhsggc.bsky.social @pamis-scotland.bsky.social @barbnicholl.bsky.social
- New survey for adults with #diabetes & #learningdisabilities led by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @diabetesuk.bsky.social looking to find out about what matters most to people when managing their diabetes. Complete this survey at: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
