From June 15th – 19th it is national Learning Disability week 2015 which aims to ensure people who have a leaving disability will have the same opportunities as everyone else.

For the week the Trust will be holding events to promote awareness which will be led by our complex needs care coordinator and Matron Amanda Mckie.

The week is an opportunity to promote the Learning disability good practise guidelines, on the intranet. Click here to view. http://nww.cht.nhs.uk/divisions/corporate/learning-disabilities/chft-guidelines-and-dependency-risk-assessment/

Please find attached posters for local events in the week.

Also there are two training videos available for staff, these are a must watch!, Freddie’s story (training DVD) and Dennis’ story. To view them click on their names.

Ensuring people with a learning disability understand what is happening to them and their medical condition/planned procedures is really important. The Trust as purchased easy read material which can be found on the intranet. Click http://dc.eidohealthcare.com/ login here to login in with the username of CAL and password consent98.  

Amanda said: “People with learning disabilities have high health needs that can go unrecognised and unmet. This impacts on their life expectancy and quality of life and means that they are likely to be frequent users of general hospital services. It is really important that all staff have the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of people with learning disability whilst in our care. ”

For more information, contact Amanda.McKie@cht.nhs.uk