Pharmacists’ Perspectives on Deprescribing Psychotropic Medicines in People with Intellectual Disabilities Psychotropic medicines are sometimes inappropriately prescribed for individuals with intellectual disabilities without a clinical diagnosis of a mental illness, increasing risks of side effects and...

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Welcome to the walk in degree Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the revelations “point to one of the biggest financial scandals in the history of our universities sector.”

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YouTube video by Kae Tempest Kae Tempest - Statue In The Square (Official Video)

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Pleased to welcome back alumni India Butler to the Dissertation module today to talk about her practice-based research journey.

‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R-word The slur is rooted in the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. Its resurgence threatens the fragile progress we’ve made

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UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI Survey of 1,000 students shows ‘explosive increase’ in use of generative AI in particular over past 12 months

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Learning Disability Nursing Scholarship Announced - Foundation of Nursing Studies This new opportunity is open to Learning Disability UK registered nurses working in health and or social care, particularly those who are leading clinically based teams.

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SoWhoCaresAnyway E6 An Inconvenient Truth SoWhoCaresAnyway · Episode

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Check out last month's Community conference film, for more details on the community check www.ldcop.org.uk
Thanks to the KSS ARC for their support in having it happen and Canterbury Christ Church for hosting.

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Safe masturbation: educating a man with learning disabilities Abstract Following the referral of a man with a history of self-injury during masturbation, a com...

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Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children in England rise fiftyfold over 10 years Study of GP records finds prevalence rose from one in 60,000 in 2011 to one in 1,200 in 2021 – but numbers still low overall

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Life expectancy and years of life lost for adults with diagnosed ADHD in the UK: matched cohort study | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hyperactive Child Syndrome and Estimated Life Expectancy at Young Adult Follow-Up: The Role of ADHD Persistence and Other Potential Predictors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Ethical issues in sharing online images of people with PMLD Invitation to discuss ethical guidelines for online sharing with people lacking capacity for informed consent.

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Call for nurse-led research to investigate nationally the impact of annual health checks on individuals with a learning disability | RCN Foundation | Royal College of Nursing A funded study which will analyse and evaluate the impact of annual health checks across the UK, on reducing health inequality and premature death for people with an Learning Disability. Applications ...

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Great opportunity to extend your experience in education as one of the four pillars, with some wonderful and highly skilled academics. jobs.wlv.ac.uk/vacancy/seni...

Autism and Maternal Stress Despite the challenges and adversity mothers face, research finds their resilience and tenacity shine through.

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Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre sample song by London learning disabilities charity Prolific US hip-hop artists have used the track Watermelon Fantasy, created in 2018 by Daylight Studio

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Grateful to have been able to contribute to this important piece of research with Lisa Richardson and bemix for the Kent Surrey Sussex Applied Research Collaboration arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/empower...

Government to tackle NHS workforce crisis with refreshed plan Revised Workforce Plan to be unveiled in summer, ensuring we train necessary staff and provide the NHS with stability and certainty to plan into the future.

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Community Conference 2024 - Kent, Surrey & Sussex Learning Disability Community of Practice Draft Event agenda and travel guidance Click here for download Concurrent Sessions Plan  Conference Room Photos RWg20 Lecture Theatre     RWg19 RWg12 RWg15

Tomorrow we Canterbury Christmas Church welcomes the Kent Surrey Sussex Learning Disability Community of Practice & its annual conference to the Medway campus. Details can be found at ldcop.org.uk/conferences/... #ldcop24

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Reforms of NHS don’t stand a chance unless recruitment is fixed, say top nurses Number of registered nurses at record high in UK but workforce is ‘increasingly inexperienced’

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A higher education transformation fund would catalyse university reform wonkhe.com/blogs/a-high...

Finally mothballed my X account. Not sure I'll ever be as prolific on these platforms as I once was, but I'll be checking in here regularly.