Ayesha Mahmud

Defining Learning Disability What is the difference between learning disability and learning difficulty? And why does it matter?

It’s #LearningDisabilityWeek! I’ll be sharing lots of useful info and resources for health professionals.

Do you know the difference between a #LearningDisability and a learning difficulty?

#MedSky #NurseSky

dontforgetthebubbles.com/defining-lea...

16.06.2025 11:12 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Human chromosomes, some of which look a bit like socks, and an extra 21st chromosome, as occurs in Down syndrome

Tomorrow is #WorldDownSyndromeDay! The 21st day of the 3rd month, aa people with Down syndrome have 3 copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2. We wear “lots of socks” to celebrate. Bright, funky, mismatched (not odd!), because different is good, and because chromosomes look a bit like socks 😊

20.03.2025 21:33 — 👍 162    🔁 26    💬 2    📌 3

@rcem.ac.uk @rcemlearning.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social @rcpch.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @dsa-uk.bsky.social

09.03.2025 12:57 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

The Government has a Way of Tackling Entrenched Health Inequalities Ready To Go – Will It Implement It? An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports

You don't need experience of the issues to see why health check targets for patients who have a learning disability might be useful.

I'm sharing this piece again after reports this is among the goals to be scrapped (by the party of social justice).

#healthcare

bylinetimes.com/2024/10/21/t...

30.01.2025 11:57 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 4

This is a great summary - thank you for your hard work and tirelessly championing on these topics.❤️

01.01.2025 11:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Government has a Way of Tackling Entrenched Health Inequalities Ready To Go – Will It Implement It? An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports

Autumn: as the govt consulted the public on the NHS and after Darzi's damning review of the health service, this looks at health inequalities.

With @mumof3amigos.bsky.social @ayeshamahmud.bsky.social amongst others.

bylinetimes.com/2024/10/21/t...

31.12.2024 10:32 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Barriers to Healthcare for People With a Learning Disability From Ethnic Minorities: Perspectives of Self‐Advocates and Carers Background People with a learning disability from ethnic minorities experience barriers in their access to healthcare services and poorer health outcomes. This study aimed to explore the factors tha...

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Barriers to healthcare faced by people with a learning disability from ethnic minority groups

#MedSky #FOAMed #SEND #LearningDisability #HealthInequalities

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