Last year Welsh Government published a new guide to Continuing NHS Healthcare (CHC) in Wales. This guide is for adults with complex needs who may be eligible for Continuing NHS Healthcare and their families or carers. Welsh Government worked in consultation with stakeholders and Easy Read Wales to develop both the plain English and easy … Continued
Improvement Cymru are holding 2 workshops in Powys about restrictive practices with: Learning Disability Wales All Wales People First Regional Partnership Boards All Wales Forum for Parents & Carers Social Care Wales. Restrictive practices are ways of stopping people from doing something. Or controlling people. For example: holding someone down to stop them hurting themselves … Continued
Improvement Cymru are holding 3 workshops across Wales about restrictive practices with: Learning Disability Wales All Wales People First Regional Partnership Boards All Wales Forum for Parents & Carers Social Care Wales. Restrictive practices are ways of stopping people from doing something. Or controlling people. For example: holding someone down to stop them hurting themselves or … Continued
What we have found out about the lives of people with a learning disability during Phase 2 of the Coronavirus and People with a Learning Disability Study This article shares what people have told us about what their lives have been like during coronavirus. It features risk, vaccines, digital lives and access to health and … Continued
On 17 May 2021, over 100 people attended an online event to share the first Welsh findings from a UK-wide Covid research study on the impact of the pandemic on people with a learning disability. You can find out more about the study on the website: www.covid19learningdisabilities.co.uk The event was organised by the 5 organisations … Continued
Our dear colleague and friend Sam Jenkins died on 1 December 2020. All her colleagues and friends at Learning Disability Wales will miss Sam for all that she brought to us over the years. Sam started work at Learning Disability Wales over 13 years ago and quickly established herself as a strong and reliable team … Continued
Welsh Government has developed a Covid-19 workforce risk assessment tool to enable anyone working or volunteering in Wales to check if they are at greater risk of serious effects from coronavirus. The tool allows you to consider your personal risk factors and suggests actions that can help you stay safe. Once you have completed the risk assessment, you should then discuss … Continued
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