“The qualities I think you’d need to be a Learning Disability Nurse is just being really friendly, people-orientated and have an openness about you, not being judgemental,” says second year Learning Disabilities Nursing student, Jodie Tocher. “There’s a big need for Learning Disability Nurses at the moment, they’re crying out for us. The jobs are out there, we just need to look for them, ask for them.” See the full story: http://socsi.in/B4wUs | Edinburgh Napier University

7.2K views · 52 reactions | Some people with learning disabilities still experience injustices both within healthcare and within wider society. You can contribute to changing this situation by becoming an LD nurse. Come and find out more about nursing degrees at the Forum Barrow-in Furness. www.cumbria.ac.uk/LDNursingOpenDay | University of Cumbria | Facebook

The Learning Disability Register helps make healthcare more accessible. Anyone with a learning disability can be registered by your GP. You don't need a formal diagnosis. You just need to speak to your GP. If you aren't sure what to say, you can use our letter template to help you. Ryan, a registered learning disability nurse shares why he’s supporting our I'm in campaign, are you in? 👉 Write a letter to your GP. https://www.mencap.org.uk/easyread/letterbuilder/join-the-learning-disability-regi

A learning disabilities nurse has broken down barriers and built a relationship based on trust and compassion, to help a patient overcome a severe needle phobia. Natty is 19 and has a learning disability. She developed a needle phobia in her teens. Needle phobia can impact the person with the learning disability and their family. It can make having a blood test anxiety provoking for everyone involved. Once, Natty’s phobia had been manageable through interventions on the paediatric ward. “Each bl