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@clarernld.bsky.social
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Passionate about reducing health inequalities in adults with learning disabilities and addressing unmet health need. Love my kids, music, the ocean, nature, astronomy and the outdoors.

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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 07/04/2026
Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.
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MrPassportKing @mrpassportking.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Did everyone see that Trump made Nursing (and others) a non-professional degree? What are they doing to Healthcare?
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 07/11/2025
From next year, Australia will roll out a scheme to give household three hours of free electricity a day thanks to an excess of solar power - and if it succeeds, other countries may do the same
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Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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How to see the blood moon total lunar eclipse this weekend
The last total lunar eclipse visible in the UK was in 2022, and it won't occur again until August 2026. Here's how and when you can spot the rare celestial event.
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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and their families through strengthening learning disability nursing @jimgblair.bsky.social
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Why we must secure the future of learning disability nurses - Learning Disability Today
This article outlines the unique contribution of learning disability nurses in addressing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and their families.
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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest-ever studies of the Sun -- and got this unprecedented look at multiple solar eruptions piling up on top of each other. 🧪🔭 science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Sad to see the reports of the domestic supply of LD nursing projected to end by 2028. This video of my friend and fellow LD nurse in Cornwall showcases why LD nurses can make a huge difference and are needed. youtu.be/KKYr8SGvcno?...
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Trust supports Learning Disability Week 2025
YouTube video by CornwallFT
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Good to see more awareness being spread about our branch of nursing as a worthwhile and rewarding career choice 😀 news.sky.com/story/he-did...
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'He didn't understand he was dying from cancer': Anonymous nurse reveals what her job is like
An NHS nurse has given Sky News Money a frank insight into the profession, including starting salary and the patients she will never forget.
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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff. - Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Happy international nurses day to all the fabulous nurses and future nurses out there ❤️. @daniellemansley.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social
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Bejoy Sebastian @bejoysebastian.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Happy #InternationalNursesDay everyone! I want to join so many others around the world to say thank you to nursing staff everywhere. I see the immense contribution you make every day, and as RCN President I will work tirelessly to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.
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Happy International Nurses' Day, from Professor Nicola Ranger and Bejoy Sebastian
YouTube video by RCN
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livingautismuk.bsky.social @livingautismuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
In light of the government's recent updated guidance on oral care and learning disabilities, here are some useful articles on dental health for #autistic people livingautism.com?s=dental
Picture of toothbrush with caption "Autism and dental healthcare"
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Nicole Filippone, Autistic Advocate & Author @nicolefilippone.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Autism and stomach issues... what the research is saying #AutismAwareness
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Sue Bridges 🦋 @suebridges.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
There are 17,000 Learning Disability Nurses on the #NMC register. If everyone signed, the government has to respond. It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Fund a full bursary and maintenance fund to train Learning Disability Nurses
At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...
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Jonathan O'Callaghan @astrojonny.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
There's a partial solar eclipse today in the UK that peaks at 11am! Here's how to make a pinhole telescope to see it: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14391/
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Learning Disability Nursing Film
YouTube video by University of Winchester
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Blood moon eclipse over Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK - approximately 35 images were needed to create this pic Image Credit: Steven Sanders
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Journal of Intellectual Disability Research @jidr-wiley.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Digit-in-Noise Test as a Hearing Screening Test for Individuals With Intellectual Disability onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... "...first step towards developing a hearing screening test for individuals with ID who are at elevated risk of impairment & who have insufficient evaluation access."
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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Patients with learning disabilities at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were kept on wards that were like “prisons” and suffered decades of “inhumane” and “insidious” abuse, an inquiry has heard
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Patients suffered ‘insidious’ abuse at learning disability hospital | Nursing Times
Find out what patients and families affected by the Muckamore Abbey Hospital abuse scandal said during closing statements at a public inquiry.
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Raul Mora @raulm77.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
#healthtech #ai Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare for patients with learning disabilities, who frequently present with complex medical histories. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02...
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AI model predicts hospital stay lengths for people with learning disabilities
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has been developed to predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering valuable insights that could improve care an...
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
LD health fair tomorrow in Southampton 😀
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PBS4 @pbs4.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We had an incredible day at the @providersunite.bsky.social Day of Action in London! Seeing the #socialcare sector come together in full force to advocate for the people we support was truly powerful. The message is clear: change is long overdue! #ValueSocialCare #ProvidersUnite #StrongerTogether
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Learning Disability Today @learningdisability.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
News. Young adults with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die of treatable causes, according to new research from the University of Glasgow www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...
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Premature mortality nine times more likely in young adults with learning disabilities
New research from the University of Glasgow has found that young adults with a learning disability are nine times more likely to die from treatable causes and premature mortality.
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 11/02/2025
Immensely proud of this toolkit. End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved! Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Co‐Designing a Toolkit of Approaches and Resources for End‐of‐Life Care Planning With People With Intellectual Disabilities Within Adult Social Care Settings: A Multi‐Phase Study
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Carly Le Marechal @carlylehv.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This can only worsen the stark health inequalities people with learning disabilities already face. Taking away from those (in some cases very literally) with least voice.
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John Moffitt 🌊🌊🧢 @johnmoffitt.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
For those with a nice sky view, we get 7 planets up there at the same time, on February 28th. #astronomy
7 planets can be viewed 28 Feb 2025.
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Mencap @mencap.org.uk · 05/02/2025
Cancer is one example of a health condition where inequalities for people with a learning disability are particularly stark, Mencap CEO @jonsparkes.bsky.social shares his views with @hsj.co.uk for #WorldCancerDay yesterday.
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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Today's movie recommendation is "Hidden Figures". This is an amazing movie that tells the story of the real life Black Women who worked at NASA and whose intellects and talents helped us put a man in orbit. A brilliant film on every level. #Movies
The DVD/BlueRay cover for the movie "Hidden Figures".
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Jim Blair 🇪🇺🇺🇦⚒️🪩🕴🏼 @jimgblair.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
www.intellectualdisability.info/changing-val...
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Diagnostic Overshadowing: See Beyond the Diagnosis
University of Hertfordshire
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
monitormyhealth.org.uk?gad_source=1... Great service to empower individuals and families to monitor aspects of their own health or loved one's health. Finger prick testing with a lancet may also be a more tolerable measure for those with a needle phobia.
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Monitor My Health
Monitor My Health. Easy, safe home blood testing service conducted in our own NHS laboratory - results online
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Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
PMLD Link's first Webinar - February 2025! A free informative session focused on profound and multiple learning disabilities designed to enhance your knowledge and skills (for family carers, advocates or professionals) Sign up here: tinyurl.com/ye22bwpn
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Infectious diseases do not respect borders. Global health challenges, such as COVID, require global solutions. Withdrawing from the World Health Organisation is not good for global health - and it is not good for American’s health either. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Donald Trump signs order to withdraw US from World Health Organization
President accuses global health agency of mishandling Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises
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Science TLDR @sciencetldr.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Discover how psoriasis may affect the gut, leading to 'leaky gut' and increased risk of Crohn’s disease. New research from Uppsala University sheds light on this invisible inflammation.
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Psoriasis and the Gut: Unveiling Invisible Inflammation
Discover how psoriasis may affect the gut, leading to 'leaky gut' and increased risk of Crohn’s disease. New research from Uppsala University sheds light on this invisible inflammation.
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clarernld.bsky.social @clarernld.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Stargazers to see almost all planets align in the night sky at the same time in rare planetary alignment
Expert says the planet parade will be best viewed around 21 January and recommends downloading a sky map app to help see when the planets align
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
He’s back . And he’s doing exactly what he said he would . Executive orders to expand drilling in the Alaskan wilderness , the guise of a ‘National Energy Emergency’ to slash red tape and regulation for fossil fuel companies , and the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement .
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SeeAbility @seeability.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Let’s start 2025 with a focus on eye health. Many people with learning disabilities or autism may need extra support to look after their vision. Our handy optometrist directory can support you to find accessible eye care near you: www.seeability.org/optometrists...
A person we support is receiving an eye examination from an optometrist, who is using an ophthalmoscope to check their eyes.
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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Good resistance news: An 'Achilles heel' discovered in antibiotic resistant bacteria. Scientists in Canada found the critical vulnerability: bacteria need zinc. Deprive them of the nutrient & their stability is disrupted making them susceptible to antibiotics again www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
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New Achilles Heel Exposed in Antibiotic Resistance
Carbapenems are last-resort antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. A study shows how zinc plays a role in drug-resistant bacteria.
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Hertfordshire @hertfordshireuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Charity helps adults with learning disabilities work #Herts #Hertfordshire #BedsBucksHerts 🔗: www.bbc.com/news/arti...
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Milton Keynes charity helps adults with learning disabilities work
The most rewarding part is changing attitudes of what they can achieve, a manager says.
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Good News 🌈☀️ @betternews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
January Night Sky Lit by a ‘Planet Parade’ with Excellent Viewing of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter www.goodnewsnetwork.org/january-nig… #goodnews
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January Night Sky Lit by a 'Planet Parade' with Excellent Viewing of Mars, Venus, and Jupiter
Directly above our heads, Jupiter will be signing bright. To the east, Mars will reach opposition in mid-January. 
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/12/2024
Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre sample song by London learning disabilities charity
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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 Snoop Dogg has worked with artists including Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry and Mariah Carey – and now a small London charity for people with learning…
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Playing with fire! As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe does its closest flyby - will it survive the heat? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nasa's Parker Solar Probe attempts closest ever approach to Sun
The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.
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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
New paper summary: Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome 🤹‍♂️ Focus, distraction & sensory processing. 🎧 Strengths & challenges across both groups. #AutRes crae.ioe.ac.uk/perce...
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Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome
We looked at how autistic people with intellectual disabilities and people with Williams Syndrome (WS) experience focus, distraction, and input like sounds or sight. We wanted to find out if autist…
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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere. The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back. A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year. Fiat lux! 📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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Flu crisis in numbers: Hospitalisations up 360% from last year as NHS under strain
Thousands of people are being hospitalised for flu as NHS grapples with record hospitalisations going into winter
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Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
#Oliverscampaign I fully stand by @BaronessHollins & this report PLEASE SHARE Baroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Baroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people
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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
At home skin exam
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Hazel Cheeseman @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Yesterday I spoke at the launch of a book by www.booksbeyondwords.co.uk to help people with learning disability to quit smoking. Fascinating to see how it was co-produced and the need for it. NHS, social care and pubic health services are all failing this population when it comes to smoking.
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Dr Lisa O'Leary @lisacoleary.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Presented initial findings from study on respiratory health needs of people with learning disabilities. Funded by Burdett Trust for nursing #seattleclub2024
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · 13/12/2024
Here's our poster about the READY study @jane-bernal.bsky.social
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