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Heather Duff

@heatherduff19.bsky.social
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Nurse Team Leader; QN 👑 Part of QNIS LD cohort who are multiple award winners with Think COULD animation 💜 Clin Doc student. Soulful dancing queen 💃👑

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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Happy New Year to all x
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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
💜💜
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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Today's new word 🤭💜
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Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"Scotland must ensure that these health checks move beyond ambition and become a fully embedded, effective service". A sobering update from @fraserofallander.org cites our latest findings on avoidable mortality among adults with #learningdisabilities fraserofallander.org/february-202...
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February 2025 round up - focus on annual health checks | FAI
As part of our ongoing work on the lives of people with learning disabilities, we continue to track the latest research, policy developments, and data shaping their experiences. In previous round-ups…
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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
If you know anyone who might be interested in training to be a learning disability nurse, please share this video with them m.youtube.com/watch?v=esju...
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Learning Disability Nursing Film
YouTube video by University of Winchester
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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation #LearningDisabilities
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New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation
A new campaign has been launched to highlight the dangers of poor constipation care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
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Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in @bmj.com Dr Ewelina Rydzewska-Fazekas, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @ScotLDO @UofGSHW @uofglasgow.bsky.social bit.ly/4aXvNut
Rows of lit candles.
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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Welcome @kerryldnurse93.bsky.social You got here 😜😎
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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
As we move into 2025,embrace fun and new adventures, on your own and with family and friends 💜 🥂 x
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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
New resource from @thercn.bsky.social on cervical screening for women who are autistic or have physical disabilities www.rcn.org.uk/Professional...
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Cervical Screening for Physically Disabled Women and Autistic Women | Publications | Royal College of Nursing
Clinical guidance for registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates who are responsible for providing cervical screening in any setting.
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RCN Lothian and Borders @rcnlandb.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
❤️MEMBERS❤️ Nursing is a privilege, but it's also a physically and emotionally demanding profession. Explore our collection of resources designed to support you and your colleagues with mental health and wellbeing. ➡️ bit.ly/43lgoP7
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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 27/11/2024
#MedSky An important open-access RCEM toolkit for anyone in healthcare. 🔗 tinyurl.com/rcemLDToolkit Author @drlizherrieven.bsky.social supports excellence in Emergency Care. Prof Sara Ryan introduces it as having "potential to transform emergency healthcare" for people with #learningdisability.
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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Hard watching this on BBC news. Would an increase in the availability of learning disability nurses reduce the amount of times tragic stories are hitting the news? How many times do we need to see the same abuse before we seriously consider the skills in the workforce www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
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Heather Duff @heatherduff19.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hello 👋 I have dipped my toe in a new social media adventure 😜
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