Paul Ridd Foundation
@Paulriddfound
The Paul Ridd Foundation has been created to support people with a learning disability and their families and carers to access equal healthcare.
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Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI
Retired learning disability nurse/ professor. Likes running, reading and dog walking. Dislikes injustice. Views expressed in personal capacity. #NHS1000miles
Stacey Rees RN(LD)
Course Leader - Learning Disability Nursing (BSc) / Senior Lecturer / Researcher @USWHealthcare Email: [email protected]
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#AllWalesPF member Chloe Cannon has agreed to sit on the Board of the new CARE Research. CARE has been set up to look at adult social care. They will be looking at how to make sure that adult social care provides a good service that meets the needs of people who use it.
There are people with learning disabilities and/or autism from Wales who are living in hospitals. This is a human rights scandal which has been ignored for too long. Please sign and share our petition. #StolenLiveshttps
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2461…
This is just one example of why we need the Welsh Government to urgently act #StolenLives
Upsetting to say the least that despite the research, recommendations and will of the citizens, individuals and families in #Monmouthshire are still being left without the support of their #DayCentre
Thank you for raising this Sioned Williams AS/MS 🏴. People with learning disabilities and their families have campaigned for over 40 years about the fact that a learning disability is not a mental health issue.
Paul became an Honorary Lecturer at Bangor University because of his work with nursing students to help them understand the needs of people with learning disabilities in hospital. Paul leads a busy life! allwalespeople1st.co.uk/diary-update-p…
#ldlivedexperiences
(photo: Bangor University)
Royal College of Nursing Wales Let's get nominating!! So pleased that Swansea Bay NHS are sponsoring the registered learning disability nurse award category and to see separate MH and LD nurse categories. Brilliant development by Royal College of Nursing Wales Sue Tranka 💙 RN,FQNI Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI Ben Thomas Paula Hopes 💙 Paul Ridd Foundation
We are extremely concerned that learning disabilities, which is NOT a mental health issue, has been placed under the mental health portfolio by the First Minister Vaughan Gething 🏴
This is a backward step for Wales.
Thank you Sioned Williams AS/MS 🏴 for raising this question.
Thank you so much Sioned Williams AS/MS 🏴 ❤️🧡💚
Learning disability is NOT a mental health issue.
This is a human rights scandal.
These lives are being stolen.
#stolenlives #homesnothospitals
We had a great afternoon yesterday sharing Paul's story with over 100 nursing students University of South Wales USW Healthcare It was a privilege to speak with the students and the feedback we received was so positive and encouraging. They really DO want to make a difference ❤️🧡💚
Great catch up call with the unstoppable learning disability champion Cath Thomas from NPT hospital just now. She was delighted to share the news that she now has a protected 13.5 hours a week as Theatre Clinical Lead for LD 🙏 Amazing news! Thank you Swansea Bay NHS ❤️🧡💚
Brilliant but devastating piece John Harris about the tragic and avoidable death of Connor Sparrowhawk. When are people with learning disabilities going to be seen as the deserving people that they are and not treated with indifference and cruelty?? theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr…