LPT launches sensory bags to support autistic people and people with a learning disability
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust working with their charity, Raising Health, have launched sensory bags across their community and mental health inpatient wards and services in a bid to further support autistic people and people with a learning disability. The initiative has been designed to offer comfort and reduce stress for autistic people and people with […]
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability
LLR takes top spot in the Midlands for annual health checks for people with a learning disability A project run by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Collaborative, to boost the rate of physical health checks completed for people with learning disabilities, is the most successful in the Midlands and […]
Myth-busting and sharing experiences – encouraging cervical screening for people with learning disabilities
Myth-busting and sharing experiences – encouraging cervical screening for people with learning disabilities To encourage people with learning disabilities to come forward for cervical screening, two new videos are being promoted this week to dispel myths and provide reassurance as part of Learning Disability Week and Cervical Screening Week. The videos feature people with learning […]
