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The new ‘Earn as You Learn’ hybrid pathway on offer at Glasgow Caledonian University allows Learning Disability Nurse candidates all over Scotland to live and work in their local area while studying. 💼 🔗 Learn more: healthandcare.scot/stories/4221/l…

we don't need to chase these things as they already promised to us where is the report and why It taken too long? no good enough for whatever reason 😡channel4.com/news/is-govern…

🧑‍⚕️ | Last Friday, our Sighthill campus hosted the Scottish Learning Disabilities Nursing Network Conference 2025 which saw more than 150 people come together to celebrate the unique and diverse roles within Learning Disability Nursing. Thanks to all who attended – we hope you enjoyed your day at #EdNapier! #SLDNN25 | #ChooseLDNursing

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Dear @scotgov, Last week I turned up at HMP Edinburgh for Mental Health Awareness Week. I’ve worked closely with the prison service for a couple of years now and all the staff I’ve met, and worked with, have been amazing. The job they do, under very difficult circumstances, is to be admired. However, the government need to do more. I don’t ever make political posts but I’ve seen, up close, the issues affecting our prison services and the resources are stretched to its limits. In the past I have received a wee bit of stick for ‘entertaining’ prisoners. I’m not there to ‘entertain’ I’m there to tell my story and to hopefully inspire change and if my story helps one person then it’s worth doing. The mental health crisis within our prison service is massive and if we don’t deal with it then we’ll continue to see re-offending which in turn means our prison services will continue to be at breaking point. The staff are doing their bit but once the inmates are out there’s very little help for them on the outside world. In my opinion….from the many stories I’ve heard…..it’s just not good enough and we need to do more. Again, I want to emphasise, the staff at every prison I have worked with have been outstanding. The staff in Edinburgh, last week, put in a mammoth effort to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, running 23 different events across the week for over 200 individuals in custody. I was there one day and former Hibs striker Dwight Gale turned up the day after. There’s many people stepping up to help and it’s time that @scotgov did the same. It’s not good enough. As always….to the prison service….I’m always available to pop in and help in anyway I can. Ewen

Community Annual Health Check Nurse Facilitator -NHS Scotland apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Career choices can often seem daunting, but the options in Learning Disability Nursing are vast. Why not take a look or encourage a young person to explore what's possible: healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/… #ChooseLDNursing @teamCNO_ @AcosiaNyanin @ukldcnn

Lorraine McGrath @CEOsimonscot writes in @TheScotsman about our search for a new home for our @streetreads library in Edinburgh. scotsman.com/news/help-us-t…

We need your help to write the next chapter of our @streetreads library in Edinburgh. Thanks @edinburghpaper for the front cover! Find out more, donate and contact us via simonscotland.org/2025/01/16/str…

New home urgently sought for Edinburgh's Streetreads Library | @streetreads @SimonCommScot scottishhousingnews.com/articles/new-h…

1/2 FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS Please call our helplines Glasgow 0800 027 7466 or Edinburgh 0808 178 2323 if you see someone on the streets who you would like us to check on. Our Street Teams will get to them as soon as possible. Your call could save a life.

£10 allows us to provide emergency essentials like food, toiletries and clean underwear, to people who are rough sleeping or in temporary accommodation £50 can give someone vital winter essentials to keep them warm and safe in freezing conditions. justgiving.com/campaign/safep…

THREAD - EDINBURGH “Simon Community Scotland is incredibly concerned about the recent rise in demand from people at risk of and experiencing rough sleeping in Edinburgh. We have seen a 300% increase in the number of people in desperate need of help and a safe place to sleep.

Glasgow rough sleepers - count and report simonscotland.org/2024/12/06/dec… Between midnight and 3am this morning, staff and 23 volunteers from a variety of partnerships took part in our latest rough sleepers count. During the course of the count we identified 27 people rough sleeping.

Sunndach #volunteer Karen was busy at the weekend making some fabulous snowmen for Sunndach's winter corridor. The Sunndach volunteers have been amazing, they have all built up greats bonds with the children at Sunndach, as well as the staff. #nhsvolunteers #meaningfulactivity

Mental Wellbeing Minister @MareeToddMSP has launched new resources to improve access to health and mental health services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Autism ➡️ differentminds.scot/get-involved/h… Learning disability ➡️ theassembly.scot

How to use the 3 things cards: ⭐️use it to relax before more serious discussions. ⭐️use it during discussions if you feel the person is anxious ⭐️use it to build up trust for more serious conversations ⭐️ use to close conversations and build connections

⭐️My 3 things⭐️ A simple tool to make conversations a little bit easier for people with LD Can be used to: ✨relax before more serious discussions ✨during discussions if you feel anxious ✨to build up trust before serious topics ✨to close conversations and build connections

To celebrate the launch of the new resources, members of the SLDNN steering group have developed their own “Three Things About Me Cards”. These cards help people share interests, things that are important to them & conversation starters.