Reflections from Learning Disability Week
Learning Disability Week highlighted the core concerns for individuals with learning disabilities: equal access to healthcare,...
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Nicola Simpson
- Jun 17
- 8 min
Do You See Me?
Learning Disability Week, our annual opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of learning disabilities. The theme for this year,...
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Nicola Simpson
- May 16
- 2 min
How to smash Regulation 18(2)(a)
All roads seem to lead back to regulation and inspection, don’t they? Our teams can provide consistently meaningful support, but without...
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Nicola Simpson
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Whorlton Hall Review: A Blueprint for Meaningful Change?
Now the dust has begun to settle on Whorlton Hall, our attention inevitably shifts to what we can learn from this case to inform and...
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Nicola Simpson
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
The Opportunity to Empower
The first of a 3-part series exploring how you can provide "Empowering Support" We, each of us, have a unique opportunity in our hands-...
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Nicola Simpson
- Sep 28, 2023
- 1 min
3 Top Tips to Boost Engagement in Activities
Supporting adults with learning disabilities and cerebral palsy in activities enriches their lives. Let's discover my three essential...
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Nicola Simpson
- Jun 20, 2023
- 3 min
The Course I was Born to Create
“What is your WHY?”- the loaded question I’m increasingly asked. And it’s not always an easy one to answer, is it? To stop and think,...
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Nicola Simpson
- Apr 18, 2023
- 2 min
“Devoid of kindness and respect”
Nine former employees of Whorlton Hall are being prosecuted following a BBC Panorama investigation into neglect, verbal and psychological...
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Nicola Simpson
- Mar 7, 2023
- 2 min
Opening up a world of sound…
for individuals with a learning disability and hearing loss Did you know that: between 40-70% of individuals with a learning disability...
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Nicola Simpson
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
23 Ways to Cheerlead Learning Disability in 2023
I published an article in the recent edition of the IHSCM Loop e-magazine about the importance of becoming a learning disability...
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Nicola Simpson
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
My Proud List
December is inevitably a time of reflection on our achievements; taking stock before we move excitedly into a New Year filled with hope...
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Nicola Simpson
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
5 Top Tips for Engaging with Families
One of the potentially most complex relationships your team will have to negotiate is with the families of the individuals they support....
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Nicola Simpson
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
Cheerleading the Learning Disability sector
The UK learning disability sector employs over 1.5 million people, making it one of the biggest employers in social care. In addition,...
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Nicola Simpson
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
Flipping the Narrative: Uncovering the Hidden Benefits of Mandatory Training
The two words “mandatory training” have typically been met by teams with a sharp intake of breath, filling them with dread. The second...
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Nicola Simpson
- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
Health and Care Act Mandatory Training Update
The introduction of mandatory training in learning disability and autism in England and Wales has prompted a few questions from...
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Nicola Simpson
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
When we Put our Heads Together, Magic can Happen!
10 Tips to Support Meaningful Co-Production This week, between the 4th and 9th July, is National Co-production Week. Co-production is: “A...
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Nicola Simpson
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Price is what you Pay, Value is what you Get!
Last week’s announcement that the Oliver McGowan mandatory training in learning disability and autism received Royal Assent within the...
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Nicola Simpson
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Supporting Learning Disability and Autism
Introduction: In 2021, the National Autistic Society estimated that 1/3 of autistic people also have a learning disability. Current...
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Nicola Simpson
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
These chromosomes look like little socks… the extra one’s an odd sock!
Photo credit: Mencap 10 Interesting Facts about Down Syndrome March 21st sees World Down Syndrome Day; our next opportunity to Rock our...
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Nicola Simpson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
“The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.”
Quote: Elizabeth Dole Background: News of the recent High Court decision deeming the National Disability Strategy unlawful has...
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