RCGP learning disabilities resources
- Vaccinations in people with learning disabilities (RCGP eLearning)
- The GP+ Careers Podcast: GP+ Learning Disabilities with Dr Ayesha Mahmud
One Day Essential (ODE)
The RCGP runs One day essential meetings online and we contribute a list of topics, talks and support the delivery of the educational day
RCGP and other SIG interaction
The SIG also interacts with the other RCGP SIGs e.g. adolescent health, and other professional's SIGs e.g. prescribing, safeguarding, health inequalities, neurodiversity and contributes to the RCGP conferences and other conferences if possible.
Regional and national work
- Involvement in national discussions e.g. annual health checks, coding, reasonable adjustment flag
- Involvement in the national learning disability senate
- Using our roles and interest to influence at any level
- Many of our group have PCN, ICB and academic roles, but this is not expected.
- Research Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group | Society for Academic Primary Care
- Kirsten Lamb is our Honorary Chair who has grown the group to 100+ members.
- Ella Baines is our Hon Secretary who will let you know about the three-monthly virtual meetings co-chaired by Alison Tavare alison.tavare@nhs.net and Kathy Petersen katharine.petersen@nhs.net the times of which are subject to change.
- Kirsten has set up and contributes to Medical Practice in Adult Learning Disability | PGCert | Edge Hill University
- Rachel is a GP in South Devon and Clinical Lead for Learning Disability and Neurodiversity for NHS Devon.
- She has spent many years carrying out Annual Health Checks and strives to improve access to General Practice for Neurodivergent and Learning Disability patients.
- She set up a network of Learning Disability Champions across Devon and supports them through education and advice.
- Rachel was one of the first cohort to complete the PGCert in Medical Care of adults with a Learning Disability and is an active member of the RCGP Special Interest Group as well as many local and national groups.
- She is involved in national working groups for Mental Capacity Act and STOMP and has presented on a number of topics including Annual Health Checks, transition, neurodiversity and STOMP both regionally and nationally.
- NHSE SW Learning Disability Collaborative Clinical Lead
- Health Innovation West of England Clinical Lead
- NCEPOD Clinical Co-ordinator
- RCGP Learning Disability Special Interest Group Co-chair
- Brandon Trust Trustee
- GP partner and Named GP for Safeguarding Adults and Children
- NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
- Secretary of the SIG
- GP Partner, Forum Family Practice, Cramlington
- Medical director Mental health, Learning disability, Neurodivergence and All Age Continuing Care for North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Core20plus5 Ambassador.
- Clinical representative and Co-chair special interest group for Learning disability and Mental health, RCGP
- Email: katharine.petersen@nhs.net
- Toolkit: Acute medical care for people with a learning disability
- Learning Disability Annual Health Check Toolkit
- Management of epilepsy in adults with intellectual disability
- Be Screening Aware, Learning Disability Network
- NHS England Digital: Reasonable Adjustment Flag
- Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag - NHS Standards Directory
- NHS England: Constipation and people with a learning disability
- Prevention of Adult Not Brought Strategy
- The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
News cycle
- NHS England: Guidance for general practice on improving identification of people with a learning disability
- The AHC framework has been published on Futures: Annual Health Checks and health action planning - Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Resource Hub.
- All people with a learning disability are eligible for flu vaccination, please ensure that care providers and supporters are also aware of this. It is useful to arrange reasonable adjustments, and ensure other vaccination eligibility is considered and managed.
- Our next meeting is on widening participation in research with patient benefit and the TRANSFORM trial
- New NICE guidance on sepsis: New sepsis guideline targets faster, tailored treatments to benefit patients | NICE - The guideline recommends assessing people who might have sepsis with extra care if English is not their first language, or for people with communication challenges such as those associated with neurodiversity, cognitive impairment, learning disabilities, severe mental health conditions or brain injury. It also includes a research recommendation on how rapid microbiological testing could help to effectively manage people with suspected sepsis.
- LeDeR report to be reviewed, final submission awaited: Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) | King's College London
- British Geriatric Society pragmatic prescribing guidance: Pragmatic prescribing to reduce harm for older people with moderate to severe frailty | British Geriatrics Society
- Flu vaccination: There is still time to improve the uptake of respiratory vaccination for people with a learning disability. Flu vaccinations: supporting people with learning disabilities - GOV.UK
- Diabetes: Excellent tools and resources to improve the care of people with a learning disability and diabetes developed with easy read content, videos and supporting documents for families and carers. Improving care for people with diabetes and a learning disability | Diabetes UK
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