Christopher Upton
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Autism & Learning Disability Matron in Mental Health Services @lscft - (all views are my own)
North West, England
Joined September 2013
Sadly we continue to hear about poor care and abuse of vulnerable people. There can be no complacency. We must be vigilant and ensure robust mechanisms are in place to ensure this doesn’t happen.
itv.com
ITV News has uncovered allegations of multiple failings at residential and supported-living homes run by private care company Lifeways. | ITV National News
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What a fantastic way to celebrate national learning disability nurses day! Listening to LD nurses from across @WeAreLSCFT @UCLan @LSCICB @Mersey_Care . Inspirational presentations evidencing the value of LD nurses within our health services.
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So exciting! Can’t wait to see what it looks like when completed!
Yesterday we welcomed @LSCICB Chief Nursing Officer, Sarah O’Brien, @PrestonMayor Philip Rowe and Integrated Health Projects to our groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of our £32m mental health learning disability inpatient facility, in Preston. https://t.co/WZPVdmGsfj
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Come and join our wonderful Learning Disability Inpatient Team ⭐️ Vacancies :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Our band 6 vacancy is now live, fancy a change or to progress in your nursing career? Come join us!💙 https://t.co/FEgpCmQbPC
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Wow this is amazing @EstherSmit90708 well done!
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What a lovely way to showcase the fab work of Learning disability nurses in child community LD teams. Well done Alice and the team! @ChrisHutchRNLD @JacquieShenton @aliceLDnurse @TraceyHartleyS2
Go behind the scenes with Alice, one of our Children’s Learning Disability Nurse as she captures what she gets up to and offers an insight into her role. View our latest vacancies here: https://t.co/PXPpBMdL4C
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Great Q.I. development session today! Fab work by everyone, especially colleagues from Stevenson ward, Fylde urgent care services…..and our excellent QI leads of course!
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I feel sick to the stomach. We must do more to ensure this abuse doesn’t happen. 😢
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One staff member was recorded saying he wanted to drown a pupil “like a kitten” - Panorama undercover.
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Calling all RNLD and RNLD students. I am currently working with @NHSEngland to look at how, as a profession, learning disability nursing can be promoted. I would be grateful if anyone could help and complete the survey below 😀 https://t.co/PuD55zqy2L
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A call to all LSCFT mental health nurses! If you have a passion or interest in caring for your autistic patients, or those with learning disabilities, please register for a place at this event. We are recruiting champions. Registration: https://t.co/oTnuSwgsIN
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📣🚨🔔‼️📣 COMING SOON 📣🚨🔔‼️📣 We will soon be open to take bookings for the @WeAreLSCFT Learning Disability and Autism in Mental Health Conference which is taking place on the 18th June 2024. I am really excited to host this event with my wonderful colleagues
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Celebrating world Down syndrome day.
For WDSD 2024, we call for people worldwide to End The Stereotypes. Do you have a story to share? Post your message using the hashtag #EndTheStereotypes Learn more at https://t.co/zDEjAJHE4U
#WorldDownSyndromeDay #AssumeThatICan #DownSyndromeAdvocate #LotsOfSocks
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For people with Down syndrome, it's past time to #EndTheStereotypes and myths that for too long have led to low expectations and diminished quality of life. Learn more from Prof. Rhonda Faragher, University of Queensland: ➡️ https://t.co/G3am7FxkE3
@DSiupdate @WorldDSDay #UQ
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Spent my last days with the IST & F&W learning disability teams this week. I’ll miss everyone…so many special people and so many great memories. Excited to start my new role tomorrow as Autism & Learning Disability Matron in mental health services. 👍
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What a fabulous day it was at the LSCFT apprentice awards on Wednesday. So proud of the IST and Michelle McAteer for winning their special awards! Enjoyed listening to inspirational stories by apprentices. @ApprenticeLSCFT @WeAreLSCFT @JacquieShenton @ChrisHutchRNLD
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Fantastic opportunity to join the award winning Lancashire & South Cumbria Health Facilitation Team as a Band 5 Nurse! We're a small friendly Team who are making a real difference to reduce health inequalities for people with learning disabilities.😊 https://t.co/TVzSB29lpE
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So proud to receive the senior leadership apprenticeship certificate today. So grateful to @stushez1974 & @AndyJonesFish for their leadership support over the last 3 years! Grateful to @WeAreLSCFT for the investment in my leadership development!
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Fabulous opportunity within our learning disability services for a developing clinical psychologist.
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