Ismail Kaji
‘I was so pleased to be asked to be part of the judging panel and present the trophy for the Learning Disabilities Nursing award at the Nursing Times Awards last week.
‘The award went to Bradford District Care for their ‘Keeping My Chest Healthy’ project, which puts people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. at the centre of care to reduce avoidable and premature deaths.
‘Talking to and meeting all the people at the evening was a very rewarding experience Experience is when you have learned or tried something before. . I spoke to a lot of nurses about my joint letter with Wes Streeting that went to GPs earlier this month, which says how important it is for people with a learning disability to be registered on the LD register and to get annual health checks.’
Jon Sparkes OBE
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