Training
Learning disability awareness module – e-learning
Developed by partners across the West Yorkshire ICS is now available on the NHS Learning Hub.
This can be accessed by anyone working in health and care. The training is intended for all clinical staff, though any staff working with individuals with a learning disability will find the training useful. This module aims to give you an insight into the needs of people with learning disabilities, providing you with an opportunity to consider what it is like to have a learning disability. It explores the challenges faced by people with a learning disability, introducing you to their health, social and intellectual needs.
How do I get access?
This training (and other training on The Learning Hub) is FREE for members of health and care workforce across West Yorkshire visit the Learning Hub.
If you already have an eligible e-LfH Hub account, sign in using those details. You can also sign in using your Open Athens account if you have registered with a NHS England or NHS Scotland provider.
If you do not have an account, you can create one. When creating an account you will be asked to enter basic information on your role and place of work.
You will receive an email that includes your username and a link to create a password. Registering for a NHS England OpenAthens account.
Useful links
- Kirklees Cares offers access to adult health training information, resources and courses.
- Clinical guide for NHS frontline staff on how to communicate with a person with a learning disability who attends hospital without the support of a carer or a learning disability liaison nurse.
- Futures Collaboration website – This is an NHS platform for Annual Health Checks. It has various information and tools such as audits, videos and health resources to support professionals.
- LeDeR action from Learning Helpful resources
- Recognising deterioration in people with a learning disabilities – Training to help carers and other people recognise the ‘soft signs’ that someone is deteriorating is essential to saving lives and reducing health inequalities for people with a learning disability across England.
- Cancer Video – Margaret’s Story