This is a free online training session aimed at GP Surgeries (GPs, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Practice Managers, Receptionists etc), Social Care teams, and other health/social care services and organisations in Sheffield.
This training is being run for Sheffield CCG as part of the Sheffield Strategy to Improve the Physical Health of People living with learning disabilities, autism, and severe mental illness. For GP surgeries, it will contribute towards the training requirements in the LD annual health check DES.
The session will last for one hour. The first 45 will be run by Speakup Self Advocacy. It is co-produced and delivered by Experts by Experience. It will help you:
• Understand what is meant by learning disability
• Improve your communication skills
• Know more about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances
• Gain ideas to help you in your work with people who have learning disabilities
• Gain the skills and confidence to work more effectively with people who have learning disabilities
The final 15 minutes of the session will be delivered by Sheffield CCG/physical health strategy partners. It will include information about:
• Local support with the completion of learning disability annual health checks
This training can contribute towards your Continuous Professional Development (certificates of attendance can be provided on request).