The research team met with MP Margaret Greenwood recently to discuss our study's findings & implications for the SEND Green Paper. You can read more about our meeting, along with her response in @WIRRALGLOBENEWS here: wirralglobe.co.uk/news/20284274.… Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) Lucy Bray Prof. Amel Alghrani Joanna Kirkby

📚 We’re still looking for children and young people with a vision impairment or print disability (e.g. dyslexia), their parents & professionals to fill out a 10 min survey about RNIB 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 RNIB Bookshare: UK education collection. Experience w/Bookshare not needed! surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Bookshare

Dr Joanna Kirkby presenting on the Ask, Listen, Act Study: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with SEND’s education Joanna Kirkby SSHRG Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID #IHRCYPF

Children and young people with SEND’s rights and needs were not taken into consideration during pandemic management - only 6% of parents felt their child’s needs outlined in their Education and Health Care Plan were ‘completely met’ #IHRCYPF

Really pleased that Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID won @VertigoVentures people’s choice award for most engaging impact project! 🥳 absolute dream team - Lucy Bray Prof. Amel Alghrani Joanna Kirkby! LJMU Psychology LJMU Institute for Health Research @LJMUImpact

Lovely evening last night celebrating Joanna Kirkby. Best of luck on your travels - we’ll miss you! #SSHRG

We’re wishing our fabulous research assistant Joanna Kirkby a fantastic trip as she jets off to travel around South East Asia! We’re so grateful for all of Joanna’s hard work on this project!

New paper 👇👇👇 A qualitative dyadic approach to explore the experiences and perceived impact of COVID-19 restrictions among adolescents and their parents ⁦LJMU Psychology⁩ ⁦RCBB⁩ ⁦@LJMUImpact⁩ ⁦LJMU Institute for Health Research⁩ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Thank you University of Liverpool for shortlisting us for Research Impact of the Year award! And an even bigger thank you to the 1,200 people who took the time contribute to our study and share their experiences! #send

We’re absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted by Health Innovation North West Coast for their Research & Innovation awards! 🤩 We’re so pleased that the needs of children with SEND & the health inequalities they face are being recognised in the region #NWCAwards ARC North West Coast @NIHRCRN_nwcoast

What a treat to meet up with the Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID National Institute for Health and Care Research team 😍 what amazing women colleagues! Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) Prof. Amel Alghrani Joanna Kirkby

Well done to Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University, winners of the Tackling Health Inequalities award! 🎉🎉🎉 #NWCAwards @NIHRCRN_nwcoast ARC North West Coast Edge Hill University University of Liverpool Liverpool John Moores University

What a team and what a win!! Super proud of Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) and the Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID team, congratulations!! Joanna Kirkby Lucy Bray #NWCAwards

Delighted to win the ‘Tackling Health Inequalities’ Health Innovation North West Coast award for our Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID project with Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) Joanna Kirkby Prof. Amel Alghrani - the impact of COVID on children and young people with SEND and the inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic. Edge Hill University EHU | Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine

Absolutely thrilled to have won the Tackling Health Inequalities award for the Ask Listen Act - SEND Support for CYP After COVID study in the research & innovation awards! Health Innovation North West Coast @NIHRCRN_nwcoast ARC North West Coast LJMU Psychology LJMU Institute for Health Research Lucy Bray Prof. Amel Alghrani Joanna Kirkby

We were so excited to win the Tackling Health Inequalities award at the North West Coast Research & Innovation Awards last night! It has been an honour to listen to & help amplify the voices of YP with SEND & their families Health Innovation North West Coast @NIHRCRN_nwcoast ARC North West Coast #NWCAwards2023

Fabulous team to work with Dr Emma Ashworth (she/her) Joanna Kirkby Prof. Amel Alghrani 🥰

🌟 📰 NEW PUBLICATION Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study. Great to work with Prof May Ng OBE 吳 诗 梅 & Joanna Kirkby Mersey & West Lancs Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to examine the use of xploro for children having a planned blood test. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcces…

We are looking for autistic children and young people, aged 11-18 to complete a survey which will take about 15 minutes. If your child is interested, and you are happy for them to take part please click on the link for more info: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcces…