Great to be Royal College of Psychiatrists Conference today speaking with Katie Clarke Bringing Us Together Vivien Cooper The Challenging Behaviour Foundation about why psychiatrists working positively with families of children and adults with autism, a learning disability or both matters so much and what we want to see happen together

Here's my pledge from today's #LTPconversations... I promise to keep pushing NHS England and Govt to prioritise autism, bring down diagnosis waits, improve understanding & get the right support in the community. This is a good start - and it's great to see enthusiasm. Now: action

TEWV’s Autism pledge: to continue to implement the autism strategy by training our staff, embedding the use of reasonable adjustments, and streamlining diagnostic processes to reduce waiting times where possible. #LTPConversations

Our pledge 😊#LTPConversations Sunderland People First

Productive day at 'The Next Steps - NHS Long Term Plan'. Plenty of interesting discussion in key areas such as Autism diagnosis waiting times & developing community capacity. Asked to make & share a pledge so here is mine #LTPConversations

Learning Disability Awareness Week 👍

We are celebrating learning disability awareness week. During the week colleagues and members of our advisory group will be sharing what they are proud of around inclusion and sport in a series of short film clips. Join the conversation & share your story #LearningDisability19

This #autisticpride day, listen to David Gill talk about how he is proud to prove that autistic people can have full time #employment like anyone else Ray James Speakup NHS England @AutisticUK

Last year, we pledged our commitment to the #AskListenDo call to action to improve the experiences of people with a learning disability, autism or both when making a complaint. To mark #LearningDisabilityWeek, here's an update on what we've done so far: ow.ly/IyAn50uGlmW

Delighted that Simon Stevens referencing the need to improve services for people with a #learningdisability across the whole NHS, from healthchecks and community services to mainstream acute care - as well as maintaining focus on specialist inpatient services Con Fed #Confed19

This #learningdisability19 week we want to help people know about #sepsis. Please share this film by Purple All Stars to help people with a #learningdisability spot the signs youtu.be/FZq5sYulOB8 #TakeActionSaveLives Dr Emily Handley-Cole Jim Blair ThinkDifferentlyACTcreatively 🇺🇦🇪🇺🕊 @weeza78 Anne Webster💙💛 Ray James

So encouraged by the work that #AskListenDo have been doing & the difference it is making to people with a #LearningDisability #autistic people and their #familycarers. Today is an important celebration of what has been achieved so far. Huge thanks to everyone for their support

Julie Newcombe sharing her moving poem – Ask Listen Don’t. Stark warnings to listen to people and families. Listen to it here- vimeo.com/297133519 #AskListenDo Please share widely! NHS North East & Yorkshire NHS North West NHS East of England NHS Midlands NHS London @NHSEnglandSW @NHSEnglandSE

We all have a responsibility to take action. Our 'Action from Learning' Report gives examples locally & nationally that are beginning to make a difference. We know there is more to do. Often it is the most basic things that have real impact. england.nhs.uk/wp-content/upl…

If you want to know about work NHS England and NHS Improvement that affects people with a #learningdisability #autism and #familycarers we send a plain English ebulletin every 2 months. Email [email protected] to sign up. @LiviButt Neil Churchill Ray James Prof Dame Jane Lovely DBE CBE RN

Although there are some groups where sepsis is more common it can affect: Anyone Anytime Anywhere Sepsis does not discriminate between class, age, or sex. Sepsis does not care if you are sporty, vegan, or normally very healthy. Always know it's ok to ask "Could it be sepsis?"

Some personal highlights from #Expo19NHS: 1. meeting Aaron to talk about how the NHS can do more for people with a learning disability and / or autism. 2. talking to Jeremy Hughes Alzheimer's Society and Mohanpal Singh about the value of a personalised approach to care

Blackpool, February, the place to be @buckinghamv7 starts day 2 with Zumba Vicky style #NWRF2020 Lynn James-Jenkinson