Learning Disability Week, MENCAP (18 – 24 June) will be all about health – with a big focus on the ‘Treat me well’ campaign.

Sheffield Hallam University are continuing to champion the needs of people with a Learning Disability. As part of Learning Disability Awareness week we welcome you to increase your awareness of health inequalities and the complexities in accessing services frequently faced by people with a Learning Disability.

Please join us in the Heart of Campus on Monday 18th June 2018, where you can engage in thought provoking discussions with qualified Learning Disability Practitioners and be introduced to documentation which can support a person with a Learning Disability whilst accessing services. Please contact Rebecca Sanderson if you require further information about this event. r.sanderson@shu.ac.uk.

This year, Learning Disability Week (18 – 24 June) will be all about health – with a big focus on the Treat me well campaign.

Simple changes in hospital care can make a big difference – better communication, more time and clearer information.

But we know the treatment people with a learning disability get in hospital is still not good enough in many parts of the country. This has to change.

What we want to do

We want to use Learning Disability Week 2018 to spread the word about the problems people with a learning disability can face in getting good healthcare in hospital, and how we can change this.

We want to involve NHS staff in the Treat me well campaign – giving them the chance to hear from people with a learning disability and to think about the simple changes they can make which would make a big difference to people with a learning disability.

We want to give people with a learning disability and NHS staff the chance to celebrate and share good practice, and to work together to improve care that isn’t good enough.