We believe that everyone with a learning disability has the right to be valued in life and to have excellent palliative and end of life care, whatever that might be
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The PCPLD Network is a charity. In 1998, a small group of learning disability and palliative care professionals came together, concerned by their experience that people with learning disabilities who were facing a life-limiting illness did not seem to access the same services or receive the same quality of service as the rest of the population.
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Sorting out Patrick’s care
Mark Adams, a Community Learning Disability Nurse, shares his experiences with one of his clients.Patrick Simmons (not his real name) had moderate learning disabilities and lived on his own. Patrick had no family, and relied greatly on professional supporters and a...
Keeping Frank at home
When Frank was diagnosed with lung cancer, Macmillan Nurse Christine Reddall was called to his care home to offer support. She was impressed by how home manager Lisa Quinlan and her team managed to care for him. Here, she tells Frank’s story: an example of outstanding...
‘Learning disability nurses save lives. Without urgent intervention, this profession will disappear, leaving people with a learning disability at even greater risk’
The sad reality that a worrying number of people with learning disabilities are missing out on an early cancer diagnosis which could have saved their lives
Healthcare professionals in palliative and end-of-life care: help shape the new Impact Centre at King’s College London. Share your insights in our short, anonymous survey (15 mins).
Take part: https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_3g5MCWZEec277v0