Stephen attended a Show Your Support for Learning Disability Nurses Event on Friday 26th March, engaging with self-advocates and carers about the national shortage of learning disability nurses.
Stephen discussed with carers and self-advocates with lived experience of a learning disability the issue of the national shortage of learning disability nurses and their experiences of accessing treatment from the NHS.
The Learning Disability Nurses Not Hearses Campaign, which recently won the parliament awards digital campaign of the year is run by Harrow Mencap and supported by the Royal Mencap Society and supported by the ALL Party Parliamentary Group on Disability, calls for every NHS trust in the UK to have at least two learning disability nurses.
Stephen said: “I was moved to hear the testimonies of self-advocates and carers. They do an incredible job but it is clear the national shortage of learning disability nurses needs to be addressed. Those with learning disabilities must not be side-lined.”