Royal College of Nursing Representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice, shaping health policies

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Our work

How we represent forum members

  • Promoting best practice in learning disability nursing
  • Leading the development of learning disability nursing practice
  • Promoting the nature, scope and value of learning disability nursing
  • Influencing changes in learning disability nursing that will benefit both patients and nurses

Our strategy

  • Working locally and nationally.
  • Linking with like-minded agencies.
  • Promoting evidence based practice.
  • Producing resources to influence practice.
  • Hosting events that promote good practice.

My role as a registered learning disabilities nurse

Ian Unitt talks about his role as a registered learning disabilities nurse. Watch the video.

Recent activity

  • Production of an animation to attract young people to a career as a learning disability nurse.
  • Production of a suite of videos about becoming a learning disability nurse.
  • Celebrating 100 years of Learning Disability Nursing with a series of national events throughout 2019.

Leading, collaborating, influencing

The RCN and its forums are invited to participate in many cross working and multidisciplinary workstreams. Below are a selection of some of the activities that members of the Learning Disability Nursing Forum are involved in on your behalf.

Consultations

The RCN is the voice of nursing, and is invited to contribute to many consultations. These are some of the recent consultations that the Learning Disability Nursing Forum has been involved in.

Get involved

Find out more about how to get involved in developing NICE and SIGN guidance

Page last updated - 12/08/2024