Admission to hospital can be a scary or worrying time for anyone. But for someone with learning disabilities this comes with increased complexities. Bright, clinical areas, beeping machines and complex medical terms can be extremely overwhelming, especially if local funding or covid rules mean that your family/ carer can’t be with you throughout admission.The acute liaison role has grown over the years with more and more hospitals employing at least one learning disability nurse. The role varies between settings with similarities such as supporting an individual and their families/ carers, ensuring equal access to healthcare thus improving experience, delivering training for hospital staff as well as strategic and operational tasks. The Ann ...

#WeNurseacademics and @BineNetwork Tweetchat Blog by Meriel Chudleigh, Bioscience in Nurse Education (BiNE) member  (information from BiNeresources)Nurses need to understand the science underpinning nursing practice, but this is not easy to achieve. Nurses and healthcare workers come from diverse backgrounds, work in varied roles and the area of bioscience knowledge is evolving.The challenges are recognised by nurse educators. A group of enthusiastic academics focus on these issues.The Bioscience in Nurse Education (BiNe) group, @BineNetwork, are UK based academics who share, discuss and develop bioscience education, scholarship and research.https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/bioscience-nurse-education-bine-special-interest-groupThe ...