Training
Links to various training and online learning about diabetes to support health and care professionals working with people with a learning disability or autistic people.
Training
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All Our Health: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Organisation: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
Type: Online Learning
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: Cardiovascular disease prevention courses
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Conducting Annual Health Checks remotely for people with a Learning Disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for healthcare professionals working in primary care, to help manage annual health checks remotely for people with a learning disability
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Diabetes and Me
Organisation: Diabetes UK
Type: Online resources
Date published: March 2021
Description: A collection of resources about managing diabetes - from blood sugars and exercise to insulin pumps and and foot problems.
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Diabetes in Adults, Children and Young People
Organisation: Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
Type: Online Learning
Date published: Last reviewed April 2022
Description: Online course for GPs
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Diabetes Training and information resources for commissioners and practitioners
Organisation: Diabetes UK
Type: Guidance and training
Date published: Regularly updated
Description: Training to improve care for people with diabetes and a learning disability including footcare, diabetic eye screening.
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Introduction to Annual Health Checks for Primary Care - YouTube
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for healthcare professionals working in primary care, to help manage annual health checks for people with a learning disability. Diabetes should be considered as part of the annual health check.
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Learning Disability Nurses' Forum
Organisation: National Learning Disability Nursing Forum
Type: Films, online forum
Date published:
Description: The ‘go to’ place for all the latest information about Learning Disability Nursing.
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Mental Capacity Act - how it can support people with a learning disability at Annual Health Checks
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for healthcare professionals working in primary care, to understand more about the Mental Capacity Act and how it will assist when conducting an annual health check, for people with a learning disability.
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Royal College of Nursing: Learning Disability Nursing Library
Organisation: Royal College of Nursing
Type: Resource Library and sessions
Date published: Regularly Updated
Description: Learning disability nurses' links and resources on for the care and welfare of people with a learning disability or autism.