RCN Foundation Learning Disability Scholarship
RCN Foundation Scholarship MSc Advanced Practice Learning Disability - closing date 31 May
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We are funding a series of research and education projects to support the needs and outcomes of people living with a learning disability and the nursing staff who support them. The programme will be delivered over a four-year period at a cost of around £360,000. Read more here about our learning disability and learning disability nursing grant-making programme here.
In 2019, we funded a scoping review, undertaken by the University of West London, to identify learning disability nursing interventions and their impact on the health of people with a lived experience of a learning disability.
A learning disability is a lifelong condition which significantly affects an individual’s ability to carry out everyday activities, understand new or complex information and learn new skills (NHS, 2018; Mencap, 2022). There are currently 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability which accounts for 2.16% of adults and 2.5% of children (ONS, 2020). Despite this, NHS figures from 2012-2022 show that the number of registered learning disability nurses in England has fallen by 31% in the past decade - from 4,353 to 2,983 comparatively.
RCN Foundation Scholarship MSc Advanced Practice Learning Disability - closing date 31 May
A project to assist people with lived experience of a learning disability to access urgent and emergency care in times of ill health. Applications now closed.
A research study exploring the impact of LD Nurses on health inequalities for people with a lived experience of a learning disability. Applications now closed.
The RCN Foundation, NHS England and charity, Beyond Words, have developed three illustrated resources designed to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities.
In 2019, the RCN Foundation funded the University of West London to undertake a scoping review of learning disability nursing. A four part report was produced to illustrate their findings.
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