Bild - The British Institute Of Learning Disabilities

Better Health and Care for All brings together NIHR-funded research for and about health and social care services for people with learning disabilities. This review features 23 recent studies with important findings for those who commission, deliver, work in and use these services:

This is the second webinar in our series 'Growing Older, Living Well', and was recorded in December with Emma Killick and Sarah Ormston from MacIntyre. You can watch it here:

PBS International Conference 2020 − awards nominations now open!
This year we're looking for nominations for excellence in inclusive practice in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), which means doing PBS with the person and those close to them rather than to them.
Nominations are welcome from all sectors and from all populations and age ranges. This could include people with learning disabilities, autistic people, and people living with dementia, people who have mental health c...onditions, people that use forensic services or mainstream schools.
Find out more information on the award categories and download nomination forms here: socsi.in/BOb9n
A programme and details on how to book a place at the conference will be available shortly.
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Extra £1,000 promised for learning disability & mental health nursing students.
Student nurses in England studying mental health or learning disability nursing will receive an additional £1,000 on top of their annual cost-of-living grant:

We are thrilled to be recognised for our Positive Behaviour Support work with Derwen College. The college has been shortlisted for a national award in the #TESFEAwards in the 'Support for Learners' category. socsi.in/pbsaward_9bJvG

Are you a school senior leader or practitioner interested in developing Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Practices?
Come along to this event on 31 January in London to hear PBS explained in simple terms, how it works, why we need it in schools, and to listen to a parent speak about her perspective on PBS in schools. The event will also look at how PBS can promote wellbeing and reduce restrictive practices in a school setting.
Find out more and book your place here: socsi.in/FvN40

Free event for people with a learning disability: Living with Dementia
Karen Watchman, Senior Lecturer at Stirling University, is putting on this event for people with a learning disability. The day will focus on findings from a study funded by the Alzheimer’s Society and led by an inclusive research team, including co-researchers with a learning disability. At the event there will be opportunity to hear from the team and try some of the positive ways in which people with a learning disability and dementia were supported.
Find out more and register for this event here:

The UK PBS Alliance will be hosting their next webinar on February 5th from 12-1pm, in which Tom Evans and Sarah Leitch (PBS Development Lead and Director of Programme Development at Bild) will be speaking about what senior managers need to know about Positive Behaviour Support. This live webinar will be followed by a question and answer session.
Why not tune in with your colleagues? Even if you can't make the live session, we will email all registrants with the recording. You can register here:https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg ist…/1689893699295761677
Want to know more about the UK PBS Alliance? Find out more here: http://www.bild.org.uk/about-bild/aboutbi ld/pbsalliance/

Our new programme of CPD accredited, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), open training events for 2020 has been launched! Find out more about our open training events here:

This is a really important consultation giving you the opportunity to have a say on proposals for a better (more integrated and preventative) system.
The Care Quality Commission want to hear your feedback by 17 January 2020: https://cqc.citizenlab.co/…/projects/cq c-review-on-…/process

It's not too late to register for today's webinar! Join us for the next webinar in the Growing Older, Living Well series from 12-1pm. More details are available here: socsi.in/ygYYo
Can't make it? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.

This Human Rights Day, we've joined with 100+ groups who have signed a letter to all political party leaders to call on them to commit to safeguarding universal human rights.
https://www.bihr.org.uk/News/human-rights -day-2019

Are you a carer over 50?
Carers Trust are working with partners across the charity sector to find out how older parent carers and other older carers are being supported to prepare for a time when they are less able or unable to provide care.
The project will explore how older carers can best be supported to plan for future changes – specifically for when they are able to provide less or no care at all. These changes might be, for example, age-related, or health-related and me...ans carers are less able to care.
Please take this survey (It takes no more than 10 minutes) to tell them about your experiences. It will help them find out about what’s working well, what’s not working well, and allow them to make recommendations to decision makers based on your experience.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with policy@carers.org
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Tracey Lazard of Inclusion London writes about 'nothing about us without us', a rallying call for the disabled people’s rights movement and an essential motto for any organisation working towards real social change.

United Response have produced easy read versions of the party manifestos for all the main political parties in England, in which each party says what it would do if they win the election this December.

This easy read poster by the NHS and Public Health England tells you how you can try and avoid getting flu by having the flu vaccine.
If you have a learning disability or care for someone with a learning disability, you are eligible for a free vaccination. You can get a flu vaccine from your doctor or pharmacist.