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11th February 2026

NHS East of England Co-production Group

Join the NHS East of England Co-production Group. Funded by NHS England, this group helps make NHS services better for People with learning disabilities and autistic people. The co-production group is looking for people across East of England including, Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk, Waveney, Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge and Peteborough Hertfordshire. The group is for: People with learning disabilities, Autistic people, Family Carer organisations and family carers, Support workers and carers, Advocacy and self-advocacy groups. There will be 3 co-production…

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5th August 2023

Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology

What is the best way to support people with learning disabilities to access and use technology? The Open University have produced a series of videos. In this series of videos, people with learning disabilities and their support workers share their experiences of providing and receiving support to use everyday technologies. This includes tablets and mobile phones to access applications such as the YouTube and Zoom. The interviewees highlight the importance of person-centred support that is informed by a good understanding…

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5th April 2022

Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy: My Life Focus Group

The Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board would like to invite invite self-advocates, families and carers, provider organisations, board members, key organisations, and wider partnership to the Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy: My Life Focus Group. About this meeting The Life Focus Group is a new group as part of the updated Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy 2021/22. The re-fresh of this strategy maintains our commitments to work together with partners across Suffolk. We want to work in new and different ways to ensure that…

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13th February 2022

Help after rape and sexual assault

If you’ve been sexually assaulted it’s important to remember that it was not your fault. Sexual violence is a crime, no matter who commits it or where it happens. Don’t be afraid to get help. There are services that can help if you’ve been sexually assaulted, raped or abused. You don’t have to report the assault to the police if you don’t want to. You may need time to think about what has happened to you. Where to get help Sexual…

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13th January 2022

Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy: My Health Focus Group

The Suffolk Learning Disability Partnership Board would like to invite invite self-advocates, families and carers, provider organisations, board members, key organisations, and wider partnership to the Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy: My Health Focus Group. About this meeting The Health Focus Group is a new group as part of the updated Suffolk Learning Disability Strategy 2021/22. The re-fresh of this strategy maintains our commitments to work together with partners across Suffolk. We want to work in new and different ways to…

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29th October 2021

Growing Older – Planning Ahead

A research project looking at improving the support for older people with learning disabilities, family, carers, and supporting end of life care planning for carers. This is a research project from the Open University. The research team are looking for people with learning disabilities to join a co-design group! This means working together to find the best ways to do things. The group will find ways to help people make plans. You can join if you are over 40 &…

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9th May 2021

Remembering and celebrating the lives of people with learning disabilities through the pandemic

About the event On Friday 25th June, 1pm to 2pm, Suffolk and Norfolk NHS Foundation Trust are holding an online event called: Remembering and celebrating the lives of people with learning disabilities through the pandemic. The event will be a mixture of singing, readings, prayers and memories. If you want to remember anyone who lost their lives during the pandemic please email the persons first name and the town they lived in to: stevose3@gmail.com Their passing doesn’t have to be…

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