📘 Module 1–10 (Summary Core)
These include:
- Role of the nurse
- Person-centred care
- Care planning
- Communication
- Health & wellbeing
- Safeguarding
- Law (Mental Capacity / Incapacity)
- Teamwork
- Training & placements
👉 (Already created above – this is your core foundation)
📘 Module 11: Emotional Support & Counselling
💬 Key Points
- Listen without judging
- Give time
- Be calm and patient
- Know when to refer
📘 Module 12: Mental Health
🧠 Key Points
- People may have anxiety, depression, trauma
- Look for behaviour changes
- Use simple communication
- Work with mental health teams
📘 Module 13: Physical Health
⚠️ Important
👉 People with learning disabilities can have the same illnesses as anyone else
Examples:
- Stroke
- Heart attack
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Cancer
📘 Module 14: Emergencies & First Aid
🚨 What To Do
- Call 911
- Stay calm
- Give support
❤️ Learn:
- CPR
- Recovery position
- Seizure support
📘 Module 15: Cancer & Learning Disabilities
🧠 What is Cancer?
- Cancer is when cells grow in an uncontrolled way
⚠️ Important Message
👉 Cancer can affect:
- Young people
- Adults
- Older people
👉 It does not only affect older people
💬 Your Experience Matters
- Some people, like you, have had cancer at a young age
- This shows why awareness is important
- Everyone should be taken seriously
📊 Why This Topic Matters
People with learning disabilities may:
- Be diagnosed later
- Have difficulty explaining symptoms
- Face barriers to screening
- Not always be included in research
🔍 Signs to Watch For
- Unexplained pain
- Lumps or swelling
- Weight loss
- Tiredness
- Changes in behaviour
🗣️ Communication Support
- Use Easy Read
- Use clear language
- Repeat information
- Check understanding
🏥 Support During Treatment
Learning disability nurses help with:
- Explaining diagnosis
- Supporting hospital visits
- Reducing fear and anxiety
- Working with cancer teams
❤️ Emotional Support
- A cancer diagnosis can be frightening
- Nurses provide reassurance and support
- Families also need support
⚖️ Rights and Equality
👉 People with learning disabilities have the same right to cancer care
- Equal treatment
- Reasonable adjustments
- Clear information
🌟 Positive Message
- Treatments have improved
- More people survive cancer
- Early detection saves lives
👉 But:
- Not everyone has the same outcomes
- Support must be fair and equal
📘 Module 16: Adapting Care
- Adjust communication
- Observe behaviour
- Be flexible
- Be patient
🧩 Workbook Section
✏️ Reflection Questions
- Why is person-centred care important?
- How can you support someone who is scared?
- What signs of illness should you look for?
- Why is cancer awareness important?
🧠 Scenario Task
👉 Scenario:
A person with a learning disability:
- Is very tired
- Not eating
- Not speaking much
Questions:
- What could be wrong?
- What would you do?
🎭 Role-Play Pack
Scenario 1: Emotional Support
- Patient is upset
- Nurse listens and reassures
Scenario 2: Cancer Appointment
- Nurse explains diagnosis in simple language
- Supports understanding
Scenario 3: Emergency
- Patient shows stroke signs
- Nurse acts quickly
❓ Final Quiz
1. Can young people get cancer?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only rarely
2. What should nurses do?
a) Ignore symptoms
b) Observe and act
c) Wait
3. What is person-centred care?
a) Staff choice
b) Patient choice
c) No choice
4. What helps communication?
a) Rushing
b) Easy Read
c) Ignoring
5. Do people with learning disabilities deserve equal care?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Sometimes
✅ Answers
- b
- b
- b
- b
- b
📊 Full PowerPoint Structure
Slides 1–10
Core modules
Slides 11–15
- Emotional support
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Emergencies
- First aid
Slides 16–20
- Cancer awareness
- Communication
- Equality
- Activities
- Quiz
📄 Printable Workbook Includes
- Easy Read modules
- Activities
- Scenarios
- Quiz
- Reflection pages
🌟 Final Message (Important)
👉 People with learning disabilities:
- Can become seriously ill
- May not always be heard
- Need skilled, understanding nurses
👉 Learning disability nurses:
- Save lives
- Improve equality
- Support the whole person
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