As you are likely to see people with a learning disability in your sector of practice, it is important to identify a support network of those that can offer you help and advice when you are supporting people with a learning disability.

• Make contact with a learning disability liaison nurse at your place of work or at a local NHS Trust
• Make contact with pharmacy professionals working in GP services, as a way to feed back information or concerns regarding specific patients
• Consider joining the College of Mental Health Pharmacy to give you access to other pharmacy professionals working with people with a learning disability
• Develop links with support groups and charities.

Further information

• For more information and access to all the learning disabilities activities, visit: cppe.ac.uk/learningdisabilities.
• Access the CPPE learning disabilities e-challenge at: cppe.ac.uk/e-challenge.

Now you've completed part one of this learning disabilities module, move onto part two:

Part two: Communication and consultation skills.