•Hon University Fellow- Fac Health
•Founder The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
•Patient Safety
•Hoping for a Social Media Platform where everyone can live together peacefully
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Paula McGowan OBE
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Lack of learning-disability nurses in UK is an ‘absolute crisis’ says union
The nursing union has called on the government for LD nursing to be explicitly recognised & protected as a safety-critical profession
@DHSCgovuk
Has not responded
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#LearningDisabilityWeek2026
It's learning disability week How many people with LD feel they are seen, heard & & valued? Not many The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on learning disability & autism for health/care staff will change that share.google/AKL7bVwTIHis...
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My God this is bad really bad
A number of long-term patients at a hospital for vulnerable adults suffered physical abuse, including black eyes, broken bones, bruising and excessive restraint
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I believe I can never be shocked again until I read articles like this
A child with a learning disability who is subject to a deprivation of liberty order was found to be living in appalling conditions at a children’s home in Derbyshire
martinbarrow.substack.com/p/urine-thre...
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I believe all who follow me will find this link talking about the failures around Oliver’s death written by a doctor.
We know there were many failures & cover ups, this article asks curious questions that should always have been asked.
www.investigativepsychiatry.com
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My heart is pounding & I cannot unsee what I have just saw
My heart goes out to that poor man in Belfast who was brutally attacked I cant bring myself to say what was really happening in the video
I didnt expect to see this on my feed today My God that poor man
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Oliver should be sleeping safely in his own bed, instead he lays in a grave
This #LearningDisabilityWeek2026 lets stop these horrendously preventable deaths due to
Inequality of health care Ignorance Diagnostic Overshadowing bias Prejudice
olivermcgowan.org
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I am an advocate of the #Honours system
I see senior leaders in
NHS
Defence
Police
CORRECTLY being recognised BUT what about the humble
Nurse
Doctor
Allied Health staff
Police Officers
junior military personnel
Many of whom go above & beyond their paid duties
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When an Air Chief Marshal, tells us that we are NOT in a position to defend our country the Gov must listen. Instead we get this;
#Defence @cj_dinenage
@PennyMordaunt
UK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Gloves left inside patients and accidental organ removal among 403 'never' mistakes in NHS last year
news.sky.com/story/gloves...
