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👩‍⚕️🩺 CAERPHILLY PEOPLE FIRST TRAC MEMBERS AT USW! 🩺👩‍⚕️

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We had a fantastic day at the University of South Wales yesterday when our Caerphilly People First TRAC members helped train student nurses from Learning Disability Nursing and Midwifery. 🎭 Gethin and Hannah played new parents who had just come home from hospital. 👶🏠 🤰 Ffion played a woman who had just found out she was 18 weeks pregnant. These scenarios helped the student nurses think about how they can support people with learning disabilities. 💙 We talked about the importance of:

🗣️ Good communication
📖 Easy Read information
❤️ Listening to the person
♿ Making reasonable adjustments
⏰ Giving people time
🤝 Working together
👤 Involving people in their own care
💙 It is really important that different types of nurses work together and understand each other’s roles. 🤝👩‍⚕️👶

🌟 A massive well done to our TRAC members: Gethin, Hannah and Ffion. Your contribution helped make the training real, practical and meaningful. 💙🙌 And a huge WELL DONE to all the student nurses! 👩‍⚕️🎓👏 You did a fantastic job! 🌟💙

📸 TRAC Photo Shoot at USW Treforest! 🌟

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Yesterday afternoon, Ffion, Amy and Gethin took part in a photo shoot at USW Treforest as proud TRAC members. 💙 Their photos will help promote Learning Disability Nursing on social media and the university website. 🎉 We can’t wait to see the finished photos! 📷✨ A big thank you to Stacey for inviting us.

💙 Learning Disability Nurses are so important. They help people with learning disabilities get the right care, feel listened to, stay healthy, and be treated with dignity and respect. They make a real difference every day. 🌈🤝 Well done, Ffion, Amy and Gethin! We are very proud of you all! 👏💙

✨ Another Fantastic Day at USW in the Simulation Suite! ✨

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Yesterday we visited the University of South Wales for another brilliant session with the TRAC team.

🎭 Hannah took on the role of Geraldine, who is non-verbal, has a learning disability and Williams syndrome.
🧡 Christy played the role of Geraldine’s support staff.
💥 Nat played a patient who had a fit and knocked herself out, bruising and cutting her head.

The students were amazing! 👏 They asked thoughtful questions about the best ways to communicate with someone who is non-verbal and explored what medical checks and support Geraldine would need for her constipation. They also worked brilliantly as a team supporting Nat’s scenario. The feedback was fantastic — it’s wonderful that TRAC students get the chance to teach, share real-life experiences, and help future nurses learn in such a meaningful way. 🌟 Well done everyone! 🌟

TRAC members at the University of South Wales

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Friday’s session was all about midwifery 👩‍⚕️💛 Ffion played the role of someone who was 9 weeks pregnant and did a fantastic job in her role. Christy played her mam, and the student nurses interacted brilliantly — speaking directly to Ffion, explaining everything clearly, and taking their time.

We also had a Learning Disability Nurse on hand 👩‍⚕️💙 who clarified things with Ffion and offered easy-read information, making sure she understood everything in a way that suited her needs. LD nurses are so important, especially when someone with a learning disability is pregnant. All fields of nursing should practice the same approach — clear communication, patience, and respect. It makes a huge difference. ❤️

Meanwhile, Gethin and Nat had just come home from the hospital with their new baby 👶🍼 And yes… believe it or not… they didn’t bicker for a change! 🤣 They were absolutely hilarious and kept everyone laughing.

A huge well done to everyone — our TRAC members and the students. ⭐ We’re already looking forward to the next session and working with you all again soon! 🙌💛

University of South Wales Role Play

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Yesterday morning we visited the simulation suite at the University of South Wales to take part in patient role play scenarios 🏥😊 The student nurses did an amazing job and worked so hard throughout the sessions 👏💙 These training situations make a real difference, helping students experience what it can be like working on a busy ward under pressure while supporting patients with care and compassion 🌟

A huge well done to all our TRAC members for taking part and helping with the training today 🙌 You were all fantastic! 💛 This was session 1 of 2, and we’re looking forward to more training and teamwork in session 2! 😊✨

University of South Wales Simulation

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Another fantastic morning last week down at the University of South Wales simulation suite with the student nurses 👏🏥💙 Gethin played a patient with an injured shoulder, Hannah played a patient whose knee had popped out, both attending minor injuries, and Nat played Geraldine, a patient suffering with constipation. 🩺🦵💊

The student nurses gave amazing care throughout the scenarios and showed great communication skills, kindness and professionalism 🌟 They asked important questions about each person’s health profile and made reasonable adjustments to make sure everyone felt comfortable and supported ❤️

A health profile is a document that gives important information about a person’s health needs, communication, medication, likes, dislikes and the best ways to support them. This helps healthcare staff give the right care and understand the person better 📋😊 Everyone did a really great job and the sessions were not only educational but lots of fun too 😄🎭 We really enjoy taking part in the simulation suite sessions and helping future nurses gain valuable experience 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️Well done everyone! 👏💙

✨ Another Fantastic Day at USW with TRAC! ✨

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Yesterday Ffion, Natalie, and Gethin attended the University of South Wales as part of the TRAC (Teaching & Resource Advisory Committee) project. TRAC gives nursing students the chance to learn through real-life scenarios, helping them build confidence, empathy, and the practical skills they’ll need in hospital settings. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🏥

Our members acted out different hospital scenarios brilliantly:

🗣️ Ffion played a non-verbal patient
🍺 Gethin had “fallen after a night on the pop” and sported a black eye
🤕 Natalie presented with a grazed, bleeding head

They were amazing as always, and the student nurses did a fantastic job too. ✅ The feedback was brilliant, and everyone worked together with professionalism, care, and a lot of enthusiasm. Nurses—especially Learning Disability Nurses—play a vital role in ensuring that people with learning disabilities receive safe, dignified, and person-centred care. Their understanding, communication skills, and compassion make a huge difference in every hospital environment. 💙

We are proud to support projects like TRAC, where lived experience helps shape better healthcare for the future. 🌟 Well done everyone — we loved the experience! 🙌😊

💙 Lived Experience Training at USW 💙

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On Thursday Ffion and Amy went to the University of South Wales 🎓 to talk to student nurses 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️. They shared their own stories about using health services 🏥 and what is important to them when seeing doctors or nurses. They said it helps when:

🗣️ People use easy words
⏰ We get longer appointments if we need them
👀 Staff talk to me, not just my carer or support worker
💡 We are told what will happen before our appointment

They also talked about:

✅ Reasonable adjustments – small changes that make things easier
❤️ Person-centred care – treating everyone as an individual and listening to what matters to them

The students asked great questions 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ and learned how to make health care fair and friendly for everyone 🌈 👏 A big thank you to Amy and Ffion for doing a brilliant job and representing Caerphilly People First! 🌟💙

Last week at TRAC — lovely to see you all!

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Last week we had an online TRAC meeting with Stacey Rees and friends from Cwm Taff People First. It was lovely to see everyone. 💻❤️

What we talked about:

Training and research. 📚🔍Some members will be trained and paid to become researchers. 💷🧑‍🔬
TRAC members will teach Year 1, 2 and 3 students. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🎓
Teaching will happen in the simulation suite at USW. 🏥➡️🎓
Students will practise real life situations. This gives them hands-on experience. 🤝🩺
Why this matters:
It helps students learn from real lived experience. 🗣️❤️
It makes learning more realistic and safe. ✅
LD nurses are very important. They keep people safe teaching them helps them to learn how to give the right care. 👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️💙
People with lived experience teach students things you can’t read in a book. 📘❌➡️✅

Big thanks to members who joined the meeting. Well done! 👏🎉

TRAC Online Meeting

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Today Ffion and Nat attended TRAC online! TRAC is an exciting project with the University of South Wales 🏫 helping to train student nurses by including the lived experiences of people with learning disabilities 💬💡

We spoke about developing an Easy Read Risk Assessment ✅ and we’re thrilled to say…🎉 Ffion and Gethin will be involved as Teaching and Research Leads / Co-Researchers 👩‍🏫👨‍🔬🙌 Well done Ffion, Nat and Gethin!

💥 There’s currently a shortage of learning disability nurses across the UK – now’s the perfect time to make a difference!
💙 Want to help change lives?
You can apply to study Learning Disability Nursing at University of South Wales, Pontypridd Campus 📍👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️
👉 Visit www.southwales.ac.uk to find out more and apply!