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QNLD events
Information about upcoming and previous QNLD events, such as our special interest days and annual forums, can be found here.Throughout the year, the network hosts a range of events to help facilitate peer learning between our members. This year’s events are:
Our special interest day this year will be taking place on 2 December 2025, from 9.45am to 1pm. The theme of the day is ‘Living Well: Healthy Lifestyle Support in Learning Disability Services'. We have an exciting morning of presentations lined up. Check out our draft programme for more details.
The event is virtual, taking place on Zoom, and is free to attend for staff from QNLD member services. For staff from non-QNLD member services, tickets are £80.
You can register for the event now using our Event registration form.
The QNLD Annual Forum will take place in person on Tuesday 23 February 2027 at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. Focusing on creating adaptive environments to support a wide range of people with learning disabilities, the event will bring together professionals to share learning, innovation and best practice across the sector.
Cost: £85 per person for QNLD member services and £120 per person for non-member services.
Registration is now open: Complete the registration form to reserve your place. If registering multiple colleagues, please submit a separate form for each attendee.
Call for Proposals
We are seeking presentation proposals from inpatient and community learning disability services on innovative approaches to developing adaptive environments, including sensory accommodations, autism-friendly initiatives and adaptations to physical settings. To submit a proposal, please complete the proposal form by Friday 30 October 2026.
QNLD 'Bridging the gap: Challenging Inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities - Annual Forum 2024
The day included presentations around addressing ethnicity-based inequalities, multicultural STOMP, research on positive behavioural support (PBS) and introducing oral health screening in inpatient services, gender diversity in Autistic people, and a talk from experts by experience at one of our member services. More information can be found on the event programme.
QNLD 'Unlocking Pathways: Navigating legal challenges to discharge planning. Collaborative Strategies for Inpatient and Community Learning Disability Teams' Special Interest Day 2024
The day included presentations on collaborative strategies for service delivery in inpatient services, the inpatient journey through research, navigating legal challenges to MHA 1983 discharge planning and an introduction to the Burdette Nursing Discharge Tool. More information can be found on the event event programme.
QNLD 'Innovative Care: Exploring Best Practices in Learning Disability Services' Annual Forum 2023
The day included presentations around outcome scales, accessible resources and tools, NHS England updates, medication and blood tests and included topics specific to both inpatient and community teams. More information can be found on the event programme.
QNLD 'Empowering Staff Well-being and Retention' Special Interest Day 2023
The day included presentations on the current status and future of learning disability nursing, sustainability principles and the QNLD standards, rotational posts, using quality improvement to enhance staff wellbeing, and staff wellbeing.
QNLD 'Legal Issues' Special Interest Day 2022
The day included presentations on informed consent to treatment with medication, capacity and sexual relations, executive dysfunction and rights for restricted and conditionally discharged patients delivered by a panel of leading experts. More information can be found on the event programme.
QNLD 'Working with co-morbidities' Annual Forum 2022
The day included presentations on epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders, physical health checks, environmental needs of people with Autism, managing constipation, trauma informed care and advocacy.
Slides and recordings of past events can be made available to QNLD members on request, to access the resources please email us.