Parliament praised our campaign by awarding us with the Digital Campaign of the Year Prize at the Your UK Parliament Awards 2021.
After we received the trophy from parliament, our self-advocate group celebrated over Zoom.
Our Trustee David House, Engagement Manager Jordan, came together for a photo of the trophy with Brendan who represented the self-advocate group.
Our campaign was awarded because of our digital activities.
One of our digital actions was holding Zoom drop-in sessions with 19 parliamentarians.
During the sessions, self-advocates, and carers shared their stories and experiences of the healthcare system with the MPs and peers and argued their case for why the NHS needs to put more learning disability nurses in posts.
The parliamentarians were members of the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Scottish National Parties.
They came from England, Scotland and Wales.
11 MPs have now supported our Early Day Motion calling for more Learning Disability Nurses.
The motion’s newest supporters are Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Rosie Cooper MP,
To read the Early Day Motion, please click here.
