Health and wellbeing film page



Reasonable adjustments for autistic patients


Short film made for North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network for the 2022 LeDeR Learning and Sharing Event


This short music video is around reasonable adjustments for autistic patients


Everyone's responsibility -


A Short film made for North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network for the 2022 LeDeR Learning and Sharing Event.



This music video highlights how it is everyone's responsibility to make sure that people with learning disabilities do not die on average 24 years early than the rest of the population due to avoidable causes.



24 Years Worth Living


This film was made for  North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network to highlight the fact that people with learning disabilities on average die 24 years sooner than that of the general population from avoidable causes.



Health and social care training from The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company


Find out about our creative training delivered by people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have lived experience of accessing services 



Don't Forget Your Passport! 



A film for people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their supporters to raise awareness about Hospital Passports 

Hospital land

A film that highlights some of the problems people with learning disabilities can face when accessing hospital care and treatment. Made in partnership with the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.



Access to mental health services 

Raising awareness about person centred, accessible mental health support for people with learning disabilities and autism. Made in partnership with Northumberland NHS Foundation Trust.


Reasonable Adjustments and Hospital Passports 

Exploring best practice and effective communication with patients for health professionals 



Sexual health  


A short film exploring sex and relationships 

I Don't Feel Well

A woman with a learning disability tries to communicate an important message about her health and wellbeing  



Choice and control


People with learning disabilities and autism tell us about the choices they make in relation to their health and wellbeing, and how they access health services

I Don't Feel Well

A woman with a learning disability tries to communicate an important message about her health and wellbeing  



Signs of Cancer


Accessible short film about some of the signs and symbols of cancer.

Signs of Lung Cancer 

Accessible short film about the signs and symptoms of lung cancer.




Signs of Cancer


Accessible short film about some of the signs and symbols of cancer.

Flu Facts

A series of short films providing facts about the flu jab. The North East and Cumbria Learning Disability Network has an extensive work programme around improving the uptake of flu immunization in people with a learning disability and their families / carers. We work in partnership with our network members to achieve this.


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