ALT Dr Kokila Karunarathne, Specialty Doctor in Learning Disabilities

ALT What do you most enjoy about NSFT? I love completing needle desensitisation, I have had lots of success across Suffolk. I also enjoy supporting other NHS colleagues to apply reasonable adjustments and work creatively to support our Learning Disability population. What are you most proud of? I most proud of the positive impact I’ve had on reducing health inequalities amongst our patients with learning disabilities in Suffolk.

ALT The Learning Disability Nursing team

ALT "I still love my work and the unpredictability. You definitely need a sense of humour, and it is a role which ensures you should not take yourself too seriously! It is a privilege to support our service users and their families/carers. It is always important to keep our service users as our focus." - Sharon, Charge Nurse

ALT "I always say that LD nursing is like a puzzle. You need to understand how to help patients to achieve their best life and sometimes to find missing bits. It is all achievable, it just needs time, passion and empathy." - Svetlana, Assistant Practitioner

ALT "I’m training to be a mental health nurse to accomplish a wealth of knowledge that will support me to give the very best evidence- base to deliver the best care and support I can to people withing LD services, I want to make a difference in their lives" - Mel student nurse