Karina Marshall-Tate Author

Ruwani Ampegama qualified as a learning disability nurse in 1993 and joined the Estia Centre in May 2017 as the senior training officer. Karina Marshall-Tate is a Consultant Nurse in learning disability and specialises in the mental health needs of people with a learning disability. She has led and managed national specialist inpatient and community services and more recently has been involved in developing education and training for health and social care staff who do not work in the field. Dr Eddie Chaplin is Professor of Mental Health in Neurodevelopmental Disorders at London South Bank University. He has extensive clinical experience managing and working in a range of local and national mental health services for people with learning disabilities and autism. Eddie is Editor for the Advances in Autism and Secretary of the European Association of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability. Steve Hardy held a training post at the Estia Centre for many years and is now Practice Development Nurse for the Adult Learning Disability Service at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.