D 2 T 1 E 1 E 1 I 1 N 1 A 1 M 3 Picture The 6 4 The Mental Health Liaison Team Dementia Support Workers Recruiting 6 addtional full time Mental Health Liaison Nurses. These nurses will devote their time to A&E, Terrington Short Stay and MAU and will provide the link for patients living with dementia between services such as the mental health trust and the police. Recruitment We now have 4 dementia support workers: 2 employed by Alzheimers Society 2 employed by MIND The support workers can help with a variety of things, in the main this is supporting the patient living with dementia and their carers who may feel that they are struggling with the weight of the condition. 92.5% Number of patients over 75 admitted as an emergency who are reported as having a known diagnosis. Support Mental Health Liaison Nurses We now have more Dignity Champions and are looking to recruit further key staff from key areas to be a champion. Dignity Champions keep a watchful eye on issues concerning the dignity of patients, visitors or colleagues and are empowered to challenge any behaviour compromising an individual’s dignity. Dementia Champions We are only one of eight trusts in the country successful in our bid to run a new development programme for nursing staff funded by the RCN. This RCN development programme, transforming dementia care for hospitals, is a year’s programme and will support nursing staff to deliver quality improvements in dementia care. Winning Funding Ben Galvin Alison Webb Melanie Underhill Sarah Reed Tracey Canham Sarah Rout Maria Cox The percentage of our staff that have undergone dementia training as of December 2013. Our target is 70% Increased time at induction spent on dementia training. Now mandatory for all clinical staff. Unison has generously funded additional specialist dementia workshops for frontline staff. Staff Training • • • 0 20 40 60 80 100 57% Target 70% C H A M P I O N D E M E N T I A

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Page 1: 3 E 1 T 1 A 1 Picture 6 - qehkl · Picture The 6 4 The Mental Health Liaison Team Dementia Support Workers Recruiting 6 addtional full time Mental Health Liaison Nurses. These nurses

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Picture

The

The Mental Health Liaison Team

Dementia Support Workers

Recruiting 6 addtional full time Mental Health Liaison Nurses. These nurses will devote their time to A&E, Terrington Short Stay and MAU and will provide the link for patients living with dementia between services such as the mental health trust and the police.

Recruitment

We now have 4 dementia support workers: 2 employed by Alzheimers Society2 employed by MIND The support workers can help with a variety of things, in the main this is supporting the patient living with dementia and their carers who may feel that they are struggling with the weight of the condition.

92.5%

Number of patients over 75 admitted as an

emergency who are reported as having a

known diagnosis.

Support

Mental Health Liaison Nurses

We now have more Dignity Champions and are looking to recruit further key staff from key areas to be a champion. Dignity Champions keep a watchful eye on issues concerning the dignity of patients, visitors or colleagues and are empowered to challenge any behaviour compromising an individual’s dignity.

Dementia Champions

We are only one of eight trusts in the country successful in our bid to run a new development programme for nursing staff funded by the RCN. This RCN development programme, transforming dementia care for hospitals, is a year’s programme and will support nursing staff to deliver quality improvements in dementia care.

Winning Funding

Ben Galvin Alison Webb Melanie Underhill

Sarah Reed Tracey Canham Sarah Rout Maria Cox

The percentage of our staff that have undergone dementia training as of December 2013. Our target is 70%

Increased time at induction spent on dementia training.Now mandatory for all clinical staff.Unison has generously funded additional specialist dementia workshops for frontline staff.

Staff Training•

••

100

57%

Target

70%

HA M P I O

EM E N TIA