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Peter GriffinDiscipline Lead, learning Disability NursingSchool of Nursing and MidwiferyQueen’s University [email protected]
5 Health and Social Care Trusts(Population of Northern Ireland 1.8 million)
Structure of Health and Social Care services in Northern Ireland
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Public Health Agency / Health and Social Care Board
Five Health and Social Care Trusts
Local Commissioning Groups
Population: 1.8 million people
16 636 people with learning disability (2003 administrative prevalence)
85% of people live at home or with relatives
QUBQueen’s University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Belfast
is the sole provider of pre-registration Learning Disability Nursing in Northern Ireland. (since 1997)
Students may gain practice experience within each of the 5 Trusts
All Fields will gain Learning Disability Nursing experience through enhancement, spoke opportunities and co-operative learning with significant service user involvement
Post-registration learning opportunities are available. University of Ulster offers post-registration opportunities as well.
Practice Experience
Although three hospital sites remain,
Muckamore Abbey, Antrim
Longstone, Armagh
Lakeview, Derry
They are now mainly refurbished and functioning as Treatment and Assessment Units.
Majority of experience gained within Community nursing service within each Trust area & independent,voluntary and charitable establishments across Northern Ireland
Current numbers of students (Learning Disability)
30 commissioned places each September
Following a recent recruitment campaign and a move to a September intake, student numbers have increased dramatically!
UU
Adult and mental health students at Ulster
Opportunities for nursing students to engage with people who have learning disabilities
worksheets to demonstrate students work with people with learning disability across year one, two and three
Use of Lilliput theatre company
‘Bringing it all back home’
The 2010 NMC standards for pre-registration give us an opportunity to bring the competencies required to care for people with a learning disability closer to the family of nursing and place particular emphasis within the other three fields and including midwifery.
Shift happens!
(and that’s not a spelling mistake)
The challenges ahead?
Ensuring Learning Disability nursing has significant presence in other fields particularly in Schools where Learning Disability nursing is not commissioned.
Ensuring the experience of families and carers is used to drive up standards
shift attitudes and ensure that people with learning disabilities are treated with dignity and respect
Joining the patches
‘ ‘Making it personal’Owen Barr – University of Ulster
Finally a few pics.........
Titanic signature building
That’s my new house!
The AV suite!
