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Dementia Care in Practice Training at RD&E

Dementia Care in Practice Training at RD&E. Rougemont Hotel 12 th March 2012 Vicky Shorters Andrea Fairclough Jason Burford. TEAM STRUCTURE – OPMH LIAISON TEAM. Ra Rachael Willet Clinical Team Leader. Dr Colm Owens Consultant Psychiatrist. Lisa Colcutt

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Dementia Care in Practice Training at RD&E

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  1. Dementia Care in Practice Training at RD&E Rougemont Hotel 12th March 2012 Vicky Shorters Andrea Fairclough Jason Burford

  2. TEAM STRUCTURE – OPMH LIAISON TEAM RaRachael Willet Clinical Team Leader Dr Colm Owens Consultant Psychiatrist Lisa Colcutt Team Administrator / Medical Secretary Andrea Fairclough Senior Mental Health Practitioner Vicky Shorters Senior Mental Health Practitioner Jacqui Humphriss Senior Mental Health Practitioner Jenny Lee Nursing Assistant .

  3. OPMH Liaison Psychiatry Team We can offer: Assessment of mental health needs Short term treatment and support Referral to relevant services Support and advice to carers Training and support for ward staff

  4. Influencing factors • Numbers of people with dementia in Devon • National Dementia Strategy • National Audit of Dementia • South West Strategic Health Authority Standards

  5. Training Training asked for by CoE wards Important to combine role of Liaison Psychiatry and Security Services Hands on training looking at the reality of the person with dementia Basic breakaway and low level safeholding

  6. Issues Covered Attitudes about dementia Symptoms of dementia Personal experiences Carers issues Practical exercises – security breakaway and safeholding training and “Do you know who I am?” exercise. Avoidable difficulties Positive communication Looking at a different reality When words disguise needs Legal issues What support do people need (to be a champion)

  7. Dementia champions training Staff get the chance to consider what it might feel like to be a patient in hospital with dementia

  8. You are feeling really angry about something, but nobody around you will take your grievance seriously and they keep telling you that everything is fine.

  9. The Role of Security

  10. Basic Breakaway and Safeholding

  11. Pictures of breakaway training June 2011

  12. ‘For people with dementia our behaviour is normal, considering what is happening inside our heads. Try to enter our distorted reality, because if you make us fit in with your reality, it will cause us extra stress.’ Bryden, C. (2005)

  13. Staff Feedback Overall 83% of respondents felt that the course was helpful to them and felt that they had altered their practice as a result of it. 100% felt that there is a further role for the Liaison Psychiatry Team in supporting the wards

  14. Good practice example Bovey Ward

  15. Reaction Local press coverage Nursing Times BBC News – Spotlight RD&E Express

  16. The Future To roll out this training to other wards throughout the hospital. Review of how we can continue to support the staff when caring for people with dementia Shared drive set up Highlight the need for breakaway courses which are available for RD&E staff.

  17. Questions? vickyshorters@nhs.net afairclough@nhs.net jasonburford@rdeft.co.uk

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