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DIGNITY IN CARE

DIGNITY IN CARE. FRIDAY 10 TH JULY 2009 WELCOME. ACHIEVEMENTS 2008/09 Rosaleen Bawn Macmillan Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care Education in Nursing Homes. DIGNITY IN CARE. Updates 2008 – 2009. DIGNITY IN CARE. The team Gold standards framework for care homes Integrated care pathway

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DIGNITY IN CARE

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  1. DIGNITY IN CARE FRIDAY 10TH JULY 2009 WELCOME

  2. ACHIEVEMENTS 2008/09 Rosaleen Bawn Macmillan Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care Education in Nursing Homes

  3. DIGNITY IN CARE • Updates 2008 – 2009

  4. DIGNITY IN CARE • The team • Gold standards framework for care homes • Integrated care pathway • Education • Other initiatives • The future

  5. DIGNITY IN CARE • The team: • Rosaleen Bawn – GSF Clinical Associate and Accredited visitor for GSF National Team • Julie Williams – GSF Clinical Associate • Calderdale • Janet Walker – Secretary

  6. DIGNITY IN CARE GOLD STANDARD FRAMEWORK FOR CARE HOMES Kirklees 72% and Calderdale 63% of nursing homes will have completed GSF education by the end of this year Kirkwood Hospice support

  7. DIGNITY IN CARE GSFCH PHASES

  8. DIGNITY IN CARE • GSFCH comments: • “we did palliative care well before but we do it even better now” • “before GSF residents were admitted into hospital to die now we have managed to care for all our residents in their terminal phase” • “we have developed a much better working relationship with our GPs since doing GSF” • “the staff are really motivated now they can see what a difference GSF has made”

  9. DIGNITY IN CARE • Integrated Care Pathway for the dying adult • Documentation complete • Ratification obtained in Kirklees • Piloting the document in GSF homes in Kirklees • Working towards Calderdale and other homes

  10. DIGNITY IN CARE • EDUCATION • Greater focus on in-house education • Numbers: 512 Attendance by Grade

  11. DIGNITY IN CARE • Training the Trainer – • 3 programmes currently ongoing • Role exchange – Kirkwood Hospice • 1st exchange complete – positive experience • 2nd to commence in the autumn • Clearer objectives, expectations and evaluation

  12. DIGNITY IN CARE • Co-ordinators course • Working with Leeds Metropolitan University and the GSFCH National Team • Criteria 3 levels: • Certificate 15 points • Diploma 30 points • Degree 60 points

  13. DIGNITY IN CARE • Other initiatives: • University of Birmingham Research • Remain members of planning groups • Education programmes – syringe drivers • Website – www.nursinghomes.cht.nhs.uk • Newsletter • Book marks/dignity measurement tool • Primary Health Care

  14. DIGNITY IN CARE The Future (1): • Embed the use of ICP within care homes • Support all the homes who have undertaken GSFCH programme keeping the gold gold • Engage further homes across this health economy onto GSFCH programmes

  15. DIGNITY IN CARE The Future (2) • Develop education – focusing on training the trainer and role exchange • Promote the Co-ordinators Course • Plan to publish articles around the role • Thanks to all who have support our work • Plan to take a well earned rest!

  16. DIGNITY IN CARE THANK YOU

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