Presentation to Social Services Expo Conference

Dementia Focus Group

Peter Bell, Senior Charge NurseClaire MacLeod, Senior Social Worker (Younger Adults)

Linda Rice, Locality Manager, Support Services (Disabilities)

19 March 2013

• Membership

• The Role Of The Group

• Key Priorities/Action Plan

• Other Developments

Membership

• Peter Bell, Senior Nurse Younger Adults /Dementia

• Alison Black, Actg. Locality Leader• Claire MacLeod, Senior Social Worker

Community Care• Caroline Neil Locality Admin Support• Linda Rice, Locality Manager Locality

Support Services (Disabilities)• Jean Stanage, Care Manager

• (4 weekly meetings.)

Partnership Board (Disability)

Local Health and Care Partnership (LHCP)

Locality Planning Group (LPG) NHS Young Onset Dementia Service

Dementia Focus Group

The Purpose Of The Group

• Create an Action Plan for the Partnership Board that focuses on improving services in Coatbridge for Younger Adults who have a diagnosis of Dementia.

• Improved Joint Working to create a better, faster and more effective response when individuals have a sudden change in their circumstances and condition.

• Improve Information and communication for individuals and carers from point of diagnosis.

• Identify Training and Development Needs of staff within the Locality.

• Identify joint development initiatives.

Health Team consists of:

• 1 part-time consultant psychiatrist

• 1 part-time clinical psychologist

• 1 senior charge nurse

• 1deputy charge nurse

• 1 support worker

• 1 part-time OT

Social Work Staffing

Senior Social Worker Locality Manager

Identified Care Manager Locality Leader

2 Support Workers

Service Objectives

• Initial Screening• Community Care Assessment• Welfare Benefits Check• Outcome Plan

ACTION

• Establish Links With Partners

• Develop A Focus Group

• Agree Process and Route For Referral

• Identify Individuals Within Coatbridge

• Information/Communication

• Training Development

• New Developments

Training Development

• Consider different levels of development needs of staff

• Plan and arrange information, training sessions for staff.

• Link with others who have relevant expertise to provide training.

• Link with Stirling University: Iris Murdoch Centre to access further training as required

Other Developments

• Dementia Cafes – review existing good practice. Consult with service users and carers.

• Advanced Statements/Living Wills – review existing available information. Provide training to staff, develop information session for carers.

• End Of Life Care – develop knowledge and understanding of specialist care services that facilitate palliative care, respite and provide care at home.

• Assistive Technology – plan information session for carers, staff.

Who Do We Know

• Identify service Users Within Coatbridge who have a diagnosis with Dementia

• Consent To Share

• Agree Through 4 weekly discussion priority actions for individual service users

• Individuals with Learning Disability to link through Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT).

Information

• Clarify what information people receive at first point of contact.

• Provide information on the role of the Locality Planning Group (LPG) and the Dementia Focus Group and who can be contacted for advice information.

• Provide Information pack.• Ensure information pack is regularly updated.

CASE STUDY

{CAROLINE COATBRIDGE}

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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Thank You

North Lanarkshire Partnership

Dementia Demonstrator Site

Joe McElholm

Paul Callaghan

Background to the project

National dementia strategy 2010

• 5 challenges

• 2 key service delivery areas

• 8 specific actions

Integrated change initiatives

• early intervention

• carer support

• acute hospital

• post diagnosis support

• integrated day service outreach

Sharing learning

Underpinning concept of programme

• Local

• Demonstrator sites

• National

• Common measures

• Outcome focused approach

• Integrated Resource Framework

Evaluation

Resilience & Sustainability

• reshaping care for older people

• community engagement

• third sector partnership

Thank you for listening…..any questions