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A Dementia Awareness Raising Training Model

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Matron Mandy Carney Matron Fiona Higginson

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A Dementia Awareness Raising Training Model at YDH

• Supports Our Quality Strategy and iCARE Philosophy

• An Hour To Save A Life – Infection Control• An Hour To Save A Childhood – Child Protection• An Hour To Remember – Dementia Awareness• An Hour For Dying Matters• An Hour To Nourish and Flourish – July, 2011

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How Did We Do It?• Developed 20/30 Dementia Trainers some were

Dementia Champions• Worked with the Alzheimer’s Society on the content• Ran it through the Yeovil Academy• Targeted all staff groups including carers, PPI

members, volunteers. The PCT and a local nursing home

• Ran it from November, 2010 – March, 2011• Advertised in newsletters, web browser and Peer

Review monitoring process• Word of mouth was our most powerful tool

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What did our staff tell us?

What did our staff tell us?

Need more knowledge about services external

to the TrustBring back day rooms

Totally interesting and refreshing to know that so much is being done to help

improve patient care

We need more staff to be able to treat each patient with dementia

It shouldn’t be a hour it needs to be a Day to

Remember!

Need more guidance on dealing with challenging

behavioursGet more carers involved in the sessions

Introduce activity co-ordinators

Would like to see ‘This is me’ introduced

Better cups and utensils

Can we have more training

on dementia

Make more explicit the links with learning

disabilities, vulnerable adults and dementia

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What have we learnt along the

way?

What have we learnt along the

way?

Great priority towardsengagements with

relatives and carers

We are reshaping our services to be much more

patient centred

We all have increased confidence in caring for patients with dementia

Dementia patients have a much higher priority –

particularly in maintaining their level of functionality

and ensuring they are discharge to the

appropriate environment as soon as possible

Staff have a more positive attitude towards caring for

patients with dementia

The importance of working with our nursing homes to give more seamless care

Raising staff awareness has been the single most important thing we have

done

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Break Down of Attendances

Hour to Remember TrainingAttendance by Staff Group as at 31st March 2011

45 319

473

9918931228

637

273Add Prof Scientific and Technic

Additional Clinical Services

Administrative and Clerical

Allied Health Professionals

Estates and Ancillary

Healthcare Scientists

Medical and Dental

Nursing and Midwifery Registered

Others

The 'other' category includes students, PPI members, bank staff, public governors, volunteers, staff from local hospitals and nursing homes as well as staff from the Alzheimers Society