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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dementia Care in Practice Training at RD&E
Rougemont Hotel 12th March 2012Vicky Shorters
Andrea FaircloughJason Burford
TEAM STRUCTURE – OPMH LIAISON TEAM
.RaRachael Willet
Clinical Team Leader
Dr Colm OwensConsultant Psychiatrist
Andrea Fairclough
Senior Mental Health
Practitioner
Vicky Shorters
Senior Mental Health
Practitioner
Jacqui Humphriss
Senior Mental Health
Practitioner
Jenny LeeNursing
Assistant
Lisa ColcuttTeam Administrator /
Medical Secretary
OPMH Liaison Psychiatry Team
We can offer:
Assessment of mental health needsShort term treatment and support Referral to relevant servicesSupport and advice to carersTraining and support for ward staff
Influencing factors
Numbers of people with dementia in Devon
National Dementia StrategyNational Audit of DementiaSouth West Strategic Health Authority
Standards
Training
Training asked for by CoE wardsImportant to combine role of Liaison
Psychiatry and Security ServicesHands on training looking at the reality of
the person with dementiaBasic breakaway and low level
safeholding
Issues Covered
Attitudes about dementiaSymptoms of dementiaPersonal experiencesCarers issuesPractical exercises – security breakaway and
safeholding training and “Do you know who I am?” exercise.
Avoidable difficultiesPositive communicationLooking at a different realityWhen words disguise needsLegal issuesWhat support do people need (to be a champion)
Dementia champions training
Staff get the chance to consider what it might feel like to be a patient in hospital with dementia
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.
The Role of Security
Basic Breakaway and Safeholding
Pictures of breakaway training
June 2011
‘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)
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
Good practice example Bovey Ward
Reaction
Local press coverageNursing TimesBBC News – SpotlightRD&E Express
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.
