By Dr Rachel Ann Jones C.Psychol AFBPsS, National Learning Disability Programme Lead. There were many powerful messages throughout the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Gothenburg this June. But if I had to summarise the three day conference into one word it is “tillsammans”. A Swedish word,
Continue readingBy Dr Seth A. Mensah, MB ChB MSc DPM MRCPsych, neuropsychiatrist with consultant responsibility for the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service. People who are supported by the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service represent the most complex in behavioural, emotional and psychiatric need. As a specialist team of neuropsychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists and support workers, our
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By Martine Price, Clinical Lead Nurse, Improvement Cymru. On 9 June, our Leaders for Safety attended a celebration event as they completed Leading Patient Safety. The programme was delivered in partnership with Improvement Cymru and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). It began in March with 38 participants, all senior
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By Adam Watkins, Senior Information Analyst & Bethany Kruger, Senior Improvement Manager COVID-19 and Health Inequalities (Part 1) Recently we were speaking with a colleague who was sharing her experiences of supporting a young man with a learning disability in the community. Prior to COVID-19, he had lived a good
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By Paula Phillips, Senior Improvement Manager, Learning Disability Improvement Cymru. Over the past two years we have witnessed unprecedented demands on health services resulting in people having to get used to different ways of accessing health care. In many instances, routine work needed postponing and physical access to Primary Care
Continue readingBy Dr Rachel Ann Jones, Learning Disability Programme Lead and Prof John Boulton, National Director of NHS Quality Improvement and Patient Safety/Director of Improvement Cymru. The recently published NICE Impact report on People with Learning Disability makes for difficult reading. On average people with learning disability will die at least
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