This award from Nursing Times, recognises the unique role that nurses have in supporting patients with learning disabilities, along with their families and carers, to achieve and maintain good health, wellbeing and their full potential.
It focuses on how nurses or nursing teams work to break down barriers that may prevent participation in society or result in health inequalities.
We're honoured to be selected on the shortlist and can't wait for the awards announcements in October. See the full shortlist here.
The London Clinic’s Award Entry
Our entry focuses on a project which is about reaching beyond what constitutes a reasonable adjustment. Our Clinical Site Team identified areas of improvement in care for patients admitted with additional needs, and developed a new care framework.
This includes:
- Improved patient passports
- Identification and escalation of patients with additional needs at pre-assessment
- Review of time booked for consultations
- Further training and education
- Policy reviews
- Consistent working group
- Assurance into the Patient Safety Committee
- Review of patient experience data including support from patients at the patient forum
- Improved communication aids
- Family/carer involvement.
This project also included the appointment of two lead roles within the Clinical Site Practitioner Team including our Dementia Lead (Dawn) and our Learning Disability and Autism Lead (Joao).
The team have taken a multi professional approach to the project making sure that all teams are working together to ensure this particular cohort of patients receive safe quality care that is tailored to their individual needs.
We look forward to the finalist announcements in October!