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Emergency Department Navigators
The aim of the ED Navigators programme is
to reach out and support patients that come through the Emergency Department at a vulnerable time in their life when they have been involved in serious violence of any nature, with the goal of supporting their recovery and preventing future involvement in violence.
This year, a key change to the Emergency Department Navigators programme has been the devolvement of responsibility to each hospital trust area to implement the core components of the ED Navigators scheme, alongside flexible components tailored to suit the needs of local areas and patients.
ED Navigators deliver person-centred, tailored support to the needs of clients. Navigators have also delivered KnifeSavers training at various establishments including schools and night- time venues.
Patients supported by the ED Navigator service are offered this training and we have also used a train-the-trainer approach to train wider safeguarding nurses to deliver KnifeSavers training, to ensure that children open to the Child Exploitation Team and Youth Justice Team also receive this life-saving training.
We have funded 1:1 sports sessions, such as boxing, for individuals to help them integrate back into community settings, as many of the patients lose the confidence to leave their homes after traumatic violence-related incidents. Private specialised trauma therapy has also been funded for patients if they have suffered significant trauma.
Reach is widespread but there is also depth to the quality of the interventions provided (see case study below for example).
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