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Improvements • Trust strategy to have an LD trained nurse on every
ward. Further recruitment planned
• Continued long term secondment agreement (5
years) for the Consultant LD nurse post • Continued development of LD/ASC steering group
and parent/ child reference groups
• Formation of LD/ASC liaison team which will include
- Full time LD liaison nurse • Development of Alder Hey information pack for
- Part-time play specialist children and families with LD/ASC in conjunction with
- Part-time admin support Liverpool network
- Part-time LD nurse contribution (across site,
• Continued roll out of hospital passport, a one page
released from clinical areas) to team
profile, communication passport
• 4 LD nurse appointments within the Trust across
• Continued attendance and benchmarking across
clinical areas
Liverpool acute network and nationally re best
• Established Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum practice
Condition Steering Group
• Further implementation of risk assessment and
• Established parent and child reference groups reasonable adjustment tools across the Trust
to support steering group and trust consultation
• Continued rolling programme of training across all
(Millstead, Bank View and Redbridge schools)
clinical areas - bespoke training planned for clinical
• Established partnerships with voluntary and areas where requested
independent sector organisations e.g. Contact a
• Implementation of toy library proposals - across site
Family, Autism Together
access to sensory and specialist toys for all children
• Ongoing participation in CCG hosted Liverpool Acute with LD and additional sensory needs
Liaison Network
• Continue development of LD champions and
• Mandatory training LD awareness e-learning pack resources
rolled out
• Continue to support clinical areas in the development
• Ongoing training – e.g. Learning disability and ASC of specific pathways for children with LD/ASC
awareness via induction training for all volunteers and
• Improve external communication with families e.g.
nurses that is the pan-Liverpool LD health training
through electronic/media etc.
pack (used in all acute sites in Liverpool – developed
with Liverpool Mencap as part of the Liverpool Acute • Develop further the use and availability of
Liaison Network) communication tools across areas to increase staff
awareness.
• Ongoing risk assessment/ mental health first aid and
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) training across the • Continued identification of research streams and
trust (rolling programme available to all areas) dissemination of best practice across professional
networks e.g. LD Consultant Nurse Network ,
• Ongoing autism awareness training for all staff
Learning Disability Research Network.
provided by Autism Together
3.3.13 Nurse Staffing
• Developed LD indicator for easy LD identification on
Meditech (Trust wide computer system)
• Developed ‘LD champions’ training and new
champions identified Aims:
• Developed LD resource pack and pilot in clinical • To have zero nursing vacancies.
areas - including pathways • To sustain a Nurse Pool to cover maternity leave
• Pilot of hospital passport/ risk assessment and and long term sick cover and fill ward/department
reasonable adjustment tools as per Liverpool acute vacancies.
liaison Network strategy • To have a proactive recruitment campaign.
• Developed academic and practice links across Edge • To have a nursing workforce who have the right
Hill University and Alder Hey children’s hospital to skills and receive the right training for the job.
support student journey/experiences and ultimately
recruitment for the Trust.
Changes or deficiencies in the nursing workforce can
Future Plans have a detrimental impact on the quality of care. Patient
outcomes, and particularly safety, are improved when
• Continued development of the five day acute liaison organisations have the right people, with the right skills,
service across site (LD nurse workload model and in the right place at the right time.
supervision)
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