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Spotlight Project Viki Baker, Care Group Director, Learning Disability Service September 2014
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Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - one of the partners working with NHS Improving Quality on the Winterbourne Medicines Programme Presentation from the Winterbourne Medicines Programme Launch held in London on 10 September 2014 Ensuring safe, appropriate and optimised use of medication for people with learning disabilities who demonstrate behaviour that can challenge
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Spotlight Project
Viki Baker, Care Group Director, Learning Disability Service
September 2014
Who?
• Keen smiley folk from Sussex by the sea
• Passionate about people with a learning disability having better
lives and playing our part in addressing health inequalities.
• Providers of a 10 bedded assessment and intervention service
for adults with a learning disability whose behaviour puts
themselves and/or others at major risk of harm.
Today
Here on behalf of people who use the Selden Centre and their families and carers
Viki Director
AndrewPsychiatrist
EstherPsychologist
LisaPharmacist
“the Boss” “the Helper” “the Challenger” “the Evidence Expert”
… and the wider Spotlight team
Jane FieldManager
Jeanette DrakeGeneral Manager
Kirsty TaylorSpeech & Language
Therapist
MMax Buchanan &
Diane SkudderBehaviour Specialists
Caroline BrettWard Manager
Michelle Olden & Jess ConstableSocial Workers
Wendy HarlowHead of Audits
Current issues – 3 biggies
On the plus side
Lack of information re: medication history to inform clinical
decisions. Lack of individualised information for clients
Not enough joint working on medication issues between
community and inpatient services
Lack of detailed analysis of recording of use of PRN
medication pre, during and post admission (compared with RPIs)• Strong and committed integrated team
• Psychiatrist, pharmacist and clinical team willing and wanting to take the risks• Skilled support staff• Good building
Medication in the spotlight
What we want to achieve
Listening and acting on stories from clients and carers about their experiences regarding medication
Better individualised information pre, during and post admission to
inform clinical decision making
Detailed analysis and monitoring of PRN usage pre, during and
post admission
• Better understanding and usage of medication at the Selden Centre • Overall reduction in PRN usage across community and inpatient services• Demonstrate increased understanding and participation of service users and carers in decisions re: medication • Knowledge and awareness of what we can do to improve
Increased Spotlight on
medication issues leading to:
