Download - Workforce Development for People with Intellectual Disabilities

July 2014

Workforce Development for People with Intellectual

DisabilitiesKent specific findings and workshop

Key findings for

Medway Kent

People who have Learning disabilities in Kent

Medway

Kent

Population Estimates for 2013 based on 2010/11 GP data

Likely true number *

254700 1181 5143

1411100 6333 28087

1665800 7514 33230

* The likely true numbers have been estimated by iHal using the work by using the work by Eric Emerson & Chris Hatton (2004) Estimating the Current Need/Demand for Supports for People with Learning Disabilities in England. Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University.

Total

Workforce data KentWorkforce numbers NHS and non NHS

NHS employed RNLD's Non NHS nurses that work in learning disability settings

Workforce age bandings

1

9

29

48

13

NHS

24yrs and younger 25yrs - 34yrs 35yrs - 44yrs45yrs - 54yrs 55yrs - 64yrs 65yrs and older

21

2728

18

6

non NHS

24yrs and younger 25yrs - 34yrs 35yrs - 44yrs45yrs - 54yrs 55yrs - 64yrs 65yrs and older

Workshop

• In Kent we know that there will be more people living here over the next 5 years

• We know that there will also be an increase in the number of people with learning disabilities

• We know that will be an increase in the demand for support due to more people and the ageing of the people

Question 1

a) Should we teach more specialist staff members to help support the increase in need?

b) Or should we teach more generally registered staff to support the increased needs?

Question 2

What kind of extra skills and education do you think either (a) or (b) staff would need to support the increase in needs of the learning disability population?

If you have any questions please ask them now

or come and ask me in the break

What happens now?

• Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex are holding a workforce event on the 9th of July 2014. All providers of NHS funded learning disability nursing services are welcome

• I have written a workforce report recommending a numbers of changes that will need to be made to the way the number and education of staff takes place. This will be published soon

Communication

• Work number: 01227 833700

• Email: [email protected]

• Twitter: @georgematuska

• Web blog: www.IDHEKSS.wordpress.com