THE GRAMPIAN, ORKNEY and SHETLANDLEARNING DISABILITY OBILGATE NETWORK

Susan CarrLearning Disability Services Manager

NHS Grampian

INTRODUCTORY WORK

• Shared information on service provision

• Agreement on approach

• Shared challenges faced by all

• Identified possible areas of support

PRE-VISITS PREPARATION

Drafted paper outlining:

• Specialist roll of Dietetics, OT, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapy.

• Possible support from NHS G AHP specialists.

• Joint Training Programme (that supports multi-agency partners in Grampian).

VISITS TO ORKNEY and SHETLAND

• Programme of visits/meetings arranged by hosts.

• Listened and learnt.

• Reviewed and agreed way forward.

EXAMPLES of NEXT STEPS

• Partnership approach to supporting work on identifying additional / different health needs of people with a learning disability - to enable NHS staff to be aware of needs and promote access to specialist LD staff support.

• Partners in Communication Training to support staff working with clients with challenging behaviour.

EXAMPLES of NEXT STEPS

• LD Dementia Pathway– share current draft and consider factors to enable effective implementation.

• Partnership approach to identifying evidence to consider how best to meet needs of clients with challenging behaviours.

• Build relationships and create more opportunities for liaison with LD colleagues through videoconferencing event to enable a “getting to know each other”.

EXAMPLES of NEXT STEPS

• .Role of LD nursing to support developments: support meetings with CLDNs with special interests and managers through work shadowing opportunities in Aberdeen and telephone support and advice when necessary.

• Follow up visit to focus on support to NHS around responding to differing/additional health needs – possible workshop with GPs and NHS staff.