Health Facilitation and Acute Liaison in Warwickshire

1. Health Facilitation and Acute Liaison in Warwickshire

2. What has happened? GP practices were helped to setup a register Some GP’s are doing health checks – but not enough

3. What has happened? • Autism Carers Group • Autism Awareness • Dementia Training pack for staff • Weight Management Conference • Menopause Conference • New Ideas support

4. Acute Liaison There is now an Acute Liaison Nurse based at Warwick Hospital This is a joint funded post with the hospital

5. Acute Liaison Tracey Anderson is the acute liaison nurse for Warwick. Sally Wilson is the Acute Liaison for George Elliot Hospital They help patients who have a learning disability to get the best care

6. Healthy Lifestyles Groups We run a number of healthy lifestyles group

7. What we would like to do next

8. Relaxation Groups PMLD Special Interest Group Circles Dementia Group

9. To run a Well men groups

10. Improve the number of Annual Health Checks GP’s will get paid for completing health checks for people with a learning disability We want your GP to invite you to have a health check every year

11. How can we help to GP’s to do this? We will complete three training sessions for GP’s and Practice Staff Service users will support us with this training

12. What the training will cover • What is a learning disability? • How to identify people with a Learning Disability • Understanding the health needs of a person who has a Learning Disability • What a health check should cover • Health action plans • Overcoming barriers faced by people with Learning Disabilities • Mental capacity andDiscrimination Act.

13. Helping GP Practices • Make sure the Register is correct • Give the GP’s letters to use to invite you to a health check

14. Helping GP Practices • Pre Health Check Questionnaires will be sent before your health check • A leaflet will be sent explaining what will happen in your health check

15. Helping GP Practices

16. Health Check Template

17. Helping GP Practices • The GP will be able to print a Health Action Plan or a Hospital Passport if you need one.

18. Helping Carers • We will offer training to carers about health facilitation • Preparing for medical appointments • Looking out for signs of illness

19. Any Questions