Why Dementia is still everyone’s business at BSUH Lucy Frost: Dementia Champion, Dr Muna Al Jawad, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, Clinical Lead for Dementia.

Doing it differently on the Emerald Unit to keep making good changes

Narrative Using art Schwarz / After Action Review approaches Leads to engagement / reflection Leads to ownership of what we do Leads to understanding from own self about the core essence of care. Creation of and continued essence of Emerald Unit Manifesto Fully multi-disciplinary Flattens the hierarchy

PRACTICAL THINGS WE DO TO TRY AND ACHIEVE OUR ASPIRATIONS: Daily multi-disciplinary board round Weekly inter-disciplinary case discussion and education meeting Open visiting hours Mental health professionals as part of the team Encourage creative and innovative practice from staff On the job education by dementia specialists Communal areas on the ward for eating, socialising and activities Butterfly scheme and REACH approach offered to all patients

A medical perspective on this way of working

Educating differently……….. West Creative

£20.5k funding from HEKSS Integrated education sessions opened up to the public. License acquired to use Alive Inside Film. Commissioning of Engage & Create to provide immersive simulation session in one day programme. 890 people have accessed dementia education in the last 6 months Alive Inside has taken the trust out into the community with Public Screenings – ‘A grass roots dementia friendly initiative Series of Guest Speakers to raise profile of dementia education Reflective / facilitated discussion / Pledges / Actions This project will be presented at the Dementia Fellowship in June 2015 and we hope to host a screening at the UK Dementia Congress later this year.

St Georges Church… Tonight….. 7pm Come and see us……

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