expect when attending for breast screening. Children and Young People with an intellectual disability We will work with our colleagues in mainstream services to improve access to all aspects of healthcare for our children and young people with an intellectual disability, equal to that of their peers. We will highlight that 40% of children and young people with an intellectual disability will experience significant psychiatric disorder, compared with less than 10% of those without an intellectual disability. We will participate in training sessions with colleagues from mainstream services to help clinician’s best meet the needs of children and young people with an intellectual disability. We will work in partnership with colleagues in mainstream settings to help them to make reasonable adjustments to meet the presenting healthcare of the children and young people. We will highlight this to fellow clinician’s, social care staff and commissioners through participation in local, regional and national groups such as Bamford, Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership (CYPSP) the regional Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHs) task force, and by participating in and presenting at conferences. We will also respond to consultations and participate in reviews of services. We will work with community and voluntary agencies and educational services. Years 1-5 Section 2: Supporting full participation of people with a disability by improving accessibility
of the project management of same. Review Online Resources We will review all of our online resources available for staff to assist them in promoting the disability duties. Up to date policies, guidance and tool kit for Managing Disability in the Workplace for Managers. Improved accessibility and navigation. Support the mainstreaming of disability duties. Year 1 Improvement in Signage and Way Finding We will work with colleagues in our Estates department to explore opportunities for improving way finding and signage around Trust premises. Enhanced service user experience. Ease of way finding. Years 1-5 Accessible Communication We will promote the mainstreaming of regional guidance ‘Making Communication Accessible for All’ throughout the Trust. We will disseminate this resource and seek to mainstream best practice in our Continuous Improvement Projects as well as Enhanced service user experience. More accessible service provision. Years 1-5
tapping into the Professional Development Programme for nurses and midwives to awareness and promote the practical use of this resource. We will work with colleagues in ICT and Patient Records to seek options to improve the communication of reasonable adjustment in the patient journey. Brain Injury Team – Improved Pathways Create a new pathway for individuals who have suffered a concussion (i.e. mild traumatic brain injury). Trust wide working group established to implement the recommendations from the Regional Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) inspection. Group to include staff from the Trust’s Community Acquired Brain Injury Team, Emergency Care, Medical and Surgical and Children’s services. Hold consultation with service users for new pathway for feedback. Provide training on concussion to ED staff. Written information provided for service affected by concussion on what to expect in a range of languages. Outcomes: Defined pathway established for patients with a brain injury. Years 1-5
are supported to continue in employment. Improved support for staff with a disability. Robust process in place for recording reasonable adjustments in the workplace. Staff Health and Wellbeing We will continue to promote our staff’s health and wellbeing. We will link and align our Health and Wellbeing at Work Strategy and Action Plan to the Mental Health Charter. We will continue to promote staff training opportunities to empower staff to become good custodians of their mental health through participation in e.g. Relax and Rewind, Mindfulness (focusing on self-care, Looking After Me (highlighting the importance of emotional wellbeing for staff members). Enhanced understanding amongst our staff on how to maintain good health and wellbeing. Greater participation of our staff in health and wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced awareness amongst our staff of mental health issues. Feedback from participants through the promoting wellbeing forms. Trust a signatory to the ECNI Mental Health Charter. Dissemination of information to staff via the Health and Wellbeing new Information Hub in Craigavon Hospital. Years 1–5 Support for staff affected by cancer We will update our Trust managers guide to ensure Revised guide developed for managers supporting staff affected by cancer. project to be rolled out in breast cancer service. Year 1 .