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Annual Report & Accounts 2010/11 - James Paget University Hospitals

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Those with dementia<br />

The increasing number of patients with dementia is a long term challenge for<br />

the Trust.<br />

Between 79 and 90 people per month are discharged with a confirmed diagnosis<br />

of dementia. This does not include the number of patients suspected to have<br />

dementia or those that die within the Trust.<br />

Ward areas have seen a significant increase in patients with dementia and in<br />

some cases up to 50% of the patients on a ward have been diagnosed with<br />

the condition. As the Trust looks to reduce patient length of stay, the issue of<br />

patients with dementia is a particular challenge.<br />

Significant work is already underway, with Matron Barry Pinkney<br />

leading a six month project funded by the Innovation in Nursing<br />

Midwifery Practice Project (INMPP). Since December <strong>2010</strong>, a<br />

pathway has been piloted and awareness training has been given<br />

to over 90 multi disciplinary staff.<br />

The key component of this project has been the ‘More about Me’<br />

information care package which focuses on improving hydration<br />

and nutrition for patients with dementia. This complements the ‘This is Me’<br />

audit of data. Early indications suggest that documentation and adherence to<br />

the pathway are improving. In early April the ‘More<br />

About Me” package won the Health Enterprise East<br />

Spotlight Competition for Publications and Training<br />

Aids. The department received a cash prize to assist with<br />

training.<br />

The Trust is<br />

also involved in<br />

local dementia<br />

initiatives such<br />

as the PCT<br />

Mental Health<br />

and Learning<br />

Disability<br />

Programme Board, Clinical<br />

Dementia Group and Health Innovation<br />

Education Cluster (HIEC). The Trust was<br />

represented at the East of England<br />

Dementia Strategy Conference and<br />

represented acute trusts at the HIEC<br />

Dementia day in April.<br />

Strategic planning for the future is vitally<br />

important if the Trust is to meet the<br />

increasing demand being placed on its<br />

resources. The INMPP project should be<br />

rolled out across all wards and units over the next few months, with additional<br />

focus on communication with family carers.<br />

Page 12 <strong>James</strong> <strong>Paget</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Hospitals</strong> NHS Foundation Trust <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>11</strong> www.jpaget.nhs.uk

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