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