We are hosting a health event for people with a learning disability, families and carers at The Reg Vardy Building, St Peters Campus, Sunderland University.
More information and how to book can be obtained by contacting Andrew Fox at Sunderland People First on 0191 521 4123
We are going to be carrying out health tests, providing work shops on cancer awareness, Stop and Watch campaign (recognising a poorly person) providing information on health passports and reasonable adjustments.
It would be great to see you there!
Please click on the link below for details of the day, directions and parking arrangements.
Our event is aimed at people with learning disabilities and or autism and will include lots of activities and opportunities for people to talk about medication, behaviour and different ways that people can get the right support. People with a learning disability and autism will facilitate the event and share their own experiences as part of the day. We would like people that attend to help us develop an action plan for individuals and organisations.
A great session took place on the 7th of December that saw people with a learning disability, carers and health professionals come together to help to look at the needs of people who have cancer.
We had a great opportunity to work with Macmillan to develop an easy read version of the holistic needs assessment.
Macmillan are working on the ideas we shared today and we will see the results in the new year.
On the 13th of June 2018, Ashley Murphy (Health Promotion Team) Shaleen Mercer (Community Learning disability Team) Lisa Baker (St Benedicts Hospice) and Beverley Brown (Self Advocate) enjoyed a trip to London.
We won an award at the Palliative Care Network for People with a learning Disability – We received highly commended in the Linda McEnhill awards section.
This was for our hard work in ensuring palliative care services for people with learning disability and their carers are the best they can be.
We have developed accessible information about end of life and where support can be accessed. All of this information can be found here on this website under palliative care.
We also have a excellent pathway of care for people with learning disability who reach end of life and this was recognised at a national level.
Aswell has attending the conference to pick up the award we had a fabulous time in London too.
Ashley Murphy, Learning Disability and Autism Primary Care Programme Manager, NTW worked together with Linda Reiling, Specialist Joint Commissioner for Learning disabilities and Mental health at Sunderland Clinical commissioning Group to put together a fun filled, educational conference for people with a learning disability and autism, that took place at the Stadium of Light on the 21st May 2018.
The event was to help people with learning disabilities and autism understand what they are entitled too from their GP practice. We found out what they like about going to their doctors and what they felt needed to be better. We now have lots of ideas to work on from this.
Aswell as this we ran pop up clinics. People with a learning disability are often very fearful of having tests to ensure they are healthy and don’t always want to go to their GP. At the event we worked with several drug companies and practitioners from both GP practices across Sunderland and the labs at the QE Hospital to enable people to have the following tests, Cholesterol and pre diabetes. They also had their BMI calculated and mini ECGs. All results were shared with their GP following on from the event and the health promotion team have offered follow up support after the event.
We also worked in partnership with audiology at City Hospitals Sunderland who offered a fantastic service and tested peoples hearing on the day. This has generated several referrals where some hearing loss was detected that may have not been picked up ordinarily!
The day would not of been possible without our colleagues in the point of care department at Sunderland University, namely Karen Giles who has guided us trained us and supported us with the clinics, thank you !
Finally a massive well done to all of our stall holders from various organisations across the City, Sunderland Sports department at Sunderland University and all of the people who attended. A fantastic drama production was also given by the Twisting Ducks they were brilliant! A great day was had by all and lots of work is planned as a result.
Finally a huge thank you to our co-chair Bethan Gillan, this was her first event of this kind and she did an amazing job well done!!
