Solihull Care NHS Trust Reablement Service is proving to be highly effective at helping people with poor physical or mental health remain independent for as long as possible.
A recent survey of users shows 90 per cent felt they were able to do more for themselves as a result of care provided by the reablement team.
The service which is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams of home care assistants, occupational therapists and social workers, helps service users learn or relearn skills impaired by illness, and rebuild their confidence. This could entail managing all aspects of personal care, or learning to carry out everyday tasks such as making a cup of tea, using a microwave, making a sandwich or looking up a phone number.
Intensive support and guidance is given during a six week period. Eighty per cent of service users said they had achieved the goals set at the beginning.
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Monday, 10 August 2009
Transforming Community Equipment – Project Managers’ induction course
Organised by DH Care Networks the two day programme runs from Thursday 24 September to Friday 25 September 2009.
The event is for council project managers about to transform their community equipment services. It aims to:
• provide project managers with knowledge and skills to prepare for local launch of TCE projects
• brief project managers on the national retail model
• set out requirements for local governance of the project
Click here for information
The event is for council project managers about to transform their community equipment services. It aims to:
• provide project managers with knowledge and skills to prepare for local launch of TCE projects
• brief project managers on the national retail model
• set out requirements for local governance of the project
Click here for information
National Telecare and Telehealth Conference
A three day event from Monday 16 November to Wednesday 18 November 2009.
Featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed speakers in the areas of telecare, telehealth and the ageing population.
Main conference speakers include Dame Joan Bakewell, acclaimed writer and broadcaster, and nationally recognised champion of age equality issues, and Janice E Knoefel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine (Gerontology) and Neurology, University of New Mexico, expert on the management of chronic conditions using telehealth.
Click here for information.
Featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed speakers in the areas of telecare, telehealth and the ageing population.
Main conference speakers include Dame Joan Bakewell, acclaimed writer and broadcaster, and nationally recognised champion of age equality issues, and Janice E Knoefel, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine (Gerontology) and Neurology, University of New Mexico, expert on the management of chronic conditions using telehealth.
Click here for information.
Up Close and Personal
A one day conference on personalisation on Thursday 12 November 2009.
Organised by the English Community Care Association, the conference will examine the reality and the rhetoric of personalisation and what it means for care providers.
Click here for information.
Organised by the English Community Care Association, the conference will examine the reality and the rhetoric of personalisation and what it means for care providers.
Click here for information.
Blog Update
Due to changes to the JIP blog, your June and July 2009 copies of the bulletin will no longer link to it.
Refreshed versions of these bulletins allowing access to the blog are available on the Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands website. Click here for details.
The blog carries bulletin stories in full and gives you the opportunity to comment on what you read, engage with colleagues and partners in the region, and share your views on adult social care.
Contact Matt Bowsher for further details. Mobile: 07500 944 766 Email: mbowsher@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk
Refreshed versions of these bulletins allowing access to the blog are available on the Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands website. Click here for details.
The blog carries bulletin stories in full and gives you the opportunity to comment on what you read, engage with colleagues and partners in the region, and share your views on adult social care.
Contact Matt Bowsher for further details. Mobile: 07500 944 766 Email: mbowsher@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk
Pill Dispenser training video
An information and training DVD produced by PivoTell, the distributors of the automatic pill dispenser is now available.
For copies of the DVD contact PivoTell Ltd, Telephone 01799 550 979, Fax 01799 550 686, Email office@pivotell.co.uk
West Midlands JIP is preparing to launch the first large scale pilot of the automatic pill dispenser on 14 September 2009. The aim is to test its effectiveness and safety, its appropriateness for various groups and the cost implications for making it available on a wider scale.
Eight local authorities and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) have signed up. The pilot sites are Dudly MBC, Herefordshire County Council, Solihull Care Trust, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire North PCT, Telford and Wrekin Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire County Council.
The device automatically reminds users to take pills when the built-in alarm sounds. Programmed to release tablets at specific times, the battery operated container is preloaded with pills and securely locked by a pharmacist.
The pilot will run for six months after which a final report will be published. It is a joint project between the JIP, Boots UK, independent pharmacies, and PivoTell the distributors of the device; and supported by funding from the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG).
Newly appointed pill dispenser project manager, Andy Jackson, can be contacted by email: andy.jackson28@ntlworld.com
mobile: 07815 073611.
For copies of the DVD contact PivoTell Ltd, Telephone 01799 550 979, Fax 01799 550 686, Email office@pivotell.co.uk
West Midlands JIP is preparing to launch the first large scale pilot of the automatic pill dispenser on 14 September 2009. The aim is to test its effectiveness and safety, its appropriateness for various groups and the cost implications for making it available on a wider scale.
Eight local authorities and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) have signed up. The pilot sites are Dudly MBC, Herefordshire County Council, Solihull Care Trust, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire North PCT, Telford and Wrekin Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire County Council.
The device automatically reminds users to take pills when the built-in alarm sounds. Programmed to release tablets at specific times, the battery operated container is preloaded with pills and securely locked by a pharmacist.
The pilot will run for six months after which a final report will be published. It is a joint project between the JIP, Boots UK, independent pharmacies, and PivoTell the distributors of the device; and supported by funding from the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG).
Newly appointed pill dispenser project manager, Andy Jackson, can be contacted by email: andy.jackson28@ntlworld.com
mobile: 07815 073611.
Developing Dudley’s physical and sensory disability services
Over 50 service users and carers attended a physical and sensory disability conference held by Dudley Council at the end of July.
The conference gave people a chance to air their views on services and hear about the Council’s three year plan for improvement. Their feedback will be used to update the physical and sensory disability strategy and shape future development of services.
The conference gave people a chance to air their views on services and hear about the Council’s three year plan for improvement. Their feedback will be used to update the physical and sensory disability strategy and shape future development of services.
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