The Disability and Learning Difficulty Support and Advisory Group.

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Disability Support for Clinical Placement

• Martin Simons.
• Practice Placement Manager/Senior Charge Nurse
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

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What is Disability?

• Disability Discrimination Act (1995/2005) U.K
  Law
• A physical or mental impairment that has a
  substantial and long term effect on a persons
  ability to carry out normal day to day
  activities.

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Disability Discrimination Act.

• Reasonable Adjustment
• A U.K. Employer has a duty under the Disability
  Discrimination Act (1995/2005) to make
  'reasonable adjustments' ensuring that staff are
  not put at a substantial disadvantage.

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Disclosure of Disability.

• Often difficult
• Labelling.
• Discrimination.
• Humiliation.
• Bullying.
• Lack of awareness of disability.

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Background

• Pre registration nursing issues.
• Clinical Education Team issues.
• Referral process.

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Group Membership.

• Clinicians.
• Educators.
• Other departments.
• Higher Education Institutions.
• Incorporating other Trusts.

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Aim of Group.

• Advice and support.
• Encourage disclosure.
• Assess practicality of reasonable adjustments for
  clinical setting.
• Follow up support.
• An evolving group.

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Case Study 1

• Student Nurse Angela.
• History of depression.
• Self harmer
• 1st placement following long intermission from
  course.
• Shy, nervous, fragile.
• Medication.

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Case Study 2

• Staff Nurse Karen.
• Injured by patient when on duty.
• Lost full use of left thumb.
• Taken off clinical duties.
• Auditing and Administration.
• Wanted to nurse!
• Frustrated!!!

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Case Study 3

• Student Nurse Donna.
• Poor documentation.
• Issues with managing time and priorities.
• Difficulty reading black type on white paper.

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Recent Initiatives.

• Any member of staff needing dyslexia assessment
  will be funded by Trust.
• Trial taking place with software to support
  dyslexia.
• Addition of Registered Mental Health Nurse to
  Group.
• Looking at developing a Disability Champion
  role in clinical areas.
• Involved in cases in other staff groups in the
  Trust.

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In Conclusion Who Benefits?

• Staff.
• Students
• Trust.
• Patients.

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A Lesson Learned!

• Disclosure and effective communication is better
  for everyone concerned and saves potential
  embarrassment.
• Thanks for Listening.

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