Amanda Williams Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Young Carers School Nurse Champion

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Amanda WilliamsSpecialist Community Public
Health NurseYoung Carers School Nurse Champion

• The role of the School Nurse Champion

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Content

• How I became a Y/C Champion
• My Vision
• Using the evidence
• Moving Forward
• Questions
• Contact details

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Becoming a Young Carers School Nurse Champion.

• School Health Nurse Worcestershire
• SCPHN Degree.
• Invitation to Department of Health.
• Young Carers School Nurse Champion for
  Worcestershire.

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My role as a Young Carers School Nurse Champion

• Raise awareness of vulnerable group
• Multi-disciplinary approach
• Awareness without intrusion
• Appropriate signposting

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My Vision

• Identify potential young carers
• Share information with relevant professionals
• Encourage us all to think
• Who is caring for you?
• Could there be a young carer?
• Raise the profile of available services

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WHO?

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My Pilot

• Identify groups with carer needs
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Stroke
• Palliative Cancer patient
• Head Spinal Injured
• Mental Health
• Drug Alcohol dependence
• Epileptic
• Carers Register

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My Pilot - Results

• 8580 patients registered
• 402 patients identified
• 61 mental health
• 118 drug and alcohol problems
• 45 palliative care
• 40 recent cancer diagnosis

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My Pilot - Results

• 48 potential Young Carers highlighted within
  selected categories (5-19 yrs)
• 1 Young Person on Carers Register

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Potential Young Carers

• 566,600 residents in Worcestershire
• If results are typical
• potential 3,000 young carers in Worcestershire
• Currently Young Carers Service supports 238
  children and young people

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Using the Evidence

• School Health Nurses
• Highlight on School Health Records
• Quietly monitor
• Advertise within Schools
• Use social media Twitter, Facebook, school
  websites

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Using the Evidence

• Work with GP practices
• Highlight vulnerable families on IT system
• Set up carers register within practices
• GPs signposting on to school health young
  carers

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Spreading the Word
RCN Conference Presentation
Write Blog for Childrens Society
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Summary

• Tip of the ice berg
• Role of young carers champion
• Raise awareness
• Highlight potential young carers
• Support and signposting

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• QUESTIONS??????

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Contact Details

• Amanda Williams
• Specialist School Health Nurse
• Henwick Halt Medical Centre
• St Johns
• Worcester
• TEL [phone]
• amandawilliams3_at_nhs.net
• Twitter _at_AmandaBoreda23