Discussing Transition Services for People with Disabilities

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: Columba O'Hare; Category: News; Published: 23 January 2017

Southern Trust

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The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has hosted a consultation event to allow service users and carers to feedback on their experience of the transition moving from Children’s to Adult Services.

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The Adult Disability Transition Team was set up in September 2015. The team of Social Workers, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists, support young people with disabilities during their transition into adulthood. Each young person has their own case manager who works with them and their family to develop an individual care plan and put in place the services they need for example, direct payments/self-directed support and respite if required.

Some of the staff who took part in the consultation event to help improve transition services for people with disabilities. Nuala Quinn, Protect Life Co-ordinator, Deidre McParland, Senior Health Improvement Officer (Mental Health)Rhonda Richardson, Fit 4 U Co-ordinator, Morgan Brannigan, User Involvement Development Officer Mairéad Casey, Patient/Client Experience and 10,000 Voices Facilitator, Sinéad Hughes, Promoting Wellbeing Specialist Lead, Noreen McComiskey, Specialist Services Manager, Miceal Crilly, Assistant Director of Disability Services, Sinead Campbell, Independent Advocate, Disability Action, Colleen O’Hare, Social Worker, Adult Disability Transition Team, Eileen Canavan, Nurse, Adult Disability Transition Team, Gavin Crilly, Nurse, Adult Disability Transition Team, Eveline Milne, Occupational Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team, Victoria Nixon, Occupational Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team, Michelle Grimley, Speech and Language Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team, Leanne Mc Aleavey Promoting Wellbeing Student and Iolo Gilian Health and Social Care Board. — Some of the staff who took part in the consultation event to help improve transition services for people with disabilities. Nuala Quinn, Protect Life Co-ordinator; Deidre McParland, Senior Health Improvement Officer (Mental Health); Rhonda Richardson, Fit 4 U Co-ordinator; Morgan Brannigan, User Involvement Development Officer; Mairéad Casey, Patient/Client Experience and 10,000 Voices Facilitator; Sinéad Hughes, Promoting Wellbeing Specialist Lead; Noreen McComiskey, Specialist Services Manager; Miceal Crilly, Assistant Director of Disability Services; Sinead Campbell, Independent Advocate, Disability Action; Colleen O’Hare, Social Worker, Adult Disability Transition Team; Eileen Canavan, Nurse, Adult Disability Transition Team; Gavin Crilly, Nurse, Adult Disability Transition Team; Eveline Milne, Occupational Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team; Victoria Nixon, Occupational Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team; Michelle Grimley, Speech and Language Therapist, Adult Disability Transition Team; Leanne Mc Aleavey Promoting Wellbeing Student and Iolo Gilian Health and Social Care Board.

Young people in attendance were offered a Taster Session in ‘Fit 4 U 2’ which offers adults with learning disabilities a range of physical activity and leisure opportunities in local community settings. They were also given the opportunity to sample Music Therapy which is available from Everyday Harmony.

Representatives from the Trust’s Promoting Well Being Team shared information with Carers on ‘Take 5’ which ‘teaches five simple steps to keeping ourselves feeling good’ and also on opportunities available through ‘Riding for the Disabled’.

Micéal Crilly, Assistant Director Disability Services for the Southern Trust said that he welcomed the opportunity to engage with young people and their carers to help shape future service delivery. He also thanked the Promoting Health and Well Being Team who funded the event.

Mairead Casey, Patient/Client and 10,000 Voices Facilitator for the Trust attended the event and outlined to carers how they could complete the 10,000 Voices survey which will give them an opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences of the Adult Transition Service by ‘telling their story’.

The 10,000 voices is a PHA initiative acknowledging that patient and client contribution is fundamental to ensuring that services are commissioned to deliver better outcomes for patients, their families and carers.

If anyone was unable attend but still wishes to share their experience of the Adult Transition Service with us you can: complete the survey at 10 KVHealth and Social Care in NI or request a paper version by contacting Mairead Casey Tel: 028 3839 7014 Mob: 077 89505502 or Email: mairead.casey@southerntrust.hscni.net. This can then be returned free of charge in the envelope provided with the survey.