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December 2011 - Latest News
- BSMHD Annual Conference – 22nd March 2012, London
- Later Life Conference – 25th January 2012, Londo
- Do you know a Deaf BSL user who has developed memory or thinking problems?
- Healthy Deaf Minds meetings – London & Glasgow2012
- PWP required by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Trust.
- Gift Aid Donations
BSMHD Annual Conference – 22nd March 2012
The BSMHD Annual Conference will take place at St Thomas’s Hospital, Westminster, London on Thursday 22nd March 2012.
The main theme of the day is “Achieving Equality of Access for Deaf people in Mental Health Services”
The programme is still under development but confirmed speakers include Stephen Lloyd MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Deafness, Kevin Mullens, Department of Health, Bruce Caldwell, Department of Health, Professor Paul Corrigan, former Health Adviser to Tony Blair, Marjie Davidson, RADAR and Dr Simon Gibbon, St Andrews Healthcare.
The delegate along with the exhibitors registration form will be sent separately.
Later
Life - quality care matters - 25 January 2012, The Barbican,
The
Speakers include:
Professor Tom Kirkwood (confirmed)
Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health,
University of Newcastle
Professor David Oliver (confirmed)
National Clinical Director for Older People, Department of Health
"Getting health services right for an ageing population - what else do
we need to do?"
Graham Armitage (confirmed)
Programme Director, Institute for Ageing and Health, University of Newcastle
Cllr David Rogers (confirmed)
Chair, Community Wellbeing Board, Local Government Group
Claire Henry (confirmed)
National Programme Director, National End of Life Care Programme
Ruthe Isden (confirmed)
Public Service Programme Manager, Age UK
Subjects we will be discussing this
year include:
Getting Health Services Right for an Ageing Population - What else do we need
to do?
Reforming Social Care
Shaping Local Care Services
Extending Choice and Control
Managing Chronic Conditions
Encouraging Independent Living
The Benefits of Telecare: Getting Results
Dignity and Independence in Later Life
Places are limited to 250 and are
awarded on a first come, first served basis
All information can be viewed but pasting the following URL into your web
browser: http://www.publicserviceevents.co.uk/
Marketing Executive aroberts@p-s-event.co.uk
We are using new tests which are designed for Deaf BSL users. You will meet a
psychologist fluent in BSL and a neurologist doctor with a sign language
interpreter.
http://www.uclh.org/OurServices/ServiceA-Z/Neuro/CDC/Pages/Home.aspx
You can be referred if you are:
1) An Adult
2) A Deaf BSL user
3) Have new problems with memory or thinking, which you did not have before.
4) Live in the
If you wish to get a referral please talk to your GP or social worker. Show
them this information.
Information for professionals
This is a mainstream diagnostic clinic for acquired cognitive disorders in people that have not previously had cognitive impairments. Appointment slots are now available for Deaf patients.
Suitable patients for referral are Deaf BSL users with memory
difficulties or other acquired cognitive difficulties, which are new rather
than lifelong problems for that person.
Deaf patients will be seen within the existing cognitive disorders service
for full medical and neuropsychological assessment. BSL interpreters will be
available for neurologist and nurse assessments.
Neuropsychology assessment will be completed by a clinical psychologist
fluent in BSL using new cognitive screening tests designed for Deaf
signers.
Referral information
We are only accepting referrals of deaf BSL users with acquired rather
than developmental cognitive difficulties where a decline in function has
occurred in adulthood, particularly those with suspected dementia
or neurodegeneration.
Referrals are accepted from anywhere in the
Referrals should be made by letter from the patient's GP and clearly detail
the problem.
Important
Please ensure GP states in the referral letter that the patient is a Deaf BSL
user otherwise we will not know to offer them an appointment suitable for
deaf patients.
At present we are unable to accept referrals of deaf patients who do not know
BSL- Please ensure that the patient is a sign language user.
GP should send referral letter to:
Dr Cath Mummery,
If you have questions about appropriateness of referral please contact joanna.atkinson@ucl.ac.uk
Friends Meeting House, Euston,
6.30 till 9pm.
PWP required by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humberside NHS Trust.
There is a job being advertised for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for Deaf people in Rotherham and Doncaster. The advert and details to apply can be found at http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/ and then searching for psychological wellbeing practitioner.
Ensure the job you look at is for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust as other jobs with this title are advertised too.
The closing date is 3rd January and interview date is 11th January.
We are setting up a fundraising page with BT Mydonate for Gift Aid donations, so please look out for the link early in 2012.
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