QINMAC LD

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QINMAC LD

• Pilot Accreditation
• Northumberland Child and Adolescent Learning
  Disabilities Team

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Northumberland Child and Adolescent Learning
Disabilities Team

• Multi disciplinary, specialist learning
  disabilities team
• Relatively well resourced
• Set up in March 1997
• Established operational procedures
• Very broad partnership working

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Accreditation Pilot

• QINMAC Forum 2007
• A number of advantages identified
• having teeth
• formal recognition of work
• meet quality and safety standards
• Knowledgeable accreditation service
• Costs built into commissioning

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Accreditation Pilot

• QINMAC Forum 2007
• A number of disadvantages identified
• Extra preparation time
• More inspectorial process
• A stick to beat services with?

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Accreditation Process (1)

• Detailed Self Review
• Case note audit
• Children/young people questionnaire
• Parent /carer questionnaire
• Partner questionnaire
• Self review against standards
• Staff questionnaire
• Review of key documents

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Accreditation Process (2)

• External peer review team
• One day visit
• CAMH experts
• Report
• Accreditation panel
• Accreditation status

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Accreditation Pilot

• Julie Curtis Team Co-ordinator
• julie.curtis_at_nhs.net
• Patti Boon Community Nurse
• patti.boon_at_nhs.net