National Screening Project

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National Screening Project

• Jean Howieson Acute Liaison Nurse Practitioner
• Karen Clarke Primary Care Liaison Nurse
  Practitioner
• Adult Learning Disability Service
• NHS Lanarkshire

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Objectives

• Give a rationale for the project
• Raise awareness of new resources now available

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What did we do

• Focus Groups
• Meetings
• Purchase additional Resources
• Developed evaluation tools

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What did we do

• Developed a range of resources
• Website
• Training Packs
• 5 DVDs
• 21 Leaflets/booklets
• Total Communication Aide

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Total Communication Aide

• Standardised Communication Tool
• e.g. Makaton, Body Parts, Symptoms
• 1000 Distribution

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DVDs

• Five DVDs Produced
• Going for a Cervical Smear
• Going for a Prostate Exam
• Boobs (Breast) Self Exam
• Balls (Testes) Self Exam
• Bowel Screening
• Visual story
• Gives Explanation
• Why, When, How

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Leaflets

• 21 Leaflets Produced
• National Screening Programmes
• Cancer Treatments
• Medical Surgical
• Investigations

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Website
www.healthelanarkshire.co.uk

• Contain all new resources DVDs Leaflets
• Web links to other useful sites
• Useful for everyone
• Person with learning disability
• Family Carers
• Health Social Care Professionals

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Easy Read Letter Templates

• Invitation Letters
• Recall Letters
• Generic GP Letter
• Distribution
• Available on the website
• Copy in Resource Pack

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Evaluation of Website

• Launched 23rd November 2011
• 5,608 visitors
• 72 countries across the world
• GB- 230 cities/towns
• USA- 45 states
• Germany 67 cities/towns

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Resource Pack

• Copy of all new Resources
• Distribution
• Haven, Mini Haven etc
• Learning Disability Service (Per locality/Unit)
• Advocacy Services Lanarkshire
• Care Providers
• Carers Together Princess Royal Trust

National Screening Programmes Cancer
Information
A resource of information in different formats
for Health Professionals to aid understanding for
people with a learning disability

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Overall Evaluation
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