NOTES FOR ‘IMPROVE’ FACILITATORS
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Thank you for agreeing to run the IMPROVE programme. We hope you and the attendees to your Community of Practice programme will gain valuable insights for your locality and create... Read more8. REVIEW OF ACHIEVMENTS AND NEXT STEPS
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SUGGESTED SESSION STRUCTURE: EXAMPLECONTENT10.00Welcome everyone10 mins10.10Thoughts and feedback from facilitators: What have facilitators personally gained?What has the group achieved together?What have the key successes been?Does it make sense to continue... Read more7. BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR STAFF AND CLIENTS AND BUILDING HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
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FILMS The emotional impact of the work – 3 mins This film examines the emotional impact on staff of supporting people with deteriorating health in a challenging system. Supporting bereavement,... Read more6. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WITH CLIENTS – ‘HOPING FOR THE BEST, PLANNING FOR THE REST’
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FILMS https://youtu.be/PThyUCXz3P0 What does person centred care mean to me? – 4 mins This film considers what people with a lived experience of homelessness think is important about the way... Read more5. THINKING ABOUT INTEGRATED TEAM WORK – PAIN AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
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FILMS https://youtu.be/qRjLBTLurbQ Challenges in pain and medication management - 5 mins This film provides context for the session by profiling some of the challenges that people experiencing homelessness with addictions... Read more4. COMPLEX PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA, CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS AND THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SAFEGUARDING
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FILMS https://youtu.be/7HGUiWxLX1M The impacts of psychological trauma – 4.5 mins This film provides a Lived Experience perspective on how complex psychological trauma can affect client reactions in stressful situations, and... Read more3. BARRIERS TO CARE AND INNOVATION IN CARE DELIVERY
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FILMS https://youtu.be/iQC2NKEcTJA Barriers to care and repeating your story – 6 mins This film outlines the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of homelessness in accessing health care.... Read more2. IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM A PALLIATIVE CARE APPROACH
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FILMS The challenges of identifying who might benefit from a palliative care approach – 6 mins This film will help participants consider how it can be challenging to identify all... Read more1. INTRODUCTION TO ‘IMPROVE’ AND SETTING OBJECTIVES
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FILMS https://youtu.be/V1VQpQbNwSk A Background to Homelessness and Health – 6 mins This film sets the scene by outlining the health burden of homelessness, and why palliative and end of life... Read more