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Amanda Williams
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Young Carers School Nurse Champion
The role of the School Nurse
Champion
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How I became a Y/C Champion
My Vision
Using the evidence
Moving Forward
Questions
Contact details
Becoming a Young Carers School Nurse
Champion.
 School Health Nurse – Worcestershire
 SCPHN Degree.
 Invitation to Department of Health.
 Young Carers School Nurse Champion for
Worcestershire.
My role as a Young Carers
School Nurse Champion
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Raise awareness of vulnerable group
Multi-disciplinary approach
Awareness without intrusion
Appropriate signposting
My Vision
• Identify potential young carers
• Share information with relevant
professionals
• Encourage us all to think –
• Who is caring for you?
• Could there be a young carer?
• Raise the profile of available services
WHO…………?
My Pilot
• Identify groups with carer needs
Multiple Sclerosis
Stroke
Palliative & Cancer patient
Head & Spinal Injured
Mental Health
Drug & Alcohol dependence
Epileptic
Carers Register
My Pilot - Results
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8580 patients registered
402 patients identified
61 mental health
118 drug and alcohol problems
45 palliative care
40 recent cancer diagnosis
My Pilot - Results
• 48 potential Young Carers highlighted
within selected categories (5-19 yrs)
• 1 Young Person on Carers Register
Potential Young Carers
• 566,600 residents in Worcestershire
• If results are typical
– potential 3,000 young carers in
Worcestershire
• Currently Young Carers Service
supports 238 children and young
people
Using the Evidence
• School Health Nurses
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Highlight on School Health Records
Quietly monitor
Advertise within Schools
Use social media: Twitter, Facebook, school
websites
Using the Evidence
• Work with GP practices
•Highlight vulnerable families on IT system
•Set up carers register within practices
•GP’s signposting on to school health & young
carers
Spreading the Word
RCN
Conference
Presentation
Other School
Health Nurses
School Health
Nurse
Commissioners
Of
Children’s
Services
Write
Blog for
Childrens
Society
Clinical
Commissioning
Groups / GP
practices
Summary
• Tip of the ice berg
• Role of young carers
champion
– Raise awareness
– Highlight potential
young carers
– Support and
signposting
QUESTIONS??????
Contact Details:
Amanda Williams
Specialist School Health Nurse
Henwick Halt Medical Centre
St Johns
Worcester
TEL 01905 681911
[email protected]
Twitter @AmandaBoreda23