Role of the CLDN in the CLDTS

Nursing Structure

Lead Nurse

Strategic Liaison Nurse

Health FacilitationNurses

“Positive Moves”Nurse

Epilepsy Specialists

Community Nurses

TransitionNurses

Creative Practitioner

Expert by Experience

Acute LiaisonNurses

East of England Self Assessment Framework 08-09

1. Improve awareness and understanding about the needs of people with LD & their carers

2. Address health inequalities faced by people with LD

3. Ensure that people with LD are safe in health services

4. Deliver on the Valuing People Now Health Priorities

Service Development

• Workload Management Tool Development• Future role of CLDN-2010 “the next decade”• Dignity Champions Group• Palliative Care Project• My Purple Folder• Robust clinical supervision arrangements• Community Champions Group-Infection

Control • Specialist Nursing Assessment Tool• Training Programme development • Increase Student Placements

Partnership, Governance & Leadership

• Lead Nurse Membership• Lead Nurse Strategic Group Membership• Senior Nurse Development & Business Meeting

representation• LD Nurses Network (Co Chair)• Public and Patient Involvement• Equality & Diversity Meeting • Governance (LD Meetings & PRID)• Training • Joint Management Meetings • HPFT & ACS LD Interface Meetings-Sept 2010• CLDN Business Meetings• Community LD Strategic Nurse Meetings