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The London Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Education project aims to develop a sustainable SCI education development programme for health and social care staff working across London who deliver care to and support people living with a SCI, at any point in time and at any age.
This is part of the National SCI transformation project which aims:
‘To improve the clinical outcomes for those with spinal cord injury (including children and young people) throughout their care journey in acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation and community settings.’
It is a unique and exciting opportunity to make a really positive and lasting change for this group of patients. It is fully supported by NHSE/I and has significant funded allocation. There is already wide engagement across London trauma, surgery, rehabilitation, oncology and paediatric networks and we are always seeking to engage with new stakeholders.
Contact the London SCI Education Team if you would like to know more or be involved.
The Education team (Emma and Jackie) presented a poster at the MASCIP Conference in Loughborough in November. This summarises the activity to identify staff education needs and the action to build a sustainable education platform. There's lots on there because it has been a very busy year!
MASCIP Poster Emma Cook FINAL with edit to graph legend.pdfThe National SCI workshop took place on 4th February 2020 to plan the future development of a SCI network. Excerpts from the day can be found below:
History
History
In London, there is a unique arrangement where specialist SCI centres (SCIC) support is provided by either The London Spinal Cord Injury Centre (LSCIC) based at RNOH, Stanmore or National Spinal Injury Centre (NSIC) based at Stoke Mandeville, dependent on a referring hospital’s geographical location.
Both centres work to the same national NHS standards but provide services differently in accordance with their own organisational structures and frameworks.
All patients with a spinal cord injury should be referred to the National SCI database via their website, to allow access to lifelong SCI care provision. It also allows assessment, advice and support to be given by the acute and community outreach services at the linked SCIC.
It is recognised that a large percentage of patients will not be admitted to a specialist SCIC for rehabilitation for a variety of reasons related to their suitability, geography or personal circumstances. Instead, they may receive ongoing care at another rehabilitation centres within London and the South East.
We are currently engaging with stakeholders across all London locations, from all disciplines and grades to identify opportunities for educational developments and collaborations to deliver a robust and sustainable strategy for the future. We hope you will join us to support this project now and for the future.
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