Safety recommendation
HSSIB recommends that NHS England develops and issues learning disability liaison nursing service best practice and workforce guidance to all acute hospitals. This is to help local decision making about specialist learning disability provision and enable appropriate support for people with a learning disability and the staff who care for them.
Response:
As part of a continued investment in the Learning Disability Nursing profession, via the national ‘All- England plan for Learning Disability Nursing’, a dedicated programme of work will be delivered to strengthen the role and function of learning disability liaison nursing within acute hospitals.
The outputs from this work will see the production of a competency framework for Acute Liaison Nurses which will be issued to all NHS acute hospitals/trusts.
In addition, a toolkit will be produced for acute trusts, which will include training materials and best practice stories in relation to acute liaison nursing and working in partnership with local stakeholders and people with lived experience to help inform local service design and delivery.
NHS England will ensure this guidance is disseminated across all NHS acute hospitals/trusts.
Response received on 2 February 2024.