The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Queen's Nursing Institute works with the public, nurses and decision-makers to make sure that good quality nursing is available at home for everyone when they need it.
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Workshops
Welcome to the workshop pages of the Opening Doors project.
How to use these pages:
As part of the project, workshops will be held at least twice a year at venues around the country and are free to attend.
If you are interested in coming along to any future events, then please email andrea.davids@qni.org.uk and you will be added to our list of over 700 nurses and other health professionals across the country that are working with homeless people and families.
To see details of future events please click here. If you are unable to attend, all the information and learning will be available on this website.
You will find pdf files of each of the presentations, along with any questions that were asked afterwards. At the end of each of the main sessions, discussion groups were held to ask delegates what were the main points that they found interesting and was there anything that they would take back with them to their jobs. You will also find some comments that people made about the workshop and the sorts of things they would go back and implement in their jobs.
The first workshop, held in London in May 2011 was entitled ‘From the Cradle to the Grave’ and looked at substance misuse issues throughout life. To see the presentations and information, please click here.
If you have any questions, then please email me at andrea.davids@qni.org.uk
What delegates said about the workshop:
‘excellent day, feel fuelled up, fixed up and ready for action – inspirational!’
‘it will make a difference gave me a boost. Always loved this work but today has reactivated my enthusiasm and given me lots of ideas for further reading and discussion with colleagues’.
‘a very informative and inspirational day, thanks!’
‘a well thought out and planned study day’
‘discussion sessions were a very good idea to aid consolidation/reflection with a view to enhancing practice’.
‘the broad range of topics from Child Protection issues through to homelessness. The range within the delivery with lecturers, group work etc’
What delegates said they would do as a result of the workshop:
‘if I start working with a family with drug use, check to see if Hep B vaccination has been given.’
‘reflecting on my practice. I want to go back and ask the local alcohol service if they detox pregnant women, if not, why not and will they consider it? Idea of end of life care being so important.’
‘I will be offering all substance misusers BBV screening. The flexibility of working that I have learnt to do thoroughly experience is echoed by those giving the presentations. I use the 'grab and jab' with contraceptive depo as Im sexual health trained. More aware of the ongoing problems of babies in the 0-3 month period born to mothers with substance misuse.’
Look at good standards, innovation. Making sure homeless people and families included in all services- Equality Impact Assessments.
‘Peadiatriticans doing 6/52 reviews for all substance misusers in history and baby. Hep B vaccines for babies is routine in some trusts.’
