Authors: (including presenting author): :
Cheng MLV (1)(5), Wong YYR (1)(5), Wong KWW (2)(5), Chung PYJ (3(5)), Fong Yee Lee (4)(5)
Affiliation: :
(1) Community & Patient Resource Department, (2) Department of Pediatrics (3) Department of Psychiatry (4) Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (5) Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong East Cluster
Keyword 2: :
Collaboration
Keyword 4: :
Social prescription
Keyword 6: :
High-Risk Mothers
Introduction: :
The Comprehensive Children Development Service (CCDS) in PYNEH, featured by multi-disciplinary approach and cross-sector collaboration, social prescription has been implemented for nine years to empower the High-Risk Mothers in the community.
Objectives: :
1.To empower the patients (High-Risk Mothers) with person-centered and holistic care through Social Prescription 2.To strengthen parenting knowledge and skills (Infant / Children aged 0-6) 3.To nurture a long-term community support network for the patients via Medical Social Collaboration
Methodology: :
1.Preliminary screening was conducted by clinical teams in specialist clinics. Through Out-patient Patient Appointment System (OPAS), the clinical teams made referrals to Patient Resource Centre (PRC). 2.Social worker (SW) of PRC conducted phone interviews to identify patients’ psychosocial needs and hence introduce suitable empowerment programs. 3.Empowerment programs including child development, parent-child & sibling relationship, parenting skills, emotional management and self-care by talks, workshops, expressive arts, books prescription, distribution of community resources QR code cards etc. 4.Collaboration between PRC and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) consists of program co-design and implementation, rendering parallel offerings (e.g., baby-sitting and children play group) and providing online option to motivate mother’s participation. 5.A Communication Platform among clinical teams, PRC and community partners fostered idea exchange, facilitate various collaborative possibilities, and monitor progress. 6.SW of PRC acted as a Resource Person bridging between clinical and community sectors, providing expertise on community resources, navigating the patients to participate suitable programs.
Result & Outcome: :
1.CCDS successfully engaged 6 clinical teams and 10 community partners. Total of 772 referrals was processed, 47 programs completed with 450 mothers and 261 relatives attended. 2.Participants feedbacks are concluded: a.89% of respondents are confident to build up stronger parent-child relationships. b.82% of respondents are confident to take up the mother’s roles. c.89% of respondents are confident to apply for parenting skills and daily living skills. The service provided holistic care and accessible community support to the patients who were neglected in the society. The programs strengthened the maternal role which might help reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect. Such Medical Social Collaboration has weaved a “Caring Network”, extending from physical and children care to role transition and psychosocial care beyond boundary.
