Claire Kerr
Western Health & Social Care Trust, Ireland
Biography
Claire Kerr is a Registered Mental Health Nurse from Northern Ireland. Claire is currently employed as Head of Crisis Services/Lead Nurse for Adult Mental Health in the Western health and Social Care Trust. Claire earned her MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice (Mental Health) in 2022 and has led on several Service Improvement Initatives including projects to improve Suicide Safety Planning and Physical Health Monitoring of Individuals Involved in Restraint Incidents.
Research Interest
There are significant pressures on Adult Mental Health (AMH) Crisis and Inpatient Services which is a complex and fragile system. This has led to psychiatric patients spending protracted waits in emergency departments (ED) for access to a mental health inpatient bed. A large-scale improvement project adopting a systemic approach to understanding the problem took place testing change ideas generated by staff to bring about improvement.