Last week at TRAC โ€” lovely to see you all!

Last week we had an online TRAC meeting with Stacey Rees and friends from Cwm Taff People First. It was lovely to see everyone. ๐Ÿ’ปโค๏ธ

What we talked about:

Training and research. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ”Some members will be trained and paid to become researchers. ๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ
TRAC members will teach Year 1, 2 and 3 students. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ๐ŸŽ“
Teaching will happen in the simulation suite at USW. ๐Ÿฅโžก๏ธ๐ŸŽ“
Students will practise real life situations. This gives them hands-on experience. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿฉบ
Why this matters:
It helps students learn from real lived experience. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธโค๏ธ
It makes learning more realistic and safe. โœ…
LD nurses are very important. They keep people safe teaching them helps them to learn how to give the right care. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ’™
People with lived experience teach students things you canโ€™t read in a book. ๐Ÿ“˜โŒโžก๏ธโœ…

Big thanks to members who joined the meeting. Well done! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

Wales Covid Evidence Centre

Ffion, Natalie and Sophie recently attended an online workshop identifying research priorities for the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre (WCEC). The three went into individual breakout rooms and talked about the general impact of the pandemic and lockdown, and the impact it had on their health. Everyone shared their stories about how they felt at the height of the pandemic, and some people became very emotional. We will be meeting the same time next week for part 2.