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Liz Hudson Paediatric Diabetes Nurse specialist Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Good practise at SWBH: Medical Needs In School Policy. Liz Hudson Paediatric Diabetes Nurse specialist Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Background. Survey in 2009 of schools in Sandwell area showed that support for children who could not inject was mainly by parents

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Liz Hudson Paediatric Diabetes Nurse specialist Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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  1. Good practise at SWBH: Medical Needs In School Policy Liz Hudson Paediatric Diabetes Nurse specialist Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

  2. Background • Survey in 2009 of schools in Sandwell area showed that support for children who could not inject was mainly by parents • To improve the situation, Medicines in school Policy was updated

  3. SWBH Medical needs in School Policy • An example of excellent collaboration between the Local Education authority and Health and involved the MDT • Roles were clearly defined and audit standards identified

  4. LEA indemnity insurance covers school staff supervising and administering injections • Previously school could also claim extra payment for this

  5. Staff training • Staff training undertaken by PDSN • A minimum of 4 staff identified to undertake training - on a voluntary basis. • Teaching sessions include theory and practice with equipment. • Period of observation, where staff observe injection being given by parents • Staff are assessed by PDSN and signed off as assessed as competent.

  6. When Competent, parents will initially support staff administering injection. • When parents AND staff are happy, staff can continue with the injections. • A home school diary will be the communication tool between home and school

  7. Teachers etc also trained to supervise children on CSII • All children have school care plans which are updated annually • Parents report that this has improved the quality of life of family

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