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Taking Type 1 to School
Joe and Tom Taking Type 1 to School
Why are you here?
Child about to start at nursery/school?
Problems with care for your kids?
Great experience to share?
Managing Medicines in School• ‘There is no legal duty that requires
school or setting staff to administer medicines. A number of schools are developing roles for support staff that build the administration of medicines into their core job description. Some support staff may have such a role in their contract of employment. Schools should ensure that they have sufficient members of support staff who are appropriately trained to manage medicines as part of their duties.’
• Teachers’ conditions of employment do not include giving or supervising a pupil taking medicines. Schools should ensure that they have sufficient members of support staff who are employed and appropriately trained to manage medicines as part of their duties.
• Any member of staff who agrees to accept responsibility for administering prescribed medicines to a child should have appropriate training and guidance.
Why problems since 2005?
• Legal duty missingLegal duty missing• Will to support missingWill to support missing
• Cost employing support staffCost employing support staff• Clinics supporting older regimesClinics supporting older regimes
“PCTs, Local Authoritiesand school governing bodies should work in cooperation to determine
need, plan and co-ordinate effective local provision within the resources
available.”
Effective Local Provision
Agreed LA & PCT Protocols
NottinghamEssexLeedsOxford
LeicesterLambeth
•Essex Protocol
‘In some cases the Local Authority seek reimbursement from Health Authorities for children and young people that require
complex medical intervention. To apply for reimbursement the Local Authority requires schools to provide a detailed health care plan for the pupil outlining the frequency of interventions and length of time the interventions take. To apply for funding
for managing a pupil’s diabetes Nottinghamshire County Schools should contact…’
‘Many schools are ensuring that support staff have specific duties to provide medical assistance as part of their contract.
Support staff with medical experience can be a valuable addition to any school, benefiting both disabled and non-
disabled pupils.’
Nottinghamshire Policy
The RCN is aware of inequality in the care
provision for children and young people with diabetes in schools and early years
settings.
• Available as PDF on line at Royal College of Nursing website.
School
Approach
Train Monitor
Choosing School Who will be your school contact?
Who will be involved?
Before Induction Day
What do you expect from
them?
How do parents/child feed back to you and
you to them?
Before School Start
What will the care plan look
like?
What process do you follow to change
things?
How will this translate into normal school day?
What about the out of the ordinary?
When will you formally review the
care plan?
“There is a difference between admitting and supporting a pupil in a planned manner via the usual transition from the previous school/nursery and a casual admission at some point in the year when support staff are already allocated - whichever scenario we would not recover additional funds to
appoint staff to this role.” Headteacher 2011
Who should be involved?
DSN, Head teacher, School nurse, child, Head of Year,
SENCO/INCO, Parents, Class teachers, Teaching assistants,
First Aiders, PE teachers, School Office staff, Old Uncle
Tom Cobbley and all…
What do you expect?
• Unless you have a picture of what good care looks like it can be very hard to help
a school understand what you believe should be in place for your child
• For younger children, show them what a typical day is like for your child; make a
picture diary• Talk to older children about how care has
been and how they would like it to be • Be realistic
You are the Teacher• Do not assume everyone understands
just because they nod.• Prepare your lesson before hand as a
teacher would.• If not comfortable ask DSN but make
sure you agree on the care before hand.
• Do not ask for help at the start, just explain and demonstrate.
‘Injection’ conjures different images
Blood test?
Higher Education and Type 1
• Harder to control: hormonal changes of puberty and emotional roller-coaster of adolescence
• Higher rates of Diabetic emergencies and risk of death
• Yet the time when young people are often expected to ‘take ownership’ of their medical condition and parents discouraged from participating
What does a Care Plan Include?
Pump/Injectionprotocols
Travel to school
Illness
School Trip
Exam Protocol
FoodProtocols
EmergencyContact
Numbers
Hyper Protocols
HypoProtocols
PE Rules
BG Tests
CAREPLAN
• Try to adjust to their need
• May not be ideal but makes them feel more confident
• Schools like clear instruction
• Start as you need to go on with tests and exams
• Do not wait for GCSEs
• Help teachers to see association between school work and BG levels
The Normal School Day!• Talk to the school about how the Care Plan
will translate into every day routine• Use it to follow a pretend day on the
timetable – do you have problem areas?• Look at where people need to be – is it
physically possible? Can technology help?• In Secondary school might you make a
more ‘User Friendly’ copy?• Don’t set child or school up for failure - look
for issues that may arise before they happen - it is hard to come back from.
Feelings of school staff
Huge responsibility
Lack of knowledge
Fear of makingA mistake
Anxiety
Pressure
from Bill Lamb
Therefore they need support, education and training – and this will prevent these feelings
taking over!
Any questions?
Sharing solutions
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