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Type one diabetes and operation

Posted By pilingstm86

"Type one diabetes and operation"

About: Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) / 23 Hour Unit ( Ward 1A)

(as a parent/guardian),

None of the staff appeared to know what to do with my step daughter who has type one diabetes and was in for an operation to have a scope to check to see if she also has Coeliac disease. None of the staff on ward 1AB seemed to have knowledge with regards to her Diabetes and having an operation.

Her blood levels are still not correct and therefore she is having to have further time off school.

I feel with the number of children who have type one diabetes, there should always be a specialist in this area on the ward.

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Response from Mandy Meechan, Chief Nurse, Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Children 2 years ago
Mandy Meechan
Chief Nurse, Paediatrics,
Royal Hospital for Children

Submitted on 18/11/2022 at 13:00
Published on Care Opinion at 13:00

Dear pilingstm86,

I am very sorry to read about your daughters journey while attending our day surgery unit to have a scope, and the situation regarding her requiring further time of school due to her blood levels not being correct, we are sorry this was not a more positive experience and we hope she is getting better.

Although we have training for staff, I have spoken with the nursing team of the ward and the team have advised they will liaise with the Diabetic Clinical Nurse Specialist to attend an education session to give staff an update on children with diabetes and their management, with particular reference relating to pre and post surgery management.

Kind Regards

Mandy

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Update posted by pilingstm86 (a parent/guardian)

Thank you for responding. Thank you for addressing my issues. Should she have to attend again, I hope her next experience will be a lot better than this time around.

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