Diabetes

[kateshady]

Hello

One of the little girls I mind has just been diagnosed with diabetes.

Her Mum has trained me on how to test her blood sugar level & how to inject the insulin & given me info on what her diet & I'm confident in doing this. My question is what does the parent permission form need to say?

Is it just something along the lines of 'xxx has type 1 diabetes & I give the childminder xxx permission to test the sugar levels using a finger prick & inject the insulin. I, the parent, have given training on how to do this.'

Is this ok or does it need to be a lot more detailed??

Many Thanks

[Trouble]

Dont you need to use a health care plan?

im not sure but i think someone who is more up to date will let you know soon good luck x


Health Care Plans in Childcare Settings
Guidance for childcare settings October 2010

Looking after a child’s health sometimes means that your setting needs to work with parents/carers and health professionals to make a Health Care Plan. You will always need to do this if a child may need emergency care, and you will need to have the plan in place before a parent leaves the child in your care.

• Health Care Plans are made in accordance with the guidance – “Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings” (Ref 1448 – 2005DCL-EN from government publications 0845 6022260). SENCOs will have a copy in their “All Our Children” folders.

• Health Care Plans are made on the Children’s Services template with a photograph in the top right hand corner.

FORM 2 - HEALTHCARE PLAN FOR A CHILD WITH MEDICAL NEEDS

• The Early Years and Childcare Team can send this to you electronically or in hard copy.

• A Health Care Plan is made with advice from a health professional that usually knows the child and is then agreed by parents and the staff of the setting. The plan is signed off by setting, parent and health professional, dated and a review date included.

• If a child has an Early Support Keyworker/Lead Professional they could guide the setting to the appropriate health professional.

• A specialist health professional such as a Children’s Community Nurse or a Learning Disability Nurse would be likely to be involved if they have a significant role, particularly where there are training needs for the staff.

• Settings usually need to inform their insurers that they have the plan in place. There should be no issue with the insurance but insurers need to be kept up to date.

• If you run out of school childcare, ask parents about you contacting the child’s school to see the health care plan and basing yours on it.

• Also ask parents/carers to sign the plan and take home a copy.

• Ask parents/carers to tell you straightaway if there is anything that means the plan should be changed before the agreed review date.

• Make sure that it is kept in a safe, but accessible place, and that all staff who need to know about it, including any cover staff, are informed.

[Trouble]

also this


FORM 2

HEALTHCARE PLAN FOR A CHILD WITH MEDICAL NEEDS

Name:

Date of birth:

Medical diagnosis or condition:





Group:

Date:

Review date:
Name of setting:





CONTACT INFORMATION

Family contact 1 Family contact 2

Name: Name:

Phone No. (work): Phone No. (work):

Phone No. (home): Phone No. (home):

Relationship: Relationship:




Clinic/Hospital contact G.P.

Name: Name:

Phone no: Phone no:


Describe medical needs and give details of child’s individual symptoms:






Daily care requirements: (e.g. before exercise/at lunchtime)











Describe what constitutes an emergency for the child, and the action to take if this occurs:











Follow up care:










Who is responsible in an emergency: (State if different on off-site activities)










HEALTH CARE PLAN AGREED BY: (PLEASE SIGN)

Parent

Setting

Health Professional


Date: Review date:

HEALTH CARE PLAN COPIED TO:


if you dont have one xx

[Playmate]

We have recently gone through this. You cannot be trained by the parent! I'm a qualified nurse and have been giving injections for years, but still had to receive training from a health professional.You have to be trained by the childs doctor or Diabetic nurse and have a certificate from them. We had the Diabetic Nurse visit us in our home to show us how to give the injection and then she came out agian and witnessed us giving the first one. We then received a certificate from her. Speak to the parents and ask to be put in touch with the nurse. Hth :D

[kateshady]

Wow!! Thank you both very much!

I will be in touch with the parent tomorrow. The child only comes in the holidays so luckily we have a few weeks to get it all sorted.

xx