Back to School 2020

from Children with Diabetes Service @ Yorkhill:

Back to School

Many of you will be wondering how we will train staff at schools and nurseries with the current restrictions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Although we are not able to visit schools as we once did to provide face-to-face training, that doesn't mean we can't support them.

Our new website will contain a page specifically for staff in education. Included on this page are some brand new videos, shot during lockdown, to provide staff with the general diabetes information they need. The original videos on how to do glucose tests, insulin injections, and bolusing with the Medtronic 640G pump are still there too.

We would ask that staff read our school booklet and watch the videos to get an overview of the condition and what is required, and then we can be available either by telephone or video call to answer any questions and provide more specific guidance for individual children. We can still draft a Health Care Plan and this can be discussed between a school and family to refine it to the individual's needs.