Bangor boy can't begin school until staff can give insulin jab

[Northerner]

A four-year-old boy with diabetes will not be able to start school before mid-October because of delays in teacher training, according to health bosses.

The South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has admitted that staff shortages mean it will be another four weeks before they can provide the statutory training required to enable the Bangor child to start school.

Little Josh Todd, who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, requires regular injections of insulin.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...ntil-staff-can-give-insulin-jab-16210421.html

 

[Copepod]

Reading through the comments below the article, it does seem a bit slow of authorities not to have sorted out training etc between diagnosis in early Jan 2012, statement of needs started 18.01.12 and starting school in early Sept 2012.

 

[Northerner]

Reading through the comments below the article, it does seem a bit slow of authorities not to have sorted out training etc between diagnosis in early Jan 2012, statement of needs started 18.01.12 and starting school in early Sept 2012.

Quite. How long does it take to train someone to give injections? I got about 3 minutes training from the hospital DSN! I know it is different when it is a child and the responsibility that entails, but even so - parents have to learn the skills pretty quickly!