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Psychologists
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My psychological support (in 20 years) has consisted of:
"How are you feeling? OK? Good, good..."
"How are you feeling? OK? Good, good..."
Robster65
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I think our teams must have gone to the same school of psychology! The variation is "any problems?"
I presume they'd only be attached to paediatric units so a resounding no from me. Never seen nor heard from one, nor been offered any kind of counselling or support.
I think there's a section in the NICE guidelines entitled
"Stiff upper lip and soldier on". 🙄
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Ellie Jones
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Never been offered! And I couldn't tell you whether my clinic has one linked or not!
Psychologists is a recent addition to a diabetic team, and I think it's still at the stage that it's very much that a diabetic psychologist being linked to a clinic will differ from hospital to hospital...
I know that our teams are becoming more proactive where depression within diabetics are concerned, and Kings Hospital have now released an on-line 'tool'/training for HCP's to enable them to pick up on the first signs etc of diabetics who might be heading for depression due to our condition..
Psychologists is a recent addition to a diabetic team, and I think it's still at the stage that it's very much that a diabetic psychologist being linked to a clinic will differ from hospital to hospital...
I know that our teams are becoming more proactive where depression within diabetics are concerned, and Kings Hospital have now released an on-line 'tool'/training for HCP's to enable them to pick up on the first signs etc of diabetics who might be heading for depression due to our condition..
trophywench
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The additions have been recent but the advice wasn't - approx 2006 or 7, and it was all sposed to be done and in place by 2010, then that was put back to 2012 ...... ROFLMAO.
There is apparently a situation in the Hull area where one Paediatric clinic serves two PCTs. One PCT pays for Psych back-up - the other doesn't. So eg two little girls who have gone to the same school since they were 5 get different services delivered in the same consulting room on the same day ......
However - in the very near future, it will be compulsory for all Paediatric D clincs. If they do it they will get super duper extra funding. If they don't - they won't and the aim is to ensure there are no useless clinics. Of course the PCTs who don't have it, will have to fund this themselves until they can tick all the boxes ........ or risk losing the facility (and the income) entirely.
That sounds harsh but if it means kids are practically guaranteed an A1 service then it's about the only bit of NHS reform I've heard thus far that I support. And kids is up to 19 years of age by the way so they'll have to buck their teenage advice up too. Hoorah !
There is apparently a situation in the Hull area where one Paediatric clinic serves two PCTs. One PCT pays for Psych back-up - the other doesn't. So eg two little girls who have gone to the same school since they were 5 get different services delivered in the same consulting room on the same day ......
However - in the very near future, it will be compulsory for all Paediatric D clincs. If they do it they will get super duper extra funding. If they don't - they won't and the aim is to ensure there are no useless clinics. Of course the PCTs who don't have it, will have to fund this themselves until they can tick all the boxes ........ or risk losing the facility (and the income) entirely.
That sounds harsh but if it means kids are practically guaranteed an A1 service then it's about the only bit of NHS reform I've heard thus far that I support. And kids is up to 19 years of age by the way so they'll have to buck their teenage advice up too. Hoorah !
It came into force for children and young adults from 2nd April according to DUK
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us...aediatric-diabetes-care-standards-introduced/
This actually says April but no date.
http://www.diabetes.nhs.uk/networks/paediatric_network/best_practice_tariff_for_paediatric_diabetes/
Monica
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Yes Jenny, that is absolutely true!!!😡
We go to Hull paed. Clinic (there's no choice), but we are with the East Yorkshire PCT. Hull PCT will pay for the psychologist, EY PCT won't.
Carol did get about 6 weeks worth of counselling (for needle phobia) before the PCT pulled the plug. DSN suggested we try CAHMS, but CAHMS didn't want to know either. Luckily, the DSN then suggested we try the Autocover needles. It took Carol another 3 months before she managed to inject herself. All in all it took ONE Year from the start of counselling until her first try at injecting herself.
(But the story about the 2 girls being in the same school getting diff. treatment is not 100% true 😉. That's more likely to happen to older kids from diff counties going to same secondary school.)
Just read cherrypie's link. So I can expect our PCT to pay for the psychologist from next year? I believe it when I see it!!!!
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trophywench
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