Jackie UK
11-17-2008, 03:36 PM
On Tuesday 18 November 2008 Diabetes UK is hosting a parliamentary reception to mark World Diabetes Day which will be hosted by Helen Southworth MP, Secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes. In the afternoon around 300 children are meeting to tell their MPs about their school expirences.
Diabetes UK has been working on the ‘Living with Diabetes at School’ campaign with JDRF, INPUT and UK Children with Diabetes Advocacy Group, which aims to improve the lives of the UK’s 20,000 children with diabetes by ensuring they receive the support that they need to take a full and active part in all school activities.
In 2006 UK CWD Advocacy Group contacted John Davis from INPUT, a pump patient advocacy group, JDRF and a number of health care professionals. Together with DUK an action group was formed. UK CWD Advocacy Group, JDRF and Diabetes UK continues to receive reports from parents who have had to give up work to enable them to attend school with their child to administer their diabetes medication and from parents whose children have been excluded from school trips and extra-curricular activities because staff are unable or unwilling to provide the necessary support.
Diabetes UK is launching a new report with a number of recommendations which will highlight some of the issues and identify ways to ensure that appropriate support is given to all children with long-term conditions while at school.
Diabetes UK has been working on the ‘Living with Diabetes at School’ campaign with JDRF, INPUT and UK Children with Diabetes Advocacy Group, which aims to improve the lives of the UK’s 20,000 children with diabetes by ensuring they receive the support that they need to take a full and active part in all school activities.
In 2006 UK CWD Advocacy Group contacted John Davis from INPUT, a pump patient advocacy group, JDRF and a number of health care professionals. Together with DUK an action group was formed. UK CWD Advocacy Group, JDRF and Diabetes UK continues to receive reports from parents who have had to give up work to enable them to attend school with their child to administer their diabetes medication and from parents whose children have been excluded from school trips and extra-curricular activities because staff are unable or unwilling to provide the necessary support.
Diabetes UK is launching a new report with a number of recommendations which will highlight some of the issues and identify ways to ensure that appropriate support is given to all children with long-term conditions while at school.