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    Lotty
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    Tizzard
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    Content and Engagement Manager for the hub
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    Patient Safety Learning

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  1. Community Post
    I'm so sorry to hear your daughter hasn't been able to access NHS care, and I hope that she is able to get some answers and helpful support very soon. There has to be a way round the issue of the waiting list being so long that when you get to the end you're no longer eligible - I'd be interested to find out whether there are any organisations taking a more joined up approach to that transition from children's services to adults'.
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    Hi Jo, I completely agree - if we we better at diagnosing and supporting children with ADHD, it would make an immense difference. Thanks for sharing your daughter's experience, it must be very hard having additional diagnoses. I really hope she can get some answers and appropriate support quickly.
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    @StefanieThanks so much for sharing your experience, and I'm sorry to hear your son is now facing a long waiting list. Have you investigated a referral from your GP using 'right to choose'? I'm not entirely sure how the process works, but this info from ADHD Aware might help https://adhdaware.org.uk/what-is-adhd/getting-nhs-diagnosis/right-to-choose/ You make a really important point about the role of schools, it seems like they would be well placed to help students in your son's position. However, I know schools are also facing huge funding issues and many schools are having to reduce interventions like bringing educational psychologist services. I don't know how much the Government's SEND Improvement Plan will make a difference to accessing ADHD assessment.
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    Thanks so much for sharing you and your daughter's experience—hearing personal perspectives really helps shape our understanding of the issue. I'm glad your daughter was finally able to get the support she needed, and I'm sorry that she wasn't able to access NHS assessment. Three years is a shockingly long time to wait! Wow, those costs are significant, I hope she's able to access shared care soon. I agree that there's still such a lack of awareness about how ADHD affects women and girls, hopefully we'll see greater awareness as more women with ADHD share their experiences.
  5. Content Article
    In this blog, Lotty Tizzard, Patient Safety Learning's Content and Engagement Manager, writes about a recent experience taking her son to a local walk-in centre. She describes the negative response she received when asking questions about her son's treatment, and considers the potentially dangerous consequences of patients and parents being disempowered to fully understand and contribute to their own, or their children's, care.
  6. Content Article
    In this blog, Lotty Tizzard, Patient Safety Learning’s Content and Engagement Manager, looks at the safety issues faced by people with diabetes in hospital settings. Reflecting on feedback from Twitter users with diabetes, she looks at why so many people with diabetes fear having to stay in hospital, and asks what the NHS and its staff can do to make it a safer, less stressful environment.
  7. Content Article Comment
    Thank you so much for sharing your experience - it must have been such a hard thing to be in the midst of. I'm sure your presence meant so much to Albert in all the suffering and chaos. We don't hear enough about the volunteers who put themselves in the firing line to help the NHS and its patients during the pandemic - if you'd like to share any more of your experience on the hub we would love to hear your reflections.
  8. Content Article
    Raising a concern is not always easy, but it is the right thing to do. It is about safeguarding and protecting, as well as learning from a situation and making improvements. This guide by the Royal College of Nursing is to help nurses, nursing associates, students and healthcare support workers based in the NHS and independent sector.
  9. Content Article
    In this blog, Sarah Tilsed, Head of Patient Partnership at the Patient's Association, reports on an HSJ webinar which discussed how engaging patients could help deal with the NHS care backlog. She talks about the need to involve patients in ways that make them feel supported and in control, and highlights the importance of better communication with patients to improve care.
  10. Content Article Comment
    Thanks for sharing your reflections, these are all important to highlight. Especially your point about the power differential, it has such a huge impact on every aspect of healthcare, and being aware of/trying to redress it is so important for shared decision making.
  11. Content Article
    In this blog, Lotty Tizzard, Patient Safety Learning's Content and Engagement Manager, looks at how positive, proactive communication improves patient trust in health services. She highlights that negative past experiences can prevent patients accessing the support and treatment they need, and looks at possible ways to build patient trust in the health system.
  12. Content Article
    For World Diabetes Day, Lotty Tizzard, Patient Safety Learning's Content and Engagement Manager, takes a look at the benefits of closed-loop insulin delivery, how patients have literally led on its development, and patient safety issues associated with artificial pancreas systems.
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