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Research Development
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Aims The aim of our study was to assess uptake of pre-pregnancy counselling and its impact on HbA1c level. We looked to establish whether lower HbA1c levels and counselling improved outcomes in pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes. Methods Electronic record of all pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes booked..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Collings S, Christian S, Pankaja S, McNulty S, Davies H, Milne R, Gallagher CG, Bujawansa S |
Aims The National Diabetes in Pregnancy Audit in 2020 demonstrated that the percentage increase of women with type 1 diabetes under our service achieving an HbA1c
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Milne R, McNulty S, Pankaja S, Davies H, Gallagher CG, Christian S, Bujawansa S |
Aim Gestational Diabetes (GDM) affects 1 in 23 UK pregnancies and can lead to adverse maternal & neonatal outcomes. PPI empowers those affected by a condition to influence future care. The aim of this project was to explore the experiences of GDM care for a group of women and their partners attending a..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | Gallagher CG, Christian S, Pankaja S, McNulty S, Davies H, Milne R, Bujawansa S |
Aims NICE guidelines for screening state that all GDM patients should be screened for diabetes at 6 to 12 weeks postpartum. Previous published data have given a national rate of less than 20% [1]. Our previously published data showed a 45% follow up [2]. We re-reviewed our screening rate after the interventions of: discussion with and..
Published: | 25/04/2023 |
Authors: | McNulty S, Milne R, Gallagher CG, Pankaja S, Christian S, Davies H, Bujawansa S |
Aims England and Wales report on average, 700,000 annual pregnancies. From these 5% are complicated with hyperglycaemia with 87.5% of these Gestational diabetes (GDM). Pregnant women living with obesity are at higher risk of developing GDM. There is a linear relationship between glucose and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We noted a marked increase in..
Published: | 23/03/2022 |
Authors: | Gallagher CG, Milne R, Davies H, McNulty S, Pankaja S, Bujawansa S |
Aims Breastfeeding is beneficial for a mother, baby and society. Enhancing breastfeeding rates has potential to save lives and drive improvements in public health. Breastfed babies have a lower risk of developing childhood-onset diabetes. On average breastfeeding rates in St Helens are between 26.5% and 31.6% at 6-8 weeks. The aim of..
Published: | 23/03/2022 |
Authors: | Gallagher CG, Bujawansa S, Milne R, Michaels S, McNulty S, Westall S |
Aim Inpatient Diabetes Specialist Nurse Cover nationally is varied. Post a successful NHS England Transformation funding bid the aim was to provide greater support for ward areas, reduce error rates and increase satisfaction rates through the implementation of seven‐day working and an emergency advice line led by a diabetes..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Michaels S, Bujawansa S, Hardy KJ, Cardwell J, Milne R, Strong AJ, Lee C, Smith R |
Background We introduced seven‐day working and increased support for inpatients from the diabetes specialist nursing (DSN) Team in 2017. Previous surveys using hand‐delivered or postal questionnaires had resulted in low response rates. This year we used an online survey via SurveyMonkey® to measure inpatient diabetes related staff satisfaction. Aim..
Published: | 07/10/2020 |
Authors: | Milne R, Bujawansa S, Hardy KJ, Cardwell J, Michaels S, Smith R, Lee C |
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