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All publications by 'Milne R'



Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – St Helens & Knowsley Staff

P281 Impact of pre-pregnancy counselling on HbA1c level and pregnancy outcomes in women with pre-existing diabetes

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

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P280 Impact of introducing an intensive support package alongside continuous glucose monitoring on neonatal outcomes and...

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

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P277 Patient and public involvement (PPI) exploring the experiences of women with gestational diabetes...

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

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P137 Follow up screening for diabetes after gestational diabetes 2019 versus 2022

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

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P169 Service evaluation to determine the reason for increased gestational diabetes (GDM) referrals following SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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

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P145 Service evaluation examining the understanding of breastfeeding among women with diabetes

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

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The impact of seven-day working by a diabetes specialist nurse (DSN) team within an acute hospital trust

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

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Measuring inpatient diabetes related staff satisfaction using a SurveyMonkey questionnaire

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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