arenRodesanonhsnet CYP LTC NURSE Aims of the AFS project Reduce asthma attendances to ED admissions to hospital and asthma related morbidity Reduce nos days off school Promote good asthma management for children and young people ID: 774903
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Asthma Friendly Schools
K
aren.Rodesano@nhs.net
CYP LTC NURSE
Slide2Aims of the AFS project
Reduce asthma attendances to ED, admissions to hospital and asthma related morbidityReduce ‘nos. days off school’Promote good asthma management for children and young people.Schools to achieve AFS standard.
Slide3BACKGROUND
1.1million children in UK with asthma*
17 child deaths, 12 of which were in London last year
Islington Schools
24,752 children attend Islington schools
61 mainstream, 5 special schools.
3000 CYP have asthma 12%
* reference : Asthma UK
Slide4Slide5Asthma registerAsthma policyEvery child or young person with asthma to have an asthma care plan spacer and inhalerEvery school to have an emergency procedure in placeEvery school to have an asthma leadReferences :BTS Asthma Guideline2016: NICE Quality Standards 2014:HLP Asthma Toolkit 2016.
AFS GOLD STANDARDS
Slide6Method
Whole school teacher training
Whole school assembly
Coffee morning for parents
Drop in sessions for young people
Support with care plans asthma policy and emergency inhaler packs
Slide7The process …
Training
Teachers
Parents
pupils
Support staff
admin
Community
workers
SEN
Slide8Emergency plan
Slide9Care Plan
Slide10AFS Summary 1 represents 66% of Islington Schools now AFS2 represents 11% on pathway to be completed September 20173 represents 23% schools unable to commit to AFS
Slide11DATA Collection
All school completed a pre AFS audit (63)
42 schools completed a post AFS audit
42 schools completed a pre-teaching evaluation
42 schools completed a post teaching evaluation
9 remain on pathway for completion next term
12
schools could not accommodate the project
Slide12Evaluation
Measure results from before and after trainingCompare ED attendance before AFS and afterReduce morbiditySchool attendanceACT scores in school
Slide13Reflections on project
School/ building a relationship with health
Relationship school nurses/ community/acute
Enabling holistic health care pathway (key role GP
etc
)
Empowering students, teachers, parents
AFS Lead focused on project ( no distractions )
School attendance
ACT (asthma morbidity)
Variables measuring data ( ED attendances)
Slide14Any Questions ??
Slide15Whittington Health
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
7272
Tel: 020 3070
Fax: 020 7288 5550
Website: www.whittington.nhs.uk