G571(P) Providing information for parents about transitional care available outside the neonatal unit

Abstract

Measurement of improvement: Effects of changes The patients, parents and staff have been very positive towards One of the regular patients: 'I love Project Play, all the people are so nice and we do something different each week. I can't believe doctors would want to play with me!' One of the most positive aspects of 'Project Play' has been noted by one of the senior nurses who said: 'We had a patient the other day who needed an NG tube passed and was refusing, when she heard she wouldn't be able to participate in 'project play' until it was in she laid completely still and let us do it so she didn't miss a minute. It is amazing!' An anonymous questionnaire was carried out and 22 responses were received (Table 1). Students have learnt to overcome tough communication barriers and make last minute adaption's to play in order to incorporate all children regardless of physical conditions. A key component of Project Play is 'teen club' which runs once a week, a number of volunteers expressed apprehension at the thought of entertaining a group of teenagers, however, many have found teen club to be rewarding and particular beneficial for developing their communication skills. Lessons learnt Project play recruits medical students from all years of study, therefore, there is variation in clinical knowledge. We believed this to be appropriate because we are not providing any clinical care, however a few issues have arose from this. It is vital that MDT members assume that we have no clinical knowledge in order to avoid mistakes i.e. CF patients that can't mix together. Message for others Ultimately we have found project play to be a positive experience for medical students and have ambitions to make it part of the medical school curriculum.