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Lancelots help children's diabetes team score top marks for care
THE
paediatric team looking after children with Diabetes, at Ormskirk Hospital,
has been recognised as 1 of the best in the country. A national audit found they were among the top performers for
supporting children with Type 1 Diabetes, in terms of quality improvements. Jamie Cranham, age
7, from Scarisbrick, near Ormskirk,
has been a patient at the Hospital since he was diagnosed 4 years ago,
with Type 1, the most common form of diabetes in youngsters. His dad, Andrew, is the chair of Lancelots, a Diabetes UK
support group for children with Type 1 Diabetes. It is named after the
lancets used for skin pricks to measure blood sugar. "Jamie is my role model. I
look up to him because from an early age, and without a fuss, he's been able
to do all the things he does with the help of the team here at the Hospital.
The Lancelots is somewhere Jamie can meet children like
himself. It's also great for helping parents too and we do fundraising to
give support where it's needed."
said Andrew.
Jamie is pupil at St Cuthbert's Primary School, Halsall, and,
when the keen Liverpool FC fan isn't playing football, he dreams of
designing computer apps when he grows up. His doctor at Ormskirk hospital, Dr May Ng, Consultant
Paediatric Endocrinologist, said:- "The Lancelots diabetes support
group and the support of parents like Andrew and his wife Holly have been
key to the success of this unit. Without their support, the brilliant professionals and the
team that I work with wouldn't be able to make the steady and continued
improvements to the care of our patients. Diabetes care has changed enormously in my 18 years as a
doctor. With our staff's expertise and the enthusiasm of the Lancelots, I
know we're ready to embrace emerging treatments and technology that will
benefit local children in the years ahead."
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