The results so far have shown what an influential community we are when we work together to change the services for people living with Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and other forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
My CEO was contacted by one of my patients about the ‘More IBD Nurses – Better Care' campaign. I was moved to tears to know that all my hard work has not gone unnoticed. We have recently recruited a second IBD Nurse, which was very much needed as I was really struggling to cope with the workload on my own.
Specialist IBD Nurse
1,178 emails have been sent to the Chief Executives of 248 hospitals across the UK. The results and progress we've seen already has been excellent and this is all thanks to your support.
A few of the highlights include:
- One Trust is set to employ another IBD Nurse
- Three Chief Executives will review the business case for more IBD Nurses
- Several hospitals have identified areas they can improve and plans to address them
- Directors of Nursing from two Trusts contacted us, and are putting plans in place to discuss IBD nursing service development
Our CEO has received several letters from patients and as a result we are drawing up a business case for a further IBD Nurse and more admin support. It’s working!
Specialist IBD Nurse
Join the campaign
There's still time to take action by emailing the Chief Executive of your hospital. Whether you have IBD, or know someone who does, you'll be supporting our call for better access to Specialist IBD Nurses, resulting in better care across the UK. Find out more about the campaign.
