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Finding my own voice Families' Voices... Sent to 500 family members Personal Info Helpfulness of the Professionals Support role of the SCDT Difficult and distressing to participate >20% response rate General Findings


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Finding my own voice

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Families' Voices...

  • Sent to 500 family members
  • Personal Info
  • Helpfulness of the Professionals
  • Support role of the SCDT
  • Difficult and distressing to

participate

  • >20% response rate
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General Findings

  • Inconsistency of Care
  • Style of Communication
  • Feelings of Abandonment
  • Lack of listening to Families
  • Value to Families of Honesty,

Empathy and Openness

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Specific Findings

  • Funeral Directors – 'most helpful'
  • Police – Families respected their

difficult role

  • Health Professionals - Did not

always listen / follow up Families felt abandoned

  • Hospital Paediatrician – Role

unclear to many families, more clarity required in future

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‘Listening’ to families

Professionals who were deemed most helpful were:

  • Honest and open
  • Clear with information
  • Not in a hurry
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‘Listening’ to families

Professionals who were least helpful were:

  • Unable to deal with the

situation (Inexperience, Ill equipped)

  • Didn’t follow up in a timely

manner

  • Lacked Empathy
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Collective voices

Scottish Cot Death Trust

  • Speak at national conferences
  • f professional groups
  • Strengthen support services

to families

  • Produce sibling resource
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Collective voices

SCDT Families

Professionals

Policies

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Collective voices

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The future…