Lonay and Tricia will also see patients when they have returned to the ward following their procedure, to check that everything is all right and to answer any questions that the child, family and ward staff may have.
When Tricia and Lonay visit children on the ward prior to the procedure, they will identify those who might be able to have a local anaesthetic and discuss this with the patients and their families.
In their new roles, Tricia and Lonay will insert PICC lines (thin tubes that are used to give medication directly into a large vein in the body’s central circulation).