Trial "Hunger Provocation Programme" at Starship
Starship Hospital has launched a pilot programme teaching chldren on feeding tubes to to eat and drink themselves. It is estimated there are more than 600 tube-fed children in New Zealand, and one in four are appropriate for tube weaning. Four patients have been selected for the roll out of the programme this month.
View an item that appeared on Seven Sharp on TV One here or read more about the programme at the nzherald website here.
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