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Development and disability

G50 DOCTORS’ RESPONSES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF A DIAGNOSIS OF DOWN SYNDROME: WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING AVAILABLE TO SPECIALIST REGISTRARS FOR BREAKING BAD NEWS?
N. I. Horwitz¹, J. Ellis².²Institute of Child Health, London, UK; ¹Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

Background: The most common presentation of Down syndrome is the previously undiagnosed baby on the postnatal ward. Breaking bad news of the diagnosis is an important and difficult skill. Training in breaking bad news can improve confidence in this task.

Aims: To ascertain the level of support and training available to paediatric specialist registrars (SpRs) in breaking bad news and their attitudes to this task.

Study Design: A questionnaire based survey with a nested randomised controlled trial.

Participants: Paediatric SpRs working in North Thames Region.

Methods: SpRs eligible for inclusion into the study (n = 206) were sent a questionnaire with questions relating to the level of support and training available to them in breaking bad news and their attitudes to this task. They were randomised to receive either a postal . . . [Full text of this article]