Welcome to the STEPS Hip Spica Care project news pages.

This project will create twenty-eight mini-films, approximately 3 -5 minutes each in duration. Each mini-film will concentrate on one specific aspect of hip spica care such as hygiene, eating, clothing, etc. The Manchester Children’s Hospital is our partner in the Department of Health funded project.

The films will be shot at locations in homes and NHS settings around the north west of England. We will use an informal approach towards the filming and presentation of the clips, with an emphasis on visual demonstrations; in style it will be like a ‘YouTube’ type ‘cookery lesson’ on how to look after a child in a hip spica. There will be two age groups: Babies & Toddlers and The Older Child.

The aim of the project is not just to provide practical information but to offer emotional support by helping to relieve the feelings of isolation; we hope it will be like having a virtual friend going through similar experiences.

We have already had our first focus group meeting of parents of older and younger children. We will be creating a regular podcast, click here to go to the link.