Broadcast tonight on BBC One, it shows student Hope Drake (played by Savannah Kunyo) experiencing anaphylaxis at school after eating food containing dairy which she is severely allergic to.
The number of people with food allergies in the UK has more than doubled since 2008, and more than 5,000 people a year are hospitalised in England with food anaphylaxis.
Following Natasha’s death, my husband, Nadim, and I set up The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation to improve the lives of people in the UK living with food allergies through clinical research, campaigning and education.
Take the recent film The Roses, staring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. There are many criticisms but the most dangerous is the medical inaccuracy.
In the film, Colman’s character Ivy has an allergy to raspberries – and on several occasions her allergy is used for dramatic and comedic purposes.
Furthermore, the way the adrenaline auto-injector (AAI) was administered in the film was inaccurate – Ivy’s EpiPen is injected into her arm and not into the correct site, her outer thigh. This mistake alone could cost Ivy her life.
So it was refreshing when the Waterloo Road team asked to collaborate with Natasha’s Foundation on their new food allergy storyline.
The process started many months ago, with conversations about how someone with food allergies could end up eating an allergen they are allergic to.
I am sure that Waterloo Road’s decision to include this storyline and their commitment to getting the facts right will help raise awareness of food allergies in a way that could truly save lives.
Around two pupils in every classroom have a diagnosed food allergy and one in five allergic reactions to food happen in school. With more children with food allergies in schools, staff need to be properly trained, yet according to research the charity carried out with the NASUWT teachers’ union, 67 per cent of teachers have had no allergy awareness training.
To address this gap, the charity has created Allergy School, an educational programme offering free resources to schools to help increase awareness, safety, and understanding of food allergies.
Hopefully, this positive collaboration with Waterloo Road marks a new chapter in the way food allergies are represented in the media.
For information and support, please The Natasha Allergy Foundation.
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