International Nurses Day is always very important in my calendar - a day to take time to reflect, celebrate and to be grateful for all the amazing work nurses do every day to care for the public’s health.
Providing health for all is the fundamental to the health visitor role, as Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) and leaders of the Healthy Child Programme, they provider universal public health provision for all children (0-5). As a health visitor …
As a nurse and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), I am really excited that the theme for International Nurses Day this year is ‘Health for All’. Health visitors and school nurses as public health nurses have a significant role …
Read more about how nurses, midwives and health visitors are central to the delivery of successful immunisation programmes throughout the life course.
We know there are many good examples of nursing that push the boundaries but as a profession we are not always good at sharing achievements or saying when things have gone well. For this year's International Nurse’s Day take the time to reflect, celebrate your achievements and share best practice.
The NHS Long Term Plan and Neonatal Critical Care Transformation Review call on all maternity and neonatal services to implement the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards, to provide seamless care for families between maternity and neonatal services, and to …
I was recently teaching a group of 2nd Year student midwives on the topic of dignity in childbirth. We explored in depth the Bill of Human Rights and were able to brainstorm current practices in midwifery that support or diminish …
The all-encompassing role of midwives in women’s lives is perhaps not always recognised or indeed visible to the masses. Find out more about the midwife effect and how the role of the midwife goes beyond a focus on pregnancy and birth.
Find out more about how the Royal College of Midwives guidance can help midwives support women in times of crisis.
This blog highlights how midwives as defenders of women’s rights can actively support women to make health and lifestyle choices and empower them with information to improve their own health and that of their baby.
We know smoking during pregnancy is harmful to both the mother and their unborn child. Having a smoke free pregnancy and living in a smoke free home positively impacts on the child’s health outcomes. The government’s Tobacco Control Plan …
