I recently looked at the evidence of school nurse impact - we know they’re a unique and innovative workforce, we know they’re tasked with leading the Healthy Child Programme (5-19), and we know they work hard… but what difference do …
School Nurses know so well paediatric or children and young people’s care generally ends at 16 years of age requiring a move to adult services yet this age group is often invisible when we address experiences of care. Perhaps it …
The Queen’s Nursing Institute is undertaking a two-year project, funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing, which looks at how we can enable community nurses to support young people with long term conditions, who have transitioned from children’s services to …
I firmly believe that Dr Seuss was right when he said “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” and I one hundred percent belive that social …
The Children’s Society’s Seriously Awkward campaign launched last year is calling for better support and protection for vulnerable older teenagers as they transition to adulthood. High level of emotional needs Being 16 or 17 is known as an awkward age. …
New data released last week brought the welcome news that the percentage of children achieving a good level of development by the end of Reception continues to rise, with a national average of 69.3% in 2016, up 3 percentage points …
Hello, my name is Wendy Sinclair and I am a lecturer in children’s nursing at The University of Salford. I lead a module on the undergraduate children’s nursing programme (we have a dedicated twitter account @icypn) and Public Health England’s …
Every year thousands of children in England are faced with the potentially devastating loss of a loved one. Bereavement affects children in many different ways, and the reactions of young people to the death of someone close to them are …
School nurses play an important role for the 1 in 10 children and young people in this country with continence (bladder and bowel) difficulties. Their expertise in assessing the problem and initiating first line treatment is invaluable – whether for …
Sport can have a positive impact on the lives of children with a learning disability in so many ways, not only from the point of view of improving physical health and well-being - weight management, healthier heart and lungs for …
