My oldest son Simon is fifty in two weeks time. Half centuries are good times in which to reflect both on the past and on the future. As the parent of a son with brain damage and learning disability, I …
Welcome to day four our week on helping families and giving children and young people the best start to life. This short blog is to provide a pointer for what we have coming up today and some things you may …
I often say I have been involved with vaccination and immunisation for more years than I really care to think about. As a midwife, practice nurse, health visitor and specialist nurse. As such I am unashamedly passionate about it, wanting …
You might remember the scene in the film Shirley Valentine in which Shirley recounts the discovery of her clitoris. I do because I was watching it with my mother. I didn’t exactly squirm with embarrassment but it did generate a …
I watched, admittedly with a wry smile, as the residential home manager and 3 other staff tested their athleticism against Thomas, the 9yr old sprightly little boy who was leading them a dance as he hurdled the 6ft perimeter fence. …
Childhood vaccination provides vital protection to children and young people, and results in indirect protection to those around them, including infants, older people, and those in clinical risk groups. By delivering a quality vaccination service to children, public health nurses …
Every year, one million children under the age of 18 are taken to accident and emergency (A&E) units after being involved in accidents in the home. Many more are treated at home or by their GP. Many of the accidents …
Nearly a million children and young people suffer with continence problems in the UK, yet it is an issue which rarely receives attention, in large part due to the associated stigma and the feeling many young people and families have …
Play England http://www.playengland.org.uk/ and partners – Playing Out http://playingout.net/ and London Play http://www.londonplay.org.uk/ – have embarked on a ground breaking new project http://www.playengland.org.uk/streetplay funded by the Department of Health to reactivate street play in communities up and down the country. …
Never ever having written a blog before this will be my attempt on a subject I feel very passionate about. The area of child cycle safety and helmet use became apparent when I was the ward sister of the children’s …
