David Foster, Deputy Director of Nursing at the Department of Health shares his experiences of an expert patient in the second in our series of blogs from the Week of Action on Helping People to Stay Independent, Maximising Well-being and Improving Health …
Introducing Joanne Bosanquet MBE, Deputy Director of Nursing at Public Health England and why she is making every contact count - first in a series of blogs from our Week of Action on Helping People to Stay Independent, Maximising Well-being and …
Hi and welcome to another guest blog. It seems a while since my last update. However, lots of work is moving forward at pace on a number of key areas within the Public Health Nursing and Health Visitor Programmes. What …
We recently produced a table of all the work we have published or helped develop over the last few years on public health nursing and midwifery. Each individual product is already available on the internet but a number of you have asked …
In March I used this blog to share some thoughts on the importance of staying connected to the front line; the importance of thanking our staff for what they do and for giving up their time to talk to me; …
As a society we face huge challenges in tackling the health and wellbeing of the population. We know the impact of lifestyle factors on health, and we understand more about the ‘causes of the causes.' We are learning more about …
International Nurses' Day is a real opportunity to celebrate all the fantastic work that nurses do and to be proud of our profession. I was very pleased when @WeNurses and Britain's Nurses asked me for a nursing story as part …
It's hard to believe it is a year since we published 'Getting it Right for Children, Young People and Families: Maximising the Contribution of the School Nursing Team: Vision and Call to Action' Our commitment to work with children and …
When Compassion in Practice was published in December last year, I knew it was not going to be a document to gather dust. The vision and strategy for nurses, midwives and care staff was crafted by Jane Cummings, chief nursing …
Staying connected to nurses, midwives and care staff is a central part and one of the real privileges of my job. Hearing and acting on the views of people who use our services needs to inform everything we do as …
