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Supporting parents to be the best they can: The Start4Life Information Service for Parents and CANparent
The Nursing Times have hosted a blog for us today by Clare Sandling on this subject and you can read that following this link: http://t.co/eDxMryZpYG For more information about the services discussed here are some links and resourses: To learn …
Early Intervention Services in Oxfordshire by Jean Christensen
Today was my second visit to services as part of our Week of Action for children and young people. Maria Godfrey, Early Intervention Manager for North Oxfordshire was my guide for the day. With a professional background in Social Work …
Young people's Champion Event by Viv Bennett
Today I've been at a Young People's Champion Event held in Richmond House and met a range of wonderful and inspiring young people who have contributed to the school nurse work programme over the last year . The champions consist …
The Parent's Perspective.......
Today I'm delighted to introduce two blog sites run by parents and both have written a special blog for our week. Hayley Goleniowska is Mum to two girls, the youngest of whom has Down’s syndrome. Visit Hayley's …
‘No decision about me, without me’ by Doris Corkin
Children and young people’s nurses are encouraged to consider how best to incorporate the 6Cs of nursing when developing their skills in the delivery of family-centred care and shared clinical decision-making (DH, 2012). Overall aim is to ensure patient safety, …
A day in the life of a community children’s nurse by Claire Woods
“Where to begin, well it’ll be early for a start! No day is typical and while you may have an ideal day planned, there’s no guarantee. Therefore you have to be a bit of a girl guide and be prepared …
Occupational Therapist: facilitating and supporting children to be able to self-manage their difficulties by Karin Bishop
School should be an exciting, fun and stimulating time for all children, but for some it can be daunting, challenging and confusing. Things that some children seem to grasp easily can present as a baffling mystery to others. Practical tasks …
Family Nurse Partnership: Double generational prevention by Ailsa Swarbrick
“FNP has helped me move from being a teenager to being a responsible mum” (FNP mum) “I’m going to be the bedrock for my child” (FNP dad) Strong evidence tells us that teenage parents and their children are at higher …
Integrating services from conception to age 5yrs by Carey Oppenheim
Integration matters, because public services are there to respond to the needs of the people they serve, not the professionals or systems within them. The traditional silo model is not delivering the life changing outcomes we all want for children …
Embed and Extend by Elizabeth Harding
I am sitting in a hotel lobby listening to young people talking about how important it is that they are heard and that they know what happens to their views and opinions. "No-one really listens to young people and they …
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