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Disability Matters by Layla Brokenbrow
Disability matters. It matters because what we believe about disability and what we believe it means to be disabled directly impacts (for better or worse) on the life experiences of disabled children and young people. The thoughts, fears, ideas and …
A Badge Mission today keeps the doctor away - Sharon Middleton
I remember a time in my childhood when I religiously ate an apple every day. It seemed like a habit worth making. Today, children and young people are ravenous for technology, habitually reaching for a piece of tech, generally with …
DIY Health (0-5yrs) by Susan Crane, Caroletha Irish and Fahima Yusuf
It’s a Thursday morning and we are all getting ready for another session of DIY Health. We (the local health visitors) have been working together – with the Children’s Centre,Bromley by Bow Centre, The Bromley by Bow Health Partnership and …
"What we say we need" by Amplify and Maggie Atkinson, Children's Commissioner
Amplify is the youth advisory group for the Children's Commissioner for England, aged between 11 and 18 years old. We advise her team at the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC) on everything they do from reports and research, to …
Helping disabled children prepare for school - A Personal Reflection by Dame Philippa Russell
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 …
Day Four - Supporting Families, Children and Young People to Have a Voice and to be in Control of Their Well-Being
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 …
Immunisation - Keeping up the focus by Helen Donovan
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 …
The African Women’s Clinic: Health promoting practitioners supporting women with female genital mutilation by David Foster
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 …
Improving Lives Through Supporting Looked After Children - Sharon White
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. …
The Importance of Immunisation for Children by Jill Beswick and Sharon White
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 …
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