I was recently privileged to visit the Highfield Unit in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which has been open for two years. It provides the highest standard of care for young people from 11-18 years who are acutely ill with …
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are pretty unique in that they provide a whole range of music therapy for children and young people in a whole range of settings, including the Chelsea Children’s Hospital, the child development services …
When I was a student Health Visitor, my placement throughout the year was in a borough of London that was mainly residential, with a mix of social classes living in a wide range of housing. It was an excellent way …
I am a senior dietitian working in an inpatient unit for young people aged 11 to 18 who have severe eating disorders, mainly anorexia nervosa. When patients are admitted, the first thing I need to do is to find out …
I have been a Health Visitor now for 15 years and I am very passionate about Infant Mental Health. I learnt about the mental health of babies whilst studying for my Masters in Public Health some years ago and I …
Just over 2 years ago I ‘virtually’ met a very determined mental health nurse via twitter, during various tweets @paul_RMHN raised the issue of the challenges that military children face. And on many occasions he posed the key question – …
There have been a number of recent reports and media concerns about the mental health of our children and young people in the UK. Perhaps one of the most worrying was the Childline report ‘On the edge’ (http://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/on-the-edge-childline-suicide-report.pdf). This highlights …
‘A healthy start for all our children’ is vital for a health and thriving future society. All the evidence shows us that what happens in early childhood and the developing years, impacts on health and well-being and life chances throughout …
Welcome to the start of 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 …
I’m delighted to announce that in the week 17th to 21st November we will be hosting our 4th ‘week of action’ to develop practice and services to improve health outcomes, this time focussing on a ‘Healthy Start,’ taking action and …
