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 …
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 …
So we are part-way through the 2014 Flu Immunisation season and I know nurses across the country are busy offering vaccinations to those in need such as the over 65 years and people in clinical risk groups. However, over the …
I am delighted to have a very special guest blog on my page today to accompany the launch of the new material on School Nursing launched today. Lauren Goddard is a young carer who I had the pleasure of meeting …
The health of our children and young people and their ability to get the best from their education is vital for individual life chances and our future society. Young people face many challenges in their developing years and have been …
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important public health issue which impacts on the whole of society within the UK and across the entire world. In short, AMR hampers the control of infectious diseases and effectiveness of treatment, resulting in individuals …
From Monday 24th February we will be undertaking another week of engagement activity on the nursing and midwifery contribution to public health, this time focusing on health protection. The aim of the week is to share and celebrate the contribution …
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 …
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 …
Career choice is one of the most important decisions in anyone’s life; we know career choices amongst young people can be influenced by so many factors including life experiences, family and peers. Within nursing we know that we need the …
