This weeks’ blog focuses on Leadership Development and is by Katarzyna (Kasia) Czabanowska, Prof, Dr @KatarzynaCzaba1, Emily McWhirter, PhD, RN @McWhirterEmily and Barbara Stilwell, PhD, MSC, FRCN, FAAN @bathebrit Nurses and midwives make up 50% of the world’s healthcare workforce but remain severely under-represented in senior leadership1. To address this longstanding concern, we have […]
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Are we making progress in helping the ‘missing millions’? Is collaboration and unifying voices the key to success?
Written by Dr Ruth E Barker, Dr Nicola Roberts, Ms Lisa Dow & Mr Russell Winwood Back in 2019, Nicola wrote a blog about World COPD Day1. Since then, World COPD Day efforts have grown, and the national day has become gradually more supported on social media and more widely. However, […]
Evaluating the multi-faceted use of infant simulation dolls
Our work started just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; in 2019, we had received NHS England funding, via a local Clinical Commissioning Group, to assess the usage of infant simulation dolls with expectant parents. However, our original research plans (like so many others across the country) needed to be re-thought. Therefore, our initial work focussed […]
Vaccinating preterm infants – why this must not be delayed
In this week’s blog Dr Helen Sisson, @hsisson1 Lecturer in Public Health revisits the importance of timely vaccination in premature infants for World Prematurity Day on 17th November 2023. Vaccination has been hailed as a key strategy in the prevention of infection in children, and the UK has well-established programmes in place (1). The latest […]
Faith-based nursing: Making Faith Community nursing inclusive
This weeks’ blog is from Rohit Sagoo, Founder and Director, British Sikh Nurses , Community project with the Resuscitation Council UK. Faith-based nursing is a phenomenon in the United States, yet it needs to be recognised in the United Kingdom1. Historically, nursing practice has been rooted in connection with culturally diverse faiths, spirituality, beliefs and […]
The Nursing Academic; supporting the transition for clinical practice to Higher Education
This weeks blog is by Phil Downing, Academic Operational Lead, University of Bolton. and, Helen Lord, Senior Lecturer, CPD Lead, University of Bolton. One of the responses to the well-recognised workforce shortages within the NHS in England1 has been a commitment within the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan to increase adult nursing training places by 92% […]
Queens Nursing Institute Scotland Leadership Programme – my journey
In this week’s blog, Rhona Martin who is a Chest, Heart and Stroke Nurse in NHS Fife in Scotland reflects on how the Queens Nursing Institute Scotland Leadership programme has contributed to her personal and professional development as a community nurse. The Queens Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) Leadership Programme “supports, develops, and inspires Scotland’s community […]
Supporting parents to communicate with their premature baby – why do we need to explore this?
This week’s blog comes from Dr. Julia Petty and Dr. Lisa Whiting from the University of Hertfordshire and Professor Celia Harding from City University of London, who are sharing thoughts on how nurses can support parents to communicate with their premature babies. Babies born prematurely are at increased risk of developing speech, language […]
How well do we adult researchers really prepare ourselves to share power and control with children and young people in the context of patient and public involvement?
“This week’s blog post is written by Betul BAY, a PhD candidate with expertise in cancer pain management among children and young people at the University of Birmingham’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. Within this blog, she underscores the importance of further research aimed at establishing the most optimal levels of Patient and Public […]
The rise and rise of the nursing apprentices.
This blog comes from Alwin Puthenpurakal, an experienced senior lecturer and researcher working at The University of Greenwich. He led University apprenticeship programmes since its inception and highly values the impact it has on widening social mobility and addressing the national workforce challenges. With almost two decades worth of clinical experience, he is an experienced […]