This week’s Blog is written by Dr Tracey Harrington (@tharry) from Dublin City University. In it she reflects on her experiences as a lecturer when faced with delivering teaching online during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many words have been used to describe the last year and a half, unprecedented being one of many, that yes while […]
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Do nurses really need to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week?
By Lizzie Ette, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Hull and PhD candidate, Edinburgh Napier University. @busygirlizzie The first week of August sees the return of the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). Co-ordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) this event is usually well-known amongst midwifery and health visiting teams. However, WBW is perhaps less […]
A day in the life of…a Clinical Nursing Professor
In the third blog of our ‘day in the life of…’ series, Catherine Paterson, a Professor and Clinical Chair in Nursing at University of Canberra, Australia talks about her current role and career journey in clinical academic nursing research. (1) What is your job title and your main role/responsibilities?My nursing title is a Professor in […]
A day in the life of a….Clinical Academic Research Nurse
In the second blog of our ‘day in the life of….’ series, Maria Drummond (@mdrumm88), a Clinical Studies Officer with ENRICH Scotland and PhD student in Nursing and Healthcare at University of Glasgow talks about her current role and her experiences of a clinical academic nurse pathway. (1) What is your job title and your […]
A day in the life of…a Clinical Research Manager
Welcome to the first blog in our ‘day in the life of…’ series which aims to showcase different roles and career pathways within nursing. In our first blog, Ms Chloe Cowan, Clinical Research Manager for the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde gives some insight into her current role and offers […]
#Thankyou; can gratitude alone be an effective catalyst for change?
By Dr Elizabeth Bailey Today, (4th July 2021) is #Thankyou day in the UK1, an initiative which has emerged from the global pandemic. This will be the first UK day of collective focus for celebrating gratitude. Many countries have annual festivals of Thanksgiving, often linked to autumn harvests, and many cultures and belief systems support […]
People with learning disabilities, creativity and inclusion in research
By Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of South Wales @NorthwayRuth This year’s Learning Disability Awareness Week theme1 was ‘creativity’ and I want to reflect on the need for creativity to promote the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in research. Historically the relationship between people with learning disabilities and research has not […]
Let’s talk about death
Alex Pinto, PhD student, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds Twitter: @alexpinto50 What do you think about when you look at this picture of a graveyard? What type of feelings does it conjure up for you? For many people within our contemporary western society, death and dying tends to be associated with negative feelings. […]
‘Congenital Heart Disease, Lockdown and me: Global Perspectives of Living through a Pandemic’
Dr Kerry Gaskin, Chairperson Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association, Head of Department Midwifery and CPD, Three Counties School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Worcester @GaskinKerry @CongenitalCNA #CCNA21 Over the last year children, young people, and adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), their families, health care professionals, organisations and charities supporting them, have faced unprecedented challenges […]
Professional Advocates: Investing in practitioners to achieve excellence in service delivery
By Vanessa Whatley, @whatleyvj : Deputy Chief Nurse, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Lisa Stephens ,@sagefemme2000 : Lead Midwife for Education, University of Worcester, and Michelle Sterry, @michelleSterry2 : Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Worcester The role of the Professional Advocate (PA) is a vehicle for deploying the four elements of the Advocating for Education […]