Roberta Heale @robertaheale I’m a nurse practitioner and still practice, but my primary role is as a professor at my local university. I teach NP and MScN students online, so when COVID hit, it didn’t have a huge impact on my professional life. However, like everyone else, I spent a great deal time for over […]
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The forgotten families – Impact of a child’s autism on families and carers mental health during the pandemic.
As we reach the end of Autism Awareness Week, Nicky Thomas, a PhD student exploring parental and carer wellbeing for families who care for children with intellectual disabilities at University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School), writes this blog to raise awareness of the challenges of families we may care for where a child has autism. […]
Aging Nursing Workforce and Retention
This week’s Blog is written by Pauline Milne (@NHSPauline) and discusses the need to focus on retaining older nurses. In addressing nursing workforce shortages, there is a tendency for organisations to focus more attention on the recruitment of new nurses rather than supporting the retention of older, more experienced nurses. As at 30th September 2020, […]
Mental health and wellbeing in critical care nursing
Nicki Credland, Chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses; @credland_nicki Critical care is an extremely stressful working environment. The specialty is often misunderstood, with a lack of appreciation for the complexity of critical care nursing. We know that it is a highly technical and constantly evolving environment and […]
Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life
Victoria Hewson (MSc, BSc (Hons), SFHEA, RDN) @HewsonVictoria, is Head of the Nursing Department and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK The 20th March 2021 marks World Oral Health Day1, a key opportunity for health and care professionals to promote positive oral health messages and encourage the public to […]
Forging Ahead: International Women’s Day 2021
By Catherine Best @CBest_23 International Women’s Day 8th March 2021 In November 2020, UN Women (2020) announced this year’s theme of International Women’s Day to be about Women in Leadership. At a time of immense global upheaval “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world” (UN, 2020) recognises and celebrates the phenomenal […]
Family Nursing in the UK and Ireland: The UK&I Chapter of the International Family Nursing Association
Authors (on behalf of the UK and Ireland IFNA Chapter): Professor Veronica Swallow @SwallowVeronica and Professor Veronica Lambert @VLambertDCU Supporting people with health care needs is a key priority for nurses and midwives in the UK and Ireland. Family‐focused care interventions have the potential to improve the health and well‐being of individuals and families at […]
Having a rare disease is difficult- gaining access to good coordinated care shouldn’t be!
In this week’s blog – timed to mark Rare Disease Day 2021 on the 28th February – Ms Michelle Conway gives an insight into the challenging reality of living with a rare disease and implications for nursing practice and policy. The new UK Rare Diseases Framework was published on the 9th January 2021. It provides […]
Is it time to rethink post-registration supervision, support and outduction in nursing?
By Jane Wray, @livinginhope, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Director of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hull, UK. In 2020 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK published their Principles for Preceptorship1 which provided guidance for preceptors, preceptees, employers, students, educators and regulators on how best to support those new to the […]
Hidden Heroes: The Unseen Nursing in Prisons
I am Jay King. I work in a London as a Primary Care Nurse in a Prison. I have been working in prison since 2019. In my relatively short time working in Prisons, I have come to realise that the work we do is vastly more complex than I ever imagined it would be, and […]