Dr Helen Noble, Queens University Belfast and Sarah Hallahan, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland. Kidney problems are common. And the number of people with serious kidney problems, such as kidney disease is growing. World Kidney Day (WKD occurs annually on the 2nd Thursday in March. See; www.worldkidneyday.co.uk. On this day kidney charities, staff and patients organise events […]
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The #hellomynameis campaign reaches its 3rd anniversary
This weeks ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 2nd of March between 8-9pm(GMT) UK will be hosted by Kate Granger a doctor, but also a terminally ill cancer patient. and founder of the #hellomynameis campaign, and will focus on the importance of healthcare workers introducing themselves to patients. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; […]
Rare Disease & Why it Matters
Ahead of International Rare Disease Day (Monday 29th February 2016) – We are delighted to share a special guest blog from Fiona McLaughlin, volunteer with the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association and Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership, on why rare disease matters. […]
Dementia and Advance Care Planning
We are delighted to share with you our latest guest blog, in partnership with @WeEOLC, from Sarah Russell on the topic of dementia and advance care planning. Sarah Russell is the Head of Research and Clinical Innovation at Hospice UK. She is also the full time carer for her mother who lives well with Alzheimer’s. […]
Journal clubs to promote evidence based nursing practice
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat, on Wednesday 17th February 2016 between 20:00 – 21:00 hrs (GMT), will focus on tips and tricks to facilitating nursing journal clubs. The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Dr. Stephen McKeever (@Stephen8McK) who is a Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing in the Department of Children’s Nursing at London South […]
Inspiring Younger People
Today we are delighted to welcome a blog from an inspiring young person, Anita Dennison. Anita shares her experiences of setting up an anti-bullying campaign based on her own personal experiences. […]
World Cancer Day
Today we are delighted to bring you 2 special guest blogs for World Cancer Day. The first blog, from Kristen Maloney, discusses the art of cancer nursing while our second blog, from Professor Sarah Kagan, discusses cancer nursing and older people. […]
Mental Health Diagnosis – Friend or Foe?
This week’s EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday 3rd February between 8-9 pm (UK time) will focus on whether mental health diagnosis are a friend or a foe. The Twitter Chat will be hosted by Neil Withnell (@neilwithnell ) who is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Dean Academic Enhancement at the University of Salford. To participate in the […]
Consulting with young people about their health needs
Dr Linda Milnes, Associate Professor in Children and Young People’s Nursing, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds http://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/profile/1100/1403/linda_milnes Twitter @LindaMilnes As the 2015 update of Key Data for Adolescence (Association for Young People’s Health) was published, last September, once again we are alerted to the fact that one fifth of the UK’s population are 10-24 […]
Student Nursing Finance
On Wednesday 20th January, our #ebnjc tweet-chat focuses on the issue of student nursing finance. In advance of our chat, we are delighted to share two blogs from our two special guest hosts, Grant Byrne & Serena Ruffoni. […]