Simulated Patients: ‘Actors’ show Nurses how to work with people with learning disabilities when breaking bad news

This weeks’ blog is by Helen Needham, Senior Lecturer and Practice lead for Learning disability nursing, Birmingham City University (helen.needham@bcu.ac.uk) I am currently conducting research focusing upon the use of simulated patients in the education of nurses around the healthcare needs of people with a cognitive impairment and breaking bad news to people with a […]

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‘Being’ person-centred: a reflection from a personal and professional experience

In this week’s Evidence Based Nursing Blog, Andrew Cassidy (@mrandycassidy) brings his own personal lived experiences and professional thoughts from his years working in the NHS and other sectors on what being person-centred looks like.  I’ve worked in the healthcare for nearly fifteen years, in the NHS, the third sector, and for a social enterprise. […]

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Person-Centred Care

On Wednesday 18th November (8pm-9pm GMT) we are delighted to host our final #ebnjc tweet-chat of the year on person-centred care in nursing and healthcare with Professor Brendan McCormack. Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account. If you do not already have one you can create an account at Twitter.  Once you have an […]

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