Emma Cowen
Emma Cowen
The vending machine on the ward where I worked a night shift had just been filled with healthy food and drinks, and patients and staff were unimpressed. So they all used a machine on another ward that was still stocked up with unhealthy far...
Around the world [0.03%]
世界各地风采
1. Impact of global issues on women and children 9-11 January, Manipal, India Manipal University, India.
Respite services for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in Ireland [0.03%]
爱尔兰生命终期儿童及其家人的舒缓服务
Katie Hill
Katie Hill
Appropriate respite care for children with life-limiting conditions (LLC) and their families is the cornerstone of high quality paediatric care. The effect of caring for children with LLC on families, including parental needs, cannot be und...
Fathers are being left out of involvement in their children's healthcare with potentially devastating consequences, according to an adult nursing expert.
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Funding for children's hospices and palliative care charities in England is in crisis with seriously ill children facing a postcode lottery for their care, a new report has revealed.
Joanna Barnden,Vanessa Diamond,Paul Anthony Heaton et al.
Joanna Barnden et al.
Serious bacterial and viral infections occurring in early infancy are important factors affecting morbidity and mortality. Recognition of sepsis by healthcare professionals is vital and allows initiation of appropriate early treatment which...
Nick Evans
Nick Evans
Eleven years ago, Linda Partridge joined the WellChild charity, with a mission to alter the care of children with complex health needs. She has done just that. As director of programmes, Ms Partridge has overseen the creation of a network o...
Michelle Bennett
Michelle Bennett
The number of children and young people diagnosed with cancer is increasing every year. Pain is a significant side effect of disease, surgery and treatments including chemotherapy. After a course of intensive chemotherapy, some children dev...
Daniel Allen
Daniel Allen
Essential facts The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard on diabetes in children and young people. NICE quality standards describe high-priority areas for improvement and consist of speci...
Background Common in children under two years, bronchiolitis is usually caused by respiratory syncytial virus (Jhawar 2003). Symptoms are usually self-limiting although some children develop respiratory distress requiring hospitalisation (S...