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There has been a change in how professionals engage in professional development since the pandemic which necessitated the use of virtual digital platforms replacing in-person training. SAPHNA...
‘Many families were left dealing with a different professional at each point of contact, which was damaging to relationships with parents and left them unable to discuss sensitive issues around...
Children's Trust of South Carolina, a state leader in improving the health and wellbeing of SC families and children, serves as the lead agency for the SC MIECHV programme. The aim of the SC MIECHV...
This paper is written up following the revised Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellences (SQUIRE 2.0) guidelines (Ogrinc et al, 2016).
Following the launch at the House of Lords, attendees gathered outside, united by a shared mission: to advocate for ‘A School Nurse in Every School’. Armed with banners, placards, and an unshakable...
A free revalidation portfolio and CPD resource for nurses and midwives.
This research aimed to determine whether high body mass index (BMI) in children may contribute to depression in adolescence, potentially as a result of body dissatisfaction. In this study, Blundell et...
The systematic review by Holley and Mason (2019) conducted electronic searches in three electronic databases up to July 2018. The search strategy utilised key terms relating to ‘food insecurity’...
Adequate staffing is crucial for the NHS to deliver a healthcare service that meets the growing needs of the population (NHS England, 2023a). The Health Foundation (2018) reported that between 2017...
ADBB stands for the Alarm Distress Baby Scale, an observation tool for identifying social withdrawal in babies aged from birth–24 months (Guedeney and Fermanian, 2001). The ADBB study was a...
‘The report found a strong relationship between deprivation and obesity, though it does not name or identify any particular areas or regions of the country. Children and young people living in the...
‘…the school nurse workforce is facing a crisis … the number of school nurses has fallen by over a third since 2009, at the same time the public health grant has been cut by £1 Billion in real...
‘It seems counter-intuitive that public health funding which supports preventive measures on a community-wide and an individual basis was not increased in the Budget’ .
The research used a cross-sectional design and an online self-administered questionnaire to collect data from women at a single point in time. The questionnaire encompassed demographics and six...
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The current NICE bronchiolitis guidelines advise HCPs on when children should be discharged and provides key safety information for caregiver reference when caring for a child at home. The latter...
The FRSH (2019a) has published advice on how to conduct a consultation with a young person (Table 1)..
The systematised review used Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) (Page et al, 2021). Data extraction was undertaken by the author. The study used the Mixed...
Sphere of influence B: Transforming specialist community public health nursing practice: evidence, research, evaluation and translation.
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