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Stammering in children

It is recognised that many individuals who stammer have greater levels of empathy and compassion for others, strength of character and resilience « .

How did the Covid-19 pandemic affect wellbeing of staff working in child and family teams?

The study adopted an evaluative, mixed-method design which involved two datasets. First, a quantitative secondary analysis of anonymised routine patient data was drawn from the past 5 years as a...

Reducing the environmental impact of inhalers in primary care

The primary aim of this review was to establish how to implement sustainable inhaler changes without compromising patient care and disease control in the primary care setting. This includes a review...

Promoting vaccination uptake

» The strategy focuses on four core components that are required to maintain elimination going forward, which includes achieving and sustaining 95% coverage « .

‘A significant loss of expertise’ – campaign to reverse 'steep decline' in school nurses

A campaign for a school nurse in every school has been launched in a bid to reverse a ‘steep decline’ that has seen a 33% fall in the number of school nurses since 2009. A new report – based on a...

Research roundup: March 2024

This study aimed to quantify the characteristics of children under the age of 2 years admitted to neonatal units (NNUs) and paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). The researchers conducted a study...

NEWS

The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet. These trends, together with the...

What does leadership mean to specialist community public health nurses?

» Evidence shows that the intentional practice of compassion-focused activities has a significant positive impact on a range of psychological and physiological systems « .

Surrogacy in the UK

Surrogacy is legal in the UK, although it is illegal to advertise for a surrogate or for a third party to profit from matching. A surrogate cannot be paid, except for reasonable expenses. Surrogacy...

Factors associated with young children being overweight on entry to primary school

» Each contact is around 1 hour long, and uses holistic assessment to identify problems early and act where needed to improve child development, school readiness, parenting aspirations and parenting...

Supporting homeless families

» Fleeing family breakdown and domestic violence … mean that the children may already have had suffered a level of trauma that has had an impact on their emotional, mental and physical development...

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