Microsoft Forms
Are you a professional working with looked after children?
I'm Ali Whitehouse, Lecturer in CYP Nursing, researching motor development in looked after children. I'm looking for health, education, and social care professionals to share their views via a short survey forms.cloud.microsoft/e/tC4VGwHUzg
30.07.2025 17:52 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
ABPN Newsletter August 2025
See the story
Our latest newsletter is out now!! Find out whatβs been happening with the ABPN here: new.express.adobe.com/webpage/vBRp...
03.08.2025 15:57 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Why measles and whooping cough are on the rise again in the UK
The vast majority of paediatricians in the UK have seen children's health getting worse as a result of poverty.
Our Officer for Health Improvement, Dr Helen Stewart, spoke to @bigissue.com about the rise of measles and our new report with @cpaguk.bsky.social which revealed how poverty is driving missed appointments and worsening child health.
Read more here: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
08.08.2025 14:12 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
FREE membership for Childrenβs Nurses doing their undergraduate programme!
The Association of British Paediatric Nurses is offering FREE membership for the duration of your undergraduate programme if you are studying as a pre-registration student to be a RN child!
www.abpn-uk.com/membership-a...
07.06.2025 09:54 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
This week is Dying Matters Week and the theme this year is The Culture of Dying Matters. This week weβve created three podcasts and weβll be sharing them alongside resources on how and why to talk about dying π©΅
05.05.2025 15:57 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
BookTrust Diana Gerald outside the Houses of Parliament holding a sign that reads: "All children have a right to the life-changing benefits of sharing stories"
Our Policy team have had a busy April, responding to the @ofstednews.bsky.social consultation and the @commonshealth.bsky.social inquiry into the first 1000 days of a child's life.
Everything we do and call for is based on the evidence about what makes a real difference to children and families.
29.04.2025 14:33 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Autistic children and young people, aged 11-18 please share your views about CAMHS by writing, recording a voice note or by drawing and labelling a picture in a short survey β¬οΈ
ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...
@jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @emmaashworth.bsky.social @putchildrenfirst.info
29.04.2025 15:33 β π 2 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
@profberniecarter.bsky.social @robinhyd.bsky.social @fionasmithmmo.bsky.social @mjtatterton.bsky.social @cyp-nurses-uk.bsky.social @greatormondst.bsky.social @nhscreative.bsky.social
Please could you share this, it would be wonderful to get the word out to even more people and help more children! π
29.04.2025 16:32 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Does your child/children you support struggle with poor posture, discomfort, or difficulty maintaining healthy positioning?
Are you a parent, caregiver or professional working with disabilities?
Join us for our FREE webinar on 24-hour postural care May 7th 4-5pm!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
29.04.2025 12:56 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 2 π 1
Sarah is such an inspiration
29.04.2025 17:07 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
@fionasmithmmo.bsky.social @kathevans1.bsky.social @robinhyd.bsky.social
@becksbdaniels.bsky.social
@cbethell.bsky.social @eveholroyd.bsky.social @ficroucher.bsky.social
24.04.2025 19:50 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
What can be done to prevent adverse childhood experiences?
The childhoods of an increasing number of children and young people are marred by poverty, violence, parental separation, dysfunctional home environments, homelessness and discrimination. Adverse chil...
Brilliant #editorial by @profberniecarter.bsky.social, published in Nursing Children & Young People on our responsibilities as #childrensnurses in understanding the impacts of & enabling change to prevent adverse childhood experiences. Read it here: shorturl.at/Xskjp
@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
24.04.2025 19:45 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1
Thanks for sharing - another example of the importance of the #CYPnurse role.
#MakeaDifference
#ChooseNursing
#WorkwithCYP
@ellendukecyp.bsky.social
24.04.2025 20:15 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Children's hospice care: why partnership and collaboration is key
Childrenβs hospices have evolved to meet the changing needs of children, but need among children and families is growing while service provision is scaling back due to the challenges in commissioning ...
Great news for #hospices in England today, following the funding announcementβ¦ and a good excuse to share our new editorial on #childrenβs hospices, written with @eveholroyd.bsky.social and published in #RCNi Nursing Children and Young People. You can read it here, for free:
rcni.com/nursing-chil...
19.12.2024 20:32 β π 14 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
If youβre a childrenβs nurse please send an email to this project and you can help improve the oral health of children! #childnurse
20.02.2025 12:07 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
UK childhood mental health crisis to cost Β£1.1tn in lost pay, study finds
Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis
"As paediatricians we are clear that there is no greater investment than our children, and this report rightly highlights the extortionate cost that this mental health crisis is placing on our current and future society." Dr Mike McKean VP of Policy.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
05.02.2025 13:10 β π 12 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
It's encouraging to hear the Health Secretary acknowledge the need to improve children's health services.
We are grateful to @vikkislademp.bsky.social for raising whether the 18-week medical treatment target will apply to community referrals and if a target will be set to protect children.
12.02.2025 12:10 β π 6 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0
Blue background with the words 'Air Pollution Companion' and '#CleanAirForChildHealth' in white bold text. This is accompanied by the RCPCH logo and a logo of three children under a cloud.
Air pollution is a significant threat to child health, yet many healthcare professionals feel unprepared to address its impact.
RCPCH has launched the Air Pollution Companion, offering essential resources for professionals & the wider community.
Explore & share: www.rcpch.ac.uk/key-topics/a...
14.02.2025 11:23 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
βIt is a national scandal that over 600,000 children are stuck in limbo on a list, waiting to receive treatment.β
The 18-week target is being missed more than 40% of the time for childrenβs services.
Our response to latest NHSE data: www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/...
14.02.2025 15:35 β π 6 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
A brilliant review on the differences in neonatal and home safe sleep π©΅
14.02.2025 23:22 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Please share our offer for free membership with any pre-reg child nursing students you know!
www.abpn-uk.com/membership-a...
#childnurse #nursing #nurse
08.02.2025 21:26 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
For Child Mental Health week weβre sharing @place2becharity.bsky.social brilliant resource on talking to your children and how to help them express themselves! #nurse #nursing #children
09.02.2025 22:14 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Nurses call for expansion of Healthy Start scheme
Nurses are among those calling on the government to expand the eligibility criteria for the Heal...
Nurses are calling for an expansion of the βhealthy startβ scheme to ensure pregnant people and their children get the vital nutrition that they need when living below the poverty line
www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
05.02.2025 17:56 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
πβ€οΈπβ€οΈ
04.02.2025 11:32 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Registered Health Play Specialist. Author. Writes/teaches on therapeutic play in hospital. NHS practitioner. Clergy Spouse. Mum of teens. Dark humour both abounds and sustains. Fairly dodgy lungsβ¦ππ«
Mum of 2 brilliant humans & a tortoise ~ RN (Child) ~ MSc Health Psychology ~ Bluebell Wood Childrenβs Hospice Care Services Director ~ lover of colourful skies and smelly cheese
Qualitative and mixed methods postdoctoral researcher working with children, young people, parents/guardians, and practitioners to inform the design and conduct of clinical trials.
WellChild childrenβs community nurse specialist, IOW, views my own
Matron, Childrens Community Services ULTH Lincolnshire Community Childrens Specialist Practitioner
Paediatric nurse, Team Lead CYP Community Nursing, Queens Nurse. MSc, BSc, Specialist Practitioner CCN. Wife and mother to 3 beautiful children. All views expressed are my own.
πAssistant Head Teacher Sheringham Nursery School & Childrenβs Centre
πDirector @elresearchsch.bsky.social
π#earlyyears
https://sheringham-nur.org.uk
https://researchschool.org.uk/eastlondon
Discharge Nurse @Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Work-life balance @ semi retired
Yoga π§ββοΈ ,Derby County Fan π
Countryside Living @South Derbyshire
Professional membership association for DCSs and their senior teams.
www.adcs.org.uk
We are delighted to announce the launch of #ACAMHLearn - our innovative #OpenAccess resource, bringing together specially commissioned videos from world-leading experts in the field of #CYPMentalHealth. Visit https://bit.ly/3AV958F to learn more!
We support a global membership base of surgeons and dental surgeons throughout their careers. Rcseng.ac.uk.
The RCoA is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the UK. Please DM for enquiries.
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine's official Bluesky account.
RCEM is the membership body representing Emergency Department (A&E) clinicians and their patients, and working to #ResuscitateEmergencyCare
We represent more than 24,000 paediatricians in the UK and internationally, working to ensure that children everywhere receive the best care.
Visit our website: www.rcpch.ac.uk
We are the UKβs largest childrenβs reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
Senior Paeds Nurse
A Year of Care Trainer & Facilitator,chronic illness management & Ed, Expertise Children & Young People rheumatological conditions Compassion4 staff, Author www.pmmonline.org/nurse
Interests:
wild swim,outdoors,dogs πΆ, all views my own
Dogs. Water. Outdoors. Like a bit of science & space stuff. Nursey
Long distance walker, passionate about books, politically left of centre. Retired nurse, background in Paediatrics, hospice care and as University lecturer. Climate campaigner. #FBPE #NHS. #BackZack No DMβs please.