Law and ethics in palliative care of children and young people

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1990 defines a child as anyone under 18 years of age. Until a child reaches 18 years of age, an adult (usually their parent—see the...

Recognising and supporting families through domestic violence and abuse

The current definition of DVA includes any incident of threatening behaviour, violence, abuse or control that occurs between two adults or young people over the age of 16 years, who are or have been...

Body dysmorphic disorder in children and young people

BDD is an increasingly prevalent condition (Himanshu et al, 2020) with psychological and functional impacts, so recognition and treatment is essential. Furthermore, suicide rates in the UK among...

Transitioning to an ACP: a challenging journey with tribulations and rewards

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice

The advanced level practice role started within the nursing profession in the 1960s in the USA. In the UK, advanced practice has had a mixed history since the role was first defined in 1993 by the...

Note-taking by nursing students: the case for implementing writing strategies to encourage best practice

Note-taking is an essential component of everyday practice for health professionals. This skill is central to ensuring potentially life-threatening or life-saving patient information is documented...

Lung transplantation for silicosis and recovery: an Australian case study

Mr Churi, a 52-year-old man, was diagnosed with advanced silicosis with progressive massive fibrosis..

How do we engage global communities in the de-stigmatisation of mental illness?

The author believes it is time to consider an alternative and transformative approach to reduce stigma relating to mental health disorders for ethnically, culturally and socially diverse people,...

Promoting a better standard of care for hepatology patients

I aim to provide a better standard of care for patients who are often marginalised by their disease process and symptoms—to offer support and palliation to hepatocellular cancer and decompensated...

Running a one-stop clinic for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

The IBD Standards clearly recommend that patients should have access to a monthly joint surgical–medical clinic. The absence of a combined service at MYH was identified by our IBD lead consultant...

Towards a safer NHS?

‘Written words are not like conversation: there is no inflexion, no stress, no sense of irony, no opportunity to ask, ‘What do you mean?’. The lifeblood of everyday speech is missing. The reader...

Strategies to boost the mental health and learning disability nursing workforce

According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the learning disability nurse workforce has plummeted by over 40% over the past decade (Launder, 2019). The data show that the number of learning...