Barbara Davies 
Given that one in every ten of the world’s children has a disability (1) the International Disability Day offers the opportunity to reflect on how nursing has been transformed from caring for disabled children within institutional settings to its current aim for family nursing. This includes caring for children within their own homes whenever possible. … Read more
At St Oswald’s Hospice, our slogan is “Quality time for everyone”, and that truly is what we strive to deliver to everyone who comes into our care, said Steph Edusei, Chief Executive Officer of St Oswald’s Hospice. Time to enjoy family and friends, time to make peace, time to make memories, time to put things … Read more
The aim of the World Health Assembly (WHA) is to increase the global rate of exclusive breastfeeding to at least 50% by 2025. In 2018 a World health Assembly resolution endorsed World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) as an important promotion strategy. Each year WBW delivers a campaign to galvanise action related to breastfeeding. Sadly, I continue … Read more
Each year, International Nurses Day on the 12th of May recognises the contributions of nurses worldwide. These year’s theme was Nursing: A Voice to Lead. Sparked by an idea from IFNA President Veronica Swallow, the IFNA Communications Committee sent out a request for members to share photos on Twitter using #NursesDay or #IND2022 and tag @IFNAorg to … Read more
Alison Morton, Executive Director at Institute of Health Visiting Across the globe, nations are focusing their efforts on rebuilding in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its wider impacts. In England, these impacts have been felt acutely by families with babies and young children. We are incredibly proud of the role that health visitors … Read more
Dr Angela Ridley, Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University Chloe Hawkins, Student Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities at Northumbria University Join #lLDWeek2022 @LD_Northumbria Many people are unaware of the Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities. This piece gives insight into the role, by discussing how students are prepared to support families who have children with learning disabilities/autism. As well … Read more
Dr Angela Ridley, Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University Many people are unclear about what is means to have a learning disability. This piece should give some insight into what that means, and how this links to a Registered Learning Disability Nurse. National Learning Disability Week is celebrated every year in the UK during the third … Read more
Dr Christine English St Oswald’s hospice staff, that I work with as a trustee, have won a number of prestigious awards recently, including Hospice UK Innovation in Care, Charity Retailer of the Year, and Northern Power Transformational Leadership. However, their latest award made me really, really smile. Why? Well, it was a Lord Mayor’s design … Read more
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RARE DISEASE DAY 2022?
Today is international rare disease day, a day which means so much to me as a person with multiple rare diseases! There are over 6000 rare diseases and so many people have to fight for care every single day meaning they have to teach and guide healthcare professionals rather than the other way round!
Minimizing organizational impact on the planet through sustainable practices As an international nursing association with over 450 members from 38 countries, IFNA has already shown a powerful commitment to the promotion of planetary health through launching the IFNA Position Statement on Planetary Health and Family Health and hosting this blog series to promote action by … Read more
