News Outstanding children’s nurses win recognition in new year’s honours CHILDREN’S NURSES have been lauded for their outstanding services to nursing in the new year’s honours list. South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust children’s nurse consultant Paula Phillips and Salford Royal
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust nurse consultant Julie Flaherty has been made an MBE
Staff should be more aware of sepsis, says bereaved mother A PLEA for more awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis has come from the mother of one-year-old William Mead from Cornwall, who died in 2014. An NHS England investigation into his death revealed that there were missed opportunities in primary care and at the call line NHS 111, which failed to detect the seriousness of William’s condition when his mother phoned, including further questions about his breathing and limp body. The call handler ran through an algorithm and did not identify him as seriously ill. The investigation found the call handler was not a trained clinician, and William’s mother Melissa and senior nurses have appealed for the service to be staffed by nurses or other healthcare professionals. NURSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
NHS Foundation Trust nurse consultant Julie Flaherty were made MBEs. Ms Flaherty (pictured), who spent time caring for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, was awarded the honour for services to children’s nursing. The J’s Hospice clinical director Beverley Barclay received an MBE for services to nursing, particularly her work with young adults with life-limiting conditions. Samantha Swinglehurst, lead nurse specialist practice at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, was made an MBE for services to child and adolescent mental health services. Ms Swinglehurst set up an eating disorders intensive service for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa at risk of long-term hospitalisation. ‘I’m so proud that nursing is at the forefront of this work,’ she said. Public Health England chief nurse Viv Bennett, the government’s principal adviser on public health nursing and midwifery, has been made a CBE. She said: ‘I am deeply humbled to be recognised in this way.’ Royal Gwent Hospital children’s nurse Amanda Jolliffe received the British Empire Medal for voluntary service to first aid.
Ms Mead wants healthcare professionals to be more aware of the signs of sepsis set out by the UK Sepsis Trust. ‘Any important information out there about sepsis should not be ignored,’ she said. ■ For more information go to sepsistrust.org
College celebrates its centenary with nursing exhibition THE VALUE of children and young people’s nursing leadership is demonstrated in an RCN centenary exhibition. Nurses’ experiences are presented in the form of diaries, letters, photographs and artefacts, with quotes from neonatal nurses. The exhibition at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre in London is free to members and the public. ■ Further information at www.rcn.org.uk/rcn100
In brief From next month, children’s nurses will have access to an RCNi online learning resource. RCNi Learning is intended to help nurses enhance their skills and meet continuing professional development and Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation requirements. It will be launched with 150 interactive learning modules accredited by the RCN and covering more than 70 topics. All content is evidence-based and peer reviewed by nursing experts to ensure it promotes best practice and remains up to date. Users will also have access to a range of podcasts, images, ‘how-to’ videos and reference sections online, while UK subscribers can save all completed modules into their RCNi Portfolios. Further information about RCNi Learning, and all other RCNi services and products, is available at rcni.com Projects on understanding how asthma can be diagnosed and monitored more effectively are being conducted at the University of Leicester. Studies include easier ways of diagnosing the condition, cost-effective training packages, and investigations into fungi and air quality, including traffic pollution and high pollen counts. Experts warn that more needs to be done to prevent children dying from asthma attacks. See Analysis, page 10 A two-year project has been announced by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) to help community nurses prepare young people with long-term conditions make transitions to adult care. Queen’s Nurse Candice Pellett is to lead the project, which has been funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing. If you would like to be involved in the QNI project, email [email protected] February 2016 | Volume 28 | Number 1
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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust nurse consultant Julie Flaherty has been made an MBE
Staff should be more aware of sepsis, says bereaved mother A PLEA for more awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis has come from the mother of one-year-old William Mead from Cornwall, who died in 2014. An NHS England investigation into his death revealed that there were missed opportunities in primary care and at the call line NHS 111, which failed to detect the seriousness of William’s condition when his mother phoned, including further questions about his breathing and limp body. The call handler ran through an algorithm and did not identify him as seriously ill. The investigation found the call handler was not a trained clinician, and William’s mother Melissa and senior nurses have appealed for the service to be staffed by nurses or other healthcare professionals. NURSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
NHS Foundation Trust nurse consultant Julie Flaherty were made MBEs. Ms Flaherty (pictured), who spent time caring for Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, was awarded the honour for services to children’s nursing. The J’s Hospice clinical director Beverley Barclay received an MBE for services to nursing, particularly her work with young adults with life-limiting conditions. Samantha Swinglehurst, lead nurse specialist practice at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, was made an MBE for services to child and adolescent mental health services. Ms Swinglehurst set up an eating disorders intensive service for children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa at risk of long-term hospitalisation. ‘I’m so proud that nursing is at the forefront of this work,’ she said. Public Health England chief nurse Viv Bennett, the government’s principal adviser on public health nursing and midwifery, has been made a CBE. She said: ‘I am deeply humbled to be recognised in this way.’ Royal Gwent Hospital children’s nurse Amanda Jolliffe received the British Empire Medal for voluntary service to first aid.
Ms Mead wants healthcare professionals to be more aware of the signs of sepsis set out by the UK Sepsis Trust. ‘Any important information out there about sepsis should not be ignored,’ she said. ■ For more information go to sepsistrust.org
College celebrates its centenary with nursing exhibition THE VALUE of children and young people’s nursing leadership is demonstrated in an RCN centenary exhibition. Nurses’ experiences are presented in the form of diaries, letters, photographs and artefacts, with quotes from neonatal nurses. The exhibition at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre in London is free to members and the public. ■ Further information at www.rcn.org.uk/rcn100
In brief From next month, children’s nurses will have access to an RCNi online learning resource. RCNi Learning is intended to help nurses enhance their skills and meet continuing professional development and Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation requirements. It will be launched with 150 interactive learning modules accredited by the RCN and covering more than 70 topics. All content is evidence-based and peer reviewed by nursing experts to ensure it promotes best practice and remains up to date. Users will also have access to a range of podcasts, images, ‘how-to’ videos and reference sections online, while UK subscribers can save all completed modules into their RCNi Portfolios. Further information about RCNi Learning, and all other RCNi services and products, is available at rcni.com Projects on understanding how asthma can be diagnosed and monitored more effectively are being conducted at the University of Leicester. Studies include easier ways of diagnosing the condition, cost-effective training packages, and investigations into fungi and air quality, including traffic pollution and high pollen counts. Experts warn that more needs to be done to prevent children dying from asthma attacks. See Analysis, page 10 A two-year project has been announced by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) to help community nurses prepare young people with long-term conditions make transitions to adult care. Queen’s Nurse Candice Pellett is to lead the project, which has been funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing. If you would like to be involved in the QNI project, email [email protected] February 2016 | Volume 28 | Number 1
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