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I qualified as a children’s and adult nurse in 1991 in Belfast, N. Ireland. Shortly after, I moved to Leicester in England to take up my first staff nurse position working in a children’s high dependency unit. It was there...

‘Sick children require special nursing and sick children’s nurses require special training’ stated Catherine Jane Woods, Matron at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in 1888. This statement was a legacy she left for those who fought for a single register for...

A worrying shortage of skilled and experienced nurses means that it is becoming harder for seriously ill children in England and their families to access vital short breaks for respite provided by children’s hospices. New Together for Short Lives research...

Hello, a very warm welcome to you all my name is Mohammed, I’m a British-born Asian Muslim, a very proud father/carer to my wonderful bright and very chatty young adult son Naveed, who has an array of complex health needs....

The latest policy information for families. To receive the latest policy roundup, sign up to our family newsletter here. Chancellor’s Spring Statement On 23 March the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Statement which, as the Treasury has been...

I’m Kate, wife to Colin, and mother to two beautiful children, Nathan (aged 4) and our little baby Hannah who is now in heaven. At the routine 12-week appointment during my pregnancy, we discovered that something wasn’t quite right. I...