Cook, Louise
Louise Cook attained her first degree in Psychology and Sociology (BA Honours) from the University of Leeds before going on to train as a children's nurse at the University of Nottingham. She worked for seven years within acute hospital trusts in Nottingham before joining the University of Nottingham as a full time lecturer in Child Health. She lectures on a wide range of topics including her specialist interest areas of cleft and wound care and is heavily involved in the teaching of evidence-based clinical skills to undergraduate nursing students.
Dawson, Paula
Paula Dawson trained as a general nurse at the Nightingale School, St. Thomas' Hospital in London, and as a children's nurse at the Nottingham School of Nursing. She has held a range of clinical, managerial, practice development, and educational roles both in the UK and overseas in a career spanning over 25 years. She is committed to the pursuit of excellent, person-centred, and evidence-based care with a focus on the unique and essential role of the nurse in the multi-disciplinary team.
Reddy, Helen
Helen Reddy qualified as a children's nurse in 1998 from Demontford University. She has benefited greatly from her experiences at Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, working in both general and intensive care areas. Helen's chosen area of speciality, children's neurosciences, has provided her with a fascinating mix of neurological, neurosurgical, and neuro-oncological expertise. In more recent years as a Practitioner Health Lecturer in Child Health she has developed her teaching and academic skills, focusing on clinical skills teaching in particular.
Holliday, Laura-Jane
Laura-Jane Holliday trained as a Children's Nurse, obtaining an Undergraduate Masters in Nursing Science Degree at the University of Nottingham. Her previous clinical experience includes children's medical, neuro-medicine, and cardiology and she continues to work on a children's medical and respiratory ward. She is a Practitioner Health Lecturer in children's nursing at the University of Nottingham and a preceptorship development nurse, working within the practice development team for the Children's Hospital, Nottingham. Her interests encompass reducing the theory-practice gap, progressing and teaching of clinical skills, and practice and staff development.
Edited by Paula Dawson, Lecturer in Child Nursing, Division of Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, UK, Louise Cook, Lecturer, Child Branch, University of Nottingham, UK, Laura-Jane Holliday, Practitioner Health Lecturer, Child Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, UK; Preceptorship Development Nurse, Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, and Helen Saxelby, Junior Sister, Nottingham University NHS Trust Queen's Medical Centre Campus and Practitioner Health Lecturer (child), Nottingham University, UK
Paula Dawson trained as a general nurse at the Nightingale School, St. Thomas' Hospital in London, and as a children's nurse at the Nottingham School of Nursing. She has held a range of clinical, managerial, practice development, and educational roles both in the UK and overseas in a career spanning over 25 years. She is committed to the pursuit of excellent, person-centred, and evidence-based care with a focus on the unique and essential role of the nurse in the multi-disciplinary team.
In 1996 Louise Cook attained her first degree in Psychology and Sociology (BA Honours) from the University of Leeds before going on to train as a children's nurse at the University of Nottingham. Having qualified as a Registered Nurse (RN - Child) in 2000 she worked for 7 years within acute hospital trusts in Nottingham. For approximately 5 years she ran the only post-registration course for the care of children with cleft lip and/ or palate in the country. In February 2007 Louise joined the University of Nottingham as a full time lecturer in Child Health. She lectures on a wide range of topics including her specialist interest topics of cleft and wound care. In addition to this she is heavily involved in the teaching of evidence-based clinical skills to undergraduate students on both the BSC degree programme and the undergraduate Masters in Nursing Science (MNurSci) programme - currently the only course of its kind in the country.
Laura-Jane Holliday is a Practitioner Health Lecturer in children's nursing at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham. She is also a preceptorship development nurse, working within the practice development team for the Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Additionally she continues to work clinically on a children's medical ward, specializing in respiratory care. Her previous clinical experience includes children's medical, neuro-medicine, and cardiology. Her practice and academic interests encompass reducing the theory-practice gap, progressing and teaching of clinical skills, and practice and staff development.
Qualifying as a children's nurse in 1998, Helen Saxelby has benefited greatly from her experiences at Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, working in both general and intensive areas. Helen's chosen area of speciality, children's neurosciences, has provided her with a fascinating mix of neurological, neurosurgical, and neuro-oncological expertise. In more recent years as a Practitioner Health Lecturer she has developed her teaching and academic skills, focusing on clinical skills teaching in particular.
Contributors:
Krystina Alex, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, UK
Carol Arme, Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children, Nottingham University Hospitals, UK
Katie Bagstaff, Senior Sister, Paediatric Recovery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Michelle Bennett, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Children's Pain Management, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Karen Blair, PGCLT Honorary Lecturer Canterbury Christchurch University, Paediatric Constipation Nurse Specialist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and Looked After Children Specialist Nurse, Great Yarmouth and Waveney Community Services, UK
Diane Blyton, Paediatric Renal Nurse Educator, Children's Renal and Urology Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Rachel Bower, Retrieval Coordinator, PICU, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Lorna Bramwells, Matron - Acute Paediatrics, Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust, UK
Mary Brown, University Teacher, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, Nottingham University, UK
Gozia Brykcynska, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, University of West London, UK
Claire Burville, Senior Staff Nurse (paediatric surgery), Children's Hospital, Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust, UK
Carol Chamley, Senior Lecturer Children and Young People's Nursing, Coventry University, UK
Dave Clarke, Lecturer and Programme Manager Children and Young People's Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK
Mitch Clarke, Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, UK
David Coan, Senior Matron for Children Services, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
Jacqueline Collin, Lecturer, Keele University, UK
Steven Collis, Clinical Nurse Specialist Home Oxygen Assessment, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Roy Connell, Independent Nurse Prescriber, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Rebecca Cooke, Transition Nurse Coordinator - Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK
Marianne Craig, Eye Clinic Liaison Nurse, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Jane Davies, Senior Lecturer and Professional Head Children and Young People's Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University, UK
Patric Devitt, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, The University of Salford, UK
Sue Doherty, Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Derbyshire Children's Hospital Diabetes Team, UK
Elaine Domek, Paediatric Nurse Practitioner, James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk, UK
Amy Dopson, Child Health Tutor, University of Surrey, UK
Mandy Doran, Childhood Bereavement Councillor, Deputy Head of Family Support (Bereavement), Senior Nurse, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, Loughborough, UK
Sharon Douglass, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Children's Pain Management, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Joanna Doyle, Senior Nurse Manager, Children's Community Nursing Service, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, UK
Helena Dunbar, Consultant Nurse for Paediatric Respiratory Diseases, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, UK
Jo Dursley, Staff Nurse, Children's Emergency Department, Royal Derby Hospital, UK
Julie Eaton, Clinical Nurse Specialist (Paediatric Oncology), University Hospital of North Staffordshire, UK
Shaun Edwards, Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Royal Derby Hospital.
Claire Fellows, Junior Sister/Clinical Skills Facilitator, PICU, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Emma Fitzsimmons, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Ellie Forbes, Clinical Coordinator/Trainee Senior Nurse Practitioner, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK
Helen Frizell, Lead Educator, Maternal & Child Health, Basingstoke & North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Caroline Galloway, Play Specialist, Children's Gastro unit, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Emma Gamble, Paediatric Urology Nurse Specialist, Children's Renal and Urology Unit, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Catherine Gibney, Play Specialist, Oncology Day Care, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Liz Gormley-Fleming, Senior Lecturer Children's Nursing, Principal Lecturer LTI., University of Hertfordshire, UK
Janet Hagan, Ward Manager, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Claire Hardy, Play Specialist, Children's Renal Unit, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Julie Harvey, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Janet Holmes, Paediatric Orthopaedic Nurse Specialist, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Shelley Jepson, Lead Nurse, Paediatric Nephrology, Nottingham Children's Hospital, UK
Peter Johnston, Paediatric Clinical Educator, Community Children's Nursing, Acorn Centre, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, UK
Chris Jones, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Skills (Child Health), Birmingham City University, UK
Julia Judd, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Southampton University Hospital, UK
Laura Kane, Band 5 Staff Nurse, PICU, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Sue Keeble, CNS Children and Young Persons's Urology and Continence Service, London, UK
Sara Keetley-Betts, Infection Prevention and Control Matron, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, UK
Debbie Kilman, Modern Matron/ Deputy Lead Nurse Children's Services, Cheltenham General Hospital, UK
Sandra Lawton, Nurse Consultant Dermatology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Angela Lee, Paediatric Nurse Consultant for Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UK
Alison Legge, Clinical Development Nurse, Trent Regional Cleft Lip & Palate Service, Nottingham, UK
Joseph Manning, Research Fellow / Honorary Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Tim McDougall, Nurse Consultant / Clinical Director (Tier 4 CAMHS), Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Virginia McGivern, Complementary Therapy Nurse Specialist, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Lin McGraw, Matron (Paediatrics), Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Surrey, UK
Molly McLaughlin, Paediatric Renal Critical Care Nurse, Children's Renal & Urology Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Ann McMurray, Asthma Nurse Specialist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK
Patricia McNeilly, Teaching Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery, and PhD Candidate, School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Roni Middleton, Deputy Sister, Children's Burns and Plastics Unit, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, UK
Anna Mycock, Junior Sister, Paediatric Neurosciences, Nottingham University Hospital, UK
Diane Norton, Senior Lecturer, Department of Family Care and Mental Health, University of Greenwich, UK
Janet Orr, Associate Lecturer (Child and Adult Health Nursing), Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, UK
Alyson Packham, Named Nurse Safeguarding, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Queen's Medical Centre, UK
Alison Parnham, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nottingham CityCare Partnership, UK
Jeanette Pearce, Resuscitation Officer/Clinical Skills Facilitator Paediatrics, Resuscitation Department/Paediatric Department, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT, UK
Clare Pedley, Senior Sister, Emergency Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Sue Poultney, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Skills, Birmingham City University, UK
Jacqueline Randle, Associate Professor, Clinical Skills Lead for Masters of Nursing Science, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, UK
Sheila Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Children's Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, UK
June Rogers, PromoCon Team Director, Disabled Living NW, Manchester, UK
Katie Rogers, Clinical Educator (East Midlands Children's and Young Persons' Integrated Cancer Service), Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Helen Rollé, Advanced Children's Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
Ruth Sadik, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, UK
Jo Sims, Head of Family Support, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, Loughborough, UK
Janine Stanway, Health Visitor, Derbyshire Healthcare foundation Trust, Austin/Sunnyhill Surestart, UK
Alison Taylor, Paediatric Practice Development Nurse, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Kelly Thompson, Student Health Visitor (Children's Nurse), Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Jackie Vasey, Senior Lecturer, Child Nursing, University of Huddersfield, UK
James Vass, Ward Manager, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK
Natalie Vaughan, Clinical Lead Infection Prevention and Control, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, Nottingham, UK
Kerry Webb, Clinical Development Sister - PICU, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Carli Whittaker, Critical Care Educator, PICU, Queen's Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK
Jo Williams, Advanced Nurse Practitioner ENT, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Matthew Williams, Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Karen Williamson, Hospital Children's Nurse, NHS Shetland, UK
Catherine Wills, Staff Nurse at Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University, UK
Ali Wright, Gastrostomy Nurse Specialist, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Elizabeth Wright, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
