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📢 We need to persuade politicians to take children's play in healthcare more seriously.

Our webinar, ‘Playing with Children’s Health?’, will be the rallying cry of Starlight’s new strategic campaign to do just this.

👉 Join here and make a difference: starlightchildren.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1G…

Thousands of sickle cell patients have been given a new treatment lifeline by the NHS from today, following the approval of a new drug for the disease.

This innovative treatment could help up to 4,000 people with sickle cell disease. england.nhs.uk/2024/05/nhs-ro…

Join us for a new Ethics in Paediatrics lecture series. On 15th May at 12pm we will be joined by Dr Lignou who will be speaking on “Healthcare resource allocation decisions and non-emergency treatments for children with chronic illness”. Open to anyone interested in paediatrics.

📢 Exciting news! Tickets are now on sale for the PIER Conference 2024! Join us on October 8-9 at Hope Church, Winchester. Dive into key discussions on #asthma , #civility , and the #microbiome . Don't miss out on this enlightening event - piernetwork.org/2024.html! 🌟 #PIER2024

A pleasure to chair the health play development workforce strategy group meeting. Working with a committed team of dedicated and experienced people shaping improvements for CYP healthcare experiences ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦ linkedin.com/posts/irene-o%…

Always happy to chat about Bluebell Wood! If you’re interested our Care Services Director post, or want to know more, please do get in touch.

Just a few of the amazing EPR team on our 5th Epic birthday. I'm proud to be a clinical leader supporting this team. What a 5+ years it's been. 🥳🥳

Privileged to have attended and was part of the lamp procession last year , shared purpose , remembering and celebrating nursing 💕

So happy to see our second edition in print thanks to my co-editor Bernie Carter and all our wonderful contributors (too many to list here) and team at springer. School of Nursing & Midwifery, TCD Lisa Kirwan efa apriyanti maryanne murphy Mary Hughes Thelma Begley Dr Lori Swords Sinead Hanafin

Thank you Catherine White for sharing this guidance on being trauma informed when working with public partners imperial.ac.uk/medicine/resea… looking 👀 forward to reading & using 💫
RCPCH_and_Us Becks Mortimer Sara Nelson (RN, QN) mando watson

Looking for an easy way to quickly learn something? The GLA has podcasts on everything from paediatric medicine to bioethics, sustainability and much much more. Find us at the link in the bio or on your favourite podcast platform - search 'GOSH Learning Academy' 🎧

NHS England’s flexible working toolkits, created with Timewise, NHS Employers and NHS Staff Council, provide line managers and #OurNHSPeople with practical support in exploring opportunities for flexible working. Find out more, #teamCNO . ⬇️

england.nhs.uk/publication/fl…

📢 We've got new, FREE resources for Health Play Professionals!

Need a sign to use to remind staff to call for a play specialist? Or maybe you need a Play Specialist referral form?

👉🏻 Head to the 'Resources for Health Play Professionals' section: starlight.org.uk/how-we-help/he…

Watch Ava-Rose show us her superpower! 🦸

Tens of thousands more adults and children are set to receive their own ‘artificial pancreas’ to manage their type 1 diabetes. This improves their treatment and quality of life.

Find out more. england.nhs.uk/2024/04/nhs-ro…

Was a great event , considering the past, present and future aspirations for CYP nurses 💕

'We’re deeply concerned that children and young people with acute mental health needs are being cared for in unsafe and inappropriate settings due to a lack of safe alternatives.'

Read our full response to the CQC Mental Health Act report: rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/ne…

See our new article: Impact of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Future Nurse Standards on children's nursing: A critical discussion | British Journal of Child Health magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12…

Don’t be a stranger 🌟 Anne Biggs RNSC BSc CCN CNS NMP Queen’s Nurse xx