Michael Tatterton

Beyond the debate: centring people in conversations about dying Assisted dying is changing. Countries around the world, including the UK,1 are considering changing the law, or have legalised assisted death.2 This editorial does not focus on legal, moral or ethical...

Pleased to share our editorial on #nursing & #DeathLiteracy
We must support people to ‘make decisions that reflect their values, preferences & needs around #PalliativeCare & #EndOfLife care, not with answers, but with presence, compassion, courage & care.’
Available here: ebn.bmj.com/content/earl...

Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surge Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

This is tragic - please please vaccinate your children against measles!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

here is Indie SAGE report on preventable childhood diseases - including measles! Screenshot from report below.
please share!
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Wishing happy #InternationalNursesDay to all nurses, nursing associates and students, especially those working in children’s #PalliativeCare.
I’m lucky to have worked with and learned from so many brilliant nurses who make a difference to babies, children, young people and their families, every day

Here’s a link to our commentary on the positive impact of training and support on #nurses’ awareness of, and proficiency in the provision of #PalliativeCare for babies, children and young people. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1136/ebnu...
@uniofbradford.bsky.social #nursing #NurseEducation #PEoLC

This looks like a great opportunity for #cypnurses looking for a phd opportunity. Take a look and spread the word www.kentownsupport.org.uk/news/paediat... @mjtatterton.bsky.social @becksbdaniels.bsky.social @kathevans2.bsky.social

Congratulations Gemma! 🥂

@profberniecarter.bsky.social @robinhyd.bsky.social @fionasmithmmo.bsky.social @mjtatterton.bsky.social @cyp-nurses-uk.bsky.social @greatormondst.bsky.social @nhscreative.bsky.social
Please could you share this, it would be wonderful to get the word out to even more people and help more children! 😊

Lifelites' Assistive Technology Featured on ITV News - Lifelites We were featured on ITV News, showcasing life-changing tech like PODS, Soundbeam, and iClick switches, empowering children in hospices across England to play, create, and connect.

We were thrilled to be featured on ITV News across England! 🌟

Watch how children in hospices use our tech—like iClick switches, Soundbeam & PODS sensory tents—to play, create and connect. 💜

🎥 Catch up here: www.lifelites.org/lifelites-as...

#Lifelites #ChildrensHospice #ITVNews #AssistiveTech

Thanks for sharing - another example of the importance of the #CYPnurse role.

#MakeaDifference
#ChooseNursing
#WorkwithCYP

@ellendukecyp.bsky.social

@fionasmithmmo.bsky.social @kathevans1.bsky.social @robinhyd.bsky.social
@becksbdaniels.bsky.social
@cbethell.bsky.social @eveholroyd.bsky.social @ficroucher.bsky.social

What can be done to prevent adverse childhood experiences? The childhoods of an increasing number of children and young people are marred by poverty, violence, parental separation, dysfunctional home environments, homelessness and discrimination. Adverse chil...

Brilliant #editorial by @profberniecarter.bsky.social, published in Nursing Children & Young People on our responsibilities as #childrensnurses in understanding the impacts of & enabling change to prevent adverse childhood experiences. Read it here: shorturl.at/Xskjp
@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social

The UK taken a sad step backwards today.

I see you. I stand by you. Be who you are.

#TransRights are #HumanRights

#trans #transgender #LGBTQ

The Journal of Advanced Nursing is now on Bluesky! Please give a follow to stay up to date on newly published papers! @jadvnursing.bsky.social

I am delighted to have been invited to join the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee expert panel to produce an independent evaluation of the state of #PalliativeCare in England.

ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/health-and-s...

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This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

I mean… CHARLOTTE! 🤯
#Traitors

I welcome the Palliative Care Commission, with some fabulous commissioners. But where is the nursing voice? Of 21 commissioners why 10 medical doctors and only 1 person with a nursing background? #hpm #hapc #nursing @alisonleary1.bsky.social palliativecarecommission.uk/commissioners

Parents of Children with Cancer
Take our survey to be co-designer of a home-based digital pain management application
Email👉 bxb179@student.bham.ac.uk. And bonus you will have a £5 Costa coffee voucher ☕ @mjtatterton.bsky.social @cclguk.bsky.social @nurseswift.bsky.social @alitwy.bsky.social

It's great to see the @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social on #Bluesky!
If you're a #ChildrensNurse and interested high quality #nursing practice, education and leadership, and networking with likeminded colleagues, then this is the Association for you! #ABPN

I'm pleased to share our #editorial, written with @eveholroyd.bsky.social on the value of #partnership and #collaboration in children's hospices. You can read it in the journal, Nursing Children and Young People, here: doi.org/10.7748/ncyp...
#ChildrensHospice #HospiceCare

Confidence and anxiety of nurse academics in teaching unfamiliar subjects in undergraduate nursing education This is a commentary on: Minty-Walker, C., Pettigrew, J., Rylands, L., et al (2024). Nurse academics and the teaching of undergraduate nursing numeracy: A cross-sectional study of self-reported confid...

I'm pleased to share our most recent #commentary, 'Confidence and anxiety of #nurse academics in #teaching
unfamiliar subjects in #undergraduate nursing education' published today in Evidence-Based Nursing. You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1136/ebnu...
#NursingEducation #NurseAcademia

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NO #TRAITORS NOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY?! What am I supposed to do until then?!
Sad it’s not on every night!!

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Just watched #Traitors for the first time... hooked already!

Please share for anyone who might not find Christmas an easy time of year

Facing death differently: revolutionising our approach to death and grief Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains inadequate. We urgently need a community centred, public health approach to the social processes of dying...

Now online in the
@bmj_latest
Christmas edition:
bmj.com/content/387/...

Free access for 50 people: bmj.com/cgi/content/...

Thanks for the invitation to write this piece.

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After 18 months of work, I’m very pleased that we have submitted the full draft of our #EvidenceBasedPractice book to @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Ginormous thank you to all who have contributed to it, sharing your expertise and perspectives on why #EBP matters and how to use it in practice

Children's hospice care: why partnership and collaboration is key Children’s hospices have evolved to meet the changing needs of children, but need among children and families is growing while service provision is scaling back due to the challenges in commissioning ...

Great news for #hospices in England today, following the funding announcement… and a good excuse to share our new editorial on #children’s hospices, written with @eveholroyd.bsky.social and published in #RCNi Nursing Children and Young People. You can read it here, for free:
rcni.com/nursing-chil...

Powerful messages this morning on @bbcbreakfast.bsky.social about the impact of #hospicecare and the funding crisis we’re facing. Great to hear from @hospiceuk.bsky.social and to see Acorns Children’s Hospice waving the flag for children’s hospice services.

Pleased to share our most recent #research, exploring the impact of independent #nurse #prescribers & #AdvancedPractitioners on children’s #HospiceCare.
@cbethell.bsky.social

You can read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #HospiceCare #OpenAccess

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