About the authors

About the editors

Alan Glasper
Professor of Children’s and Young People’s Nursing
School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton

Marion Aylott
Senior Lecturer in Child Health Nursing
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol

Cath Battrick
Matron
Southampton Children’s Hospital, Southampton

Contributors

Diana Agacy-Cowell RGN AdvDip (Psychiatry and Psychology) AdvDip(Child Branch) BSc
Specialist Practitioner of Transfusion, Blood Transfusion Department, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton

Palo Almond RGN RM HV(Dip)RNT BSc PgD(Ed) AHCP MSc
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton

Diane Atwill RGN
Team Leader, Children’s Continence Service, Bitterne Health Centre, Southampton

Colleen MD Baker BN RNC
Hampshire Primary Care Trust

Helen Bennett RGN RSCN BA(Hons) CTHE MSc
Care Manager, Naomi House, Stockbridge Road, Sutton Scotney , Winchester

Mary Booy RGN RSCN SCM Diploma in Nursing Studies
School Nurse, Southampton City Primary Care Trust, Southampton

Maria Brenner RGN BSc MSc
Head of Children’s Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland

Sylvia Buckingham RSCN DipNursing BEd(Hons) RNT MSc
Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton

Naomi Campbell BNChild
Sister, Paediatric High Dependency Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Desmond Cawley RGN RCN HDip(Dist) MSc(Hons) Doctoral Candidate
Lecturer in Nursing Studies, Department of Nursing and Health Science, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland

Sarah Chalk
Lead Paediatric Phlebotomist, Children’s Outpatients Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Lizzie Dickin RGN RSCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Paediatric Pain Management), Southampton Hospital, Southampton

Lubna Ezad MBBS MRCP
Associate Specialist in Community Paediatrics, Bitterne Health Centre, Southampton

Margaret Fergus BSc(Hons) SRN RHV PGCE(A)
Southampton, University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Southampton

Donna Forbes BN RNC
Southampton City PCT, Southampton

Liz Gormley-Fleming MA PGDip(HE) BSc(Hons) RNT,
RGN, RSCN
Senior Lecturer, Children’s Nursing, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Diane Gow RGN, RSCN, RCNT, RNT, BA (Hons), MSc
School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton

Helen Green BN(Hons) Child
Sister Children’s Orthopaedics, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Joanna Groves NNEB BTEC Diploma (Hospital Play Specialism)
Hospital Play Specialist, Wessex Cardiothoracic Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Carol Hall RGN RSCN DipN(Lond) Bsc(Hons) PGDip(AdEd) RNT PGDip(ResM) PhD FHEA
Associate Professor, School Of Nursing Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham

Joanne Harvey RGN RSCN DipNursing
Paediatric Immunology Nurse Specialist, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Jan Heath RGN CertEd BA Ed (Hons)
Skills for Practice Lead, Southampton University Hospital Trust, Southampton

Joanna Himsworth BN
Sister, Paediatric Assessment Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Liz Hopper RN RM DipCouns
Family Support Coordinator, Naomi House, Stockbridge Road, Sutton Scotney , Winchester

Rachel Howe RGN RCN HDip Nursing Studies(Sick Children’s) PGDip(Clinical Practice) MSc(Nursing) CNM2
Clinical Facilitator – Children’s Hospital, The Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating The
National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Ireland

Di Keeton RSCN PgDip(Allergic disease)
Paediatric Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust,
Southampton

Deidre Kelleher RGN RNT BNS(Hons) MScNursing
Lecturer, School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Janet Kelsey RGN RSCN BSc(Hons) AdvDip(Ed) PGCE RNT MSc
Academic Lead for Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Health & Social Work, University of Plymouth, Plymouth

Rosie King RGN RN(Child) PGCert in Allergy
Paediatric Allergy Nurse Specialist, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton

Sue Laker RGN RN(Child) MSc(Nursing)
Staff Nurse, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Caroline Langford RN(Child) BSc MSc
Oncology Department, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

John Larkin RGN RCN BSc(Nursing) MSc(Health Service Management) GradCert(Nursing Education)
Lecturer in Nursing Studies, Department of Nursing and Health Science, Athlone Institute of Technology, Athlone, Ireland

Jane McConochie SRN RSCN BSc(Hons)Nursing Studies ENB Higher Award
Senior Staff Nurse Orthopaedic/Surgical Paediatric ward, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth

Gill McEwing RGN RSCN RNT DipNursing CertED MSc
Lecturer in Child Health, Faculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth, Plymouth

Colman Noctor MSc GradDip HDip RPN
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Karen O’Donnell RGN DipHE RNChild CM.
Ward Manager, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Shirin Pomeroy RN(Child) BA(Hons)
Clinical Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Burns, Barbara Russell Children’s Unit, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol

Sue Robson RSCN Bsc(Hons) Nursing
Staff Nurse Paediatric Intensive Care, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Jane Shelswell RGN RN(Child) BSc(Hons) Nursing
Sister, Paediatric Intensive Care, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Sandie Skinner RGN RSCN ANNP BN MSc
Neonatal Unit, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester

Sue Slater-Smith RGN RSCN DN Dip
Specialist Encopresis Sister, Children’s Continence Team, Bitterne Health Centre, Southampton

Jill Thistlethwaite RGN RSCN BSc(Hons) Nursing(PICU)
Senior Sister Paediatric Intensive Care, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Naomi Watson NNEB RGN RSCN BSC(Hons)
Paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurse Specialist, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Katy Weaver Dip Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing) BTEC Professional Development Cert (Hospital Play Specialism)
Hospital Play Specialist, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton

Jane Willock RGN RSCN BSc(Hons) PGDE MSc
Senior Lecturer in Child Health, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Paediatric Nurse
Practitioner, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

Lyn Wilson BSc PGCE MSc
Lecturer, Public Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton

Michelle Wright RN(Child Branch) BSc MSc
Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Oncology Unit, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust, Liverpool