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Edited by E. A Glasper, Gill McEwing, Jim Richardson

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List of Contributors

  • Victoria Abbott

    Senior Paediatric A&E Sister

    Emergency Department

    East Surrey Hospital

    Redhill, UK

  • Louise Adams

    Paediatric Staff Nurse

    Emergency Department

    Southampton General Hospital

    Southampton, UK

  • Sarah Barton

    Lead Paediatric Nurse

    Accident and Emergency Department

    Basildon and Thurrock 
University Hospital 
Foundation Trust

    Essex, UK

  • Karen Blair

    Lecturer, Child Nursing

    Department of Health, Wellbeing and Family

    Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury, UK

  • Jill Bleiker

    Teaching Fellow in Radiology

    Centre for Medical Imaging

    University of Exeter

    Exeter, UK

  • Neil Bloxham

    Charge Nurse and 
Clinical Educator

    Children's High Dependency 
Unit

    Derriford Hospital

    Plymouth, UK

  • Eileen Brennan

    Nurse Consultant Paediatric Nephrology

    Victoria Ward

  • Maria Brenner

    Head of Children's Nursing

    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems

    University College Dublin

    Dublin, ROI

  • Keith Bromwich

    Nurse Practitioner

    Rugby Urgent Care/Walk in Centre

    Hospital of St Cross/UHCW 
NHS Trust

    Rugby, UK

  • Mark Broom

    Senior Lecturer

    Cyfadran Iechyd, Chwaraeon a Gwyddoniaeth/

    Faculty of Health, 
Sport & Science

    Prifysgol Morgannwg/University 
of Glamorgan

    Glyntaf, Pontypridd, UK

  • Pauline Cardwell

    Teaching Fellow, Children's Nursing

    School of Nursing and Midwifery

    Medical Biology Centre

    Queens University Belfast

    Belfast, UK

  • Pauline Carson

    Teaching Fellow, Children's Nursing

    School of Nursing and Midwifery

    Medical Biology Centre

    Queens University Belfast

    Belfast, UK

  • Stefan Cash

    Senior Lecturer Clinical Skills/Child Health

    Birmingham City University

    Birmingham, UK

  • Margaret Chambers

    Lecturer in Nursing

    Faculty of Health

    University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, UK

  • Carol Chamley

    Senior Lecturer and Course Director

    Children and Young People's Nursing

    Coventry University

    Coventry, UK

  • Alan Charters

    Queen Alexander Hospital

    Portsmouth Hospitals Trust

    Portsmouth, UK

  • Karen Currell

    Senior Lecturer in Child 
Nursing

    University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, UK

  • Mary Donnelly

    Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing

    University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, UK

  • Amy Dopson

    Child Health Tutor

    University of Surrey

    Guildford, UK

  • Sarah Doyle

    Urology Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner

    Alder Hey NHS Foundation 
Trust

    Liverpool, UK

  • Amanda Driffield

    Lecturer Children's Nursing

    Child Health Studies

    School of Healthcare

    University of Leeds

    Leeds, UK

  • Judith Ellis

    Executive Dean

    Faculty of Health and Social Care

    London Southbank University

    London, UK

  • Andrew Fitzell

    Paediatric Nurse Lead

    Family Breaks Devon, Action For Children

    Devon, UK

  • Helen Frizell

    Lead Educator in Maternal and Child Health

    Basingstoke and Northamptonshire NHS Foundation Trust

    Basingstoke, UK

  • Chris Gale

    Lecturer-Practitioner in Child 
and Adolescent Mental 
Health and Brookvale Youth Mental Health Team

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Laura Gilbert

    Senior Lecturer in Child Nursing

    Department of Health, 
Wellbeing and the Family

    Faculty of Health and Social Care

    Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury, UK

  • Stephen Gill

    Paediatric Dermatology Nurse

    Dunedin Hospital

    Dunedin, New Zealand

  • Edward Alan Glasper

    Professor of Children's and Young

    People's NursingFaculty of Health Sciences

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Elizabeth Gormley-Fleming

    Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing

    University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, UK

  • Laura Hall

    Paedriatric Staff Nurse

    Emergency Department

    Southampton General 
Hospital

    Southampton, UK

  • Jan Heath

    Skills for Practice Lead

    Southampton University 
Hospitals Trust

    Southampton General Hospital

    Southampton, UK

  • Kevin Humphreys

    Lecturer

    School of Health Sciences

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Sian Ireland

    Consultant in Emergency 
Medicine

    Department Lead for 
Paediatric Emergency 
Medicine

    Royal Cornwall Hospital

    Truro, UK

  • Emma Jasper

    Whitehorse Assessment Unit

    Derriford Hospital

    Plymouth, UK

  • Melanie Kelly

    Ward Manager

    Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust

    Truro, UK

  • Kate Khair

    Nurse Consultant in 
Haemophilia

    Great Ormond Street Hospital 
for Children

    London, UK

  • Suzanne Knight

    Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Senior Sister, Emergency Department

    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Southampton, UK

  • Gillian W. Langmack

    Lecturer - Child Branch

    School of Nursing

    University of Nottingham, and Lincoln County Hospital

    Lincoln, UK

  • Gillian M. Lewis

    Child Health Nurse Lecturer

    Capital and Coast Health District Health Board

    Wellington Hospital

    Wellington South, New Zealand

  • Lorraine Major

    Paediatric Nurse Practitioner in Maternal and Child Health

    Basingstoke & Northamptonshire NHS Foundation Trust

    Basingstoke, UK

  • Lindy May

    Nurse Consultant, Paediatric Neurosurgery

    Parrot Ward

    Great Ormond Street Hospital 
for Children

    London, UK

  • Gillian McEwing

    Lecturer in Nursing (Child)

    School of Nursing and Midwifery

    Faculty of Health

    University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, UK

  • Brian McGowan

    Lecturer

    School of Nursing

    Faculty of Life and 
Health Sciences

    University of Ulster

    Jordanstown, UK

  • Amanda Miller

    Lecturer

    University of Salford

    Salford, UK

  • Simon Minford

    Course Leader, Paediatric 
Clinical Examination

    Liverpool John Moores 
University

    Liverpool, UK

  • Philomena Morrow

    Nurse Lecturer

    Medical Biology Centre

    Queens University Belfast

    Belfast, UK

  • Gary Mountain

    Senior Child Health Lecturer

    School of Healthcare

    University of Leeds

    Leeds, UK

  • Iain Neely

    Clinical Nurse Educator

    Children's Emergency 
Nottingham University 
Hospital

    Nottingham, UK

  • Jody Neville

    Staff Nurse, Paediatric 
Assessment Unit/HDU

    Royal Cornwall Hospital

    Truro, UK

  • Annie Noble

    Paediatric Resuscitation 
Officer

    University Hospitals Bristol 
NHS Foundation Trust

    Bristol, UK

  • Sharon Nurse

    Senior Teaching Fellow

    School of Nursing and 
Midwifery

    Queens University Belfast

    Belfast, UK

  • Michele O’Grady

    Senior Sister

    Children's Emergency Department

    Watford General Hospital

    West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

    Watford, UK

  • Helen Pearson

    Staff Nurse

    Paediatric Oncology

    The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Surrey, UK

  • Jenny Pinfield

    Senior Lecturer in Child Health

    Institute of Health and Society

    University of Worcester

    Worcester, UK

  • Rebecca Platt

    Senior Sister & ENP

    Children's Emergency Department

    Watford General Hospital

    West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

    Watford, UK

  • Emma Powditch

    Sister

    Eye Casualty

    Southampton Eye Unit

    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Southampton, UK

  • Sarah Price

    Nurse Practitioner

    Eye Casualty

    Southampton General Hospital

    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Southampton, UK

  • Jennie Quiddington

    Lecturer

    School of Nursing and Midwifery

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Christine Rhodes

    Senior Lecturer Child Nursing/Principal Lecturer

    Lead for Service User Involvement

    School of Human & Health Sciences

    University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, UK

  • Jim Richardson

    Pennaeth Adran (Gofal Teulu)Head of Division (Family Care)

    Cyfadran Iechyd, Chwaraeon a Gwyddoniaeth/

    Faculty of Health, Sport & Science

    Prifysgol Morgannwg/University of Glamorgan

    Glyntaf, Pontypridd, UK

  • Dawn Ritchie

    Lecturer (Child Health)

    School of Nursing

    University of Nottingham

    Queen's Medical Centre

    Nottingham, UK

  • Giovanni Riva

    Senior Paramedic

    Welsh Ambulance Services 
NHS Trust

    Wales, UK

  • Sheila Roberts

    Senior Lecturer

    Children's Nursing Team

    University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, UK

  • Jennie Robertson

    Sister, Emergency Department

    Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Southampton, UK

  • Sarah Shelley

    Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children

    Safeguarding Children Team

    Plymouth Hospital

    Plymouth, UK

  • Mary Smith

    Senior Lecturer and SCPHN Award Leader

    Cyfadran Iechyd, Chwaraeon a Gwyddoniaeth/

    Faculty of Health, Sport & Science

    Prifysgol Morgannwg/University 
of Glamorgan

    Glyntaf, Pontypridd, UK

  • Sue Smith

    Principal Lecturer in Children's Public Health

    University of Huddersfield

    Huddersfield, UK

  • Hannah Solomon

    Staff Nurse

    Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust Treliske

    Truro, UK

  • Magi Sque

    Senior Lecturer

    School of Health Sciences

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Kathryn Summers

    Canterbury Christchurch University

    Canterbury, UK

  • John Thain

    Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing

    School of Health and Wellbeing

    University of Wolverhampton

    Walsall, UK

  • Shelley Thomas

    Matron

    University of Bristol Dental Hospital and Bristol Eye Hospital

    Bristol, UK

  • Denise Toplis

    Senior staff Nurse

    Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

    Exeter, UK

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital 
for Children

    London, UK

  • Ruth Trengove

    Clinical Development Nurse

    Paediatric High Dependency 
Unit

    Louisa Cary Ward

    Torbay Hospital

    Torquay, UK

  • Jacqueline Vasey

    Senior Lecturer, Child Nursing

    University of Huddersfield

    Queensgate, UK

  • Jacki Wain

    Staff Nurse

    Paediatric Assessment Unit

    Royal Berkshire NHS 
Foundation Trust

    UK

  • Sandra Walters

    Sister

    Emergency Department

    Southampton General 
Hospital

    Southampton, UK

  • Andy Watson

    Charge Nurse

    Children's Emergency

    Nottingham University Hospital

    Nottingham, UK

  • Katy Weaver

    Brighton Children's Hospital

    Brighton, UK

  • Caroline Williams

    Practice Development Nurse Emergency Unit

    West Wales General Hospital

    Carmarthen, UK

  • Jo Williams

    Advanced Nurse Practitioner ENT

    Birmingham Children's Hospital

    Birmingham, UK

  • James Wilson

    Lecturer in Mental Health

    School of Health Sciences

    University of Southampton

    Southampton, UK

  • Jane Wilson

    Senior Sister

    Paediatric Accident and Emergency

    St George's Hospital

    London, UK

  • Maureen Wiltshire

    Paediatric Lead/Senior Nurse

    Southampton NHS Walk In Centres

    Southampton, UK

  • Janet Youd

    Nurse Consultant

    Emergency Care

    Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

    Huddersfield, UK