‘Advocate for your patients and do your best’

Experiences of a child and adolescent mental health service

Nicola Evans

Mental health and well-being of parents caring for a ventilator-dependent child

Julianne Lee, Fiona Lynn

Evaluation of a drop-in clinic for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Hanah Sfar-Gandoura, Gemma Sinead Ryan, Gail Melvin

Barriers to addressing childhood weight issues in acute care settings and how to overcome them

Natalie Warren, Jane Hunt

Assisted therapy with dogs is an effective tool

Rachel Grieve

Assisted therapy with dogs in cancer services

A literature review exploring role transitions in caring for a child requiring long-term ventilation

Emily Goss

Joubert syndrome

Doreen Crawford, Annette Dearmun

Is it time for nurses to go on strike?

Emma Cowen

Web review: Preparing for Hospital

Greg Cigan, Lucy Bray

Web review: Reducing Distress and Improving Cooperation with Invasive Medical Procedures for Children with Neurodisability

Greg Cigan, Lucy Bray

Websites providing support for parents of children with learning disabilities when they undergo clinical procedures

Greg Cigan, Lucy Bray

Research round-up

Children become less physically active as they progress through primary school

Allergenic foods should be introduced earlier in life to cut risks of developing allergies

Faltering growth

Erin Dean

Updated perinatal palliative standards emphasise choice and bereavement support

Nick Evans

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Around the world

Cancer nurse and patient have chance meeting

Many people still fear child illness

News in brief

Nurses most likely to seek consent for holding

New guidelines on recognising stroke

Children with autism need better hospital care, says RCN

Kat Keogh

After the horror, the heroes

Doreen Crawford