Bernie Carter
@profberniecarter.bsky.social
Professor of Children’s Nursing and qualitative researcher by inclination. Love cycling, walking, embroidery, calligraphy, yarn and reading; not necessarily in that order.
This looks like a film that honours the work of nurses and the stresses they face. Lhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/29/late-shift-swiss-hospital-nurses-overworked-healthcare?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The shocking hit film about overworked nurses that’s causing alarm across Europe
A Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that i...
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This looks like a film that honours the work of nurses and the stresses they face. Lhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/29/late-shift-swiss-hospital-nurses-overworked-healthcare?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
Proud to be part of this important work. Such a brilliant team. Persistence and commitment pays off. rdcu.be/ewmkP
Assessing the performance of paediatric early warning scores to predict critical deterioration events in hospitalised children (the DETECT study): a retrospective matched case-control study | BMC Pedi...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Proud to be part of this important work. Such a brilliant team. Persistence and commitment pays off. rdcu.be/ewmkP
Such a good team behind this work - absolute belief in children’s agency. Children’s perspectives on the acceptability of medicine, how to assess acceptability and the development of the Theoretical Framework of Children’s Medicine Acceptability url: academic.oup.com/rpsppr/artic...
Children’s perspectives on the acceptability of medicine, how to assess acceptability and the development of the Theoretical Framework of Children’s Medicine Acceptability: a qualitative study
AbstractObjectives. To explore children’s perspectives on the acceptability of medicines and ranking scales.Methods. Interpretive reflexive child-centred q
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July 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Such a good team behind this work - absolute belief in children’s agency. Children’s perspectives on the acceptability of medicine, how to assess acceptability and the development of the Theoretical Framework of Children’s Medicine Acceptability url: academic.oup.com/rpsppr/artic...
As President of the @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social I am delighted to inform members of the ABPN we are seeking to appoint a Chair. For details please check out the Information Pack on our website www.abpn-uk.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
As President of the @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social I am delighted to inform members of the ABPN we are seeking to appoint a Chair. For details please check out the Information Pack on our website www.abpn-uk.com
An interesting article www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
An interesting article www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Product secretly laced with melatonin - No wonder it got such great reviews online!
NHS manager ordered to stop selling ‘sleep drug-laced’ children’s gummies
NHS manager ordered to stop selling ‘sleep drug-laced’ children’s gummies
Regulator tells Sally Westcott to pull product that allegedly has undeclared levels of prescription-only melatonin
An NHS manager has been stopped from selling children’s gummies allegedly laced with undeclared levels of a prescription-only sleeping drug, the Guardian can reveal.
Magnesium glycinate gummies for children who have trouble sleeping have been sold since March last year by Nutrition Ignition, an Epsom-based company owned by Sally Westcott, whose other job is a clinical therapy lead at Epsom and St Helier NHS trust. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Product secretly laced with melatonin - No wonder it got such great reviews online!
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Today we've published a new report into vaccination in the UK.
It outlines the barriers families face in getting children vaccinated and sets out how improving access, data systems and public communications can boost vaccination uptake.
👉 www.rcpch.ac.uk/vaccination-uptake
It outlines the barriers families face in getting children vaccinated and sets out how improving access, data systems and public communications can boost vaccination uptake.
👉 www.rcpch.ac.uk/vaccination-uptake
July 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today we've published a new report into vaccination in the UK.
It outlines the barriers families face in getting children vaccinated and sets out how improving access, data systems and public communications can boost vaccination uptake.
👉 www.rcpch.ac.uk/vaccination-uptake
It outlines the barriers families face in getting children vaccinated and sets out how improving access, data systems and public communications can boost vaccination uptake.
👉 www.rcpch.ac.uk/vaccination-uptake
Parents face hurdles vaccinating children - report @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Parents face hurdles vaccinating children - report @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
Equality, inclusivity and diversity - fundamental to good research.
Don’t miss our latest EDI events with @ethnichealthres.bsky.social
🧠 Neurodiversity in research - Tips for making research more inclusive
🗓️ 25 June, 10:30 - 11:30am
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⚖️ EqIA workshop - Support for your Equality Impact Assessment journey
🗓️ 18 June, 1 - 3pm
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🧠 Neurodiversity in research - Tips for making research more inclusive
🗓️ 25 June, 10:30 - 11:30am
🔗 tinyurl.com/kw8k2wjj
⚖️ EqIA workshop - Support for your Equality Impact Assessment journey
🗓️ 18 June, 1 - 3pm
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrxnjr4z
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Equality, inclusivity and diversity - fundamental to good research.
An important piece on child poverty from a Slovenian perspective www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
‘These are not numbers – they are people’: what ex-communist Slovenia can teach the world about child poverty
Slovenia’s children are less likely to know deprivation than any other European nation’s. Is that because of what the country is doing now – or its socialist past?
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An important piece on child poverty from a Slovenian perspective www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
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"Inevitably, Trump’s team believe themselves to be the good guys: defenders of free speech and open debate, standing defiantly against the tyrannical rule of medical journals and their fiendishly “woke” editors. The truth indeed is stranger than fiction; dystopia is reality."
We must resist as Trump takes aim at science www.bmj.com/content/389/... via @bmj.com
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
May 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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"Inevitably, Trump’s team believe themselves to be the good guys: defenders of free speech and open debate, standing defiantly against the tyrannical rule of medical journals and their fiendishly “woke” editors. The truth indeed is stranger than fiction; dystopia is reality."
We must resist as Trump takes aim at science www.bmj.com/content/389/... via @bmj.com
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
"...administration has aimed its wrecking ball at medical and scientific journals."
"This is an abuse of power and must be condemned."
We must resist as Trump takes aim at science
Last year Robert F Kennedy Jr, now the US health secretary, ordered medical journals to “start publishing real science and stop retracting the real science.” Now, after delivering 100 days of global d...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Inevitably, Trump’s team believe themselves to be the good guys: defenders of free speech and open debate, standing defiantly against the tyrannical rule of medical journals and their fiendishly “woke” editors. The truth indeed is stranger than fiction; dystopia is reality."
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‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
RFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claims
Kennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Kennedy told reporters that there were "many, many good ways to treat measles and doctors need to know that and to know those methods.’
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
One problem; there is no treatment for measles. Signed, a doctor who’s been forced to deal with measles because of this stupid fraud.
Watch this video of a child with wisdom beyond his years. @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social @jonsparksauthor.bsky.social
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This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
May 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Watch this video of a child with wisdom beyond his years. @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social @jonsparksauthor.bsky.social
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This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
May 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
This is a really moving speech by a child with autism who is calling for teachers and pupils to learn and know more about autism and other disabilities. He is calling out the lies spoken by RFK Jr. This child is wonderful.
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Does your child/children you support struggle with poor posture, discomfort, or difficulty maintaining healthy positioning?
Are you a parent, caregiver or professional working with disabilities?
Join us for our FREE webinar on 24-hour postural care May 7th 4-5pm!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Are you a parent, caregiver or professional working with disabilities?
Join us for our FREE webinar on 24-hour postural care May 7th 4-5pm!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
April 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Does your child/children you support struggle with poor posture, discomfort, or difficulty maintaining healthy positioning?
Are you a parent, caregiver or professional working with disabilities?
Join us for our FREE webinar on 24-hour postural care May 7th 4-5pm!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
Are you a parent, caregiver or professional working with disabilities?
Join us for our FREE webinar on 24-hour postural care May 7th 4-5pm!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting...
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A timely and interesting article on how our approach to streets is failing children
Some thoughts on road safety, street design and its impact on paediatric health in the UK from Mat MacDonald, @sarahchaundler.bsky.social, @aliceferguson.bsky.social and me.
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Road safety, street design and its impact on paediatric health in the UK
This article explores the impact of ever-increasing volumes of traffic on paediatric health and wellbeing. It examines potential street design solutions that may hold the key to reversing this trend a...
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April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A timely and interesting article on how our approach to streets is failing children
What can be done to prevent adverse childhood experiences?
Follow the link for the short editorial I wrote for 'Nursing Children and Young People'. There is still so much we need to do for children and young people. rcni.com/nursing-chil... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
Follow the link for the short editorial I wrote for 'Nursing Children and Young People'. There is still so much we need to do for children and young people. rcni.com/nursing-chil... @abpn-childnurse.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...
rcni.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What can be done to prevent adverse childhood experiences?
Follow the link for the short editorial I wrote for 'Nursing Children and Young People'. There is still so much we need to do for children and young people. rcni.com/nursing-chil... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
Follow the link for the short editorial I wrote for 'Nursing Children and Young People'. There is still so much we need to do for children and young people. rcni.com/nursing-chil... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social
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Nursing fatigue is a public safety emergency.
The only route to protecting patients and staff is to invest in nursing to fill vacancies and reduce workloads.
This must happen without delay, starting with a fair pay award for NHS staff.
The only route to protecting patients and staff is to invest in nursing to fill vacancies and reduce workloads.
This must happen without delay, starting with a fair pay award for NHS staff.
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
Investigation body also says medics are dying in car accidents while driving home after long shifts
NHS staff are so tired they are dying in car crashes and posing a major threat to patients, the service’s safety watchdog will warn on Thursday.
Fatigue among frontline personnel causing them to make mistakes is a “significant” risk to patients, according to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nursing fatigue is a public safety emergency.
The only route to protecting patients and staff is to invest in nursing to fill vacancies and reduce workloads.
This must happen without delay, starting with a fair pay award for NHS staff.
The only route to protecting patients and staff is to invest in nursing to fill vacancies and reduce workloads.
This must happen without delay, starting with a fair pay award for NHS staff.
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If you’re a children’s nurse please send an email to this project and you can help improve the oral health of children! #childnurse
February 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
If you’re a children’s nurse please send an email to this project and you can help improve the oral health of children! #childnurse
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I had a video made on me and my EDS for rare disease day 🥰 I was diagnosed at 15 and I want to help raise awareness of what we go through with EDS and also give a hopeful message ❤️
youtube.com/shorts/UD1IO...
youtube.com/shorts/UD1IO...
I dislocate every day - Living with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
YouTube video by Association of British Paediatric Nurses
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February 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I had a video made on me and my EDS for rare disease day 🥰 I was diagnosed at 15 and I want to help raise awareness of what we go through with EDS and also give a hopeful message ❤️
youtube.com/shorts/UD1IO...
youtube.com/shorts/UD1IO...
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It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! So today we’re sharing a fact sheet all about autism! If you’d like to help celebrate feel free to share this post and infographic to help spread awareness 🩵
March 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! So today we’re sharing a fact sheet all about autism! If you’d like to help celebrate feel free to share this post and infographic to help spread awareness 🩵
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It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! All week we’re sharing information on neurodivergence and today we’re talking about ADHD! If you’d like to help raise awareness please feel free to share the infographic 🩵
March 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! All week we’re sharing information on neurodivergence and today we’re talking about ADHD! If you’d like to help raise awareness please feel free to share the infographic 🩵
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It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! Today we’re sharing information all about stimming - a common activity that many neurodivergent people do! If you’d like to help spread awareness please feel free to share this with others 🩵
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! Today we’re sharing information all about stimming - a common activity that many neurodivergent people do! If you’d like to help spread awareness please feel free to share this with others 🩵
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It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! All week we’ve been sharing information on neurodivergence and today we’re talking about Tourette’s Syndrome! We hope that it’s useful, please feel free to share it to help raise awareness 🩵
March 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! All week we’ve been sharing information on neurodivergence and today we’re talking about Tourette’s Syndrome! We hope that it’s useful, please feel free to share it to help raise awareness 🩵