This article explains the principles of Gillick competence, including how to involve young people and those with parental responsibility in decisions about medical treatment
This case study discusses how a higher education institution (HEI) responded to the Nursing and Midwfery Council's implementation of the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment to support practice partners with their role in teaching and assessing students in clinical placements. In 2023, after consultation with key stakeholders, the HEI designed and implemented a new level 7 module aimed at enhancing clinicians' knowledge of teaching and assessing students in their practice-based learning environments. The module was designed to support clinicians working in a practice supervisor or practice assessor role in specialist community public health nursing, as there is recognition that this role requires advanced skills in decision-making and professional autonomy. The module has now completed its first year of delivery, with four separate cohorts having completed the taught sessions and the summative assessment. The cohorts have been a mix of health visitors, district nurses and school nurses from nationwide seconding NHS Trusts.
In this article, Amy Noakes looks at back pain, a leading cause of morbidity and sickness absence in healthcare workers
Research has increasingly focused on fathers' experiences of maternal postnatal depression (PND), but there is little information on mothers' experiences of paternal PND. Given that men are not routinely assessed or diagnosed with PND, the aim of this study was to understand how mothers describe their experiences of living with fathers who they presume to be experiencing paternal PND. This study used content analysis of online forum posts written by mothers on two UK parenting sites. Two themes are presented: mothers consider their partner to have PND due to his sudden behaviour changes and/or a lack of bonding with the baby; and women expect fathers to seek help when PND is suspected, with mothers feeling unsupported and in need of help. Mothers suspect paternal PND when they observe behavioural, emotional and character changes in fathers, as well as difficulties with father–infant bonding. Mothers seek advice on their situation based on a sense of helplessness. Among women more generally, fathers are expected to seek help for their mental health, usually from their GP. Conversely, women are advised to seek advice from their health visitor when they are concerned about their partner's mental health.
