Opinion
Halt to funding for chest deformity surgery is a cruel blow
The case for integrated children’s continence services
Neonatal support plans fail the most vulnerable
Comment
Halt to funding for chest deformity surgery is a cruel blow
Specialist children's nurse says ending funding is wrong without further research
The case for integrated children’s continence services
Why children’s continence services should be integrated and community-based
How should we respond to the crisis in neonatal nursing?
The RCN’s career guidance on neonatal nursing must address changes in the profession
Best practice in stoma care for neonates, children and young people
Global Paediatric Stoma Nurses Advisory Board has issued guidelines for stoma care
Measuring the value of Roald Dahl children’s nurses and their marvellous medicine
The charity is asking patients and families about the NHS care its specialist nurses offer
What we need to do to reduce the number of sepsis cases in the UK
With 200,000 cases in the UK every year, compulsory training in sepsis is vital
Expert advice
Medicines management: I am considering working in a boarding school. Do you have any...
Nurses in independent schools have huge medicines management responsibilities, but this can be a highly rewarding role, says Matt Griffiths.
Editorial
Neonatal support plans fail the most vulnerable
Parents need more support when infants go into neonatal care, but new proposals fall short
Nursing shortages has its impact in every area of children's services
More must be done to improve recruitment and retention from neonatal care to school nursing
Sepsis: why a nationally agreed early warning system for children is urgently needed
Children's nurse Gillian Priday urged RCN congress to lobby for mandatory training to combat sepsis amid calls for a paediatric early warning system to be adopted in England
More must be done to address the children's nursing workforce crisis
It is vital that consensus between providers and higher education institutions is achieved
Join us in celebrating 30 years of Nursing Children and Young People
This month marks 30 years since the launch of the first children’s nursing journal in the UK
What price for better neonatal critical care services?
A new report on neonatal critical care proposes far-reaching changes to services
Your views
Rachel Black: Turning up the volume on children’s palliative care
This week is Children’s Hospice Week. Noah's Ark Children's Hospice director of care Rachel Black explains how the Together for Short Lives charity, along with local services across the country, are aiming to raise awareness of the needs of seriously ill children and the services they and their families rely on.
Readers' panel: Should service planners always prioritise safety and quality over...
NHS England has told three major hospitals – in London, Manchester and Leicester – to stop performing complex cardiac surgery on people born with congenital heart problems. The move is designed to improve standards and outcomes, but some parents of young patients have said they will be unable to cope with travelling long distances to another unit for treatment. Nursing Standard readers' panelists have their say on this controversial decision.
Reviews
Book review: From Birth to Sixteen
Senior lecturer Alyson Davies reviews an account of the social context of child development
Book review: Goodbye Daisy
A storybook about dealing with grief for children with special educational needs
Book review: Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches
Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity
Book review: Great Ormond Street Handbook of Paediatrics
Illustrative guide aimed at all healthcare professionals caring for children and young people
Book review: Mental Health in Children and Young People
Senior lecturer Dean-David Holyoake reviews Mental Health in Children and Young People
Book review: Clinical Pocket Reference: Nursing Care of Children and Young People
Nurse adviser Doreen Crawford reviews Nursing Care of Children and Young People