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Being a child with intellectual disabilities in hospital: The need for an individualised approach to care
Oulton, Kate; Gibson, Faith; Kenten, Charlotte; Russell, Jessica; Carr, Lucinda; Hassiotis, Angela; Kelly, Paula; Kerry, Sam; Tuffrey‐Wijne, Irene; Whiting, Mark; Wray, Jo (2023-10-04)Background: There is limited qualitative research focussed specifically on what it is like for children and young people with intellectual disabilities coming into hospital, with much of the evidence‐base being about those ... -
Caring for children – ‘24-7’: The experience of WellChild Nurses and the families for whom they are providing care and support
Whiting, Mark (2018-05-17)There is a growing population of children with complex health needs and disabilities who are being cared for at home by their parents 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Community Children’s Nursing Teams are a major source ... -
Children's palliative care : Examination of a nursing rotation programme
Whiting, Lisa; Whiting, Mark; Petty, Julia; O'Grady, Michele (2021-02-02)Background: An 8-month rotation programme was implemented for five nurses employed in two kinds of children's palliative care environments: Hospital wards and hospices. This study reports the views of the nurses completing ... -
Delivering effective nursing care to children and young people outside of a hospital setting
Whiting, Lisa; Donnelly, Mary; Martin, Deborah; Whiting, Mark (University of Hertfordshire, 2014-08)Over the course of the last fifty years, there has been a reduction of approximately 75 per cent in the total number of children’s hospital beds in the United Kingdom [UK]; at the same time, there has been an increase in ... -
Effective nursing care of children and young people outside hospital
Whiting, Lisa; Caldwell, Chris; Donnelly, Mary; Martin, Deborah; Whiting, Mark (2015-06-10)Aim To assess the preparation required to ensure a workforce of nurses who can provide high quality out-of-hospital services for children and young people. Methods Using mixed methods, questionnaires were sent to young ... -
ENHANCE: Enhancing resilience and self-efficacy in the parents of children with disabilities and complex health needs
Whiting, Mark; Nash, Avril; Roberts, Sheila; Kendall, Sally (University of Hertfordshire, 2017-10-25) -
ENHANCE: Enhancing resilience and self-efficacy in the parents of children with disabilities or complex health needs
Nash, Avril; Whiting, Mark; Roberts, Sheila; Kendall, Sally (2016-02-11)Purpose: To develop, pilot and evaluate an intervention aimed at enhancing resilience and parenting self-efficacy in parents of children with disabilities or complex health needs. Background: Parenting a child with a ... -
Enhancing resilience and self-efficacy in the parents of children with disabilities and complex health needs
Whiting, Mark; Nash, Avril; Kendall, Sally; Roberts, Sheila (2019-04-11)Aim The principal aim of this study was to develop, pilot and evaluate an intervention intended to support the development of resilience and self-efficacy in parents of children with disabilities or complex health needs. ... -
Factors influencing nurse retention within children’s palliative care
Whiting, Lisa; O'Grady, Michele; Whiting, Mark; Petty, Julia (2021-12-01)Retention of staff presents major challenges within children’s palliative care; this has substantial implications for children, families and the nursing workforce. To address this, a programme was undertaken that provided ... -
Improvement of the wear resistance of nickel-aluminium bronze and 2014-T6 aluminium alloy by application of alternating magnetic field treatment
Akram, Sufyan; Babutskyi, Anatolii; Chrysanthou, Andreas; Montalvão, Diogo; Whiting, Mark; Pizurova, Nada (2021-09-15)The present work has used an alternating magnetic field treatment at ambient temperature to improve the wear resistance of nickel-aluminium bronze and aluminium alloy 2014-T6. Pin-on-disc wear tests under lubricating ... -
Mapping staff perspectives towards the delivery of hospital care for children and young people with and without learning disabilities in England : A mixed methods national study
Oulton, Kate; Gibson, Faith; Carr, Lucinda; Hassiotis, Angela; Jewitt, Carey; Kenten, Charlotte; Russell, Jessica; Whiting, Mark; Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; Wray, Jo (2018-03-23)Background: Children and young people (CYP) with learning disabilities (LD) are a vulnerable population with increased risk of abuse and accidental injury and whose parents have reported concerns about the quality, safety ... -
Virtual and online learning during COVID-19: the experience of community children’s nursing students
Whiting, Mark; Whiting, Lisa; Roberts-Edema, Karen; Boyle, Caroline; Lane, Heather; Millar, Mark; Titchener, Theresa (2023-03-20)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in how education is delivered. For many University programmes this has included a move from face-to-face to virtual and on-line learning and teaching. ...