Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Loved this book. @jonsparksauthor.bsky.social 020
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 29/07/2025This 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.socialtheguardian.comThe shocking hit film about overworked nurses that’s causing alarm across EuropeA 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... 010
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Proud to be part of this important work. Such a brilliant team. Persistence and commitment pays off. rdcu.be/ewmkPrdcu.beAssessing 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... 000
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Such 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...academic.oup.comChildren’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 studyAbstractObjectives. To explore children’s perspectives on the acceptability of medicines and ranking scales.Methods. Interpretive reflexive child-centred q 020
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 10/07/2025As 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 010
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 06/07/2025An interesting article www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comThe radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spellDecades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences 000
Reposted by Bernie CarterPaediatric Pharmacologist (Dan) @pharmaforkids.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Product secretly laced with melatonin - No wonder it got such great reviews online! 022
Reposted by Bernie CarterRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) @rcpch.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Today 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 035
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Parents face hurdles vaccinating children - report @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social 000
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Equality, inclusivity and diversity - fundamental to good research. 010
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025An important piece on child poverty from a Slovenian perspective www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @abpn-childnurse.bsky.socialtheguardian.com‘These are not numbers – they are people’: what ex-communist Slovenia can teach the world about child povertySlovenia’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? 001
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social @longcovidkids.bsky.social @eahnursing.bsky.social @georgetakei.bsky.social @isupportrights.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @z 010
Reposted by Bernie CarterProf. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · 02/05/2025"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." 041
Reposted by Bernie CarterRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 02/05/2025‘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.cbsnews.comRFK Jr. asks CDC for new measles treatment guidance amid his unfounded claimsKennedy claimed that drugs like budesonide and clarithromycin "have been shown very effective" for measles, but doctors say they don't fight the infection itself. 1471330889919
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Watch this video of a child with wisdom beyond his years. @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social @jonsparksauthor.bsky.social 011
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 03/05/2025substack.com/@politicsusa... 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. 020
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Does 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... 243
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Thank you Michael for your request for me to write it! @mjtatterton.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk 020
Reposted by Bernie CarterProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 24/04/2025A timely and interesting article on how our approach to streets is failing children 22310
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 24/04/2025What 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.socialrcni.comWhat 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... 032
Reposted by Bernie CarterRoyal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 24/04/2025Nursing 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. 142
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 20/02/2025If you’re a children’s nurse please send an email to this project and you can help improve the oral health of children! #childnurse 053
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I 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.comI dislocate every day - Living with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeYouTube video by Association of British Paediatric Nurses 021
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 18/03/2025It’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 🩵 031
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 19/03/2025It’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 🩵 051
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 20/03/2025It’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 🩵 031
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 21/03/2025It’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 🩵 031
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 22/03/2025It’s #NeurodiversityWeek! We’ve been sharing information all week on neurodiversity and today we’re sharing about sensory boxes and ideas on things you could include 🩵 031
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 23/03/2025It’s the final day of #Neurodiversity Week! Here’s our last infographic for this week, it’s all about neurodiversity as a whole! If you’d like to help spread awareness please feel free to share it 🩵 031
Reposted by Bernie CarterAssociation of British Paediatric Nurses @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Today is world Tuberculosis Day so we’re sharing @who.int’s infographic to help spread awareness #worldTBday 062
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Amazing day today. Completely unexpected. My wonderful colleagues at the Association of British Paediatric Nurses had nominated me for a Cavell Star Award and today I was presented with the Star. It is so lovely to be recognised by colleagues. @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Bernie CarterRoyal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 25/03/2025"We want government to make eradicating corridor care a priority in its 10-year plan." Today, in a frank discussion in parliament, nursing staff met with MPs and peers to reiterate our calls for sufficient funding to end care in inappropriate settings. Read more ⬇️rcn.org.ukCorridor care is 'a system failure', RCN tells MPs | News | Royal College of NursingNursing staff met with MPs and peers to reiterate our calls for sufficient funding to end care in inappropriate settings 1103
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Wonderful to welcome three new Fellows to the ABPN. Welcome to Deborah Fallon, Ray McMorrow and Bevan Ritchie @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social 020
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Attending the ABPN Annual General Meeting. Lots of conversations and so good to meet up with new and old friends @abpn-childnurse.bsky.social 011
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 02/03/2025news.un.org/en/story/202... An almost forgotten story of human sufferingnews.un.org‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chiefMyanmar is mired in one of the world’s worst human rights crises, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday, describing conditions there as “a litany of human suffering.” 000
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Good to see our latest paper about romantic relationships and young adults with chronic pain. Our findings are worth exploring! authors.elsevier.com/c/1kgBK5QkHk... 021
Reposted by Bernie CarterFiona Smith @fionasmithmmo.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Free Association of British Paediatric Nurses webinar - open to all Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening Conditions Date and time: 12th May 16.00-17.00 (UK time) More information at www.abpn-uk.com/webinars.html The Eventbrite to register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1122003134...eventbrite.co.ukSex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening ConditionsJoin us to gain understanding and insight into sex, intimacy, and relationships while living with life-shortening conditions! 022
Reposted by Bernie CarterFiona Smith @fionasmithmmo.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Free Association of British Paediatric Nurses webinar - open to all Recognizing signs of deterioration in paediatrics Date and time: 18th March 2025 16.00-17.00 (UK time) more info at www.abpn-uk.com/webinars.html Register to attend www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1091074736...eventbrite.co.ukEnhancing Paediatric Nursing: A webinar focusing on critical signsA webinar focusing on the critical aspects of recognizing signs and symptoms of clinical deterioration in paediatric patients 033
Reposted by Bernie CarterFiona Smith @fionasmithmmo.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Free Association of British Paediatric Nurses webinar - open to all Sex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening Conditions Date and time: 12th May 16.00-17.00 (UK time) More info at www.abpn-uk.com/webinars.html The Eventbrite to register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1122003134...eventbrite.co.ukSex, Intimacy and Living with Life Shortening ConditionsJoin us to gain understanding and insight into sex, intimacy, and relationships while living with life-shortening conditions! 033
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social Interesting PPI webinars 010
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 11/01/2025@abpn-childnurse.bsky.social This looks like a great series of webinars. 010
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 06/01/2025And with huge insights from @carrolenitan.bsky.social who is able to navigate so many different research approaches and ensure that research is clinically grounded and relevant. 020
Bernie Carter @profberniecarter.bsky.social · 05/01/2025It’s so good to see Courtney Franklin’s paper published. It’s a great PhD paper addressing assumptions about why parents attend ED for paediatric fever. Couldn’t be more proud-she has embraced creative qualitative work - a big jump for a mathematician. bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/...bmjpaedsopen.bmj.comComing in hot: a qualitative investigation into perceptions of parents and doctors of reasons for the presentation of children with fever to the emergency department in EnglandIntroduction Paediatric emergency department (ED) attendances and admissions in England are increasing. Fever is a common presenting problem for these attendances. Anxiety and misperceptions surroundi... 010
Reposted by Bernie CarterPete Moore @paintoolkit.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Straightforward yet impactful ideas to encourage participation in Pain Supported Self-Management (PSSM) Week: 3rd February to 8th February 2025 Pain self-management news www.paintoolkit.org/news/article...paintoolkit.orgPain ToolkitHelping people all over the world self manage persistent pain, the Pain Toolkit is for people who live with persistent pain and Healthcare teams who support them. 043
Reposted by Bernie CarterVincent Giampietro @vincentgiampietro.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Congratulations @neuranne.bsky.social for our first 2025 paper! "By focusing on 6 key areas—format, environment, delivery, instruction, support, & research—the framework provides educators & policymakers with a structured approach to creating more inclusive & accessible online learning environments"frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Cognitive load and neurodiversity in online education: a preliminary framework for educational research and policy 0156
Reposted by Bernie CarterMichael Tatterton @mjtatterton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Great news for #hospices in England today, following the funding announcement… and a good excuse to share our new editorial on #children’s hospices, written with @eveholroyd.bsky.social and published in #RCNi Nursing Children and Young People. You can read it here, for free: rcni.com/nursing-chil...rcni.comChildren's hospice care: why partnership and collaboration is keyChildren’s hospices have evolved to meet the changing needs of children, but need among children and families is growing while service provision is scaling back due to the challenges in commissioning ... 0149