Children and Families Research Group

The Children and Families Research Group undertakes health and social care research at local, national and international level that directly informs policy and practice to support children and their families.

Our work is concerned with issues raised in governmental policies such as Every Child Matters, the Children Act 2004 and the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services published by the Department of Health in 2004. These policy documents set out the terms for major reform and improvement of health and social care services for children and families in England. More recent developments such as the Social Work Reform Board and the publication of the Munro Review of Child Protection (May 2011) will equally have a significant impact on policy, planning and service provision in this area.

Key areas of work

Working with children and families: developing professional practice

• Developing children’s nursing practice (with a particular focus on post-operative pain in children)
• Developing midwifery practice
• Developing social work practice with children and families.

Interprofessional issues in children's and families' care

• Interprofessional practice with children and their families living in contexts of domestic violence and abuse
• The experience of, and outcomes for, children in the care of local authorities
• Interprofessional work with vulnerable young people.

Addressing health and social inequalities in service provision

• Impact of ethnicity and migration on service users’ experiences in health and social care
• Developing culturally competent services
• Rights, empowerment and advocacy for children and families.

 

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