Third year nursing student Katrina Sealy shares her ‘irreplaceable’ placement experience in Gibraltar with Nursing Standard. 29th April 2015 In this first person account, Katrina shares her experiences of working in the emergency department at Gibraltar hospital. Katrina says, “I have returned to the UK with new ideas, new skills and an open-minded approach to my work and patients.”
Jim Richardson, Senior Lecturer, Nursing to present at prestigious Europaediatrics Congress 2015. 27th April 2015 The 7th Europaediatrics Congress of the European Paediatric Association (EPA) and the Union of National European Paediatric Societies and Associations (UNEPSA), will be held in Florence, Italy from 11th to 16th May.
Change in policy and practice in psychiatric hospitals in Finland 23rd April 2015 Professor Mary Chambers is at the forefront of research into improving mental health nursing practices, and increasing service user involvement in Europe.
Alan Rice, Senior Lecturer, Paramedic Science appointed Consultant Paramedic with Gibraltar Health Authority. 14th April 2015 In 2009, the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) worked with Kingston and St George’s Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education to begin developing a small group of ambulance staff to undergo paramedic training and education, culminating in the first group of paramedics to graduate and work in Gibraltar.
Professor of Social Work Ray Jones challenges Ofsted’s effectiveness in tackling child sexual exploitation policies in his article for Guardian’s Social Care Network. 1st April 2015 Ofsted is inadequate to inspect child sexual exploitation policies. Inspection plan risks finding widespread ‘failure’ as Ofsted unlikely to recognize the multi-agency approach needed for protecting children.
Associate Professor of Social Work, Keith Davies publishes a book on the ‘Troubled families initiative’ which evaluates the ‘whole family’ approach to families facing multiple problems. 1st April 2015 A Critical Introduction to the Social Work with Troubled Families Programme, explores the roots, significance and effectiveness of troubled family approaches in social work.
