By Tania Willis on December 22, 2011
Midwifery lecturer Denyse King, from the School Of Health and Social Care, is the first midwife to register on the UK public health register. This means that Denyse can work closely with service providers in the NHS to produce services for a healthier population. The register chose Denyse for her wealth of experience and extensive [...]
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By Tania Willis on December 7, 2011
Bournemouth University received the internationally-recognised Baby Friendly Initiative Award today for the high quality of education in breastfeeding provided to midwifery students. The Award was presented by Sue Ashmore, Programme Director of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, presented the award to the staff and students today. The Baby Friendly Initiative, set up by UNICEF [...]
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By Sally Gates on December 7, 2011
Professional judgement, communication and critical reflection are vital aspects of a social worker’s role and a new book, ‘Critical thinking and professional judgement for social work’, aims to empower post-qualifying students to develop these skills. Author Lynne Rutter from the Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth Universityexplains more about professional learning, a new [...]
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By Sally Gates on November 24, 2011
A new report that will serve as a blueprint for effective leadership in social work and social care has just been published by the Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work at BournemouthUniversity. Entitled ‘Leadership and Management Development for Social Work and Social Care: Creating Leadership Pathways of Progression’, the ground-breaking report is co-authored by Professor Keith [...]
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By Tania Willis on October 27, 2011
If left for too long they can cause liver cancer apparently – Phillipa Hudson Senior Lecturer in Food Safety at BU told the Guardian. Philippa Hudson, senior lecturer in food safety at Bournemouth University, admits that she would only remove a centimetre or so beyond the surface mould to continue eating a product. Stating that [...]
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By Sally Gates on October 25, 2011
Dr Richard Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at BU, will deliver a talk on patient safety at Bournemouth’s upcoming Nursing in Practice event. The presentation will provide information on error and adverse incidents, supporting those involved in such cases and the implications they have on primary care nursing. The event is designed to discuss best [...]
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By Tania Willis on October 21, 2011
A PHD student at Bournemouth University has won a travel bursary from Santander for £4995. The money will be used for travel and living expenses, spending 5 weeks this winter and 5 weeks in winter 2012 at the University of Barcelona and the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy. Sheetal Sharma is evaluating health [...]
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By Tania Willis on October 20, 2011
The government department for international development each year gives Bournemouth University a scholarship to students studying in the school of Health and Social Care, usually students coming from abroad, especially Africa. This year Andrew Owen Kalule joins BU from Makerere University in Uganda after winning the scholarship to study MSc Public Health in the school [...]
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By Sally Gates on October 19, 2011
In the wake of the Baby Peter scandal, Bournemouth University’s Professor Keith Brown has co-authored a framework for training the managers of children’s service departments in the UK. The report, ‘Leadership and Management Development for Social Work and Social Care,’ is in response to the government’s requirement for dedicated training and support for frontline managers. Professor [...]
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By Charles Elder on September 26, 2011
Bournemouth University Practice Development Fellow, Dr Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor, has authored a new book which will prove essential for any health care student or practitioner seeking to evaluate and develop their own evidence base. Using Research in Practice: It Sounds Good, But Will It Work? is published by Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN 9780230278646) and draws on Dr [...]
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