Recents
Personalising Care in Transition
When caring for patients with lifelong chronic diseases we have traditionally used the term ‘transition’ to refer to the period…
More questions than answers
So, the long-awaited news is out: NHS England have approved the use of emicizumab for non-inhibitor patients. Fabulous news for…
48 Hours in Saudi Arabia
I was invited to be part of an international faculty at a Pan Gulf meeting on bleeding disorders which was…
Where is Gene Therapy?
Haemophilia nurses are increasingly being asked about gene therapy so this overview of the science and evidence from clinical trials…
The first Womens and Bleeding Disorders conference comes to a close – day 3
Quality of life is difficult to measure scientifically, which is why published research is often incomprehensible to the non-specialist –…
Time to refocus? – EHC Women and Bleeding Disorders Conference Day 2
The second day of the EHC conference on women and bleeding disorders looked, from the agenda, to be all about…
The first ever EHC Conference on Women and Bleeding Disorders kicks off – Day 1
The first day of the EHC Conference on Women and Bleeding Disorders (WBD) lived up to the promise of a…
Spotting the red flags – in patients and in ourselves
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 The Centre for Mental Health (CMH) is a charity that aims…
Caring behind bars
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 We hope that most of the haemophilia nurses attending the…
Contaminated blood – lessons for our future
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 When Maureen Fearns, a nurse working at the haemophilia centre in…
Not in the job description: On the Spectrum
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can find the demands…
Not in the job description: proving our value
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 Haemophilia nurses are ‘a smorgasbord of amazingness’, said Cathy Harrison,…