Recents
Contaminated blood – lessons for our future
When Maureen Fearns, a nurse working at the haemophilia centre in Newcastle, and her colleagues founded the Haemophilia Nurses Association…
Not in the job description: On The Spectrum
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can find the demands of haemophilia care difficult to cope with and each individual…
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,…
Moving beyond Facebook: unlocking the potential of social media for nurses
It’s often said that social media is changing our lives. Speaking at the 2019 HNA meeting in Birmingham, Teresa Chinn…
How well do you support the B team?
Christmas Disease, the Royal Disease, the “special ones” – just a few of the alternative names for haemophilia B (full…
HNA 2018 report to UKHCDO
The Haemophilia Nursing Association (HNA) represents specialist nurses who care for people with bleeding disorders in the UK either through…
Introducing the new chair of the HNA
Haemnet are pleased to introduce the new HNA chair, Cathy Harrison. Cathy has worked in the Sheffield Adult Haemophilia and…
Inquiry terms of reference published
The Terms of Reference have been published for the public inquiry to investigate historical cases of infection from blood and…
Nurse-led haemophilia care delivered in Glasgow
Every haemophilia conference contains talks stressing the importance of nurses, yet it remains, for the most part, a doctor-led specialty.…
Creating environments that facilitate growth
So what can happen when you give colleagues the space to come together to share their experiences and expertise? The…
HNA and the public inquiry into infected blood
The HNA has issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a public inquiry to investigate historical cases…
But first … let me take a selfie?…
There’s a few things that spring to mind when you hear the word “selfie”. From Snapchat dog filters, tourists with…