Nursing In Practice - London, domestic violence and breast feeding

I was delighted to present at the Nursing in Practice event at London.
http://www.nursinginpractice.com/default.asp?event.id=1&event.locationid=4&event.instanceid=33&page=event.instancehome
Designed specifically to meet the educational needs of practice nurses and other primary care specialists, the programme features an impressive collection of speakers delivering highly topical and relevant presentations.

The venue was the impressive Business Design centre.
http://www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk/

I attended an informative session on 'Domestic violence and child protection: practice implications' by Dr. Lorraine Radford, Head of research, NSPCC.
www.nspcc.org.uk
Support services available she listed were:
Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247
ChildLine 0800 1111 www.childline.org
Parenting Programmes (NICE report 21A)
Domestic violence perpetrator programmes (Respect 0845 1228 609)
National Association of Child Contact Services
http://www.naccc.org.uk/cms2/index.php

Dr Radford outlined the key areas to be covered
1. Awareness - the impact of domestic violence on children and young people
2. Practice implications - for nurse working directly with adults and with children and young people in the community, in clinics or in hospitals
3. Working together - implications for working with other agencies especially for named nurses and for managers

She also mentioned the NSPCC resource 'Talking to my Mum'. See details here and for other resources. http://www.kingstonlscb.org.uk/dv__bulletin_april_07.pdf

Guidance for healthcare professionals can be found at:-
Department of Health (2005) Responding to domestic abuse: a handbook for health professionals
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4126161
BMA (2007) Domestic abuse
http://www.bma.org.uk/health_promotion_ethics/domestic_abuse/domesticabuse.jsp
RCN (2007) Domestic Violence Guidance for Nurses
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7359/314
Home Office(2009) Children and Domestic Violence toolkit
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/domesticviolence/domesticviolence069a.pdf
LSCB guidance, e.g. Greater London.

Where there are injuries to a child look at
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/Inform/trainingandconsultancy/learningresources/coreinfo/coreinfo_wda54369.html

Useful Books
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Living-Domestic-Violence-Intervention/dp/1903855454/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intimate-Partner-Abuse-Health-Professionals/dp/0443074933/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253890535&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Impact-Children-Domestic-Violence/dp/1843101572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253890576&sr=1-1-fkmr0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Domestic-Violence-Child-Protection-Directions/dp/1843102765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253890620&sr=1-1-fkmr0

http://www.thelancet.com/series/child-maltreatment

SCIE Research briefing 25: Children’s and young people’s experiences of domestic violence involving adults in a parenting role
By Anne Worrall, Jane Boylan and Diane Roberts

http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing25/index.asp


I had a brief chat with Alison Blenkinsop who was presenting on 'Priming the treasure chest - maximising early breastmilk supply'.
read about her here http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/s/2039020_the_lighter_side_to_feeding_a_hungry_baby

We did a book swap and I am looking forward to reading hers - 'Fit to Bust'
http://www.lactivist.net/?p=150

Amongst the stand I visited were two charming gentleman from Team24.co.uk
http://www.team24.co.uk/
Team24 are the leading medical locum agency specialising in doctor jobs, practice nurse jobs, SHO jobs, general practitioner jobs and other NHS jobs.

Thank you for another great event, Nursing in Practice!

Elaine Hanzak

www.hanzak.com

P.S. Mum came along with me on this trip. She is amazing for finding vouchers and bargains as well as being a star on using London buses! We had an excellent value meal and cocktails at The Roadhouse in Covent Garden for 50% off! Have a look at http://www.london-eating.co.uk/