Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children

The Platt report (Ministry of Health 1959) recommended that hospitals provide for parents to stay with sick children. This review, of how hospitals have or have not followed this guidance, assesses the literature and includes insights into research on the theory of attachment. The authors conclude t...

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Main Authors: Priddis, Lynn, Shields, Linda
Format: Journal Article
Published: RCN Publishing Co. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2885
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description The Platt report (Ministry of Health 1959) recommended that hospitals provide for parents to stay with sick children. This review, of how hospitals have or have not followed this guidance, assesses the literature and includes insights into research on the theory of attachment. The authors conclude that, although parents are commonly to be found on wards with sick children, this is not often systematically encouraged or even understood. However, recent initiatives to improve communication between staff and the parents of children admitted to hospital are encouraging.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-28852017-01-30T10:26:55Z Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children Priddis, Lynn Shields, Linda parents Attachment hospitalised children family-centred care The Platt report (Ministry of Health 1959) recommended that hospitals provide for parents to stay with sick children. This review, of how hospitals have or have not followed this guidance, assesses the literature and includes insights into research on the theory of attachment. The authors conclude that, although parents are commonly to be found on wards with sick children, this is not often systematically encouraged or even understood. However, recent initiatives to improve communication between staff and the parents of children admitted to hospital are encouraging. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2885 RCN Publishing Co. fulltext
spellingShingle parents
Attachment
hospitalised children
family-centred care
Priddis, Lynn
Shields, Linda
Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title_full Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title_fullStr Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title_full_unstemmed Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title_short Interactions Between Parents and Staff of Hospitalised Children
title_sort interactions between parents and staff of hospitalised children
topic parents
Attachment
hospitalised children
family-centred care
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2885