I recall writing my nursing degree dissertation 30 years ago on the “Passive Role of the Patient.” I was concentrating on diabetic patients in hospital undergoing treatment for reasons other than their diabetes. Management of their diabetes was taken away from them the moment they put on a gown and […]
Paediatrics
How can we make paediatric clinical research more family friendly?
At Illingworth this is something we are incredibly passionate about! Often these families face great challenges and must choose between ground-breaking treatments through clinical trials OR family life. A choice, which to us, seems both wrong and unnecessary. Our mobile research nurses have seen and done everything when it comes […]
How do we overcome the problems in paediatric clinical research?
Worldwide there is an urgent need to accelerate the development of medicines to treat childhood disease – novel treatments as well as existing drugs. Paediatric trials can be fraught with challenges and complexities. These include informed consent, health literacy, and concerns of parents/caregivers and child patients. They can also involve […]