It is a cardinal principle of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘MCA’) that those responsible, including doctors, care workers, family and the court, must be fastidious to evaluate capacity on an issue-specific basis.Hayden, J QJ v A Local Authority & An NHS Trust [2020] EWCOP 7 Most research nurses will have undertaken "Informed Consent" training.… Continue reading The Presumption of Capacity
Free at the point of delivery
This was a villanelle I wrote last year after the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. https://anthologyofcompassion.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/free-at-the-point-of-delivery/
My We Student Nurses Podcast
Last week I ‘met’ (virtually of course!) the lovely Lucy from We Student Nurses to be interviewed for a podcast on being a research nurse. You can listen to the podcast here Thank you We Student Nurses for having me 😁
Student Research Placements
Image ©️ Emma Heron The Council of Deans has released a report affirming the value of research placements for students. As a research nurse, this is something that doesn't surprise me at all. I've seen first hand the value of working directly with students who are on a placement with the clinical research team -… Continue reading Student Research Placements
Receiving Consent 