Table of Contents

1 The Definition and Aetiology of Chronic Illness.
Fay Valentine & Suzanne Hazell.


2 Context of Care and Service Delivery.


Fay Valentine & Peter Mcnee.


3 Impact upon the Child and Family.


Lesley Lowes.


4 An Holistic Approach to Meeting Physical, Social and
Psychological Needs.


Julia Tod & Beverly Hodges.


5 Empowering Children, Young People and their
Families.


Mandy Brimble.


6 Ethical Issues.


Peter Mcnee & Maggie Furness.


7 Continuing Care Needs.


Melda Price & Sian Thomas.


8 Acute Emergencies.


Peter Mcnee & Martina Nathan.


9 Adolescence.


Sian Bill & Yvonne Knight.


10 Transitional Care.


Sian Bill & Beverly Hodges

About the Author

Fay Valentine is Director of the Children and Young
People?s Directorate in the School of Nursing and Midwifery
Studies, Cardiff University. She has a long history of working with
children and young people with chronic illness. Her specialist
interests are leadership, adolescence and chronic illness. She is
the Welsh representative on the RCN Children and Young
People?s Advisory Panel, a member of the all-Wales Senior
Children?s Nursing Forum and committee member for the Welsh
Nursing and Midwifery Council.






Lesley Lowes is a Research Fellow/Practitioner at the
Research, Health and Social Care Research Centre, School of Nursing
and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University. She is an experienced
qualitative researcher, whose research interests include childhood
chronic illness (diabetes in particular), theories of loss, grief,
adaptation and change, and the involvement of service users in
health and social care research. She has an extensive clinical and
academic publication portfolio, particularly in the field of
paediatric diabetes. In addition to her academic work, she has a
50% clinical remit as a paediatric diabetes specialist nurse with
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust.

Reviews

'This is an invaluable source of information about differing
perspectives in chronic illness for those working in primary or
secondary care. It is also recommended for those undertaking
pre-qualifying and post-qualifying children's nursing courses. It
is an essential read for practitioners at a reasonable
price.'

Nursing Standard, vol 22, November 2007