| Ref No | HC BCH/8/1/100 |
| Title | Interview with Amanda Whateley |
| Level | File |
| Date | 2024 |
| Description | Amanda Whateley talks about her career in children’s and how she trained to be an adult nurse nut knew she would eventually do children’s nursing. She talks of a career in children’s nursing that started in children’s oncology and the importance of multidisciplinary teamwork. She talks of a career that has focused on children and families facing palliative and end of life care and how she has worked in many settings including hospitals, community, private health care and regional and national charities. She talks of her passion for learning, especially relating to medical ethics. She talks of the importance of compassion and the need to ensure that student nurses have compassion as a core value. She highlights the taboo nature of discussing children's deaths and the need for healthcare professionals to be comfortable addressing the topic. She talks of the importance of listening to families' wishes and helping them plan for their child's illness and eventual death, despite the uncertainty of their future. |
| Extent | 2 |
| Format | Files |
| URL | https://birmingham.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_78132c0b-91e3-4d36-b9c9-e0edea77d6cc |
| Access Status | Open |
| AccessConditions | Digital content can be accessed on our Preservica Universal Access page (see URL link below). |
| CreatorName | Amanda Whateley (Interviewee); Honouring Our Past Project Team (Interviewer) |
| Language | English |