Leading adolescent health campaigner Dr Russell Viner, working with Norwich Union Healthcare, will be presenting research on hospital care for teenagers to doctors at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual meeting in Harrogate next week (1-4 July).
Leading adolescent health campaigner Dr Russell Viner, working with Norwich Union Healthcare, will be presenting research on hospital care for teenagers to doctors at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual meeting in Harrogate next week (1-4 July).
Dr Viner, consultant in adolescent medicine and endocrinology at University College London Hospitals, worked with Norwich Union Healthcare in commissioning the research entitled ‘The Views of Adolescents and Nurses on the Provision of Healthcare in Hospitals’.
He will be presenting the research findings at the conference and leading a discussion about the urgent need to improve health services for young people in both private and public healthcare systems.
Norwich Union Healthcare launched the report – which includes research amongst both teenagers and nurses - in January this year. Interest in the report has been overwhelming, with more than 800 healthcare professionals and NHS Trusts requesting copies.
And some NHS hospitals have indicated that they intend to take practical action as a result of recommendations made in the report.
Nicole Hockley, communications manager at Norwich Union Healthcare, said: “We’ve been delighted with the response from such a wide range of healthcare professionals who are clearly keen to improve services for teenagers.
“Evidence suggests that teenagers who stay in an adolescent ward may recuperate more quickly than those who stay in a children’s or adult ward. As a result, we encourage healthcare professionals to make hospital and community health services for adolescents a priority and hope our research plays a part in making people act.”
Dr Viner will be presenting at the Norwich Union Healthcare stand at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting and Exhibition at 2pm on Monday 1 July 2002.
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