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Developing a Centre for Health Information and Promotion

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It has been argued that the key to family empowerment is the giving of information (Robertson, 1995). The success of ambulatory care in practice depends on high levels of communication with families. This stance is ratified throughout the UK Children’s Charter (Department of Health, 1996), which identifies information-giving as a fundamental right of children and their families. Furthermore, Whiting (1997) has stated that children’s nurses should focus their activities on the promotion of health rather than on sickness.

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  1. E. A. Glasper
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Southampton’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, UK

    Edward Alan Glasper (Professor of Nursing and Director of Child Health Studies) (Professor of Nursing and Director of Child Health Studies)

  2. Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

    Susan Lowson (Quality Development Manager, Senior Clinical Nurse to the Child Health Directorate) (Quality Development Manager, Senior Clinical Nurse to the Child Health Directorate)

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Glasper, E.A., McWilliams, R. (1998). Developing a Centre for Health Information and Promotion. In: Glasper, E.A., Lowson, S. (eds) Innovations in Paediatric Ambulatory Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14367-2_4

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