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Claire Leader

Assistant professor, Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The cardiovascular system and associated disorders

The heart is a hollow muscled organ. The specialised cardiac muscle consists of three layers: the pericardium, myocardium and endocardium. The pericardium is a thin fibrous sheath surrounding the...

Growing the midwifery workforce

One glaring issue that is not discussed is the removal of tuition fees for undergraduate midwifery programmes. The government restored funding for healthcare programmes in the form of a maintenance...

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