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Ian Peate

Head of School, School of Health Studies, Gibraltar Health Authority, and Editor-in-Chief, British Journal of Nursing

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...

Midwifery and the 2020 Nightingale bicentenary celebrations

Midwifery will be in the spotlight throughout 2020 as this year has been declared the international year of the nurse and midwife by the World Health Organization (WHO); the Nightingale bicentenary...

Unwarranted variation in the provision of midwifery care

There are a number of examples of unwarranted variation in healthcare, both in the UK and globally Unwarranted variation has the potential to divert resources to areas where they are uncalled for, and...

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