Critical review of the evidence base regarding theories conceptualising the aetiology of psychosis

The advent of Kraeplinian philosophy in 1911 divided mental illness according to two disparate diagnostic criteria; that of dementia praecox—typified by a youthful onset of florid symptoms:...

Post-Nightingale era nurses and their influence on the nursing profession

Florence Nightingale undoubtedly was the matriarch of the emerging nursing profession in the early years following the establishment of the Nightingale school of nursing in 1860. By this time, nursing...

NHS reports round up: the scale of the patient safety challenge

One of the functions of NHS Resolution is to manage litigation claims brought against the NHS organisations. This position gives it a unique overview of NHS clinical negligence, complaints and patient...

COVID-19 and the lawfulness of bulk do not attempt resuscitation orders

DNAR notices avoid the inappropriate use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospital and settings such as care homes. The notice applies to CPR only and does not exclude the provision of other...

Providing end-of-life care in a Nightingale hospital

Being such a rapidly evolving field, there have been few publications looking into EoLC during the COVID-19 pandemic and there are no publications about patients receiving EoLC in a temporary hospital...

Time to think about time

Meanwhile, back at the RCN …

Ward Accreditation and organisational culture

Implementing enhanced patient education for surgical site infection prevention in cardiac surgery

Findings from the surveys are displayed using descriptive analysis. Nonparametric data are presented with median and range. Frequency distribution of aggregate scores are provided for ordinal data...

How are women supported in making decisions regarding fertility preservation after a breast cancer diagnosis?

The aim of this study was to look at how women are supported in their decision-making when faced with fertility-impacting treatment following a diagnosis of breast cancer. In order to answer this...

Benefits of mindful compassion for staff, patients and carers

The method has limitations. Because the initial feedback questionnaire was not linked to the online survey, no relationship between the two could be identified. In addition, those who did not respond...

Setting out a cancer strategy for Northern Ireland