Reflections on setting up a nurse-led paediatric peripherally inserted central catheter service

Every child requiring a PICC line is assessed and reviewed by the author in the presence of the parents and the nursing or medical team responsible for the child. This assessment includes scanning the...

Needlestick injuries: the role of safety-engineered devices in prevention

Occupational NSI awareness is an essential component of any healthcare system. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the...

My journey through COVID-19

An international survey of pediatric and neonatal clinicians' vascular access practice: PediSIG assessment of vascular access, education, and support (PAVES) catheter selection

This is the first survey designed to target pediatric vascular access clinicians to assess their current practice. Previous international surveys have been conducted to assess for perspectives of the...

CQC: working in a pandemic

Protecting frontline workers

Asthma guidelines: the best of three

The GINA report of 2020 (GINA, 2020) is the only guideline so far to have published guidance during the pandemic, although both the BTS and NICE have published separate documents on the subject. GINA...

Management of COPD exacerbations: pharmacotherapeutics of medications

COPD is described as a preventable and treatable group of lung conditions characterised by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease...

Essential to health yet overlooked: the vital role of the lymphatic system

The lymphatic system comprises lymphatic organs, lymphoid tissue and vessels (Figure 1) working synergistically to fulfil its three main functions:.

Use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sufficient supply of PPE is essential to meet increased demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government has sought to put measures in place to improve supply chains and provisions of PPE by, for...

What barriers prevent health professionals screening women for domestic abuse? A literature review

‘The term “domestic violence and abuse” is used to mean any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling behaviour, coercive behaviour or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those...

Coping among adolescents with long-term health conditions: a mixed-methods study

Adolescents spend most of their time at home and school. It is important to understand how adolescents cope with their illnesses in these two settings. This study investigated the coping strategies...