A way out of pre-registration limbo?

Before the introduction of language tests in 2005, overseas nurses had to undergo an adaptation programme. However, there was a scarcity of NHS-based adaptation places and around 37 000 overseas...

A person, not a statistic

‘The report shows a systemic failure to listen to families affected, many of whom who had been doggedly persistent in raising issues over several years. One mother said that she felt like a “lone...

The state of wound assessment tools in Singapore: an evaluation study

This study aimed to evaluate how well the existing WATs used in Singapore and seven other well-established WATs benchmark against evidence-based criteria. The study adopted an action evaluation...

The impact of nutrition on pressure ulcer healing

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Case study: night compression use in a patient with Milroy's disease

All interventions occurred upon removal of the patient's standard compression garments (20-30 mmHg). Because this was her daily routine, it was agreed to use this schedule. In a previous study that...

Reflections on the World Union of Wound Healing Societies conference

A deep-dive thematic analysis of low-harm hospital-acquired pressure ulcers

Not all NHS organisations perform root cause analysis (RCA) investigations for low-harm HAPUs. However, in the author's experience, organisations that embrace all available learning from these...

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Online platform utilised during COVID can boost teaching toolkit

Advanced airway management and drug-assisted intubation skills in an advanced critical care practitioner team

The ACCP team has developed over an 8-year period within a conglomerate of three district general hospitals (Heartlands, Goodhope and Solihull hospitals, HGS) comprising 26 critical care beds. The...

Surgical care practitioners: an audit across the surgical specialties

Surgical care practitioners (SCPs) are permanent members of the surgical team and therefore maintain service provision and provide continuity of care to the patient (Nicholas, 2010). According to the...