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A professional and legal duty to keep up to date

It will be impossible for any nurse or doctor to analyse everything that is relevant to their clinical practice area. They do, however, owe patients a legal duty of care and part of this will be the...

Placements: opportunities to learn

I will take my memories of all the children and families I have worked with and cared for with me into my future career as every single one has taught me something different. I have always gained...

Practice learning is key to our future

In my role at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) I have frequently shared with colleagues my view that there is an opportunity for improved senior leadership of practice learning for student...

The problem of ultra-processed food in healthcare settings

‘industrial formulations of many ingredients, mostly of exclusive industrial use, that result from a sequence of industrial processes.’

Blended diet in enteral feeding: current guidance

‘It is unclear if the previously suggested risks of BD [blended diet] are occurring with significant frequency in comparison to those using CEF [commercial enteral feed].’ .

The ethics of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration in adults and the role of the advanced clinical practitioner

ACPs play a pivotal role in CANH decision-making processes by using their advanced clinical skills and expertise to assess patients' nutritional needs, evaluate the appropriateness of CANH...

Agenda for Change: is reform on the way?

The Agenda for Change (AfC) framework is the nationally agreed UK-wide package of pay, terms and conditions for all NHS staff other than very senior managers and medical staff (practice nurses and...

Interprofessional education: promoting collaboration

Health professionals practise in increasingly complex environments that demand a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of other professionals, as well as an ability to collaborate...

Assessment and examination of the respiratory system

A skilled ACP has the potential to make a significant contribution to several fundamental outcomes: patient satisfaction, patient concordance with prescribed therapies/interventions, overall...

Feasibility of implementing a remote system for lymphoedema conservative therapy: a case study

The case study illustrates how a remote system was used to provide conservative lymphoedema therapy that included patient education and self-management. The specialist was a certified lymphoedema...

Improving healthcare transition for young people with cancer: factors fundamental to the quality improvement journey

The QI project aimed to establish pathways and processes that facilitated the successful transition of young people with cancer from children's into adults' healthcare services, thereby promoting...

Nursing students' engagement in online learning

Student engagement is a term used to describe the degree of interest and enthusiasm that students show in the pursuit of learning, and the principle that learning improves when students are engaged...

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