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Hypertension is known to be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the major cause of death in the UK. In Birmingham, around 12% of the population are estimated to be affected,...
Darzi (2024a) covers a lot of ground and issues in this wide-ranging report, which is unsurprising given the vast scope NHS activities. This column focuses on the finding on the NHS health...
I find this last piece of advice key. Often, we find ourselves staying up all night in libraries or running on fumes after shifts, trying to get those precious few proficiencies signed off or begging...
‘Incivility has been shown to reduce team functioning, clinical decision making and patient outcomes’.
Cancer nurses are working with their multidisciplinary colleagues to lead the way to ensure that all staff who interact with people with cancer have acute oncology (AO) knowledge and skills. Together...
‘Despite the challenges of implementation, such as cost, training and maintenance, the benefits of closed systems are clear and they should be used in the whole lifecycle of HMPs from manufacture to...
Concerns about the dangers of SACT began to emerge in the 1970s when second malignancies were first reported in cancer patients treated with alkylating agents, explained Dr Melissa McDiarmid,...
An iterative service improvement method was used to undertake the triage service design. Distinct phases of the process were identified to facilitate testing of ideas at each stage (Table 1)..
In the UK there are around 16 million people with a disability (Kirk-Wade, 2023). In England, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 60% of COVID-19-related deaths occurred among disabled...
Podcasts offer an additional means of enhancing mental health literacy in regions with limited access to services (Caoilte et al, 2023). Podcasts are being increasingly used in mental health contexts...
Infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare environment are known as HAIs. They can result from various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses...
Student nurses in parts 1 and 2 of pre-registration nursing programmes were invited to participate in two VR scenarios, comprising different AI interaction methods (menu-based and voice-controlled)....
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