This website is intended for healthcare professionals
This website is intended for healthcare professionals
‘Patient safety is a serious global public health concern. It is estimated that there is a 1 in 3 million risk of dying while travelling by aeroplane. In comparison, the risk of patient death...
Although I'm aware of the danger of labelling some patients as ‘difficult’—and that most people can be difficult given certain stressors and frustrations—nearly all clinical staff that I talk to have...
‘A just culture considers wider systemic issues where things go wrong, enabling professionals and those operating the system to learn without fear of retribution’ .
An antegrade continence enema is a method used to clean and empty the bowel in children and adults who have constipation or faecal incontinence. A catheter is inserted into a surgically created ACE...
The skin is the body's largest organ. Its main function is to act as a physical barrier against the external environment and to prevent harmful substances and pathogens entering the body. It also...
Stomal complications and management issues can arise at any time during a person's time with a stoma and can affect every aspect of their lives. Consequently, a long-term integrated pathway is...
Up to the beginning of the 21st century, wound dressings and similar devices designed to provide moisture and protect the surrounding skin were primarily made from hydrocolloids and hydrogels, as well...
The aim of this systematic review was to determine the impact of online self-management interventions on health outcomes in midlife adults with type 2 diabetes..
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined eHealth as:.
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