Data were collected by off-shift junior doctors on audit proformas approved by all local audit boards. Data collected included patient demographics and admission-related information, including...
Those eligible will be offered a vaccine most effective for them, depending on age and inclusion criteria recognising their potential vulnerability, such as patients with a long-term condition. Adults...
NHSBT is an ‘arm's-length body’ to the NHS. It is classed as a ‘special health authority’ responsible for saving and improving lives by providing blood and supporting the provision of organs and...
Thermoregulation is a process that allows the body to maintain its core internal temperature. Thermoregulation has three mechanisms: afferent sensing, central control and efferent responses. The body...
Students need to appreciate the importance of intercultural competence development as a means of developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes to work in culturally diverse healthcare settings. Choi...
Parkinson's was first described as the ‘shaking palsy’ and in the 1870s was named Parkinson's in honour of James Parkinson who was responsible for distinguishing Parkinson's from other diseases...
The aim of this exploratory study was to further understand the attitudes and perceptions of inclusivity in first-year male nursing students during their undergraduate nursing programme..
The service, Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ), was launched in Glasgow in 2014. ICJ is managed by Glasgow City Council, and the local NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board is a key partner alongside a...
‘A state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and...
This integrative review aimed to highlight the importance of the role of anaesthetic nurse specialists (ANS) in recognition that patients who are morbidly obese present different challenges and have...