Peristomal skin should have the same appearance as the rest of the abdominal area and should ideally remain intact and free from soreness. A number of factors can affect skin integrity, which can...
Shared learning examples available on the NICE website regarding the guideline were reviewed to identify learning points for project design and scope adherence in other trusts (NICE, 2017b). Twelve...
The authors undertook a retrospective review of clinical records and the IBD database from January 2019 to September 2020 at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, a tertiary paediatric...
Venous insufficiency includes a broad spectrum of venous complaints which range from telangiectasias or ‘spider veins’ (named for their spider web appearance) and varicose veins, to chronic venous...
OA is the most prevalent form of arthritis and a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide (NICE, 2014; O'Neill et al, 2018; Vina and Kwoh, 2018). It affected 303 million people globally in 2017...
NICE (2021) recommends that all patients who actively smoke should receive smoking cessation advice at each clinical assessment. Comprehensive smoking cessation programmes have been shown to be more...
Happy International Nurses Day to all my colleagues across Scotland, the UK and, indeed, across the world. We are one community, regardless of which part of the world or in which specialty we work....
‘People sleeping, about to bed down (sitting on/in or standing next to their bedding) or actually bedded down in the open air (such as on the streets, in tents, doorways, parks, bus shelters or...
There is no single definition of global citizenship, but it has been described as a concept representing social consciousness and responsibility, and a public good towards the wider world, rather than...
An early miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy ≤13 weeks' gestation (NICE, 2021). This is usually diagnosed by a transvaginal/transabdominal pelvic ultrasound, often after a woman has experienced...