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An SSI is a wound infection that can develop after a surgical procedure (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), 2019). Between 2013 and 2018 the incidence of SSIs following surgery...
A ritual is the undertaking of specific activities or behaviours that express symbolic, often culturally influenced, meaning, whereby specific thoughts and feelings are experienced individually, or as...
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...
The research nurses, KR and AJ, were recruited to a National Institute for Health and Care Research trial taking place within the nurses' NHS Trust (see Box 1). This aimed to explore the novel...
Research relating to the metabolic function of patients with COVID-19 is scarce. Until more research is published, general nutrition principles involving critical care patients should be the focus of...
Sexual violence is a term that covers various serious violent crimes—it means that someone forces or manipulates another person into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. It is important to...
The safe surgery process continues within the operating theatre and begins with the perioperative team (ie surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department practitioners (ODPs) and healthcare...
The initiative involved a multimodal approach that included a survey, poster campaign and education sessions. However, before embarking on the design and implementation of the programme, the Trust's...
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...