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This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Both active and passive devices are designed to help improve the patient experience and be intuitive to use. However, the two devices have some fundamental differences and benefits..
As clinical appointments were limited due to lockdown restrictions, staff shortages and shielding requirements, it was paramount to allow patients access to nursing support. In order to work...
DNAR notices avoid the inappropriate use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospital and settings such as care homes. The notice applies to CPR only and does not exclude the provision of other...
Under the Mental Health Act 1983, people detained for assessment and/or treatment are allocated a nearest relative. This includes people subject to unrestricted hospital orders, hospital directions...
Ever since the creation of the General Nursing Council (GNC) in December 1919 the nursing profession has been beleaguered by staff shortages. The passing of the Nurses Bill, which paved the way for a...
‘Too often, valid lessons are drawn from adverse events but their implementation throughout the NHS is very patchy. Active learning is mostly confined to the individual organisation in which an...
‘Clinical competence was substandard, with deficient skills and knowledge; working relationships were extremely poor, particularly between different staff groups, such as obstetricians,...
Within the various wards, there are often cliques, which are groups of staff members who stick together regardless of the circumstances.
One of the significant projects under BHSCA is the establishment of the Buckinghamshire Community Wellbeing Hubs, in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) and initially funded by NHS...
In a speech on 6 February 2019, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, stated that we trust nurses and doctors more than any other profession (Department of Health and Social...