‘Grant to any patient who is for the time being liable to be detained in a hospital under this Part of this Act leave to be absent from the hospital subject to such conditions (if any) as that...
I am grateful that my role and the role of the nutrition nurses in the team are so variable, which reflects the variety of areas covered by the role around the UK. Some nutrition nurses focus on...
Under section 136A of the Mental Health Act 1983 the use of a police station as a place of safety for those under 18 years is forbidden.
Patients preparing for life with a stoma will often be anxious and need help to adjust to, and accept, its presence (Lim et al, 2015). A preoperative meeting is organised with the SCN to help prepare...
‘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...
In its NHS fraud benchmarking report the audit provider RSM found fraud in the NHS increasing by 17% a year. Some 16% of fraudulent activity in 2016 concerned staff working while on sick leave with a...
To prevent CLABSIs, several key challenges exist. Care and maintenance of central lines involve necessary precautions and processes that take time, have associated increased costs, and can also become...