Individuals with intellectual disabilities are a unique heterogeneous population who require specific health improvement strategies to meet their individual needs (Cooper et al, 2004). Although there...
This study was carried out in 2020 in Iran. The type of study is descriptive. The sample consisted of 250 family caregivers of patients with cancer who had an intestinal stoma. The sample size was...
‘Systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) comprises a wide range of treatments, but in the context of occupational exposure and protection of nurses, the debate is firmly focused on cytotoxics and...
The quality improvement (SusQI) framework of sustainable value was used as the basis of our evaluation (Mortimer et al, 2018). This includes considerations of financial, environmental and social...
The previous nine parts of this series on writing academic essays have covered the common reasons why someone will fail an essay, and how to avoid those mistakes. They highlighted the importance of...
In March 2020, in order to accommodate COVID-19 intakes, there was pressure to release NHS beds. Elevated COVID-19 rates affected the admission and discharge of patients. The hospital bed management...
‘The professions we regulate have different knowledge and skills … They can work in diverse contexts and have different levels of autonomy and responsibility. However, all of the professions we...
We read Anne Mills' article exploring the concept of health responsibility in nursing with great interest (Mills, 2019). As final year medical students at Imperial College London, we feel strongly...
‘Distension of a visceral organ, such as the bladder, situated in the paralysed part of the body, had set up a response of autonomic mechanisms, which had induced profound effects on the...
‘When thinking about providing services that realise parity of esteem, there can be no ‘us and them’ only ‘us’ .