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The deficit of appropriate and accessible education, particularly formal courses for highly specialist nurses, has been widely reported, including in dermatology (Gould et al, 2007; Price and...
Figure 2 shows the percentage of nurses (n=43) who evaluated the key performance aspects of the new MoliCare Premium Elastic design as ‘Good’, ‘OK’, or ‘Poor’. More than 80% of the nurses...
Following objection by a medical association in Malta, the term ‘specialist nurse’ was replaced by ‘practice nurse’ to include all specialist and practice development nurses..
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) persist as a pressing concern within the NHS (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2016). These infections can arise from medical procedures, surgical...
The aim of the narrative review was to identify the extent, type and causes of sharps injuries sustained by healthcare students other than those studying nursing, medicine or dentistry..
Despite being a relatively new professional role, the Registered Nursing Associate (RNA) has a key part to play, working alongside registered nurses and other healthcare staff, to ensure patient...
As a network, creativity and innovative practices are discussed in an open and transparent manner that is then developed and shared, which allows opportunities to explore new and evolving topics to...
Within my own hospital the NSF enabled me to develop the role of Cardiac Rhythm Nurse Specialist, and reconfigure existing services under one umbrella, forming a comprehensive service for patients,...
Within the support offered to families, I applied many tools, including the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (Warwick Medical School, 2021), Outcome Stars (Triangle Consulting Social...
Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), gave evidence to the Times Health Commission (Sylvester, 2023a; 2023b). This was a controversial session during which the PHSO...
This month, I joined a panel to discuss NHS England's NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (NHS England, 2023). The chair of the panel welcomed the plan, highlighting that significant funding was available to...
‘We all have different titles but essentially our aim – to promote the importance of nutrition – is key to us all’.
Malnutrition too often goes unnoticed. When nutrition hits the headlines, it is typically regarding obesity or the ‘desirability’ of losing weight. However, there is a fundamental importance to...
Current figures relating to malnutrition in the UK reveal that up to 3 million people at any one time are living with malnutrition (British Nutrition Foundation, 2023) and 93% of malnutrition occurs...
Both IBS and endometriosis can be challenging to diagnose. Diagnosis is based on a combination of medical history, physical examination and imaging..
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