Using e-health tools and PROMs to support self-management in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

In order to test the concept of using PROMs to support practice and follow up a small-scale service improvement pilot project was designed. The aim of the study was to understand whether empowering...

Adapting a 2-week-wait colorectal service in the pandemic using the quantitative faecal immunochemical test

Recognition and management of neonatal sepsis

Neonatal infections are divided into early-onset sepsis (EOS) occurring within the first 48 hours of birth, and late-onset sepsis (LOS) occurring between 2 and 28 days after birth (Cailes et al,...

Guideline for the management of long tunnelled external ventricular drains in chronic hydrocephalus

Empowerment of parents/guardians in the management of their children's condition is not new in health care. Chronic conditions often require parents/guardians to undertake medical or nursing duties...

Clinical supervision for advanced practitioners

Clinical supervision is clearly an important factor in the development of ACPs. With the advent of the HEE (2020) workplace supervision document, it can only be hoped that its necessity and importance...

Workforce issues: the blurring of boundaries in surgical care

The future of nurse education? Studying at the Open University in Scotland

As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic reached its peak in the UK from March to May 2020, the ‘clap for carers’ campaign demonstrated the strong public appreciation of nurses and other key workers...

Differences in critical thinking skills between nursing students on a fast-track versus traditional 4-year programme

The ‘advanced standing programme’ (ASP), the ‘accelerated track programme’ and the ‘2-year second-degree nursing programme’ are different terms used interchangeably in North America to describe a...

The importance of supernumerary status during a pandemic

‘Programme providers must ensure that students are supernumerary during all practice learning. Supernumerary means that the student will not, as part of their programme of preparation, be contracted...

Understanding how human rights law affects nursing practice

Following the Second World War the European Convention on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1950) (the Convention) was created by the Council of Europe to formalise the relationship between individuals...

The urgent need to improve health professionals' communication skills

In a healthcare context these basic expectations of how the communication process between health professional and patient should proceed will take on an increased significance because of the power...

The role of community pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pharmacies have played a vital role during the pandemic, not only by ensuring a stable supply of key medicines, but also in becoming an information hub regarding the virus. Many pharmacies are now the...