Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Despite the many advances in technology, research and educational initiatives in tissue viability, wound management remains a comple
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Venous leg ulceration is a common problem in older people that adversely affects their quality of life.
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Pressure ulcers adversely affect the quality of life of many patients and cause anxiety and distress for their families.
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Diabetic foot ulcers should be treated to maintain health status, improve quality of life, reduce the number of amputations and lowe
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This article, the third in the series on career pathways, highlights support and management careers open to nurses working in the NH
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Aim To investigate the perceptions and experiences of Pakistani women who have urinary incontinence problems.
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This article, the second in a series on career pathways, informs readers of the knowledge they require to conduct clinical therapeut
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Background Many healthcare professionals believe that dehydration is painful and uncomfortable for dying patients.
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This article, the first in a five-part series on career pathways, discusses the facility for nurses to develop their clinical expert
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Aim To establish the amount of information patients were given at their initial diagnosis of cancer, what information
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This article summarises a study undertaken to examine the factors that influence role transition from student to staff nurse.
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Increasing pneumococcal resistance to antimicrobial drugs, and the rapid spread of resistant strains throughout the world, underlin
Background In the White Paper The New NHS: Modern, Dependable (DoH 1997), the government states that anyone with suspected cancer will be able to be seen by a specialist within two we
In preparing a young people’s smoking cessation service in Sheffield, the author carried out a literature search and organised focus groups with young people to establish their specific problems with stopping smoking.
Wound cleansing is an important component of wound management. When carried out correctly it can improve healing, but when undertaken unnecessarily it can impede wound progress.
This article discusses clinical supervision and suggests that, aside from helping nurses to enhance their clinical effectiveness, it could offer experiential methods of assisting nurses to identify and locate supportive networks in the workplace.
Aim The aim of this study is to investigate patients’ perceptions and experiences of chronic pain management before and after attending pain services.
The National Service Framework for Mental Health was launched in October 1999 and detailed the standards required for an effective and robust service (DoH 1999).
