Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Liz Herring argues that care pathways provide a change in the traditional approach to planning and documenting care.
The government has highlighted the importance of reducing inequalities in health and providing an equal and high quality service to all patients.
Recent national initiatives to reduce the numbers of people classified as obese appear to have failed.
<p>EXPLORING NEW Roles in Practice is a collaborative study between Sheffield University, Bristol University and the King's Fund.
<p>DEVOLUTION MAY be new to politicians in Scotland, but not to Queen's Nurses.
<p>A ten-year retrospective review of case notes of all users of a mother and baby unit in a large psychiatric hospital found no clear evidence to justify this particular
<p>The nurse’s role in the administration of antibiotics involves more than just giving medication to patients.
The Delphi survey technique has merit in both qualitative and quantitative research, but fewer researchers are using it.
As the debate about the legalisation of euthanasia continues, Antoni Banaszak examines the professional and legal implications for nurses.
Interventional radiology has advanced rapidly in recent years as new technology has become available, and now offers viable alternatives to some surgical te
Alan Cunningham describes how common stereotypes have an influence on nursing, both within and outside the profession.
A project to discover if people with a learning disability would benefit from a pop-in health clinic has shown that a needs-led service, co-ordinated by a h
Reciprocal secondment can improve relationships between organisations and be of great benefit to the individuals involved.
There has been a lot of publicity over the past year on the issue of whether the legal status of cannabis should be changed. Much of the debate has been emotional in nature.
<p>I work on a gastrointestinal surgical ward, so the majority of people with Crohn's disease that I encounter are preparing for some form of surgical intervention. However, some patients are admitted for control of their symptoms.
<p>In this article, Conal Hamill aims to contribute to the on-going debate about the appropriate use of first person writing in academic nursing assignments and provide guidance for nursing undergraduates.</p>
<p>Look at me. Do I strike you as the jogging type? Red nose, baggy eyes - and that's after the darkroom went to town on my photo with filters, tints and six grades of airbrush.</p>
