Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
A new NICE quality standard says that women should be told that the coil is more effective than the morning after pill as emergency contraception.
Aim To explore baccalaureate nursing students’ perceptions of what makes an effective tutor in problem-based learning courses, and the influenc
Image
Aim The aim of this literature review was to explore the reasons why some patients are not suitable for discharge following day surgery.
Image
Clinical practice placements are an essential component of pre-registration nursing programmes.
Image
This article, the final in a series of 11, discusses the importance of evaluating the students’ learning experience.
Clinical update on a warning from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency over the use of unlicensed homeopathic teething tabl
Image
Aim
To assess the relative clinical efficacy of different forms of non-pharmacological prophylaxis, intermittent
Image
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common cause of non-organic recurrent abdominal pain in children.
Image
People with learning disabilities, particularly Down’s syndrome, are at increased risk of dementia.
Charity Sands offers professionals guidance on pregnancy loss and the death of a baby.
NICE quality standard says people with malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma should have access to a skin cancer clinical nurse sp
Image
Non-suicidal self-injury is a common behaviour in adolescents and young adults, and may be associated with mental health disorders, risk of suicidal behavio
Your essential guide to harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people and how to prevent it
Your essential guide to harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people and how to prevent it
This article, the tenth in a series of 11, discusses the importance of effective leadership in nursing and how it can enhance the provision of high quality care.
Background With a rise in the number of unqualified staff providing health and social care, and reports raising concerns about the quality of care provided, there is a need to address the learning needs of clinical support workers.
Aim
To use qualitative data collection approaches to enhance insight and understanding of the NHS England Youth Forum, including its role, value and potential effects.
Method
Brain tumours comprise over one quarter of all childhood cancers in the UK and are the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in children. The presentation of brain tumours can vary substantially in children.
