Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>Psychological processes have an important role in functional bowel disorder (FBD), with a high incidence of psychological distress experienced by this patient group.
<p>The Department of Health’s End of Life Care Strategy provided the opportunity to develop effective care, regardless of the setting.
<p/> <p>This article aims to help practitioners develop an understanding of cellulitis of the lower limb.
<p>The use of patient diaries in critical care in the UK is increasing, but there is little evidence-based research available to support this.
<p>The early identification of the subtle signs of increased bioburden in a wound enables timely and appropriate treatment and therefore improved patient outcomes.
<p>This article presents a communication framework, devised by the authors, that could be used by healthcare professionals who come into contact with people who have demen
<p>Aim To identify the experiences of service users, family members and staff involved with a community alcohol service that provided home detoxification and psychosocial
<p>Changes to nurse education and the shortage of nurses and midwives in the NHS are likely to affect recruitment to nursing and midwifery professions in Jersey.
<p>Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke are clinical syndromes characterised by acute neurological deficits with vascular causes.
<p>Diabetes mellitus is a complex long-term condition.
<p>Chronic constipation is regarded as one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints.
<p>People with learning disabilities can face significant barriers when accessing health services, and this contributes to poorer health and unmet needs.
People with learning disabilities can face significant barriers when accessing health services, and this contributes to poorer health and unmet needs.
<p>Pressure ulcers are areas of localised tissue damage and are associated with increased morbidity. The presence of infection further increases the risk of tissue damage and development of bacteraemia and septicaemia.
<p>Reduction of pressure ulcers is a key government target, with particular emphasis on the more serious category 3 and 4 ulcers.
<p>Evaluating and selecting wound management products is an important aspect of a tissue viability nurse’s role. This article describes how the Association of Tissue Viability Nurses West Midlands developed and implemented a wound management product evaluation form and pathway.
<p>Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that significantly increases the risk of ischaemic (embolic) stroke.
<p>Modern healthcare policy is driven by an emphasis on the philosophy of inclusion, yet in the past decade there has been increasing recognition that people with learning disabilities experience a range of difficulties when trying to access general healthcare services.
