Examining the use of delayed antimicrobial prescribing

Addressing nutrition in the road map of recovery for those with long COVID-19

COVID-19 has shone a light on the poor state of the health of our nation. Those severely affected by COVID-19 have comprised some of the most vulnerable members of the population with the poorest...

Pre-hospital use of early warning scores to improve detection and outcomes of sepsis

Figure 1 shows the flow of studies through the review process and reasons for exclusion from this systematic review. A screening form (Appendix 2) was developed to determine whether the studies met...

Optimising resources: an evidence-based pathway using UrgoStart for community-based patients with wounds

The Carter review (NHS England, 2018b) encouraged the implementation of evidence-based practice as a means to improve outcomes, but added that a large proportion of trusts ‘do not capture basic...

COVID-19 vaccination in the UK: is it time to celebrate?

COVID-19 is truly a global phenomenon: as of 16 January 2021, 92 262 621 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported, and there is no continent, country or territory that remains unaffected (World...

Aerosol-generating procedures in home care

COVID-19 is a novel, or new, coronavirus (World Health Organization (WHO), 2020). Coronaviruses are named after the crown-like spikes that cover their surface (Centers for Disease Control, 2019), and...

British Lymphology Society's EveryBodyCan campaign: 2021 relaunch

Empowering patients to undertake preventative strategies and support for self-care have never been more important. There are six main elements to reducing the risk of lymphoedema and self-management...

‘Teaching: individual’ to improve adherence in hypertension and type 2 diabetes

This study was a single-blind, randomised clinical trial with a two-arm, parallel-group design. Participants were medically diagnosed with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, were recruited...

Coronavirus: the science behind infection control and human exposure

To cause disease in an animal, including humans, viruses require host specificity, which dictates the reservoir and host susceptibility to invasion. Influenza and coronaviruses enter the human body...

End-of-life care during COVID-19: opportunities and challenges for community nursing

COVID-19: it happens to nurses too—a case study

This single case study focuses on the admission and discharge of discharge of a nurse who was also a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. To maintain confidentiality, a pseudonym has been created,...

A COVID-19 vaccine—dare to dream

The global and national restrictive measures in place to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and to prevent the excessive demand for secondary and specialist life support include closures of...