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Emeritus Professor of Community Nursing, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London and Fellow of the Queen's Nursing Institute
‘Most worrying is the huge backlog of fitness to practise cases, which stands at nearly 6000, comprising minor and serious concerns as far back as five years. Worse is the claim that the screening...
‘The use of online booking of appointments, renewal of prescriptions and tele/virtual consultations are becoming the norm in many general practices. While this rush to the realise a digital health...
‘Despite the proven efficacy and strong promotion of the childhood COVER programme, its uptake has fallen to dangerously low levels in some areas. Population immunity is no longer sufficiently high...
‘The 2021 Census…found that there were 4.7 million unpaid carers in England and another 310 000 carers in Wales as of 21 March 2021. This equates to 8.9%, and 10.5% respectively of the usual...
‘To maintain the 2020 healthcare workforce density, the WHO (2023) has asserted that an additional 13.7 million healthcare workers will be needed through to 2030 within Organisation for Economic...
‘…the success of integrated care will depend on workforce development so that practitioners, many of whom have worked and trained in silos, are able to contribute effectively to complex patient...
‘COVID-19 pandemic… likely created a change in attitudes away from ‘the show must go on’ and fewer feelings of guilt.’ .
‘The NHS, like other sectors, is a source of GHG emissions with the NHS emissions representing 4% of England's total carbon footprint and 40% of public sector emissions.’ .
‘Our evolutionary development has encouraged our brains to come to swift conclusions without much thinking to avoid immediate dangers, as, in the past, only hearsay and dramatic stories were the...
‘Achieving healthy ageing in later life requires sufficient physical activity, a good diet, mental engagement and emotional wellbeing incorporated into daily life. This is easier for some people, as...
Every year since I can remember there have been apocalyptic headlines declaring that the NHS is at breaking point or close to it. The current dispute with hospital doctors has added pressure to the...
‘According to the 2021 Health Survey for England (House of Commons, 2023) 63.8% of adults aged 18 years and over were estimated to be overweight or obese (up from the previous year at 63.3%) with...
‘…the BA.2.86 variant is now more globally dispersed than other variants such as Eris and Fornax, which are of a similar age. This suggests that it is seeding through mass travel as well as an...
‘The Shipman trial and inquiry challenged the deferential culture surrounding doctors and other authority figures; however, healthcare delivery is predicated upon trust between patients and their...
‘…the Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators (2022) estimated that 4.95 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019, with 1.27 million deaths attributable to...
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