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Emeritus Professor of Community Nursing, King's College London, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery and Fellow of the QNI
‘It is estimated that there are about 920 000 people living with heart failure in the UK, which exceeds the number with the four most common cancers combined and imposes a significant healthcare...
‘Role modelling good hygiene practices to students and others should be part of professional practice.’.
‘The lack of consistency regarding remuneration, clinical band, prescribing, role and job title undermines the public's understanding of the title ‘district nurse’.’ .
‘Older people, and their carers and families, should understand the markers of malnutrition and be educated about the importance of good nutrition for health and wellbeing.’ .
‘Sensory loss has a profound impact upon the everyday lives of individuals.’ .
‘Community nurses can contribute to medication safety by helping to monitor high-risk medications and highlighting concerns regarding non-adherence to the relevant treatment guidelines.‘.
‘Demographic changes and the burgeoning population with long-term conditions necessitate that the neglect of health creation is addressed urgently to avert the inevitable consequences for both the...
‘The strategic priorities for community health services include improved crisis response and re-enablement care, providing ‘anticipatory care’, enhanced care in care homes and using digital...
‘The evidence appears to suggest that the use of emergency departments and transfer to hospital could be mitigated if clients towards the end of their lives and their families feel well supported at...
The Department of Health and Social Care (2012) developed ‘Vision and strategy: an approach to district nursing’, building upon the six Cs (care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and...
‘Hospital data for England have suggested downward trends for Clostridioides difficile and MRSA but upward trends for E. coli and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.’.
“Shared decision-making is an ethical imperative, because it ensures information sharing and working in partnership and is associated with better outcomes.”.
“It is likely that many district nursing clients do not have high digital literacy levels.” .
‘It is not simply the innovation and its implementation but also the context and interaction between these elements which influence success.’ .
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