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Overall, there is an array of considerations when treating a patient who is using or is being considered for ISC. It is, of course, important that their cognition and insight are considered so that a...
The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) (2013) reported that previous acute care only delivered in the hospital is now being offered by DNs. In concordance with this, NHS England (2015) acknowledged the...
There is evidence that social touch between people can reduce stress and have a calming effect in adults, with a reduction of psychobiological stress responses due to neuro-physiological and endocrine...
The present commentary aims to appraise the methods used in the systematic review by Dermody et al (2020) and to expand on their findings in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic..
Self-care in diabetes involves the development of knowledge and awareness by learning to live with the complex nature of the condition in a social context. The national service framework for diabetes,...
Mainly delivered by nurses who are dually trained in palliative and community nursing, the success of this model depends on support from local GPs. Here, palliative care is delivered to terminally ill...
‘… it will be especially important to maintain consistent public health messaging about the personal and societal value of COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations and other protective measures'. .
In community nursing, a strong emphasis has been placed on the use of telephone triage followed by video assessment to reduce exposure to staff and patients, further preventing an increase in the...
There were 7545 major amputations in people living with diabetes in England across three years from 2015–2018 (Public Health England, 2019). There is also a postcode lottery for amputation rates, with...
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...
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