This website is intended for healthcare professionals
This website is intended for healthcare professionals
Urine can only be effectively stored in the bladder if the urethral pressure remains higher than the internal bladder pressure. A sustained substantive contraction of the pelvic floor, urethral wall...
PHM is important for community nurses because it informs how integrated care systems will be designed and implemented (NHS England, 2019a). It is fundamental to how healthcare will be delivered in...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance covering healthcare-associated infection prevention and control in primary and community care was published in 2012. This guidance...
The Queen's Nursing Institute’ (QNI)'s (2018) publication ‘Nursing in the digital age’ presented a picture of the ways in which information and communication technology is being used in the provision...
Wiffen et al (2017) conducted a meta-analysis seeking to assess the efficacy of gabapentin, an antiepileptic agent, in relieving chronic neuropathic pain in adults. In addition, the authors also...
The development of antibiotics has been revolutionary for medicine and public health. However, given the resistance that is now building up against them, we are facing one of the most significant and...
‘Sensory loss has a profound impact upon the everyday lives of individuals.’ .
A skills analysis was undertaken across all the NTs in the county, and gaps in skills and knowledge were identified. This resulted in a discussion on the training needs within NTs between the service...
Chapter 14 of the Care and Support Statutory Guidance (Department of Health and Social Care, 2018) defines self-neglect as: ‘…covering a wide range of behaviour, neglecting to care for one's personal...
In 2018, NHS England published a document aimed at commissioners and discusses continence. The publication recognises that continence is an important component in a person's health and wellbeing at...
British Journal of Community Nursing provides clinical education dedicated to nursing in the home. Our goal is to help you develop your skills, improve your practice and manage cases more effectively.
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