District nurse apprenticeship standard—next steps for district nursing

Introducing the British Lymphology Society position paper on ankle brachial pressure index

ABPI assesses the arterial circulation to the lower leg by comparing the blood pressure in the arm with the blood pressure in the ankle (Keen, 2008; Gogalniceanu et al, 2018) (Tables 1 and 2)..

Support for people with long-term neurological conditions in rural English communities

Compounding the challenges of rural health care access, rural areas also experience greater difficulty in attracting and retaining health professionals (Buykx et al, 2010; Kroezen et al, 2015). An...

An overview of ‘Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement’

The 18-page document is divided into three tables covering the following:.

Helping older patients to adapt to stomas using an enhanced recovery programme

Patients over 65 years of age may have signs of frailty, including limited mobility, dexterity, memory loss, weight loss, changes in skin integrity and visual impairments, among other comorbidities....

Aids for activities of daily living in people with Parkinson's disease

As Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder, it can make getting out and about more difficult. There is an array of equipment designed to help with this, and some of the most common pieces of...

Dental care in older adults

In a recent Commons debate, the MP Andrew Selous raised the importance of mouth care, oral health and access to dental services and the impact of poor oral care on vulnerable older people. He also...

The future of physiotherapy

Admission avoidance: hospital at home

This article describes the third update of a review first published in 1998 (Shepperd et al, 2016). This review sought to evaluate the most up-to-date evidence of the clinical and cost effectiveness...

Paradoxes of death and dying

Caring for dying patients presents a range of challenges, from symptom control and management and effective communication to managing the patient's psychological concerns, which may make community...

Government proposal that nurses must report knife crime could undermine confidentiality

On 1 April 2019, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced that his department was to present proposals to place nurses, as well as teachers and certain other professionals, under a legal obligation to...

Greener treatments: the NHS carbon footprint

In a bid to decrease the carbon footprint, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (2019) has produced a patient decision aid to support people living with asthma to choose inhalers...