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There is a gap in the evidence base, which explores trainee district nurses' views of the palliative care key worker role they adopt upon qualification. An exploratory descriptive qualitative design...
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is considered to afflict 1-4% of the population in their lifetime, with little variation in gender or geography (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
There is limited data regarding the prevalence of self-neglect within the UK, coupled with multiple ambiguous definitions of the term (National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), 2020)....
The World Health Organization (2023) defines diabetes as a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated levels of blood glucose (or blood sugar), which over time can lead to serious damage to...
This section explores the definition and significance of falls prevention in this population. Falls in older adults can lead to devastating physical and psychological consequences, such as fractures,...
COPD is determined as a health care priority and the SCPDN is well-placed to contribute to the diagnosis, management and optimisation of the disease. Globally, COPD is a leading cause of...
Wellbeing is defined as the combination of living functionally and feeling well (Huppert, 2009). While it is recognised within this definition that negative emotions and experiences are a part of...
This article aims to describe and analyse the types of medication errors among community-dwelling patients following their discharge within 3 weeks from an acute care hospital..
Table 2 shows that there was a reduction in all areas of urgent health care: a 46% reduction in hospital admissions, a 43% reduction in 999 call outs, a 62% reduction in GP contacts and a 63%...
In order to void normally and to maintain bladder control, it is necessary to have a coordinated, sustained bladder contraction of adequate size and duration, a decrease in resistance of the bladder...
A multidisciplinary team from the homecare provider (Homeward, Nutricia Ltd, UK) and staff from the NHS managing the care of patients receiving HEF was formed to develop a safe and comprehensive...
The introduction of the statutory Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act in 2016 led to the establishment of the All Wales DN Workstream. Under the overarching All Wales Nurse Staffing group, and in...
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