Efficiency savings are a powerful driver to stretch teams as much as possible to obtain maximum productivity, and cost-improvement programmes (CIPs) that identify schemes to increase efficiency or...
The purpose of the present study was to test the inter-rater reliability of the SCCT to ensure that the tool was robust..
This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews (n=9) and focus groups (n=2), involving 17 community nurses. The indicative topic guide was piloted and developed from feedback gathered using...
‘A huge number of staff are working in, frankly, unacceptable and unsafe conditions. I believe that must impact particularly on nurses, because of their role in the front line, being professionally...
Constipation is a more common clinical symptom among people with intellectual disabilities compared to other cohorts of the population (Hardy et al, 2013). Research studies have identified that...
Growing evidence supports the use of theoretical frameworks to identify barriers and facilitators to health professional behaviour, and one such approach is the behaviour change wheel (BCW) (Michie et...
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In 2017, a revised form of NEWS (NEWS2) was released (RCP, 2017). This system measured the same six physiological measures as NEWS (respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, systolic blood...
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)..
The 18-page document is divided into three tables covering the following:.
The @home service is a nurse-led integrated care team (including dedicated GPs and consultant sessions) that aims to provide hospital care to patients in their homes or usual place of residence. It is...
The importance of effective caseload management is highlighted by its inclusion as one of the three core components in the district nursing service model (DHSC, 2013). As a key component of the...
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