A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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A drive is under way to shift care from hospitals to community settin
A team from the Open University interviewed women with learning disab
Anticipatory prescribing is increasingly common in the UK, yet little
A nurse-assisted, community-led health initiative, part of a Canadian
Optimal blood pressure control in patients with hypertension is the k
The move towards healthcare being delivered predominantly in people’s
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Weight management is a game of chance for most children and young peo
This article describes how adult community nursing teams in one NHS t
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Against the backdrop of ever-increasing numbers of people with type
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Over the past three decades, there has been growing awareness and con
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Gluten intolerance is thought to affect many people worldwide and results in a myriad of s
The role of the link nurse was introduced into infection prevention a
NHS walk-in centres (WICs) were opened in 2000 to modernise the NHS and increase accessibility to healthcare. They developed rapidly and are used successfully by the public.
Venous leg ulcers cause significant problems for patients and can have a serious effect on quality of life. The cost of treatment in the UK is huge and recurrence is common.
The aim of this article is to explore the evidence surrounding the effect of venous leg ulceration (VLU) on patients’ quality of life. There is a large amount of evidence about the treatment of VLU in terms of pathophysiology, healing and symptom control.
The Quality End of Life Care for All (QELCA©) programme was designed by St Christopher’s Hospice to enable and empower teams of health and social care practitioners from acute, community or care home settings to lead delivery of high quality care to patients and families at t
The objective of this study was to develop a sexual health risk assessment that would incorporate the views of young people aged 16 to 17 in black and minority ethnic (BME) groups who attend, or might attend, sexual health services in one London borough.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK (Office for National Statistics 2013) and more men are now surviving because of improved treatments (Cancer Research UK 2015).
