A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
Clinical
Many dieters eventually end up weight cycling (yo-yo dieting) or over
Many women in their late forties and older are referred to specialist
The aim of this literature review was to examine advanced practice in
With existing cost pressures in the NHS there is now greater emphasis
In the past decade, primary care services have expanded in the clinic
The UK has experienced its worst outbreak of pertussis (whooping coug
Nurses in advanced roles make decisions and diagnoses on a daily basi
When asked to set up a dedicated nurse-led leg ulcer clinic, communit
Contraception can play an important part in a woman’s life.
The Department of Health has made significant changes to the universa
This article explores the challenges involved in providing practice l
Child poverty levels are a significant challenge and can lead to poor
When a baby’s head has become flattened, either on one side, causing the head to look asymmetrical and distorted, or the whole back of the head has become flattened, causing a widening and triangulating of the head, it is called flat head syndrome.
The Royal College of Nursing digital rectal examination (DRE) document has been revised and updated to incorporate the most recent best practice in bowel care.
This article is aimed at all those involved with immunisation. It is important that everyone who provides parents and carers with information about immunisation knows where and how to get useful and, more importantly, reputable resources and information to support parents.
Brownlow Health is an inner-city practice in Liverpool. It has a high homeless population of whom many are hepatitis C-positive. In 2009 the practice employed a nurse to offer a novel service to screen for hepatitis C.
On average 60 per cent of men and 75 per cent of women visit their GP annually for a consultation. This makes GP practices an ideal setting for chlamydia screening but staff often feel that offering screening to young people could cause offence or anxiety.
The study reported in this article was undertaken in response to the participation of a general practice in the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (w
