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The use of the MK5 Mobility Classes to improve safe patient handling: a reliability study

This research focused on a reliability study of the MK5. To establish inter- and intra-rater reliability as sensitively as possible authentic video material was collected, enabling assessments of...

Developing structured clinical review templates in an integrated respiratory team during COVID-19: a qualitative review

Following analysis of the semi-structured interviews in the NVivo software, 13 themes from the interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. The themes that emerged and the interviewee...

Understanding the independent samples t test in nursing research

When using the independent samples t test, the aim is to investigate if there is a difference between the means of two samples that are independent (Heavey, 2022). With the application of this t test,...

A multifaceted and enjoyable career in mental health care, spanning clinical practice, research and policy development

This background enabled me to become the Professor of Mental Health at Middlesex University. It was here that I developed what was the UK's first multidisciplinary master's degree in the mental health...

Enhancing support for survivors of sexual violence and abuse provided within integrated sexual health services

A critical area for service improvement is expanding and enhancing the digital resources available to SVA survivors. Current online platforms do not provide enough detailed, supportive and accessible...

The role of a certificate provider for a lasting power of attorney

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 enables an individual (the donor) to give authority to one or more people (the attorneys) to make decisions on their behalf concerning their health, welfare, property or...

Tackling some of the NHS patient safety problems in 2025

All the consultations touch on care quality and NHS patient safety. One will have a knock-on effect on another, so they should not be considered in isolation from each other. There all form part of a...

Make nursing recruitment a priority

The NMC publishes regular reports detailing leavers and joiners, alongside key individual and professional demographics, which give us insight into the shape of the UK nursing, midwifery and nursing...

Enhancing patient outcomes through proactive stoma care

Mrs Green was diagnosed with transverse myelitis in 2015 which resulted in the formation of a colostomy and a urostomy. Transverse myelitis is a rare neurological disorder that occurs when the spinal...

Gastrointestinal symptoms related to COVID-19 in ileoanal pouch and stoma patients

The authors undertook a single-centre study with patients known to the authors' pouch nursing service. It involved a retrospective analysis of patients who had reported GI symptoms in the preceding 4...

Evaluation of a pouching system with a concave contour for people with an outward peristomal body profile

This product evaluation was designed to evaluate use patterns with a one-piece concave pouching system in people with an outward peristomal body profile, who chose to use the product. Wear time of the...

Why every school needs a school nurse

School nurses play an essential role in promoting the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the UK (Sutton and White, 2024). They can be employed by various organisations, including...

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