COVID-19: a social health recession

Supported self-care: not fending for themselves

‘The term ‘self-care’ is in danger of giving the impression that people are being left to fend for themselves with a few dressings and wraps … supported self-care or shared care are more likely to...

Vital signs: the forgotten skill?

Students during the pandemic: what is the experience of those who opted out?

Although this survey was relatively small, it is an indication of how student nurses are feeling and their experiences of this situation. Universities and the higher education industry have a civic...

Protecting frontline workers

The use of virtual health care as an option for lymphoedema services

The NHS is constantly required to adapt and change and the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated changes. In lower-limb conditions there has been an emphasis on patients self-caring by managing lower-limb...

Protecting student nurses is crucial to saving the nursing workforce

COVID-19: protecting the medically vulnerable

‘There is no certainty when you live with a medical condition like CF but having clear and timely guidance from PHE and my own medical team has provided a much-needed level of assurance during this...

Catheterisation: a patient perspective

The catheterisation was beautifully done. A nursing staff member who introduced himself as Ramuel, came to insert the catheter. He told me he was putting anaesthetic on the head of my penis and that...

Implementing the Welsh patient safety notice on bowel care for patients at risk of autonomic dysreflexia

Wales, as a devolved nation, has its own health service provision and all health boards were obliged to undertake the requirements of the patient safety notice. It was soon identified that not all...

An introduction to urodynamics: procedure and patient care

Due to the intimate nature of the investigation, it is important to be aware that patients may, understandably, be embarrassed or frightened at the prospect of UDS. The nurse can help the patient...

Pressure ulcers and the prone position

The prone position is defined as lying in a horizontal position with the front of the body facing downwards. It is used to improve short-term oxygenation and lung compliance (BACCN, 2018)..