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‘A means of enabling GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Recognising that people's health is determined primarily by a range of...
Although I'm aware of the danger of labelling some patients as ‘difficult’—and that most people can be difficult given certain stressors and frustrations—nearly all clinical staff that I talk to have...
‘In the NHS, we sensed a lack of psychological safety to speak up and listen, despite the excellent progress made since the Francis Report. We would observe that the Freedom to Speak Up initiative...
To investigate cases of suspected allergy to chlorhexidine, we routinely measure specific IgE antibodies to chlorhexidine and perform skin tests (Figure 1). Our local laboratory records for the past 2...
‘The mistaken belief persists that patient safety is about individual effort.’ .
‘Gynaecology, being predominantly focused on women's reproductive health, was sometimes considered less prestigious or less prioritised than other surgical fields’.
"This feels like a particularly exciting time in my new graduate journey as I find myself being allocated patients with more complex nursing needs."
‘Part of effectively advocating for patients requires demonstrating empathy for them, which, in turn, helps them trust that they are being listened to’ .
