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A number of quantitative studies look at different aspects associated with facial disfigurement resulting from surgery for HNC (Rogers et al, 2008; Moolenburgh et al, 2009; Fingeret et al, 2012)....
I am so proud to represent the nursing profession every day and I want to take the opportunity on International Nurses Day to thank all nurses working across England. The day is about recognising the...
Over the past two decades, sepsis recognition and treatment has radically evolved and it is no longer regarded as a condition only seen in the intensive care unit (Kempker et al, 2018). Instead, it is...
Nursing students are required to achieve a range of proficiencies and competencies in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) standards.
Throughout history, the way society has treated people with learning disabilities and autism has not always been equitable (Open University, 2019). Throughout most of the 19th century people did not...
An antegrade continence enema is a method used to clean and empty the bowel in children and adults who have constipation or faecal incontinence. A catheter is inserted into a surgically created ACE...
The study aimed to assess patient satisfaction levels with specialist nurse-led renal cancer follow-up. It was hoped that this would help validate the use of the service in this centre and also...
‘The science and art of promoting and protecting health and wellbeing, preventing ill-health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society.’.
It is true to say that cultures do not change overnight but, in the case of the NHS, we are talking about decades. Some things never seem to change, and the same patient safety errors can be seen to...
