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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...

Engaging and inspiring the next generation

The scheme consists of 40 hours of theoretical learning alongside 20 hours of observational experience, providing cadets with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare environment. The...

The ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’: casting a critical eye on the implications for practice

The design and delivery of robust, ethical, high-quality studies in the field of hand hygiene is challenging. As a result, recommendations are often based on a combination of non-randomised controlled...

Urinary incontinence: implications for nursing practice

The urinary system is a complex network of organs responsible for maintaining homeostasis by regulating fluid balance, electrolyte levels, and waste excretion. It consists of the kidneys, ureters,...

In-home use study evaluating user satisfaction with newly developed MoliCare Premium Pants

Figure 2 presents an evaluation of the 10 most important features of the newly redesigned MoliCare product by the study participants (n=52). More than 85% of respondents identified absorption...

Patterns of opioid use for lower limb trauma patients during the first 6 months after discharge

This study forms part of a programme of work to understand how opioid-naïve patients use opioids within the first few months of prescription. Opioid-naïve patients are people who have not received...

Homeostasis: understanding the effects of impaired mechanisms

The nervous and endocrine systems are tasked with regulating homeostasis. They act together to compensate and regulate signals to preserve equilibrium (Tortora and Derrickson, 2014). The endocrine...

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