Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
<p>Few topics provoke such controversy in emergency, orthopaedic, neurological and rheumatology departments, not to mention the courts, as whiplash injuries (Pearce 1989,
<p>The ongoing international debate on the management of spinal cord injured patients has been reflected in the Irish healthcare system by a move over the past ten years f
<p>Tetanus is a rare but fatal disease and immunisation against tetanus is a consideration when treating many A&E patients.
<p>Experience of pain is one of the main reasons patients seek emergency care (Tanabe 1995), yet there has been little research into pain assessment and management for old
<p>It is a common social attitude that life for pregnant women should be as near to normal as possible for as long as possible (Drost et al 1990).
<p>The Department of Health (DoH), in the national service framework for coronary heart disease (DoH 2000) and later in Reforming Emergency Care (DoH 2001a), declared that
<p>Attendance at A&E is a common childhood experience (Audit Commission 1996).
<p>The shoulder facilitates most daily activities of living and is the second most complex joint in the body after the knee (Rowley and Dent 1997).</p>
<p>Thrombolysis administration is an integral part of the modern management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) and, for eligible patients, it can have a profound effect o
<p>The true incidence of anaphylaxis is unknown but thought to be on the increase (Johnston et al 2003, Merz 2003, Project Team of the Resuscitation Council UK 1999).</
<p>Acute compartment syndrome is a common but potentially life threatening condition that occurs in the limbs and abdomen, and that requires prompt recognition and interve
<p>Emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) are considered integral to multidisciplinary teams working in A&E.
<p>About 3.5 million children attend UK A&E departments every year (Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health 1999), including 2.3 million who have been injured (Davies 2003).</p>
<p>Wrist injuries are frequently encountered in emergency departments (Chakravarty et al 2002).
<p>The knee joint is the largest and most complicated joint in the body (Snell 2000). It is also a major weight bearing joint that constantly undergoes stress as it absorbs the impact of full body weight during physical activity.
<p>Acute pancreatitis is a common emergency with potentially devastating consequences, but recognising symptoms early and good nursing and clinical assessment can benefit patients.
<p>The Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Teaching Trust implemented a nurse led GP referral service at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital emergency assessment area (EAA) in February 2002 (Lees 2003, Lees and Dyer 2002).</p>
<p>Government documents and reforms to improve care delivery have prompted many healthcare providers to seek new ways of working, particularly in terms of working in partnership and crossing boundaries of tradition or culture (Department of Health 2000a, 2001, NHS Modernisation Agency 2002)
