Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>Worldwide, sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest symptomatic haemoglobinopathy.
<p>Successive publications and consultation documents from the government have placed quality related issues firmly on the agenda.
<p>The need for nurses to be able to demonstrate their level of clinical competence has been reinforced as an area of concern since the introduction of the Scope of Profes
<p>Research has shown that three-quarters of patients who attend A&E departments have some degree of pain (Illingsworth and Simpson 1994).
<p>Corneal trauma, although generally superficial can also be an intensely painful and distressing experience.
<p>Microorganisms and toxins have been used in warfare since antiquity (Christopher et al 1997, Kortepeter and Parker 1999), but have been relatively ineffective until mod
<p>The administration of ketamine has been employed and validated by emergency clinicians in the United States for over 20 years.
<p>The Gulf War ended in the Spring of 1991.
<p>This paper will describe an innovative project to improve patient care in an emergency department.
<p>Contrary to popular belief, in most situations the treatment of poisoning does not involve the administration of an antidote and supportive care is the most important a
<p>Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death in the UK accounting for over 135,000 deaths per year, resulting in the UK having one of the highest deat
<p>In the 1960s, nurses in the United States were used to perform medical tasks to fill gaps in service due to the shortage of primary care doctors (Dent and Burtney 1997)
<p>The growing demands being placed upon emergency care require the NHS to think of new solutions beyond the traditional 999 ambulance and A&E services.
<p>Status epilepticus has been defined as a ‘life threatening emergency’, with the potential for causing permanent neurological damage and lasting at least 30 minutes (Mitchell and Crawford 1990; Starreveld and Starreveld 2000) affecting between 65,000 to 150,000 people in the United States
<p>This study will explore the ways in which children appear to be harmed by witnessing violence between their parents or parental figures.
<p>Snake bite is an uncommon cause of presentation to hospital in the UK. However, because of the rarity of snake bites by exotic species, the clinical features and management are relatively unfamiliar.
<p>Telemedicine is seen as an exciting new technology and like many others before it, there is the risk that its capability is oversold.
<p>The purpose of this study is to review the number of paediatric alcohol related attendances to Whiston Hospitals A&E Department. This was in order to assess if the service to this population could be improved.
