Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Maintaining skin integrity is an essential part of ensuring health and wellbeing in older people, and personal hygiene and emollient practices are central i
Constipation commonly occurs in older people, particularly in hospital or residential care settings, and leads to decreased quality of life and increased he
The term ‘named nursing’ was introduced in the UK more than 25 years ago but it has re-emerged recently in the light of recommendations made in the Francis
Aim To investigate whether narrative discourse followed a diurnal pattern across one ten-hour day in healthy ageing people and those with mild
The Sheffield home oxygen assessment and review service was developed as a nurse-led, protocol-driven service, offering high standards of care to a limited
The aim of this audit was to assess the effect of the Quality Mark programme on the quality of acute care received by older patients by comparing the experi
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust was one of nine trusts selected to take part in the RCN development programme transforming dementia care in hospitals during 20
Aim To examine healthcare assistants’ (HCAs) attitudes towards older people in long-term care settings and their knowledge of ageing.
An ageing population that is increasing does not necessarily mean an increase in people who require health and social care.
Constipation is a common problem in older people with hip fracture because of immobility, opioid prescription and lack of privacy.
Dementia care environments are now home to thousands of people who have complex mental and physical health needs.
Aim To identify the most common and distressing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in nursing homes and to identify staf
This article reports on an evaluation of the Dementia Services Development Centre’s Best Practice in Dementia Care Learning Programme for hospitals, care homes including day centres and domiciliary care settings.
Alcohol misuse among older adults is increasing, with evidence of its adverse effects on health. However, healthcare professionals and patients may be uncomfortable about broaching the subject for a variety of reasons.
The enabling compassionate care in practice programme was an innovative development programme for bands 6 and 7 nurses working with older people in all settings. It was commissioned by the Department of Health from the Florence Nightingale Foundation.
This article outlines the development of distress reaction training in a large care home charity, provided by directly employed My Home Life Admiral nurses, who are mental health nurses specialising in dementia.
In June 2013 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence updated and replaced its 2004 clinical guideline 21 (CG21) on falls with clinical guideline 161 (CG161).
Hearing loss is a common problem in older people and may have a negative effect on their care while in hospital, as well as resulting in significant cost to the NHS.
