Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Gluten intolerance is thought to affect many people worldwide and results in a myriad of symptoms that adversely affect quality of life.
The role of the link nurse was introduced into infection prevention and control in the UK in the 1980s.
NHS walk-in centres (WICs) were opened in 2000 to modernise the NHS and increase accessibility to healthcare.
Venous leg ulcers cause significant problems for patients and can have a serious effect on quality of life.
The aim of this article is to explore the evidence surrounding the effect of venous leg ulceration (VLU) on patients’ quality of life.
The Quality End of Life Care for All (QELCA©) programme was designed by St Christopher’s Hospice to enable and empower teams of health and social care pract
The objective of this study was to develop a sexual health risk assessment that would incorporate the views of young people aged 16 to 17 in black and minor
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK (Office for National Statistics 2013) and more men are now
Older adults are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with long-term conditions than those in other age groups.
Infectious diseases account for a substantial proportion of deaths worldwide.
The use of sugar in the treatment of wounds dates back to Ancient Egypt.
Resilience has become a popular way to promote health and wellbeing, not just among patients but also healthcare and social care professionals coping with h
Heart failure is a complex chronic medical condition that has a significant impact on life expectancy and quality of life. Complex medical therapy such as multiple medications can lead to poor adherence, leading to poorer patient outcomes.
With the government continuing to focus on improving the patient experience and moving care closer to home, this article considers the leadership function of the district nurse (DN) and the role played by the DN in influencing organisational effectiveness.
This phenomenological study explored the lived experience of people diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Open interviews were conducted with nine people diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
A study was undertaken to understand how primary healthcare professionals and hospital healthcare workers in Belgium are experiencing the shift in technical and complex care from hospital to home.
The implementation of a palliative and supportive care plan across community hospitals in the Grampian region of north east Scotland provided an opportunity to confirm the important role staff play in palliative and end of life care.
Self-management plans (SMPs) focus on the early recognition of unstable or deteriorating asthma. Patients without SMPs are more likely to have an asthma exacerbation. The author developed an individualised credit card-sized pictorial asthma plan (ICPAP).
