Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
CPD articles
This article explores the evidence for service improvements in the provision of care to heart failure patients in the community.
The aim of this article is to help readers understand the changes that occur in gastrointestinal bacterial population, or microflora, as people age, how the
Influenza viruses present challenges to healthcare systems and vaccination co-ordinators around the world.
This article outlines the issues involved in assessing and managing patients who present with a vulval skin condition.
There is a need for children and young people to improve their diets to meet recommended targets for fat, sugar, fibre, vitamins and minerals.
There is recognition that newly qualified nurses find it difficult to make the transition to registered nurse practice.
The aim of this second of two articles is to consider a range of situations in which practitioners may find respecting an adult patient’s right to autonomy
It is an established legal and ethical principle that healthcare practitioners must respect a patient’s right to autonomy.
The pre-travel consultation should be a health-promotion activity where a thorough risk assessment is carried out and risk management discussed.
This article highlights the growing need for primary healthcare practitioners to develop good networks in what is an evolving healthcare environment.
Victims of domestic violence have increased contact with healthcare services, but the abuse may not always be identified as a causal factor in their physica
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for the conditions of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
The maintenance of health depends on nature (associated with genes) and nurture (associated with lifestyle and living conditions) interactions at an intracellular chemical level.
Alzheimer’s disease was first identified more than 100 years ago but still relatively little is known and understood about the aetiology, pathogenesis, treatment, management and prevention of the disease.
The need for good clinical leadership has never been more important. With the major shifts in the UK health and social care policy agendas, clinical leaders will be working on policy development, implementation and evaluation.
Effective staff management is a vital aspect of the team leader role; it ensures high standards of care, good communication and smooth team working.
Outbreaks of infection are managed by specialist practitioners in public health and infection control. However, the occurrence of an outbreak impinges on the work of other nurses employed in the affected service.
Meningococcal disease is a global problem responsible for significant morbidity and mortality particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.
