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Survey evaluates quality of patient information at end of treatment

13 December 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

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A patient experience survey was undertaken by the South West London Cancer Network in 2009. It involved all the acute trust providers and was carried out under the...

Rehabilitation starts at home

10 December 2008

Mental Health Practice

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Rehabilitation historically has been associated with the closure of asylums and the relocation of patients with complex needs to residential units in the community....

Living with loss

10 February 2009

Mental Health Practice

Care

The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and Designed To Care (Department of Health 1997) placed great emphasis on care in the community, including...

Practical aspects of oronasopharyngeal suction in children

02 September 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

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Undergoing oronasopharyngeal suction is an unpleasant experience, but the intervention may prevent the deterioration of children who cannot clear their secretions. A...

Promoting independence for children on long-term ventilation

01 December 2011

Nursing Children and Young People

Care

It is the responsibility of children’s nurses to enable children and young people who are on long-term ventilation (LTV) to live independent and varied lives. This...

The link nurse: an approach to seamless discharge from a mental health unit

01 October 2004

Mental Health Practice

Care

Staff on Fosse Ward, an acute mental health inpatient unit in Leicester, recognised that patients’ discharges can be delayed due to factors such as limited family...

Developing a training framework for carer inclusion in acute inpatient care

01 October 2003

Mental Health Practice

Care

There is a growing appreciation of the role carers play in the UK supporting people with mental health problems. Suzanne Thurston and her colleagues in the NHS...

Are acute inpatient mental health wards an appropriate treatment setting for people with anorexia nervosa?

01 October 2003

Mental Health Practice

Care

Nearly a decade ago, the Eating Disorders Association (1995) argued that every district should have a comprehensive strategy for treating people with eating...

Case management: a critical review

01 May 2004

Mental Health Practice

Care

This article examines case management as a vehicle for delivering comprehensive co-ordinated care for persons affected by serious and enduring mental illness (SMI)....

West African older people in the UK with dementia

01 June 2004

Mental Health Practice

Care

There are around 60 million people in the UK (National Service Framework (NSF) For Older People 2001). It is the most densely populated country in Europe and the...