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Hyperglycaemia

10 March 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

I recently qualified and took up a post in an NHS critical care unit. As many patients admitted to wards will, at some point, either have or develop diabetes, it is...

Norovirus

16 February 2011

Nursing Standard

CPD

I work in a hospital and the article has broadened my knowledge of how norovirus can spread rapidly when there is a poor standard of hygiene. Knowing the measures to...

Use of positive behaviour support to tackle challenging behaviour

01 February 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The presentation of challenging behaviour by people with learning disabilities can be persistent and can have a huge effecton the individuals concerned and their...

Restraint-related deaths in health and social care in the UK: learning the lessons

01 June 2003

Mental Health Practice

General

Violence poses a major threat to the welfare of many of the staff who work in health and social care settings and our attempts to reduce that risk may, in certain...

the special projects team

01 September 2004

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Until fairly recently, most people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour lived in long-stay hospitals (Emerson and Hatton 1994, Jones and Eayrs...