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Client groups' needs ignored

30 November 1994

Nursing Standard

Letter

I have noticed some students are reluctant to go on learning disabilities placements during the common foundation programmes (CFP), not realising this will be their...

Managing dysphagia in older people

05 July 2006

Primary Health Care

General

Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is a common condition in both primary and secondary care. Yet dysphagia may be difficult to diagnose and management needs to be...

Dysphagia in a general practice population

01 November 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Dysphagia is common in older people but it has been difficult to identify any studies examining the condition in typical primary care patients. Heather Morris...

The Stroke and Aphasia Handbook

01 July 2005

Nursing Older People

Book review

The stroke and aphasia handbook is a very welcome addition to the armoury for nurses working with people who have had a stroke or who are aphasic. It is a...

Prescribing unlicensed medicines to children

09 July 2009

Primary Health Care

General

One in ten children managed in primary care is given unlicensed or off-label medicines. New guidance aims to minimise the potential pitfalls associated with this...