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Bowel cancer screening for people with learning disabilities: establishing principles for good practice

26 September 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Evidence & practice

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in England, and with one in 20 people developing the condition, it is the second highest cause of cancer deaths. If...

Working in partnership to develop a bespoke health toolkit

10 May 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article introduces a three-phased approach to reducing healthcare inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities. It provides the contextual...

Smarter solutions

08 March 2011

Nursing Standard

General article

Nurses could benefit from adopting the principles underlying ‘smart working’, a concept currently used in industry.

Promoting interprofessional care in the peri-operative environment

15 June 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

One of the key aspects of successful collaborative working is the relevant and effective exchange of information between professionals. Boundaries exist not only...

Unique role of learning disability liaison nurses

02 September 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

It is recognised that people with learning disabilities who also have a long-term condition or life-limiting illness are at a disadvantage compared to the rest of...

Developing, implementing and evaluating an end of life care intervention

31 January 2017

Nursing Older People

Evidence & practice

Aim To develop, implement and evaluate a collaborative intervention in care homes seeking to increase the confidence and competence of staff in end of life care and...

No waiting in vein

29 November 2005

Nursing Standard

General article

Patients in the Wirral with a suspected DVT can now be diagnosed and treated in a nurse-led centre. ► The service has reduced waiting times and unnecessary hospital...

The right combination

31 May 2011

Nursing Standard

General article

A community gynaecological service in the West Midlands combines GP and nursing skills to bring care closer to patients’ homes.

Challenges of setting up a multi-centred research study

15 August 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Multi-centred research studies provide an evidence base to guide nursing practice. However, little has been written about the processes involved in setting up such...

Implementing a nurse-led community intravenous antibiotic service

28 August 2015

Primary Health Care

Art & Science

At its inception in 2011 the @home community intravenous (IV) service used available staff resources to deliver IV antibiotics to patients in the community. The...

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