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The financial implications of a cancer diagnosis

09 February 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

General

Many patients undergoing treatment for, or affected by, cancer will incur unforeseen expenditure, such as extra travel costs, assistance with activities of daily...

An analysis of lung cancer clinical nurse specialist workload and value

01 December 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

In today’s healthcare system there is much controversy regarding the role and value of clinical nurse specialists. This article describes a mixed-method approach to...

Old drugs, new tricks?

19 October 2010

Nursing Standard

Feature

Drugs that have been in use for many years might have new applications that could benefit the NHS and developing countries.

Costs of meals and parking for parents of hospitalised children in Australia

01 July 2004

Paediatric Nursing

A&S Science

Background The aim of this investigation was to examine the cost of parents’ food and parking during a child’s admission to two paediatric health facilities in a...

Managing clients placed far away from their communities

02 February 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Background The number of people with learning disabilities and significant health needs who have been placed in Cornwall from outside the county by other local...

Risk factors for and assessment of constipation

26 March 2015

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

Constipation commonly occurs in older people, particularly in hospital or residential care settings, and leads to decreased quality of life and increased healthcare...

Sobering message

13 June 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

As Northern Ireland’s first alcohol liaison nurse, Gary Doherty has dramatically reduced the number of hospital admissions where misuse was an issue. His work has...