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Public involvement in community health

01 April 2005

Primary Health Care

Continuing professional development

Community participation is crucial to the success of public health intervention programmes and community nurses need to be aware of their role. This article pulls...

Blowing the whistle

27 February 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

Measuring the impact of the whistleblowers’ act is difficult and there is evidence nurses still fear reprisal. However, the campaign group that lobbied for the...

Promoting public health: part 1

01 November 2006

Nursing Management

Continuing professional development

IMPROVING THE HEALTH of populations is a major concern at local, regional, national and international levels. National surveys in the UK and elsewhere, such as that...

Establishing a public health nursing project

28 May 1997

Nursing Standard

Community

Public health nursing has its foundations in primary care and as such, forms the natural public health lead in local communities and primary care teams. Public...

Encouraging early presentation of cancer symptoms

01 April 2009

Primary Health Care

General

Reluctance to consult a health professional or attend for cancer screening is being addressed as part of the ongoing campaign to improve cancer survival rates. The...

Exposure to health inequalities as a measure of outcomes

01 February 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Earlier this year, the authors, all members of the UK Learning Disability Consultant Nurse Network, completed development of the Health Equalities Framework. This...

From little acorns …

01 December 2007

Mental Health Practice

Users’ views

Every year, the oak tree outside our window grows more full of life. This year, clusters of acorns covered it with garlands, and although the leaves are yellowing...

Defining public value in health care provision

01 June 2005

Nursing Management

CPD

PUBLIC VALUE has been defined as ‘what the public values – what they are willing to make sacrifices of money and freedom to achieve’ (Kelly and Muers 2002).

Involving patients in service improvement

03 March 2010

Nursing Management

Feature

This article describes the experiences of two multidisciplinary teams that took part in a national initiative to improve care through the implementation of research...

Advising travellers on health abroad: part 2

19 July 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical health education

While abroad, most travellers will have some leisure time. The amount will probably depend on whether their visit is for holiday or business purposes. How the time...