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Setting the benchmark for dignified care

01 September 2010

Nursing Older People

Feature

Championing the best care for older people has been given fresh impetus at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London, thanks to the work of a...

Safeguarding people’s rights under the Mental Capacity Act

26 February 2011

Nursing Older People

Feature

People who lack capacity to make certain decisions have a statutory right to be represented by an independent mental capacity advocate (IMCA). However, there is...

Identifying best practice principles of audit in health care

14 April 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

Audit is recognised as a crucial component of improving the quality of patient care. Examples include giving patients safe, reliable and dignified care, enhancing...

How to tell whether patients can make decisions about their care

13 September 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Emergency care professionals must ensure that each patient has the capacity to give valid consent to treatment. If a patient does not have such capacity,...

Acute pain relief in children: use of rating scales and analgesia

10 October 2011

Emergency Nurse

Feature

Evidence suggests that children who are in pain and who present to emergency departments receive sub-optimal pain assessment and relief. Many factors contribute to...

Inspirational initiatives centred on patients

09 February 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

The annual Excellence in Oncology awards recognise best practice in oncology management, education and patient care across the UK. This article explores the work of...

Celebrating the best in an outstanding field

01 December 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

The Excellence in Oncology Awards 2009 acknowledge UK-based healthcare professionals who have made a significant improvement to the management and care of patients...

Dysphagia in people with learning disabilities

01 November 2013

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Dysphagia has a detrimental effect on quality of life, particularly among people with learning disabilities. The cause of the condition must be identified to assess...

Scanning the horizon for mental health guidance

26 November 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Managing the abundance of guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence can be difficult for health and social care staff. This...

Achieving quality assurance through clinical audit

01 June 2010

Nursing Management

CPD

Audit is a crucial component of improvements to the quality of patient care. Clinical audits are undertaken to help ensure that patients can be given safe, reliable...