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Socialisation of seconded healthcare assistants

01 November 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To compare the clinical practice experiences of seconded healthcare assistants (HCAs) with four major socialisation concepts. Method The sample was comprised of...

Fear of social isolation: results of a survey of older adults in Gloucestershire

01 December 2007

Nursing Older People

Care

A lifestyle survey of older adults living in Gloucestershire was carried out by Birmingham City University (formerly The University of Central England) and Age...

The concept of community: implications for community care

13 May 1998

Nursing Standard

Clinical

The Griffiths' report (DoH 1989) and the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) led to the closure of many psychiatric hospitals and many people with mental health...

The sociology of intimacy in the nurse-patient relationship

15 February 2006

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article examines intimacy from a sociological perspective. It reveals that ‘over-involved’ or ‘intimate’ nurse-patient relationships do not tend to be welcomed...