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‘Our evolutionary development has encouraged our brains to come to swift conclusions without much thinking to avoid immediate dangers, as, in the past, only hearsay and dramatic stories were the...
‘Achieving healthy ageing in later life requires sufficient physical activity, a good diet, mental engagement and emotional wellbeing incorporated into daily life. This is easier for some people, as...
Every year since I can remember there have been apocalyptic headlines declaring that the NHS is at breaking point or close to it. The current dispute with hospital doctors has added pressure to the...
‘…the BA.2.86 variant is now more globally dispersed than other variants such as Eris and Fornax, which are of a similar age. This suggests that it is seeding through mass travel as well as an...
‘The Shipman trial and inquiry challenged the deferential culture surrounding doctors and other authority figures; however, healthcare delivery is predicated upon trust between patients and their...
‘…the Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators (2022) estimated that 4.95 million deaths were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019, with 1.27 million deaths attributable to...
‘Air quality impacts health throughout our lifespan, with age contributing to physiological susceptibility and those with pre-existing conditions being particularly at risk to its deleterious...
‘It has been found that social isolation was associated with mortality from all causes and an increased risk of dementia, that loneliness was associated with heart failure, and poor social...
‘Circadian rhythms reflect molecular oscillators in the brain, which interact with behavioural and environmental cycles promoting sleep during night time. However, environmental changes such as...
‘Since the COVID-19 pandemic it is clear that more UK nurses are feeling demoralised and incidences of missed care have increased, which has impacted upon levels of dissatisfaction and nurse...
‘health inequalities arise from experiences of racism and racial discrimination, which impact upon health status by causing physical and mental stress, with an indirect impact on socioeconomic...
‘Older people with multiple and complex health conditions, minimised and reframed their ill health with scant regard to the extent that their health problems impacted on their lives; health problems...
British Journal of Community Nursing provides clinical education dedicated to nursing in the home. Our goal is to help you develop your skills, improve your practice and manage cases more effectively.
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