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Use of information and communication technology in nursing services

The Queen's Nursing Institute’ (QNI)'s (2018) publication ‘Nursing in the digital age’ presented a picture of the ways in which information and communication technology is being used in the provision...

Development and delivery of a clinical leadership programme for integrated community teams

A skills analysis was undertaken across all the NTs in the county, and gaps in skills and knowledge were identified. This resulted in a discussion on the training needs within NTs between the service...

Implementing an adapted Buurtzorg model in an inner city NHS trust

The Dutch Buurtzorg organisation is a social enterprise that uses a patient-centred model of care combined with self-managing teams of visiting nurses. The central principles in the patient-centred...

Integrated care systems and nurse leadership

The Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported that the UK spent 9.8% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare in 2018 (OECD, 2019b). This equates to US$ 4070 per...

Evaluation of a structured preceptorship programme

A preceptorship framework was developed by the trust with competency statements to demonstrate progression by the preceptee during the preceptorship phase. Competence refers to specific capabilities,...

Challenges to concordance: theories that explain variations in patient responses

On occasion, despite HPs' best efforts to share information and develop a relationship of ‘equals’ with patients, some patients still fail to concord (Seligman, 1975; Hewison, 1995; Morden et al,...

Managing sickness absence and declared disabilities in a district nursing team

‘Organisations that work with their staff to provide healthy and safe work combined with a caring environment perform better, and, importantly, by promoting the health of their workers rather than...

Improving patient outcomes with neighbourhood care: the Coldstream experience

Buurtzorg founder Jos de Blok's presentation at the 2016 Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) conference prompted the district nursing team in Coldstream to consider how it could apply...

Getting the best out of staff in a district nursing team: nurturing resilience

Efficiency savings are a powerful driver to stretch teams as much as possible to obtain maximum productivity, and cost-improvement programmes (CIPs) that identify schemes to increase efficiency or...

The Sheffield Caseload Classification Tool: testing its inter-rater reliability

The purpose of the present study was to test the inter-rater reliability of the SCCT to ensure that the tool was robust..

Enacting evidence-based practice: pathways for community nurses

This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews (n=9) and focus groups (n=2), involving 17 community nurses. The indicative topic guide was piloted and developed from feedback gathered using...

Employers' duty of care to district nursing team members: health and safety concerns with lone domiciliary visits

‘A huge number of staff are working in, frankly, unacceptable and unsafe conditions. I believe that must impact particularly on nurses, because of their role in the front line, being professionally...

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