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The RRaT service provided by the Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT) is commissioned by the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group and has been chosen as one of the seven ‘accelerator’...
The full methods for each component of the programme of work have been described elsewhere (Russell et al, 2018; Dowding et al, 2020; McDonald et al, 2020). Mixed methods, comprising of a survey of...
This single case study focuses on the admission and discharge of discharge of a nurse who was also a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic. To maintain confidentiality, a pseudonym has been created,...
The global and national restrictive measures in place to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 and to prevent the excessive demand for secondary and specialist life support include closures of...
Investigation of the clinical nurse specialist role formed part of a broader study to examine health professionals' perspectives on YoD care. A full description of the methodology is reported...
The guidance reflects the changing emphasis of the NHS and its provision on personalised care, and how that can be achieved (NHS England, 2019). There is also an increased emphasis on self-management,...
The number of survivors from ICU admissions is growing (Kondakci et al, 2018). Prescott and Girard (2020) found that 80% of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and 60% who were admitted to ICU...
The oral cavity acts as a focal point for the interaction of the body with the external environment, with its key functions including mastication, taste, speech and swallowing (Kane, 2017). Alteration...
UCs are inserted for short-term or long-term purposes (Bardsley, 2015). They are used mainly as a short-term measure in the clinical area to relieve retention of urine (Meddings et al, 2014). A...
Annual review (based on the nine key care processes) of housebound patients at the start of the project was variable, and was primarily carried out by the practice nurse or advanced nurse practitioner...
The PICOT tool was used to aid in formation of the research question (Aveyard, 2019). Systematic searches were conducted in six databases: British Nursing Index (BNI), Cumulative Index of Nursing and...
Zoonoses may be bacterial, viral or parasitic and are defined as any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from a vertebrate species to humans (WHO, 2020). Zoonoses, as with many...
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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