Leading change The Community Tissue Viability team’s healthcare assistants within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust identified an opportunity to develop the healthcare support assistant role to offer a more personalised, flexible service to patients, carers and their families. The developments have led to improved outcomes, experiences and use of resources within community services as […]
We have published a set of three short videos on our YouTube channel to help providers and commissioners understand how perceived bias, poor communication and dignity issues can leave black and minority ethnic cancer patients with poorer patient experience than white British people. We know from the annual National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, the latest […]
NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer, Jane Cummings, has talked frankly about staffing levels, Parity of Esteem and how she cared for her husband as he died of leukaemia. She also outlined the importance of the 6Cs, how she manages her own Type One diabetes and how she first got into nursing during a candid interview […]
I was 29 when I was diagnosed as living with HIV. It’s the most significant indelible time stamp on my life; the diagnosis and devastation of it. A bike, bottle and brick wall changed my life. I’d gone to A&E after coming off my bike with one of my fingers badly sliced during the fall. […]
The head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, will today (Tuesday 12 September) set out an ambitious vision for the National Health Service as it approaches its landmark 70th anniversary – calling on health and care leaders to unleash the game changing potential of innovation for both patients and taxpayers. Speaking at Expo conference in Manchester, […]
Leading change Nurse leaders at Cornwall Foundation Trust in Penwith launched The Centipede Club. This was a new community hub for older patients with leg ulcers. The club has been positively received by the patients and is achieving good outcomes and delivering efficiency savings. Where to look Community nursing services in Penwith were under pressure. […]
A properly stocked medicine cabinet can help you treat many common illnesses and ailments. Make sure to have these items on hand: A first-aid kit, including bandages, plasters, a thermometer, antiseptic, eyewash solution, sterile dressings, medical tape for dressings and tweezers Pain relief such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen for aches, pains and high temperatures […]
Terri Hailstone Every working day is different. I see a variety of patients with different needs and of all ages. I like the fact I can help care for people in their own homes, building up a rapport with them and their family members. Giving them support to live as independently as possible. I […]
People in the West Midlands are being encouraged to get ready for the upcoming May Bank Holidays by planning ahead for repeat prescriptions and knowing where to go if they need help. Every bank holiday NHS 111 sees an increase in people contacting it about repeat prescriptions. Over the Easter weekend a quarter of all […]
People in the East Midlands are being encouraged to get ready for the upcoming May Bank Holidays by planning ahead for repeat prescriptions and knowing where to go if they need help. Every bank holiday NHS 111 sees an increase in people contacting it about repeat prescriptions. Over the Easter weekend a quarter of all […]