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...nursing staff. In the tracks on this album, he looks back at the history of the hospital, and talks to former patients and staff about their experiences during and after their time at Lennox Castle. He also reflects on the responsibilities of oral historians when gathering such personal testimonies. To complete the album, Professor Joanna Bornat of The Open University's...

...nurse when I called her back. As a two-week-old intern with a largely theoretical knowledge base and minimal understanding of a new hospital’s electronic and interpersonal quirks, I appreciate algorithms. “If x, then y” gives me relatively secure footing to rest decision-making upon, mainly because the decisions are pre-determined. There’s not much that’s more...

...Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. In the digital age, almost all of us have a ‘digital footprint’. This is the data you leave behind when you engage with the Internet and can include social media ‘likes’, posts, pictures or emails. In other words, we have some information about us on the Internet; this could be something as simple as an email,...

...January - this time, he was found wandering semi-naked by police and brought to A&E. Unpredictable and prone to outbursts of challenging behaviour, Stanley isn't coping well at home. His family are keen for the hospital to find him a nursing home place, but it won't be easy. Not every nursing home will have the skills and resources to manage Stanley's demanding behaviour....

...nursing programme... Living with visual Impairment A short introduction to this album. Visual Impairment Jackie's Experience Of acute transitory visual impairment as a result of MS, including her experience of difficulties with lighting and contrast. Emotional Impact Jackie talks about the emotional impact of losing her sight Nurse Support Jackie explains how nurses can...

...nurses in a corridor with a patient in a wheelchair] In recent years, patient safety, the avoidance of harm to patients and other kinds of failures in care have all become central concerns within the NHS policy in England. The same is true in many other healthcare systems. In 2013, the National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England, delivered its report ‘A...