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Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success and failure in healthcare: should regulation be simple or integrated?

...nurses on the ground, were regulated. Simple regulation would aim to protect patients by providing a register of practitioners who carry out a defined type of work. It would allow information sharing in the public interest. Simple regulation would also ensure that if a practitioner was unfit to carry out their healthcare duties they can be prevented from doing so, or...
Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...nurses and medical students to medical teams in the United States. “This is the only way we know what is happening and what’s needed,” Sahloul says. “I can look at the patients and talk with the physicians and nurses and [they can] tell me what’s happening and seek advice.” Doctors, nurses and medical students are also being trained to treat the effects of...
Could you work in end of life care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Could you work in end of life care?

...how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and how they cope working in these environments. [Launch image for the interactive feature.] Turn up your sound and select here to begin the interactive. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
Brexit and health care professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Brexit and health care professionals

...Nurses and Midwifery Order 2002 No 253. Once Brexit has been competed, there will be no requirement to follow the EU rules on health care professional education and training. So on the one hand, Brexit will allow these regulations to be revisited. This will mean that the standards for education for health care professionals can be specifically suited to the needs of the...
For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
Health, Sports & Psychology

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists

...nursing homes and assisted living centers were being transported to the hospital. The remaining staff were desperate for help from experienced nurses. Was I available to assist immediately? An hour later I was in a highway patrol car, driving with full lights and sirens for the four-hour ride to the hospital, along with other nurse volunteers. We arrived in a ghost town,...
What was the impact of 'Spanish flu' on the armistice?
History & The Arts

What was the impact of 'Spanish flu' on the armistice?

...Nurses helping the soldiers dying of influenza realised they were at chance level of catching the flu and dying so they put in some effort to contain it. This included: Using masks Social distancing Hand washing “They could do quite a lot... They (the nurses) did not make a run for it. So they were putting effort in I think to try and contain it. They used masks, they...
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?

...nurses who visit them in their own homes and are waiting for this to be arranged. For others, although they have recovered from the event that caused their admission to hospital, they need assistance with other aspects for their daily living and are unable to cope on their own, but appropriate services cannot be arranged for them. Others may have rehabilitation needs or...
VE Day
History & The Arts

VE Day

...its aftermath. From a critical look at Winston Churchill’s complex legacy in Good Churchill, Bad Churchill?, to the the vital role of wartime nursing, this collection offers fresh perspectives. Discover the genius of Alan Turing in our podcast on his life and codebreaking brilliance, and trace the chilling rise of Adolf Hitler through our detailed historical timeline....
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