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How much is being done to cut the number of people who die after cardiac arrests in public places? Not enough, says a group of cardiac experts and campaigners on the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) steering group.
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation , Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/therapy , Humans , Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest/mortalityABSTRACT
A ten-year study has highlighted some eye-opening statistics concerning children and emergency care: significantly more children are now being admitted for jaundice, acute bronchitis, acute and chronic tonsillitis, and viral infections.
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Emergency Service, Hospital , Health Services Needs and Demand/trends , Patient Admission/trends , Adolescent , Child , Child Health Services , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , United Kingdom , Young AdultABSTRACT
The Scottish Government is considering recommendations for a revamp of neonatal services - including creating three specialist neonatal intensive care units in the next five years.
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Health Plan Implementation/methods , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal/organization & administration , Intensive Care, Neonatal/methods , Intensive Care, Neonatal/organization & administration , Maternal-Child Health Services/organization & administration , Education, Nursing , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Midwifery/education , Mothers , Patient-Centered Care , Scotland , State MedicineABSTRACT
A trailblazing nurse who was a leading figure in the Mary Seacole statue campaign has been made a dame in the new year's honours.
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A nurse-led sexual health clinic has reported a 'significant' 40% fall in HIV diagnoses.
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The number of employers in the NHS paying extra to attract or retain staff in England is falling.
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Nursing Staff/psychology , Personnel Selection , State Medicine/organization & administration , Creativity , Humans , Job Satisfaction , Salaries and Fringe Benefits , United Kingdom , WorkloadABSTRACT
LEAD NURSE Zoe Tribble believes she manages a unique service. She oversees four other nurses in a team of outreach workers who deliver a 'virtual ward' service to babies and children in their own homes who would traditionally have had to stay in hospital. There are other teams that do a similar job, but none manage it from 7am-11pm every day of the year and can complete three visits a day to patients, Ms Tribble argues.
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Home Care Services/organization & administration , Pediatric Nursing , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , State Medicine , United KingdomABSTRACT
NOT MANY nurses have to learn to use a pistol and rifle, but Elizabeth Shillito did. It was part of training during her 22-year career as a nurse in the Royal Air Force (RAF), which has taken her all over the world, including to the war zones of Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan.
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Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration , Military Nursing , Emergencies , Emergency Service, Hospital/organization & administration , United KingdomSubject(s)
Accidental Falls/prevention & control , Hospitals , Research Report , Blood Pressure Monitors , Humans , Incidence , RiskSubject(s)
Attitude to Health , Clothing , School Nursing , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Congresses as Topic , England , Humans , State MedicineABSTRACT
A ten-point plan for a pre-degree 'scholarship' has been drawn up by academics in Scotland in a bid to give school pupils a chance to determine whether to pursue a nursing career.
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Nursing/methods , Nursing/organization & administration , Refugees , Transients and Migrants , Volunteers , France , HumansABSTRACT
Fewer patients expect to be prescribed antibiotics when they see a nurse than when they are seen by a doctor, a study of prescribing habits has shown.
