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A new accreditation programme for psychiatric intensive care units aims to improve the quality of services. This article examines the programme's content, the process of accreditation and why such schemes are important.
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Acreditação/organização & administração , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva/organização & administração , Serviços de Saúde Mental/organização & administração , Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde/organização & administração , Medicina Estatal/organização & administração , Fidelidade a Diretrizes , Humanos , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Psiquiatria/organização & administração , Sociedades Médicas/organização & administração , Reino UnidoRESUMO
This article describes why one low-secure unit chose to initiate a horticultural therapy project and organise it as a 'workers' cooperative'. The therapeutic benefits of gardening are explored, particularly focusing on the social benefits. The article also discusses the issue of hope, which is an intrinsic requirement in gardening.
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Jardinagem , Saúde Mental , Humanos , Reino UnidoRESUMO
The ultraviolet and optical telescope (UVOT) on Swift provides coverage of gamma-ray bursts and their afterglows in the 170-650 nm band, yielding multiwavelength data of considerable diagnostic power in conjunction with the Swift X-ray Telescope. The results from the first eighteen months of operation show a broad range of afterglow behaviour, with considerably more complexity in many bursts than would be expected from the simple fireball model for the explosion. We briefly illustrate the capabilities of UVOT for measuring the evolution of nearby supernovae by reference to the observations of GRB 060218, and discuss the peculiar case of GRB 060614, which apparently resides in a nearby galaxy but which did not show the expected supernova feature in its light curve due to radioactive nickel decay. We discuss how the combination of X-ray and UV/optical spectral data can be used to investigate the environment of GRB host galaxies.
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Observation is a common procedure that is controversial as it may be experienced by patients as oppressive. This article discusses the nature of observation in mental health inpatient units, concluding that the practice is likely to continue as it provides a written record of what has occurred. However, the quality of nursing intervention is more likely to have a significant impact on patients than is observation.
