There is new evidence on how tailoring a discharge plan to the individual compares with a routine process of discharging people from hospital, from a Cochrane review comparing these approaches.
Patient-centred care, defined as respecting and responding to the needs and preferences of patients, empowering them to make decisions that best fit their individual needs, has been identified by the Institute of Medicine as an essential element of high-quality care.1 It can be thought of as respectfully involving the patient2 in a way that helps practitioners provide care that is concordant with their patients’ values, needs and preferences while better enabling patients to actively provide input and participate in their healthcare.3 Patients are more satisfied with their care when they feel that healthcare providers are understanding their needs, carefully listening and clearly providing information4; in addition, patient-centred care has been found to be associated with improved patient outcomes.5 In order to provide exemplary patient-centred care, one needs well developed communication skills, especially in the realm of active listening and responding to patient cues. The importance of physicians mastering the art of patient-centred communication skills can be seen as a theme in the educational objectives of medical school curricula as well as in the competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens
Objectives One important component of patient-centred care is provider incorporation of patient contextual factors—life circumstances relevant to their care—in managing the patient's health. The current study uses data sets collected from direct observation of care to examine if how a provider learns contextual information influences whether the provider incorporates the information into a care plan.
Fresh concerns have been raised over the future of district nursing, as new figures reveal the number qualifying from specialist postgraduate programmes is set to fall despite rising demand for services. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The doctor’s role as the main provider of out-of-hours care is being reviewed as part of plans to test wider use of advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs). To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Wendy-Ling Relph explores how a free online tool can help nurses caring for older people measure the quality of the nutritional care. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library http://bit.ly/1Xyazai they provide
Having the right number of appropriately skilled staff is a huge organisational challenge and a critical determinant of the quality and efficiency of health care.
There is a growing gap between patient needs and the skills and knowledge of the workforce that cares for them, especially regarding the non medical workforce. The Nuffield Trust report, Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need, commissioned by NHS Employers, gives guidance for reshaping workforce; identifies key enablers and obstacles to change; and provides recommendations for national and local bodies about key actions to support change.
The Practice Nurse Clinical A-Z is one of the most popular areas on our website -- and now it is available as an app so you can access it whenever and wherever you want.
Based on the A to Z Handbook for Nurses in General Practice, the A-Z has been completely revised and updated. It offers definitions, illustrations, 'red flags' and links to relevant Practice Nurse articles, the latest guidance from NICE and SIGN, and to other external resources.
Covering everything from acne to Zika virus, the A-Z is your handy go-to, quick reference for any condition you encounter in general practice nursing. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
In the UK and many other Western jurisdictions, it is now mandatory for health professionals to report any finding of female genital mutilation (FGM) in girls under 18 to the authorities. This is considered by some to be too indiscriminate, and potentially provocative to some immigrant communities. A discussion in the Journal of Medical Ethics takes this a stage further (Arora K, Jacobs A. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2014-102375). The American authors suggest that differing degrees of … To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
News article: The continuing lack of school nurses will deepen the existing crisis in child mental health. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is preparing for its busiest period of the year, as 51,000 nurses and midwives get ready to revalidate in September. Read on to find out what you can do to help your staff plan ahead.
NICE guidance can reduce delays in hospital discharge raised by critical report
Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health and social care at NICE, said high quality guidance is available to tackle the problem but needs to be implemented across the country.
It comes after the Public Accounts Committee said that new strategies to reduce the number of patients stuck in hospital, but who are medically fit to leave, are needed.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published a discussion document on safe caseloads in the District Nursing service.
The document summarises the challenges in managing safe caseloads in the District Nursing service, and points to specific actions the QNI believes are necessary to improve and safeguard the future quality of services. It is considered that significant work is required to establish recognised principles of safe caseloads, prediction of patient demand, and the desired clinical outcomes.
There is growing recognition of the influence of the workplace environment on the eating habits of the workforce, which in turn may contribute to increased overweight and obesity. Overweight and obesity exact enormous costs in terms of reduced well-being, worker productivity and increased risk of non-communicable diseases. The workplace is an ideal place to intervene and support healthy behaviours. This review aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to nurses’ healthy eating in the workplace. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
As the first nurses and midwives start to pass through the revalidation process, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) continues to produce supporting materials for employers and registrants.
Over the next few weeks, look out for new resources designed to help you and your nursing and midwifery workforce go through the process.
The aim of the study was to assess whether perceptions of organizational politics (defined as self-serving behaviours at the expense of others) influence the prospective associations between nurses' burnout and its consequences, namely, intention to quit and neglect of work. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai