With the focus on relationships in Mental Health Week, NHS England has put the spotlight on Sheffield where they are helping nurture relationships between adopters, foster carers and children to improve their adoption outcomes and mental health.
Almost 50 adopted children have had a smoother transition to their new homes thanks to a fresh £85,000 scheme in Sheffield helping assess and support their mental health needs.
The Pre-Adoption Service, run by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, hosted a successful unique year-long trial to reduce the number of failed adoptions and children needing mental health services in the future.
Mark experiences OCD and for many years has also battled with anorexia. He wants to have a healthier relationship with food, but sometimes his efforts to eat more and go to the gym are hindered by his condition. Here he shares a recent conversation that played out in his head during a recent trip to McDonalds.
Indwelling urinary catheterisation is a common procedure that is governed by best practice guidelines such as those provided by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the Royal College of Nursing. This article will look how these guidelines influence practice and also look at new innovations in catheter care. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The article offers information on the symposium "A New Perspective on Wound Cleansing, Debridement and Healing" held on March 2016. Topics of the symposium include the importance of hydration in promoting wound healing and the use of non conventional approach in wound treatment highlighting the hydrotherapy wound treatment that use HydroClean plus, HydroTac, and Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressing. Also discussed is a debate related to the new approach of wound dressing from experts in the field. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details