Integrating mental and physical healthcare is difficult to achieve because of professional and organisational barriers. Psychiatrists recognise the problems resulting from fragmentation of services and want continuity of care for patients, but commissioning and service structures perpetuate these problems. One way forward may be to follow the syndromic model employed by geriatricians as a means of avoiding over-emphasis on diagnosis above the pragmatics of implementing multi-component, coordinated care.....Open access.
BURTON Hospitals is leading the way on a national stage when it comes to helping traumatised parents come to terms with the loss of their baby.
The Trust has two specially trained bereavement midwives Sam Evans and Joanne Shillito who provide continued and consistent support to mums and dads as they go through one of the most difficult times of their lives.
Staffordshire County Council, in conjunction with partners, now plan to build a dementia centre of excellence on the site to improve the services for local residents living with the condition.
The Midwifery team at Queen’s Hospital has reached the finals of the Patient Safety Awards in recognition of its ‘proactive approach to reducing the stillbirth rate’.
We recognise the vital part that our A&E in Burton plays in the wellbeing of the local community and, as commissioner and provider for the population of East Staffordshire and the surrounding areas, we are united in our commitment to the A&E at Queen’s Hospital and we have no plans to close it.
A POTENTIALLY life-saving project to give staff the skills to spot the first signs of sepsis has now been rolled out across all wards at Queen’s Hospital.
Studies have challenged the appropriateness of accepted blood pressure targets. We hypothesised that different levels of low blood pressure are associated with benefit for some, but harm for other outcomes. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
The course provides underpinning knowledge for level two and three qualifications accredited with the Institute of Leadership and Management, enabling participants to gain a nationally recognised qualification. People can also choose to opt out of pursuing a formal qualification if they want to.
This article describes a single-centre, non-comparative evaluation set out to assess the clinical performance and patient acceptability of a new carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) wound dressing. Twenty patients in a community setting, aged between 34–97 years, were recruited. The progression of various types of wounds with different levels of exudate was documented over 4 weeks. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Health Education England (HEE) has allocated the Maternity Safety Training grant from an £8m pot of money shared across acute Trusts in England with Maternity Units.
The funding will be used to deliver multi-disciplinary training to further boost safety for at the nationally recognised Maternity Unit at Queen’s Hospital.
Prevention of pressure ulcers is one of the greatest healthcare challenges in terms of reducing patient harm. The literature shows that although numerous reports and policy documents have been published, pressure ulcer prevention remains an ongoing challenge. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Neurodegenerative diseases progress slowly, creating increasing physical disability with unpredictable disease trajectories. The disease’s life-threatening nature often places these patients in palliative care. There are several factors that complicate the care of patients with neurodegenerative diseases in palliative care units. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
To summarize the best evidence of interventions for increasing physical activity in children with physical disabilities. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Staff from the Older Adults service demonstrated their Sit up, Get Dressed and Keep Moving initiative to HRH The Countess of Wessex during her visit to Royal Stoke. Dr Amit Arora and his team launched a nationwide initiative to try to stop older people becoming deconditioned in hospital or after their discharge. For every 10 days of bed rest in hospital, the equivalent of 10 years of muscle ageing occurs in people over 80-years-old. During the visit the team put on an exhibition for HRH to try out some of the equipment they use.
Diabetes mellitus (type 1) is an autoimmune condition leading to absolute insulin deficiency resulting in hyperglycaemia and its associated manifestations. It is the most common type of diabetes seen in children, characterised by the 4Ts (toilet, thinner, thirsty, tired). The signs and symptoms can sometimes be non-specific and a delay or missed diagnosis may be catastrophic to the health of the child. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The study reported in this article aimed to analyse factors associated with the risk of ulceration in the feet of patients with diabetes using a conceptual hierarchic model. It was a cross-sectional study carried out with 1515 people with diabetes mellitus aged 40 years and older. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details