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Homeless people urgently need timely and effective healthcare
Study shows it is often too late when homeless people present with cancer at hospital
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Advance care planning system helps ensure people’s end of life wishes are met
Recorded end of life care preferences help healthcare staff access and share information
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Providing holistic care for people with head and neck cancer
How two nurse specialists launched a service to advocate patient needs post-treatment
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'Silent impact' of the baby-boomer generation's substance misuse
The long-term effects of a cultural shift that saw recreational drug and alcohol use rise are now surfacing
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‘Family carers are the bridge between people with dementia and the world’
Louise Hunt explores the progress made since the launch of John’s Campaign for the right of family carers to support people with dementia
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Parents in Wales get new advice on preventing childhood obesity
An NHS programme to tackle childhood obesity in Wales has been launched.
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Francis Inquiry lessons risk being lost due to staff burnout, charity warns
NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the potential cost of patient care, according to a report by the Point of Care Foundation.
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Improving multidisciplinary team meetings through use of innovative software
Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings in cancer services are not operating as efficiently as they could be, a report by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has found.
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Mentors need help to tackle bullying students
Study author blames unrealistic expectations
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Meeting the demands of the UK's 'retirement capital'
Health Education England visit put the focus on delayed discharge in a popular seaside location where a high volume of residents are retirees.
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Practice nurses ‘need better mental health training’
Practice nurses need better training in mental health, says mental health charity Mind.
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Study finds link between access to specialist nurses and stroke survival
The number of specialist nurses available to treat patients immediately after a stroke is the most reliable predictor of patient survival, according to a new study.