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Assessing the physical health of service users with severe mental illness
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The importance of taking a patient history effectively as part of the diagnostic process
How to take a comprehensive patient history
The importance of taking a patient history effectively as part of the diagnostic process
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A comprehensive assessment is essential for pain management and one tool on its own is rarely...
Assessing pain in older people with normal, mildly impaired or severely impaired cognition
A comprehensive assessment is essential for pain management and one tool on its own is rarely...
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The online version may offer a quick, easy way to help reduce people ‘hidden’ from healthcare...
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A discussion of early signs and symptoms using a case study to explore an ‘ideal’ diagnostic pathway
Recognising and assessing for dementia in people with learning disabilities
A discussion of early signs and symptoms using a case study to explore an ‘ideal’ diagnostic pathway
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How and why the Memory Impairment Nursing Service was set up
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