As we reach the end of Autism Awareness Week, Nicky Thomas, a PhD student exploring parental and carer wellbeing for families who care for children with intellectual disabilities at University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School), writes this blog to raise awareness of the challenges of families we may care for where a child has autism. […]
Category: Primary Health Care
Out of Hours Triage: how do we use it effectively and appropriately?
The world in which we live is changing constantly at an alarming rate. Prior to working at NHS 24, I worked within the hospital setting within acute medicine; I had no insight into Out of Hours (OOH) care or how I accessed it. If I was unwell, I knew it would keep until I could […]
Treatment burden: the flip side for stroke survivors in a modern world.
In the first of our series of blogs to highlight Action on Stroke month, Dr Katie Gallacher, a clinical academic GP partner and Stroke Association Senior Clinical Fellow at the University of Glasgow discusses the issue of treatment burden for stroke survivors and their families. The hard work of living with a chronic […]
Menstruation: The Next Vital Sign
Roberta Heale Associate Editor, EBN @robertaheale @EBNursingBMJ In a presentation at the 40th National Association of Pediatric NPs in New Orleans in early March 2019, Joan Mezera and Meara Henley put forward some important ideas about necessary changes in the way health care providers view and assess menstruation in teenage and adolescent female patients. They […]
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Quality of Care
Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN @robertaheale, @EBNursingBMJ I spent a good part of last week receiving training for how to use a new, updated electronic medical record (EMR) system that will go live today at the community health centre where I work. When I began working as a nurse practitioner in family practice in 1999 […]
Mobilising identity through social media; psychosocial support for young people with life limiting conditions outside of the care setting
George Peat, PhD student based in the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds. Interested in predominantly qualitative research that explores perceptions of the self, @gpeat1 Join our EBN Twitter Chat on Wednesday the 7th of March 2018, 8-9pm UK time, which will focus on social media as a psychosocial support for young people with life limiting […]
Personalised Care and Support Planning – easier said than done.
Gill Wilson – Lecturer in nursing, University of Hull The concept of personalised care and support planning has been championed in health policy as a means of achieving person-centred care for people with long-term conditions (LTCs) (Department of Health (DH), 2006; DH, 2008; Coulter et al., 2015). It is a collaborative approach that seeks to […]
Beyond the Sleeping Pill: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Contributed by Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN, @robertaheale, @EBNursingBMJ There’s not a more frustrating than tossing and turning all night. However, between 30-50% of adults identify ongoing sleep disturbances. While restless sleep once in a while is a nuisance, insomnia is a different story. It can be a significant problem particularly with older adults who […]
Cardiovascular health is a global priority
Dean Patricia Davidson @nursingdean from John Hopkins University’s School of Nursing @JHUNursing will be leading this week’s EBN Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) on Wednesday 15th July between 8-9pm UK time (3pm-4pm EDT) focusing on cardiovascular health as a global priority. Participating in the Twitter Chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one you can create […]
Diabetes Week: Communication and Awareness
A Twitter Chat with Dr. Neil Black (@RneilABlack) – Wednesday 17th June @8-9pm. Dr Black, from the Western Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, will lead the Twitter chat this week focusing on diabetes communication and awareness. Participating in the Twitter chat requires a Twitter account; if you do not already have one […]