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View article: GP131 Health care transition for adolescents and young adults with long-term conditions: qualitative study of patients, parents and healthcare professionals’ experiences in ireland
GP131 Health care transition for adolescents and young adults with long-term conditions: qualitative study of patients, parents and healthcare professionals’ experiences in ireland Open
Transition of adolescents and young adults within healthcare services has become increasingly important as more children are surviving into adulthood with long-term conditions. Yet limited empirical evidence exists regarding transition exp…
View article: Older people living alone in Shanghai: A questionnaire survey of their life experience
Older people living alone in Shanghai: A questionnaire survey of their life experience Open
Globally the number of older people living alone is increasing. Little is known about the life experience of older people living alone in Mainland China. This study aimed to explore older people's experience regarding different components …
View article: Evaluating case studies of community-oriented integrated care
Evaluating case studies of community-oriented integrated care Open
This paper summarises a ten-year conversation within London Journal of Primary Care about the nature of community-oriented integrated care (COIC) and how to develop and evaluate it. COIC means integration of efforts for combined disease-tr…
View article: Nurses’ smoking habits and their professional smoking cessation practices. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nurses’ smoking habits and their professional smoking cessation practices. A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
The smoking status of nurses appears to have a negative impact in the delivery of smoking cessation practices. The overall level of nurses' engagement with the delivery of smoking cessation interventions requires attention if nurses are to…
View article: General practice nursing: who is cherishing this workforce?
General practice nursing: who is cherishing this workforce? Open
The remodelling of the NHS requires a strong general practice nurse (GPN) workforce within general practice. The challenges facing general practice nursing are set within the current policy context and recent available evidence and illustr…
View article: An e-health intervention to support the transition of young people with long-term illnesses to adult healthcare services: Design and early use
An e-health intervention to support the transition of young people with long-term illnesses to adult healthcare services: Design and early use Open
The www.SteppingUP.ie website has the potential to help prepare its target population group for the transition to adult healthcare.
View article: Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services
Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services Open
The available evidence (four small studies; N = 238), covers a limited range of interventions developed to facilitate transition in a limited number of clinical conditions, with only four to 12 months follow-up. These follow-up periods may…
View article: Promoting healthy behaviours – do we need to practice what we preach?
Promoting healthy behaviours – do we need to practice what we preach? Open
The UK faces a public health challenge arising from unhealthy behaviours. Some health care workers engage in the same unhealthy behaviours as the general population. This paper explores the issues arising from some primary care staff adopt…
View article: Can we learn from the Mid-Staffordshire Inquiry or is it always someone else’s problem?
Can we learn from the Mid-Staffordshire Inquiry or is it always someone else’s problem? Open
The regrettable events at Stafford Hospital were avoidable and reading the inquiry report highlighted the extent to which the NHS, and those within it, neglected their duties of care. I was particularly ashamed of my Registered Nurse colle…