Inflating your car’s tyres can be a strenuous task, especially with foot pumps which involve a lot more sweat than a digital/electrical compressor. However, when all things go wrong, an analogue foot ...

Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester allege that cost-saving measures are causing pervasive lapses in care, including two patients dying after failing to receive potentially life-saving ...

A program combining theoretical training with free disposal containers can effectively increase knowledge and improve sharps waste disposal practices among patients with diabetes. “The success ...

As we approach 2025, political dynamics, economic forces and once-in-a-lifetime technological advancements have the potential to significantly influence patient care. From my vantage point as a ...

A comprehensive training programme made care home staff better equipped to support residents with diabetes. This is a Journal Club article and comes with a handout ... for diabetes foot disease; ...

Diabetes is a serious and often lifelong condition that causes your blood sugar levels to become too high. While it is not known exactly what causes type 1 diabetes, among type 2 patients this is ...

or urgent diabetes help. “These teams are helping to reform the way we deliver care in the NHS – helping us make the shift from hospital to community as part of plans for the future through the 10 ...

Involving people in decisions about their care and treatment can improve outcomes and experiences for patients, and potentially yield efficiency savings for the health system through increased ...

A 51-year-old female patient with diabetes mellitus and hypertension, exhibiting poor control of blood sugar and blood pressure, was unexpectedly found to have multiple large adrenal nodules, ...

A majority of patients have rated their hospital care positively, according to the latest National Inpatient Experience Survey. In the survey, 83.8% said they were treated with respect and dignity ...

Up until recently, pain management with IUDs (intrauterine devices) insertion was not commonly performed, as most users were multiparous women and the insertion was reasonably straightforward. However ...

As many as 11,000 people across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire have been asked to attend re-testing - with some potentially misdiagnosed with diabetes. Patient Danielle Downs said the issue had ...