Nurses comprise the majority of the world's healthcare personnel and have a significant
impact on the availability and quality of care received by patients (World Health …

This systematic review aims to evaluate whether point-of-care emergency physicians,
without special equipment, can perform the HINTS examination or STANDING algorithm to …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify the percentage of patients that were
transferred from rural hospitals and who received an investigation or intervention at an …

In many overseas countries, those living in rural areas have experienced poorer health
outcomes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic than their compatriots living in …

Objectives Rural population face more health disadvantages than those living in urban and
suburban areas. In rural communities, hospitals are frequently the primary organisation with …

Purpose Hospital mergers are common in the United Kingdom and internationally. However,
mergers rarely achieve their intended benefits and are often damaging. This study builds on …

Rural and remote communities are challenged by an incongruous combination of poorer
health and deficits of health professionals. Health professionals working in rural and remote …

Introduction There is a gap in our knowledge of the place and contribution of rural hospitals
in the New Zealand health system. There is no current description of rural hospital services …

Aim To determine and describe what interventions exist to improve nurse–family
communication during the waiting period of an emergency department visit. Background …

Introduction Access to emergency healthcare services and specialist care–particularly
paramedic services–is more restricted in the rural and remote areas of Australia, and this …