The aims of this study were to determine the knowledge and skills of nurses involved in
wound care, to provide a critical overview of the current evidence base underpinning wound …

Objectives Non-medical prescribers, including pharmacists, have been found to achieve
comparable clinical outcomes with doctors for certain health conditions. Legislation …

The relationship between sport, medicine and health in our society is becoming increasingly
complex. This important and timely study explores this relationship through an analysis of …

Purpose This study aimed to explore public opinion on workplace bullying in the nursing
field, by analyzing the keywords and topics of online news comments. Methods This was a …

In many developed-world countries, there have been efforts to increase the 'leadership
capacity'of healthcare professionals, particularly lower-status staff without formal managerial …

Background Policy-makers and health professionals' views about pharmacist prescribing
have been well studied, but less is known about the views of the public and patients …

Background Many UK GP practices now employ a practice pharmacist, but little is known
about how GPs and pharmacists work together to optimise medications for complex patients …

Background: Primary health care is changing as it responds to demographic shifts,
technological changes and fiscal constraints. This, and predicted pressures on medical and …

There is an increasing number of people living with multiple chronic illnesses and
consequently taking multiple medicines. More than 50% of these patients will have …

Aim: To investigate the impact nurse prescribing has on the organisation, patient and health
professional, and to identify factors associated with the growth of nurse prescribing …