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Plagues & Wars: The "Spanish Flu" pandemic as a lesson from history
(2018)The “Spanish Flu” pandemic began in 1918, just as the First World War was drawing to a close. The conditions created by the war facilitated the spread of infectious disease, something that we can also see examples of in ... -
Reducing the Risk of Mouth to Mouth Transmission of Pathogens Via Reusable, Machine-read, Parking Tickets. An observational cohort study
(2017)The carparks at our hospital are accessed using reusable machine read tickets. In the initial phase of our study we in observed 598 staff members entering the carpark. 21.6% of them put their parking ticket in their mouth. ... -
First aid training in pre-registration nurse education
(2008)This article aims to increase awareness of the lack of first aid skills among nurses and midwives. It is intended to appeal to and challenge students and registered practitioners to assess their first aid skills in practice ... -
Happy days
(2009)Alfonzo Tramontano became a healthcare assistant in June 1984. Twenty five years on, he has taken up post as chief nurse at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The man they call 'Fonz' reflects on how he ... -
Giving the tap the elbow? An observational study
(2017)Hand washing is viewed as the most important barrier to cross infection. Incorrect use of clinical hand wash basins may lead to cross infection either from contaminated water or due to failure to decontaminate hands. Elbow ... -
Using a campaign to promote safer medicines practice among healthcare professionals
(2010)The Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has a work plan to improve the safe administration of medicines throughout the hospital. This includes measures to raise nurses' awareness of the risks associated with the ... -
From compliance to concordance
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Adverse reactions: know the risks
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A solid base to build on
(2012)Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust senior matron Mark Hill is responsible for professional standards. The trust is signed up to Nursing Standard's Care campaign and Mr Hill is determined to implement the ... -
Designing wards to release time to care
(2011)Poor ward layout can significantly increase the time taken on routine tasks, reducing the amount of time nurses have available to spend on direct patient care. This article describes how Chesterfield Royal Hospital designed ...
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