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Nurse's 'sock-cessful' idea to stop falls praised
An NHS nurse has been celebrated for his idea to prevent falls. The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust praised Ivan Maglanque ...
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CLABSI reduction using evidence based interventions and nurse empowerment: a quality improvement initiative from a tertiary care NICU in Pakistan
Design This was a quality improvement (QI) project. Data collection was divided into three phases (pre-implementation, implementation and post implementation). SQUIRE2.0 guidelines were used to design ...
Sheffield NHS action to cut risk of suicide or self-harm by health service users – four out of five are female
Action to tackle the risk of suicide or self-harm among patients with mental health or learning disability issues is being ...
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Pressure sensor-based tongue-placed electrotactile biofeedback for balance improvement - Biomedical application to prevent pressure sores formation and falls
Proposed applications are dealing with: (1) pressure sores prevention in case of spinal cord injuries (persons with paraplegia, or tetraplegia); and (2) balance control improvement to prevent fall in ...
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Avoiding admissions from the ambulance service: a review of elderly patients with falls and patients with breathing difficulties seen by emergency care practitioners in South ...
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK Dr J Gray, Assistant Medical Director, Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (South), Fairfields, Moorgate Road, Rotherham S60 2BQ, UK; ...
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Bid on exciting items to support Great Falls Animal Shelter's vital services
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Residents of Great Falls ... The fundraiser supports essential services such as micro-chipping, adoption events, and rabies vaccinations. These services often require ...
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Falls pick up service
Working with the Greater Manchester Urgent Primary Care Alliance, the NHS Falls Pick-Up Service helped over 270 people this winter, preventing hospital admissions and reducing pressure on emergency ...
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Placing in service the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, P.L. 117-169, enhanced existing incentives and created new benefits for taxpayers. Many of these credits and deductions are available to taxpayers only in the year ...
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Airbnb Expands With Private Cooking Experiences, Beauty Services In Major Update
Airbnb launched its services and experiences features on Tuesday, May 13. The short-term vacation rental platform also unveiled a redesigned app in time for the summer. The new features are available ...
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NHS hails ‘fantastic result’ as antibiotic prescription reduction exceeds targets
Antibiotic prescription has been reduced by 7.3% in one year against a 1% target, NHS Improvement has announced. Following a combined effort by NHS Improvement, NHS England and Public Health England ...
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Soaring numbers of children waiting for specialist gender care on the NHS - with 157 aged under 10
Soaring numbers of children in England and Wales are waiting for specialist gender care on the NHS - as youngsters of any age are now eligible for referral after the health service 'caved to the ...