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CONTENTS VOLUME 20 ISSUE 2 REGULARS
5 Comment 6 Cover Story: Patient care beyond vital signs
THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL
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FEATURES 15 COVID-19: Long shadow on staff mental health
Kate Woodhead RGN DMS provides an insight into the resources available to help staff manage stress and support their mental health, during one of the most challenging periods in the history of the NHS.
20 Advancing surgical retraction approaches
Angela Spang provides an insight into the development of a simple solution to the challenges associated with surgical retraction – reducing the risk of tissue trauma and pain, as well as improving ease of use and theatre efficiency.
25 Best practice for infection prevention
Yvonne Carter, clinical director, Gama Healthcare, provides an overview of the fundamental best practice that should be carried out by healthcare workers, as well as the solutions and resources available to assist with best practice.
31 Remote monitoring of chronic kidney disease Dr. Robert Lewis argues that patients are keen to embrace web-based remote monitoring, to support self-management of chronic kidney disease. Despite the benefits, some clinicians have been hesitant to adopt the technology. He calls for a change in attitude and shares his insights into the implementation of virtual consultations.
36 Progress in the fight for Hepatitis C elimination
The momentum gained in tackling Hepatitis C before COVID-19, should not – and need not – be lost, says Professor Steve Ryder. He provides an insight into the latest developments in the fight to eliminate Hepatitis C and issues a call to action.
40 Breaking COVID transmission with biocide
Adrian Gee-Turner discusses the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces, the risk of transmission, and the efficacy of hypochlorous acid in killing the virus.
43 Point-of-care scanning: the safety benefits
A recent report highlighted the patient safety benefits and efficiencies that can be gained through point-of-care scanning. Glen Hodgson offers an overview of the Scan4Safety project.
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47 Calls for rapid acceleration of community diagnostics
The NHS must be supported in re-introducing non-COVID-19 services, while shifting diagnostic and treatment services from secondary care to settings closer to patients’ homes. A new report highlights the role of community diagnostics hubs in improving outcomes, reducing pressures on the acute sector and tackling inequalities.
51 Reprocessing high value, sensitive equipment
Dr. Frank Bakker discusses the key factors that must be considered to ensure the reprocessing of sensitive instruments is performed safely, efficiently and without compromising the integrity of the devices. Selection of appropriate chemicals must be made a priority, he explains.
55 Patient safety: the
devil is in the data With the Government announcing its ambition to ‘bust bureaucracy’, Phil Taylor argues that the time is ripe to look at how managing data more efficiently and applying the experiences of high reliability organisations can have a dramatic impact on patient safety.
60 The case for clinical decision support
Even the most experienced consultant will come across new cases and symptoms that they have not seen before. Dr. Stephen Jackson argues that clinical decision support technology could provide vital information to help reduce errors and boost efficiency across the NHS.
63 Ensuring safe, effective healthcare technology
Adverse events involving medical devices continue to occur. Understanding and learning from these events is crucial to protecting patients from harm. John Amoore describes how the safe and effective application of medical devices can be enhanced by analysis of care processes using holistic models.
67 Reducing risks of prostate biopsy
Dr. Alice Green, Health Enterprise East (HEE), provides an insight into innovation in prostate biopsy that could reduce the risk of infection and make diagnosis safer for patients.
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