scholarly journals Eligibility criteria for elderly mentally ill continuing-care National Health Service patients: are they being met and do they need revision?

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Eligibility Criteria

scholarly journals Scottish rehabilitation services: eight year follow-up

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Robin G. McCreadie ◽  
Douglas J. Williamson ◽  
Lesley J. Robertson
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Psychiatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Local Authorities

A survey of Scottish psychiatric rehabilitation and support services, carried out in 1983 (McCreadie et al, 1985), found that although there were wide between-hospital differences, the National Health Service in Scotland was making considerable efforts to provide services for the long-term mentally ill. However, services provided by local authorities were seriously deficient.

scholarly journals Uncertainty among Scottish psychiatrists over NHS continuing care guidance

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 381-383
Author(s):  
Gary S. Stevenson ◽  
Agnieszka Philipson ◽  
Gordon McLaren
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
The South

Aims and MethodTo examine knowledge among Scottish psychiatrists of the 1996 guidance on National Health Service (NHS) responsibility for continuing healthcare, a postal questionnaire was devised and sent to the 132 consultants and specialist registrars in the South-East Scotland Deanery in May 2007.ResultsTwo-thirds of the clinicians (67%, n= 88) responded, 88% of whom had in-patient responsibilities. Only 24% responded positively to an awareness of the current Scottish guidance. There was a strong association between awareness of the guidance and psychiatric speciality, and greater awareness among clinicians with previous experience of a relevant complaint or appeal.Clinical ImplicationsUncertainty about NHS continuing healthcare guidance among practising psychiatrists suggests a need for increased awareness of the issues, with training implications for the new guidance on NHS continuing healthcare in Scotland which became effective in February 2008.

scholarly journals Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Counseling in a Community Sexual Health Clinic for Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lisbon, Portugal

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Ribeiro ◽  
Miguel Rocha
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Sexual Health ◽  
National Health ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Introduction: Pre-exposure prophylaxis is defined as the use of antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV acquisition in uninfected individuals. Recognizing the increasing use of informal pre-exposure prophylaxis in Portugal, CheckpointLX, a community clinic targeted to men who have sex with men in Lisbon, Portugal, began offering counselling and follow-up services prior to formal introduction. This study aims to characterize pre-exposure prophylaxis users attending CheckpointLX before formal pre-exposure prophylaxis introduction in Portugal, and those who were referred to pre-exposure prophylaxis in the National Health Service following formal approval of pre-exposure prophylaxis.Material and Methods: Data was collected by peer counsellors between May 2015 and September 2018 and inserted in a database. Medical care followed the European AIDS Clinical Society recommendations for pre-exposure prophylaxis eligibility, initiation and follow-up. For formal pre-exposure prophylaxis, the General-Directorate for Health’s Pre-exposure Prophylaxis guidelines checklist was used.Results: Until the end of May 2018, CheckpointLX had a total of 90 appointments for wild pre-exposure prophylaxis, of which 64 (71%) were first time visits. As for the 380 service users referred to the National Health Service, most were Portuguese (n = 318, 84%), and the mean age was 31 (8.9) years old. Condomless sex in the last six months with partners of unknown HIV status was the most common eligibility criteria (n = 59, 83%).Discussion: Pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery should be complemented with effective information on the importance of immunization and education on safer practices of drug administration, in the scope of broader preventive sexual health care.Conclusion: Much remains to be done in Portugal to ensure that pre-exposure prophylaxis is available to those who need it the most. Offering pre-exposure prophylaxis at community clinics could be a first step.

Clinical commissioning group criteria for rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty in England: survey of current guidance

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (7) ◽  
pp. 591-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
E E Ross ◽  
S Anari
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Nasal Obstruction ◽  
National Health ◽  
Functional Impairment ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Nasal Blockage ◽  
Current Guidance

AbstractObjectiveProcedures of limited clinical value require pre-authorisation in the National Health Service, of which rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty are two such operations. This study surveyed clinical commissioning groups within England to document the variable eligibility criteria for rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty.MethodsIn February 2016, a letter was sent to 209 clinical commissioning groups requesting their rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty commissioning criteria.ResultsA total of 200 clinical commissioning groups responded. Although 89.5 per cent allow septorhinoplasty in the presence of nasal obstruction, further criteria, such as documented health problems resulting from nasal blockage, severe functional impairment or a specific percentage of blockage, must be shown for septorhinoplasty to be authorised by most of the clinical commissioning groups.ConclusionThere is great variation within individual clinical commissioning groups in England regarding the criteria for septorhinoplasty and rhinoplasty. Some criteria seem not to be clinically relevant and difficult to demonstrate. It is recommended that the guidelines are reviewed and harmonised nationally in future revisions.

The Incidence of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Among a Hospital Population of Long-Stay Female Epileptics

1961 ◽  
Vol 107 (450) ◽  
pp. 909-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Margerison ◽  
D. W. Liddell
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ◽  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Treatment Of Epilepsy ◽  
Long Term Treatment

There are some 23,000 long-stay epileptic in-patients in Britain. Most of these patients are in hospitals for the mentally ill or subnormal or in independent colonies. There are, however, only two hospitals within the National Health Service which cater specifically for the long-term treatment of epilepsy, St. Faith's Hospital, Brentwood, for females, and St. David's, Edmonton, for males. This communication is concerned with the incidence of temporal lobe epilepsy among the long-stay female epileptics at St. Faith's.

Advanced Nursing Practice in Großbritannien – eine persönliche Schilderung

Pflege ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-423
Author(s):  
Elke Keinath
Keyword(s):  
National Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
National Health ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Advanced Nursing Practice

Im Artikel werden persönliche Erfahrungen als Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in der Thoraxchirurgie im National Health Service (NHS) in Großbritannien geschildert. Die tägliche Routine wurde von sieben Kompetenzdomänen bestimmt, nämlich: Management des Gesundheits- und Krankheitszustandes des Patienten, Beziehungen zwischen Pflegeperson und Patient, Lehren und Unterrichten, professionelle Rolle, Leitung und Führung innerhalb der Patientenversorgung, Qualitätsmanagement sowie kulturelle und spirituelle Kompetenzen. Diese Elemente wurden durch die Zusatzqualifikation, selbstständig Medikamente verschreiben und verordnen zu dürfen, erweitert, was dazu beitrug, eine nahtlose Erbringung von Pflege- und Serviceleistungen zu gewähren. Die Position wurde zur zentralen Anlaufstelle im multi-professionellen Team und stellte eine kontinuierliche Weiterführung der Pflege von Patienten und ihren Familien sicher – auch über Krankenhausgrenzen hinweg.

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