The implications of day surgery for in-patient hospital wards
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The substantial increase in the use of day surgery in the UK has brought some benefits, such as reducing waiting times and improving efficiency. However, less attention has been given to the impact of this trend on the work of nurses on in-patient surgical wards. Nurses on these wards must now undertake a great deal more work in the area of pre-assessment and post-operative follow-ups, and must adapt to changes in the traditional division between the role of hospital-based staff and that of community nurses.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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Children first?: as the House of Commons health committee prepares for its investigation into children's health
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The House of Commons health committee inquiry into children's health is to begin shortly, with the aim of producing recommendations for government strategy bringing coherence to such a fragmented area. Issues will include the shortage of paediatric nurses and paediatricians, bed closures and training.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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