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Tuesday, 15 September 2015
New Books in Nursing & Midwifery
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Monday, 17 November 2014
Patient Safety and Antibiotics - Advice
The Health Service Executive is warning that new bugs are emerging that are multi-resistant. People are being advised to avoid taking antibiotics for a flu or cold, as the HSE says they will get better.
A new website called undertheweather.ie has been set up to give advice on how to treat viral infections.
People are being advised to avoid taking antibiotics for a flu or cold
The HSE says rest, fluid and paracetamol is all people need to get over many of these illnesses.
Dr Philip Crowley, HSE National Director for Quality and Patient Safety, said: "Undertheweather.ie is part of our on-going work to tackle the global threat of overuse of antibiotics, and the fact that antibiotics are becoming less and less effective.
"The common conditions included in the site are almost always caused by a virus, so an antibiotic is useless in dealing with these illnesses, Mr. Crowley said.
"We want to support people to know what to do when they are unwell, and when to get advice from a health professional, but also that antibiotics are almost never the answer when it comes to these common complaints," he added.
www.undertheweather.ie
A new website called undertheweather.ie has been set up to give advice on how to treat viral infections.
People are being advised to avoid taking antibiotics for a flu or cold
The HSE says rest, fluid and paracetamol is all people need to get over many of these illnesses.
Dr Philip Crowley, HSE National Director for Quality and Patient Safety, said: "Undertheweather.ie is part of our on-going work to tackle the global threat of overuse of antibiotics, and the fact that antibiotics are becoming less and less effective.
"The common conditions included in the site are almost always caused by a virus, so an antibiotic is useless in dealing with these illnesses, Mr. Crowley said.
"We want to support people to know what to do when they are unwell, and when to get advice from a health professional, but also that antibiotics are almost never the answer when it comes to these common complaints," he added.
www.undertheweather.ie
Thursday, 1 May 2014
New Books added to our Collection
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Wednesday, 29 January 2014
UK Nursing schools pledge support for Speak Out Safely
Three Schools of Nursing have become the first education providers to back the 'Speak Out Safely' campaign in the UK.
The campaign launched in March 2013 by Nursing Times aims to make it easier for staff to raise legitimate concerns about patient safety.
One of the key aims is for all trusts and nursing organisations to pledge their support for the campaign. Over 60 NHS organisations had so far pledged to support the campaign and add specific protection for staff raising concerns to whistleblowing policies.
In December, they invited organisations involved in nurse education to support the campaign. The first to do so were the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Oxford Brookes University, the Nursing and Healthcare school at the University of Glasgow and the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the Unviersity of Salford.
In December, they invited organisations involved in nurse education to support the campaign. The first to do so were the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Oxford Brookes University, the Nursing and Healthcare school at the University of Glasgow and the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the Unviersity of Salford.
The Dudley Group Foundation Trust and University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust have become the latest acute providers to officially back the campaign.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Patient Safety - Pilot Study 2013
Patient Safety – The Patient Experience
Patient participation is important in improving quality and safety in healthcare. In 2013, the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH) completed a pilot study of primary care looking at the patient’s overall experience, and gathered information including how long a patient has been attending their GP, patient experience in contacting their GP by phone, the length waited to see their GP and patient confidence and trust in out of hours GP services.
Patient participation is important in improving quality and safety in healthcare. In 2013, the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH) completed a pilot study of primary care looking at the patient’s overall experience, and gathered information including how long a patient has been attending their GP, patient experience in contacting their GP by phone, the length waited to see their GP and patient confidence and trust in out of hours GP services.
Chief Executive Dr Hilary Dunne explains the benefit of such research, the need to empower patients to provide them with real opportunities to voice their opinions in an independent way, and what the patient experience can teach us about primary care in Ireland.
Thursday, 5 December 2013
New books in Nursing & Midwifery Library
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