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Maternity care and 'Every Child Matters' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The first part of the chapter will provide an introduction to maternity services in the UK and why it is the foundation of ‘Every Child Matters’. It is the earliest healthcare intervention of all for the child and it is essential to get it right for ...
Hutchinson, Fiona
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Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time.
Jan Moellmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nursing's Prescription for a Reformed Health System: Use Exemplary Nursing Initiatives to Expand Access, Improve Quality, Reduce Costs, and Promote Prevention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Highlights innovative nursing initiatives designed, led, or implemented by nurses that expand access, improve quality, promote prevention, and reduce costs as guidance for health reform efforts.

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Dual Artery Compression for Patent Hemostasis and Prevention of Radial Artery Occlusion: The Quebec Terry2 Registry

open access: yesCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Radial artery occlusion (RAO) is a common complication following transradial artery access (TRA). Patent hemostasis is recommended to reduce RAO. Prophylactic ulnar artery compression is a technique to increase the rate of patent hemostasis.
Tomas A. Cieza   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal‐to‐Infant Transfer of Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Via Breastmilk: A Systematic Review of Available Evidence and Clinical Guidelines

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
This review evaluates the available pharmacokinetic data on the plasma‐to‐breastmilk transfer of first‐ and second‐line T2DM drugs against available clinical guideline recommendations. A list of drug therapies for treating T2DM was generated from national and international clinical guidelines.
Katherine Richardson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐ and Clinician‐Related Factors Associated With the Reduction in Opioid Use Among Adults With Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Despite known risks, opioids are widely used for chronic non‐cancer pain (CNCP). Clinical guidelines now recommend deprescribing, but factors predicting success are poorly understood. This systematic review aimed to identify clinician and patient factors associated with attaining successful opioid dose reduction or discontinuation in adults with CNCP ...
Alessandra C. Marcelo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Realizing Health Reform's Potential: How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Examines issues in primary care and outlines the 2010 healthcare reform law's provisions to strengthen it, including temporary hikes in Medicare and Medicaid payments and support for innovations in care delivery and primary care workforce ...
Georgette Lawlor   +3 more
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Secondary schools' preparation for roll‐out of Curriculum for Wales: Case studies of approaches to health and well‐being in the context of national education system reform

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Schools are increasingly positioned as key settings for promoting health behaviours and well‐being. Curriculum for Wales (CfW) represents major national reform of the Welsh education system, placing unprecedented focus on health and well‐being for learners in compulsory education (aged 3–16).
Rochelle Embling   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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