| 20 November 2009 - e-Learning for Healthcare |
| e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH) is an e-learning programme providing national, quality assured online training content for the healthcare profession. |
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| 20 November 2009 - Acumen - the acute medicine network |
| ACUMEN is a web-based learning resource for trainees in acute and general medicine. |
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| 20 November 2009 - Guidance for safer handling during resuscitation in hospitals |
| This guidance from the Resuscitation Council, first published in 2001, has been revised and updated in November 2009. |
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| 20 November 2009 - National Support Team for Response to Sexual Violence |
| Details of the role of the National Support Team for Response to Sexual Violence, published 2nd November 2009. |
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| 20 November 2009 - The role of healthcare students in pandemic flu - excluding medical students |
| New guidance on the potential deployment of nursing, midwifery and other healthcare students in the event of a national emergency, published by the Department of Health on 11th November 2009. |
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| 20 November 2009 - The contribution of medical students to services in pandemic flu |
| New guidance in the event of a national emergency, published by the Department of Health on 11th November 2009. |
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| 20 November 2009 - Report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia |
| New report published by the Department of Health on 12th November 2009. |
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| 20 November 2009 - Managing urgent mental health needs in the acute trust |
| A guide by practitioners, for managers and commissioners in England and Wales, published by the AoMRC on 30th May 2008. |
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| 20 November 2009 - Early recognition of meningitis and septicaemia - vital signs for frontline nurses |
| Guidance from the Meningitis Research Foundation, published June 2007. |
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| Records in the collection are now displayed, by default, within topics, in reverse chronological order with the newest items at the top of the list. You continue to be able to re-sort your results by title, publisher or publication type from the "search results options" box on the right of the results display. For more information see the "help" page. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Standards for the management of open fractures of the lower limb |
| A short guide from the British Orthopaedic Association, published 1st October 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Early management of meningococcal disease in children |
| Protocol for early recognition of meningococcal disease in children, from the Meningitis Research Foundation, published 23rd March 2007. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Deaths in acute hospitals |
| Report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), published 5th November 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - 'NHS Evidence - health management' Key Topics |
| The following Key Topics from 'NHS Evidence - health management' have recently been updated:
Emergency care services, updated 18 November 2009.
End of life care, updated 26 October 2009.
Managing long-term conditions, updated 11 September 2009.
National Stroke Strategy, updated 5 November 2009.
Out-of-hours services in primary care, updated 8 October 2009.
Patient safety: adverse events reporting, updated 7 October 2009.
Patient safety: organisational arrangements, updated 14 October 2009.
Preparation for potential pandemic influenza, updated on 11 November 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Management of abnormal vaginal discharge in women - quick reference guide for primary care |
| New guidance from the Health Protection Agency, published in February 2009, updated in October 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Diagnosis of UTI - quick reference guide for primary care |
| Quick Reference Guide from the Health Protection Agency on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection, updated October 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - MRSA - screening and suppression - quick reference guide for primary care |
| Guidance from the Health Protection Agency, updated October 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Infectious diarrhoea - the role of microbological examination of faeces |
| Quick reference guide from the health protection agency, for primary care of infectious diarrhoea, updated in October 2009. |
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| 19 November 2009 - Confidentiality - guidance from the General Medical Council |
| Guidance on the principles of confidentiality and respect for patients' privacy, published 12th October 2009. |
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| 18 November 2009 - Swine flu - guidance for planners |
| New guidance from the Department of Health and the Cabinet Office, to support pandemic planners based on the latest science and understanding of the swine flu virus, published 22nd October 2009. |
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