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Ensuring effective intercultural communication in the emergency department
Globalisation and migration trends are reflected in emergency departments (EDs), which increasingly care for patients and employ staff from diverse cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds. EDs are busy, pressured and unpredictable environments where effective communication with patients and families is c...
Updated: 18 January 2023 -
Gloucestershire nurse receives RCN Award of Merit
Matthew Stewart from Gloucestershire has been given a prestigious Award of Merit at the Royal College of Nursing’s annual Congress in Liverpool.
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
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Biological basis of child health 4: an overview of the central nervous system and principles of neurological assessment
This article is the fourth in a series on the biological basis of child health. It explains the embryological development of the nervous system and describes some of the anatomical and physiological features of the central nervous system, which is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. It also outl...
Updated: 16 September 2024 -
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The Me first communication model
This article explores communication and decision-making with children and young people in healthcare. Children and young people report that healthcare professionals are good at explaining and helping them to understand what will happen to them, but that they do not feel involved in decision-making a...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Using coaching and action learning to support staff leadership development
During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, nurse leaders and managers have been compelled to prioritise immediate issues in their clinical areas and put aside the professional development of staff. However, leadership development for individuals and teams is essential to ensure nurses feel valued...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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‘Guiding Lights for effective workplace cultures’: enhancing the care environment for staff and patients in older people’s care settings
While much attention has been given to organisational culture, there has been less focus on workplace culture. Yet workplace culture strongly influences the way care is delivered, received and experienced. An effective workplace culture is crucial for the well-being of individual staff members and t...
Updated: 5 September 2024 -
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Sexual health and well-being in later life
Sexual health in later life is becoming increasingly important as more people are reaching older age and are remaining sexually active well into their seventies and beyond. Alongside this, as more older people seek new relationships following partner death or divorce, the rates of newly diagnosed se...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: clinical knowledge and skills for learning disability nurses
People with learning disabilities may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding to maintain their nutritional status when they have a congenital deformity or severe infection that makes eating and drinking difficult. In addition, people with learning disabilities may have severe...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Osteoporosis and fragility fractures: risk assessment, management and prevention
Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal condition characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of the bones that disproportionately affects older people. Older people with osteoporosis are at increased risk of sustaining fragility fractures, and this risk is compounded by factors s...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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How to get care right for people with learning disabilities in the emergency department: ask and engage
Healthcare professionals are legally obliged to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that people, including those with learning disabilities, can access appropriate and timely care. However, although people with learning disabilities are high users of general health services, staff have little unde...
Updated: 18 January 2023
