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Skin reactions in radiotherapy
How a toolkit helped staff to assess and manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions
Causes and strategies for moisture lesions
Moisture lesions often cause pain and distress. A number of strategies can be adopted to prevent and treat dermatitis associated with urinary or faecal incontinence
Use of emollients in dry skin conditions
Emollient therapy can help to prevent skin breakdown in dry skin conditions
Treating plantar warts: what to do when patients take matters into their own hands
A patient applied bleach to her verrucas after they had not responded to treatment carried out by a hospital’s dermatology team. The outcomes are discussed
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What is the most effective method of preventing and treating incontinence associated dermatitis?
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How can community nurses improve quality of life for patients with leg ulcers?
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If a wound is infected with anaerobic bacteria, are there specific dressings that should not be used?
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Best practice guidelines for the prevention and management of incontinence dermatitis
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The importance of emollients in treating the increasing incidence of atopic eczema
News
MRSA becoming more common in the community
Cases of MRSA in the UK are becoming more common outside of hospitals, experts have said.
Post menopausal women who take PPIs have higher hip fracture risk
Post-menopausal women who take common indigestion drugs are 35% more likely to suffer a hip fracture, research suggests.
Children with 60% burns should be transferred to specialist care
Children with burn injuries over 60% of their total body surface area (TBSA) should be immediately transferred to a specialised burns centre for treatment, experts have recommended.
Nursing Times launches new pressure ulcer prevention learning unit
Keep yourself up-to-date on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers with Nursing Time’s latest online learning unit: Pressure Ulcer Prevention.
Scabies outbreak shuts hospital wards
Two wards at a hospital in Sussex had to be closed to new admissions for 48 hours after an outbreak of scabies.
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'The NHS pensions calculator paints a bleak picture'
On Friday, just as the news team was busy putting Nursing Times to bed, the DH posted a “pensions calculator” on its website to provide an “illustrative estimate” of how the proposed changes to the NHS pension scheme will affect members.
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The importance of emollients in treating the increasing incidence of atopic eczema
Emollients offer a safe and cost-effective means of managing dry skin conditions, such as eczema, with patient education an important part of treatment
Behind the Headlines
Fish pedicure risk 'very low'
“Trendy fish pedicures could spread HIV and hepatitis C,” The Sun has reported.
Does heart drug boost cancer survival?
Beta-blocker drugs could be a “skin cancer ‘lifesaver’,” the Daily Mail has reported.
Tanning 'damages deep skin layers'
“Sunbeds may be even more dangerous than previously feared,” the Daily Mail has today reported.
Coral studied for sunscreen abilities
The Daily Express has reported that a “pill that stops you getting sunburn” could “prevent thousands of skin cancer deaths” and be “widely available in the UK within five years”.
