Publications by authors named "D J Nicholas Hind"
Aim: Guidelines play a crucial role in improving patient care by providing clinicians with up to date evidence-based recommendations. A vast number of guidelines exist on the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this scoping review was to identify current surgical IBD guidelines, assess their quality and identify areas of variation between the existing guidelines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is used to triage people with signs or symptoms of a colorectal cancer (CRC). Recent guidelines have recommended further research to improve access, uptake and return of FIT. This systematic scoping review aims to understand the barriers and facilitators to FIT testing in symptomatic patients.
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- - The gene associated with alpha-thalassemia mental retardation X-linked is a chromatin remodeler linked to severe conditions like intellectual disability and facial anomalies, among others.
- - A report highlights a 7-year-old Moroccan boy with significant intellectual challenges, autistic traits, specific facial features, and other physical issues, linked to a newly discovered variant in this gene.
- - The identified variant (c.745G>A) shows strong predictions of being harmful and impacts a highly conserved protein domain, indicating further research is necessary to confirm its significance for proper genetic counseling.
Background: Resilience Hubs provide mental health screening, facilitation of access and direct provision of psychosocial support for health and social care keyworkers in England affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Aim: To explore implementation of the Hubs, including characteristics of staff using the services, support accessed, costing data and a range of stakeholder perspectives on the barriers and enablers to Hub use and implementation of staff well-being support within the context of the pandemic.
Design: Mixed-methods evaluation.
Background: In the UK, epilepsy care involves both specialists (for example, neurologists) and generalists (for example, GPs). Policymakers typically consider that epilepsy care should be integrated and involve both specialists and generalists. However, few understand exactly how patients view and compare specialist and generalist care.
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