Updating Relatives of Patients Lacking Capacity in General Medicine: A Quality Improvement Project in a District Hospital in the United Kingdom.

Background Patient-centred care involves focussing on the individual's needs. Where patients lack capacity, it is important to involve relatives to better understand their needs, encourage positive healthcare outcomes and provide good quality care. Cultivating good rapport between clinicians and families also improves patient safety and satisfaction.

Outcomes of Percutaneous Image-Guided and Laparoscopic Cholecystostomies in High-Risk Patients With Acute Calculus Cholecystitis: A Five-Year District General Hospital Experience.

Introduction Acute cholecystitis (AC), inflammation of the gall bladder, is one of the most common emergency surgical presentations. In the UK, approximately 15% of the population is estimated to have gallstones, and approximately 20% of them can develop AC. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered the definitive management of AC.