Exploring staff experiences and perceptions of patient-perpetrated violence in hospital settings: A qualitative study.

Aims: To explore hospital staff experiences and perceptions of patient-perpetrated violence.

Design: Descriptive qualitative study.

Methods: Twelve semi-structured interviews (June-August 2022) were held with a diverse sample of hospital nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, security and a non-clinical manager.

'Speaking Up' for patient safety and staff well-being: a qualitative study.

Background: Freedom To Speak Up Guardians (FTSUGs) and Confidential Contacts (CCs) were appointed nationally following the Mid Staffordshire inquiry to listen to and support staff who were unable to address concerns through normal channels of communication.

Aim: Explore perceptions of an FTSUG and CCs through shared experiences and personal stories.

Objectives: (1) Explore perceptions of an FTSUG and CCs.

A Systematic Review of Violence Risk Assessment Tools Currently Used in Emergency Care Settings.

Introduction: Violence risk assessment is commonplace in mental health settings and is gradually being used in emergency care. The aim of this review was to explore the efficacy of undertaking violence risk assessment in reducing patient violence and to identify which tool(s), if any, are best placed to do so.

Methods: CINAHL, Embase, Medline, and Web of Science database searches were supplemented with a search of Google Scholar.

Developing a Process for Criteria-Led Discharge: Selection of Patients for Efficient and Effective Discharge (SPEED).

Background: Criteria-led discharge (CLD) is an approach for maximizing bed capacity by expediting patient discharge.

Problem: In acute medicine settings, patients commonly have multiple medical problems, which render single care pathway and clinical protocols of limited use. CLD offers potential, but little evidence exists about how to best implement it in these contexts.

A Systematic Review of Criteria-Led Patient Discharge.

Background: This article reports on a systematic review conducted to critique safety, quality, length of stay, and implementation factors regarding criteria-led discharge.

Purpose: Improving patient flow and timely bed capacity is a global issue. Criteria-led discharge enables accelerated patient discharge in accordance with patient selection.

Principles for discharging patients from acute care: a scoping review of policy.

Background: Acute medicine units (AMUs) are part of acute hospital care, where length of patient stay is short and turnover is high. Expediting patient discharge safely is a major function of AMUs, which need up-to-date bespoke guidance.

Aim: To carry out a scoping review of UK discharge policy to critically consider, compare and contrast the relevant discharge policies and guidance that underpin the assessment of acute patient discharge.

Providing a navigable route for acute medicine nurses to advance their practice: a framework of ascending levels of practice.

This article conveys concerns raised by delegates at the International SAM Conference (Manchester, 2015) regarding how to advance nursing practice in acute medicine. It endeavors to capture the essence of 'how to advance practice' and 'how to integrate advanced practice' within the workforce structures of an acute medicine unit (AMU). It addresses the production of tacit knowledge and the recognition and integration of this to developing the nursing workforce.