Exploring community nurses' views on the implementation of a local Weight Management Pathway.

This research explores the views of community nurses on the implementation of a local Weight Management Pathway (WMP). WMP's are a recognised tool used to reduce levels of excess weight and obesity and are recommended by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), yet locally there is no WMP in place. A qualitative interpretative phenomenological approach was employed and a focus group of community nursing staff was conducted.

Clinical implementation of a knowledge based planning tool for prostate VMAT.

Background: A knowledge based planning tool has been developed and implemented for prostate VMAT radiotherapy plans providing a target average rectum dose value based on previously achievable values for similar rectum/PTV overlap. The purpose of this planning tool is to highlight sub-optimal clinical plans and to improve plan quality and consistency.

Methods: A historical cohort of 97 VMAT prostate plans was interrogated using a RayStation script and used to develop a local model for predicting optimum average rectum dose based on individual anatomy.

Client and staff views on facilities and services, before and after the convergence of sexual, reproductive and women's services.

Objective: To evaluate client and staff views on existing facilities and services, before and after the convergence of sexual, reproductive and women's services.

Methods: Evaluation involved questionnaire survey of clients and staff, one-to-one interviews with staff and review of routinely collected clinical activity data.

Results: The integration of the three services led to a reduction in stigma associated with attending sexual health services.