Every year increasing numbers of nurses and midwives leave the NHS. In the current climate of staff shortages it is crucial to understand why this is happening and try to resolve the problem; in Birmingham we have taken steps to do this. This article explores the different workforce generations, along with strategies that could enhance nursing and midwifery careers, ensuring they meet the needs of all generations, thereby encouraging practitioners to stay in their profession for longer.
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Int J Eat Disord
December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Ali et al.'s (2024) systematic review and meta-analysis updated a previous meta-analysis on the gap between the need for eating disorder treatment and rates of seeking and receiving eating disorder treatment. They found that less than one-third of individuals with eating disorders sought help for their eating disorder, which was an improvement of only 8% over more than a decade.
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January 2025
United for Metabolic Diseases (UMD) The Netherlands.
Background: Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) may have considerable implications for patients and their families. Despite their individual rarity, covering a spectrum of over 1800 distinct diseases, the diseases collectively exert a significant impact, with often lifelong disabilities. The United for Metabolic Diseases consortium was established to catalyze research with translation into the best possible care.
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December 2024
Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich and University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Introduction: Improving the quality of teaching placements in family medicine practice (FMP) could help to address the shortage of primary care physicians. This study aims to investigate students' evaluations of first-exposure FMP placements, to identify clusters of FMPs that might need to improve their placement quality, and to analyze students' perceptions of the FMP as a learning environment.
Methods: The design was a cross-sectional survey study, including all fourth-year undergraduate medical students at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, who completed a mandatory placement in FMP during 2019-2022.
Front Sports Act Living
December 2024
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Regular physical activity can prevent various physical and mental illnesses or improve their prognosis. However, only about half of the German population meets the WHO recommendations for physical activity. The aim of this study was to identify factors that influence engagement in regular exercise and could help increase physical activity levels in the general population.
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December 2024
Departamento de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Germans Trias I Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España.
Justification and objectives: The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) Psoriasis and Pediatric Working Groups (PSW and PWG) have developed a set of recommendations for the management of pediatric psoriasis based on the best available evidence and experts' opinion. Methodology: The methodology of nominal groups was followed, with help from a scoping review. A coordinator was designated, and a group of experts was selected based on their experience and knowledge on the management of psoriasis.
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