Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Police have opened an investigation into abuse of patients at a mental health hospital uncovered by the BBC. Panorama filmed staff assaulting , inappropriately restraining and secluding and verbally abusing and humiliating patients at the Edenfield Centre run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals “in very many cases” because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), the Care Quality Commission has warned. It said the issue was exacerbated for people from black and minority groups living in deprived areas.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In this article, we’ll look at how the behavioral interview technique can provide deeper insights to better inform your hiring decisions. We’ll also provide some sample behavioral interview questions for nurses that you can use and adapt to save time. A nurse candidate prepares to answer a behavioral interview question.

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a webinar for the American Hospital Association with two colleagues from Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and spans 17 hospitals and over 260 care delivery sites with 1.7 million patient encounters per year.

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Relias

OCTOBER 14, 2022

No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. While still having too few hospitals/birth centers, an increase to over just 60 OB providers per 10,000 births would change a county’s designation from maternity care desert to low-access. Bonding with patients and families. No obstetric providers.

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