Helen Saul

With high rates of psychological ill-health among NHS nurses, midwives and paramedics, individual interventions to boost resilience are not enough – structural and cultural reform of the workplace is also needed The NHS needs healthy and motivated staff to provide high-quality care, but nurses, midwives and paramedics have high rates of poor psychological health.

Researchers assessed the best method to identify relatives with familial hypercholesterolaemia after someone is diagnosed with the condition. Abstract After someone is diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolaemia (inherited high cholesterol), they, a clinician, or both, contact their relatives to suggest they come forward for testing. This article discusses a study that explored the best method of identifying these affected relatives.

A groundbreaking nurse-led study challenged accepted practice for providing oxygen to children on ventilators in intensive care This article discusses oxygen saturation targets for children on ventilators in intensive care. Research compared outcomes among children who received a high level of oxygen (more than 94% of the blood’s capacity) with those who received less oxygen (88-92% of the blood’s capacity).