Former gout patient backs University research for a pain-free future
October 22, 2018
A former patient whose life was so badly affected by gout that he considered suicide is backing the results of a University of Nottingham-led study which has shown that some people may still be suffering needlessly. Malcolm Coy is now living pain free, thanks to a specialist nurse-led care approach championed by Professor Michael Doherty …
Hospital discharge – why does it create such issues? And are there any resolutions?
October 6, 2016
A Select Committee report published last week found that the incidences of unsafe discharge from NHS hospitals is still unacceptably high. Professor Justin Waring and Dr Simon Bishop from Nottingham University Business School, led on research, (funded by the National Institute for Health Research), which contributed towards the committee’s findings and its recommendations. The Select …
Inside Out of Mind – a powerful illustration of life on a dementia ward
June 24, 2013
So it was a normal Thursday morning in the press office. I was writing something, probably a blog, when I got a phone call from my manager who was on her way to see the Inside Out of Mind play at Lakeside. She had done a lot of work on promoting the production so was …
Mental health care — working together to reach full potential
October 17, 2012
Mental health professionals need to work together if they are to fulfill their potential and deliver the best possible patient care, a new report has revealed. Dr Hugh Middleton, of the School of Sociology and Social Policy, writes on how research is identifying success stories and offering new strategies for collaboration. Hospital soap operas, everyday …