Carboxypeptidase E is a peptide processing enzyme, involved in cleaving numerous
peptide precursors, including neuropeptides and hormones involved in appetite control and …

Background Safe assessment of severe underweight in children is important but experience
suggests a frequent lack of understanding. Here we sought evidence from a wide spectrum …

A Check and Correct checklist has previously been developed to increase feedback on
prescribing quality and enhance physicians' focus on patients' drug charts during ward rounds. …

It is increasingly recognised that leadership skills are a key requirement in being successful
in surgery, regardless of speciality and at all levels of experience and seniority. Where the …

Integrated care is a healthcare approach focused around the patient perspective, which aims
to promote better coordination and continuity of care across organisational boundaries. 1 …

In this article the author discuses the increasing availability of a wide range of high-quality
electronic-learning (e-learning) resources. He opines that the approach of computers …

Dame Turner-Warwick’s podium piece1 highlights some of the historic differences between
managers and clinical leaders within the NHS. It also expresses frustration at the failure to …

Background As clinical leadership becomes an expectation in medical professionals of the
future, careful consideration needs to be given to the planning, design, structure and …

Background: Children and young people are used as cases and standardised patients in
clinical exams and teaching courses. Consultation with them suggests that education and …

There is a well recognised need to shift a significant proportion of hospital-based care to the
community, 1 and a corresponding increase in out-of-hospital specialist presence is needed …