"We need people to staff our NHS and care service. We need people to support key Scottish industries like agriculture. We need university graduates building their lives in Scotland and contributing to our economy." Watch: The home secretary unveiled the plans on Sky ...
Second is meeting patients, from an affordability perspective, where they are. Understanding where a patient’s threshold is for when they might need payment plan options and making those payment plans available to a patient readily. You don’t want the patient waiting 45 or 60 days, getting t...
As the demographic shift towards an ageing population accelerates [1,2], a transition to care home or supported living facilities may become the most viable option for older individuals living alone and requiring high-level supervision and care [3,4]. In Scotland, UK, care homes provide 24-h...
Campus respondents described while retirement home options are only possible for seniors with financial means, that this was worth considering as a potential option to further expand continuum offerings while also providing a campus with a wider economic base to support fixed overhead costs, cost reco...
quality based on the specific design of each study, taking into account the unique features of each type. The scores for the MMAT range from 0 to 100% depending on the study design criteria. Studies with lower scores (e.g., below the 50% threshold), indicating potential methodological ...
For the healthcare professional dealing with infections presents two main problems. First, managing detainees or police personnel who have contracted a disease and may be infectious or unwell, and second, handling complainants of assault, including polic
• Is it best to use a fixed ratio or the LLN for the diagnostic FEV1/FVC threshold? What are the characteristics of patients in the community who are diagnosed with COPD according to the fixed ratio formula and not according to the LLN? • Should a CXR always be done as part of ...
Prioritised questions in each disease domain The 62 questions in the five disease domains prioritised at the 80% threshold are listed in Tables 3–7. All the seven questions achieving 100% consensus emphasised the need for a practical 'primary care approach'. Two questions were in the asthma ...
The threshold for consensus (75%) was reached on the wording of draft attainment levels for the standard on assessment of adherence to pharmacological therapy, but levels were not retained after several respondents queried the selection of cut-points and the feasibility of implementing the levels....
e-health literacy (eHealth literacy score, eHEALS) with a threshold score of 26 set as an estimate of high or low eHealth literacy where higher scores represent better eHealth literacy35.12. All-cause mortality (medical records); cardiovascular and renal events, new onset diabetes (self-report...