Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of general practices working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital, and voluntary services in their local areas. Introduced in England as part of the NHS Long...
A community physiotherapist provides specialist physiotherapy care to patients within their homes or local community settings. They play an essential role in managing mobility, function, and rehabilitation, particularly for patients...
A district nurse is a registered nurse who provides community-based care primarily in patients’ own homes or residential care settings. They play a crucial role in primary healthcare, ensuring continuity of care and supporting...
A palliative care nurse specialises in providing care to patients with life-limiting or terminal illnesses. Their primary focus is improving quality of life by managing symptoms, providing emotional support, and ensuring holistic care...
Hemianopsia is a visual field defect involving loss of vision in half of the visual field in one or both eyes. It is most commonly caused by lesions along the retrochiasmal visual pathway. Types of hemianopsia Clinical features Patients...
The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme was launched in England in 2008 to provide evidence-based treatments for common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders. It is now rebranded under...
QRISK3 is a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction tool developed in the UK to estimate a person’s 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke. It is an update to the earlier QRISK2 algorithm, incorporating additional risk...