Trainee's workload and support in out-patient clinics: Keele survey

Social Work in Mental Hospitals and Out-Patient Clinics

The Child Guidance Council has always been interested in demonstrating the value of psychiatric social work for adult patients. As far back as 1927, a worker was loaned to the psychiatric department of a general hospital, but it was not till 1930 that a beginning was made in introducing such workers into hospitals dealing with acute mental patients. In 1929 permission had been obtained for stud...

Cancer-related neuropathic pain in out-patient oncology clinics: a European survey

BACKGROUND Although pain is frequently experienced by patients with cancer, it remains under-treated. The primary aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cancer-related neuropathic pain (CRNP) in patients with chronic pain who attended an outpatient clinic for standard care in Europe (irrespective of the reason or stage of the cancer). The secondary aims of this study were to charac...

Workload in genitourinary medicine clinics in England.

Work loads in venereal disease--sexually transmitted disease (STD)--genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics have risen greatly in recent years. The increase in viral infections which are more difficult and time consuming to manage than those caused by bacteria and the higher expectations and demands of patients have combined to increase workloads more than the case figures indicate. This prompted ...

A system of feedback from out-patient clinics.

Prescription patterns and drug use among pregnant women with febrile Illnesses in Uganda: a survey in out-patient clinics

BACKGROUND Malaria is a public health problem in Uganda; affecting mainly women and children. Effective treatment has been hampered by over-diagnosis and over-treatment with anti-malarial drugs among patients presenting with fever. In order to understand the effect of drug pressure on sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance in pregnancy, a sample of pregnant women presenting with fever in out...