Investigational medicinal products are available to patients through two pathways. The first is by participating in a clinical trial, the second as part of a compassionate use program, which is the use of an investigational medicinal product outside a clinical trial in patients with serious or life-threatening diseases for which no other treatment is available or expected to be effective. Usual...

Abstract Self-compassion, a healthy way of relating to oneself, may promote psychological resilience during adolescence. How adolescents engage with self-compassion, and whether they have distinct self-compassionate or uncompassionate profiles, is unclear. This study investigated potential self-compassion profiles based on responses the Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form (SCS-SF) examined their r...

(1) Background: There is limited empirical knowledge concerning aspects of healthcare that contribute to a good patient experience from the patient's perspective and how patient feedback informs service development. (2) Aim: To examine the issues that influence the effectiveness of communication on patient satisfaction, experience and engagement, in an acute National Health Service (NHS) settin...

BACKGROUND The consistent delivery of compassionate health and social care to older people is a matter of global concern to the nursing profession and the public it serves. The development and evaluation of effective interventions to address this concern is of prime importance. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES This paper draws on findings from previous research to propose the use of a novel implementation...

This comment on Professor Fotaki’s Editorial agrees with her arguments that training health professionals in more compassionate, caring and ethically sound care will have little value unless the system in which they work changes. It argues that for system change to occur, senior management, government members and civil servants themselves need training so that they learn to understand the effec...

Nursing education is a rigorous and demanding pursuit, requiring comprehensive understanding of medical knowledge, critical thinking skills, effective clinical practice. The success nursing students in academic settings influenced by myriad factors that encompass both cognitive non-cognitive determinants. This paper examines the key determinants, which include thinking, problem-solving abilitie...

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A re today’s nurses ready for the challenge of leading healthcare reform based on best practices and current evidence, ensuring safety and quality in all aspects of care, integrating principles of patient-centered care, and leading interprofessional teams while being fiscally responsible, ethical, caring, and compassionate caregivers? Although the question is complicated and multifaceted, the i...