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Little - NIHR PGfAR - REducing Common infections in Usual practice for Recurrent respiratory tract infections (RECUR) (November 2017)
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has funded the RECUR Programme to develop and test interventions to find out if they can reduce the frequency, severity and duration of respiratory infections (such as colds, sore throats, sinus, ches...
Everitt - NIHR HTA - Amitriptyline at low-dose and titrated for irritable bowel syndrome as second-line treatment (The ATLANTIS Study): A double-blind placebo controlled trial
We want to find out whether a tablet called amitriptyline helps people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Amitriptyline will be prescribed by a GP, at a low dose, when other treatments (e.g. changes to diet) have not worked. We are interested in it...
ICU staffing models
The number of nurses providing care to critically ill patients can result in better or worse outcomes for patients and staff. Over 170,000 people spend time in intensive care units in England and Wales each year, the majority surviving to be discharg...
Safer and more efficient vital signs monitoring to identify the deteriorating patient: An observational study towards deriving evidence-based protocols for patient surveillance on the general hospital ward
Taking measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and other vital signs is an important part of care for nearly all patients in hospital. Staff and patients often refer to this as taking observations. Changes in observations are used to ...