Get your 10 a day! The Nursing Care Standards for Patient Food in Hospital (PDF 1.92 MB)

Standards to improve the nutritional care and food experience of patients in hospital.

Hospital Statistics 1 April 2005 - 31 March 2006

Volume 1: Programme of Care

Acute Hospital Portfolio Year 3 Regional Summary (PDF 1153 KB)

February 2006 - report providing an overview of the performance of the Northern Ireland Trusts

Acute Hospital Portfolio - Catering Services in Northern Ireland Regional Summary (PDF 105 KB)

March 2003 - sets out the main findings from the study and key conclusions

Acute Hospital Portfolio - Accicent & Emergency in Northern Ireland Regional Summary (PDF 80 KB)

October 2003 - main findings arising from the study and the key conclusions

Acute Hospital Portfolio - Day Surgery in Northern Ireland Regional Summary (PDF 80 KB)

October 2003 - main findings arising from the study and the key conclusions

Aspects of gastrointestinal immunology and nutrition in human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in Brazil

Mucosal surfaces have a fundamental participation in many aspects of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection pathogenesis. In Brazilian HIV-1 infected subjects, loss of weight and appetite are among the most debilitating symptoms. In this review we describe a defined mucosal immunogen that has profound but transient effects on HIV viral load, and we suggest that gut associated lymphoid tissue under constant immunostimulation is likely to provide a major contribution to the total levels of HIV. We also show that hypermetabolism appears to play a role in the wasting process in Brazilian patients coinfected with HIV and tuberculosis.

Análisis de la puesta en marcha de una unidad de ortogeriatría en un hospital universitario de tercer nivel

L'objectiu d'aquest estudi és definir les característiques dels pacients ingressats per fractura de maluc, així com avaluar l'eficàcia de la posada en marxa d'una unitat de ortogeriatria (UOG) en un hospital universitari de tercer nivell. L'atenció de malalts amb fractura de maluc a la nostra UOG resulta beneficiosa tant per al pacient com per al sistema sanitari, en reduir l'estada mitja hospitalària i la necessitat d'un recurs sociosanitari en el moment de l'alta.

Mejoría de la calidad de vida en pacientes ancianos tras un programa de intervención en un Hospital de Día de Geriatría (HDG)

Objetivo: analizar si un programa de intervención geriátrica en un HDG mejora la calidad de vida (CV) en los pacientes ancianos. Método: estudio longitudinal que incluyó 110 pacientes que ingresaron entre Enero de 2007-Diciembre 2009. Se administró el Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) al inicio/alta. Resultados: Al analizar las puntuaciones del NHP al inicio y al alta, se observó mejoría en la dimensión de CV de movilidad física (p=0,002) y emoción (p=0,04), así como en la puntuación global del NHP (p=0,04). Conclusiones: el ingreso en un HDG mejora la CV de los ancianos, especialmente en movilidad física y estado emocional.

Etiología y evolución a largo plazo de la hemoptisis amenazante en un hospital universitario.

La hemoptisis amenaçant (HA) es una emergència de la qual la broncoscòpia i l’angiografia han millorat el pronòstic. L’objectiu d’aquest estudi va ser seguir la evolució d’aquests pacients a curt i llarg plaç. S’inclogueren els pacients ingressats per HA en un hospital de referència entre 1994 i 1996 als quals es realitzaren tècniques broncoscòpiques i angiografiques seguin la seva evolució als 5 anys. Les etiologies més freqüents varen ser les bronquiectasis i la tuberculosis. La broncoscòpia es mostra segura com a mesura de localització i terapèutica transitòria, la arteriografia va ser més definitiva a llarg plaç.

TT virus infection in children and adults who visited a general hospital in the south of Brazil for routine procedure

TT virus (TTV) is a newly described nonenveloped human virus, with a circular, negative-stranded DNA genome, that was first identified in the blood of a patient with posttransfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology. PCR primers and conditions used for TTV DNA amplification may greatly influence the level of TTV detection in serum. Three PCR assays, with different regions of the genome as targets, were used to test TTV DNA in 130 sera from children and adults visiting a hospital in the south of Brazil, most of them for routine procedure. Forty-four percent of adult sera and 73% of sera from children aged 0-10 years were TTV positive with at least one PCR assay. However, the three assays were able to detect only 33%, 35%, and 70% of the total positive samples. Our results showed a high prevalence of TTV infection in the south of Brazil, particularly among young children, and confirmed the necessity of performing several PCR assays to assess the true TTV prevalence in a determined population.

Hospital Statistics 1 April 2004 - 31 March 2005

Volume 1: Programme of Care

Northern Ireland Hospital Statistics 1999/2000 to 2004/2005 (pdf 86 kb)

Key Facts

Guidance on Discharge from Hospital and the Continuing Care in the Community of People with a Mental Disorder who could Represent a Risk of Serious Physical Harm to Themselves or Others (PDF 985 KB)

Guidance on Discharge from Hospital and the Continuing Care in the Community of People with a Mental Disorder who could Represent a Risk of Serious Physical Harm to Themselves or Others