Vanessa Sloane

Apr 3, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Vanessa Sloane |Steve Ford

As I reflect on my 37-year journey in nursing, I believe some of my favourite memories of recent times have come through our partnership with MediCinema and seeing how the magic of film meets the needs of patients, their families, and our care teams. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has always embraced innovation, and in 2014 its CW+ charity set about fundraising to open an in-hospital cinema in partnership with specialist charity, MediCinema.

Nov 3, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | G. J. Melendez-Torres |Louise Crathorne |Eleanor Hepworth |Vanessa Sloane

1 BACKGROUND Quantitative and qualitative evaluations of health system initiatives to improve the response to domestic abuse (DA) have highlighted the potential value of the Domestic Abuse Coordinator (DAC) role within National Health Service (NHS) acute trusts.1, 2 Because the exact description and title of the DAC role vary between NHS acute trusts, there are no exact estimates of its prevalence; however, evaluations have highlighted some common characteristics of the role.