Elements: in this month's issue 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Patient dying in hospital: an honoured guest in an honoured place? 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Introduction: Review Series - Connected Health 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

What is Connected Health and why will it change your practice? 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

As a society we have to re-imagine our health and social care models to meet the challenge of an ageing population with greater levels of chronic disease. The digital revolution offers us the potentia...

Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Bronchiectasis is a chronic debilitating condition with considerable phenotypic diversity. A vicious cycle of infection and inflammation exists in damaged airways with patients suffering from persiste...

Bariatric surgery in women of childbearing age 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Background: Although bariatric surgery in women of childbearing age reduces the risks of pregnancy complications associated with maternal obesity, little is known of the effect of gestation on weight ...

Relative and attributable diabetes risk associated with hyperuricemia in US veterans with gout 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Background: Hyperuricemia is known to be a risk factor for incident type 2 diabetes mellitus, but the absolute magnitude of the association is not known. We aimed to evaluate the strength of associati...

Relatives' matched with staff's experience of the moment of death in a tertiary referral hospital 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Background: Although the majority of deaths occur in hospital it has been suggested that dying in hospital is largely a negative experience. Aim: To explore the experience of relatives and staff of p...

The novel use of commonly captured data to assess a district's diabetes service that encompasses both primary and secondary care 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Aim: To identify commonly captured data in the UK to look at the performance of a district’s diabetes care that encompasses both primary and secondary care. Methods: Primary care quality outcomes fra...

Cause of death in Alzheimer's disease: a cohort study 17 Jul 2013 | 04:14 pm

Background: Reporting of cause of death in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has changed over the past few decades but concerns persist over the accuracy of death certificate completion in this s...