Two major studies of health promotion interventions in the general practice setting appear to show that nurses are less effective than doctors in influencing people to make necessary lifestyle changes. But, as this briefing argues, both studies were heavily dominated by the medical model. Such an approach, focusing on ill-health, not health, fails to take into account the wider social and economic factors influencing individuals' behaviours. Far from indicating the need for greater input from doctors, the studies serve to reinforce arguments against the medical model in health. promotion, and underline the need for the health-oriented approach which now underpins all nursing education and training.
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{"title":"Why breastfeeding is best for babies.","authors":"M Gordon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75899,"journal":{"name":"Health visitor","volume":"68 5","pages":"203-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18751578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Health visitors based at the Ely Bridge fundholding practice in Cardiff were concerned about the low uptake in child immunisations. The health visitor team describe how they developed a joint immunisation protocol in collaboration with primary health care team colleagues to enable improved uptake in line with the Health of the Nation and GP contract targets.
{"title":"Developing an immunisation protocol for the primary health care team.","authors":"J Clark, J Day, E Howe, P Williams, A Biley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Health visitors based at the Ely Bridge fundholding practice in Cardiff were concerned about the low uptake in child immunisations. The health visitor team describe how they developed a joint immunisation protocol in collaboration with primary health care team colleagues to enable improved uptake in line with the Health of the Nation and GP contract targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":75899,"journal":{"name":"Health visitor","volume":"68 5","pages":"196-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18751576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Housing. More costs and no benefits.","authors":"L Ogilvy-Smith","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75899,"journal":{"name":"Health visitor","volume":"68 4","pages":"165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18734724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A successful bid to the health promotion department by an inner city Glasgow GP enabled two health promotion officers to offer support groups to mothers with young children. Jacki Gordon, Robbie Robertson and Margaret Swan describe their approach and how mothers benefited from this additional support.
{"title":"'Babies don't come with a set of instructions': running support groups for mothers.","authors":"J Gordon, R Robertson, M Swan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A successful bid to the health promotion department by an inner city Glasgow GP enabled two health promotion officers to offer support groups to mothers with young children. Jacki Gordon, Robbie Robertson and Margaret Swan describe their approach and how mothers benefited from this additional support.</p>","PeriodicalId":75899,"journal":{"name":"Health visitor","volume":"68 4","pages":"155-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18734720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The UKCC post-registration education and practice (PREP) regulations come into effect this month. HVA education officer Sarah Forester answers some of the questions commonly raised by members about the new requirements for renewal of registration.
{"title":"The new PREP requirements.","authors":"S Forester","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The UKCC post-registration education and practice (PREP) regulations come into effect this month. HVA education officer Sarah Forester answers some of the questions commonly raised by members about the new requirements for renewal of registration.</p>","PeriodicalId":75899,"journal":{"name":"Health visitor","volume":"68 4","pages":"161-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18734722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Pearson, A Kelly, M Connolly, M Daly, F O'Gorman
The department of health is keen to explore the potential of the nurse practitioner to substitute some areas of health care for the more expensive medical practitioner. The RCN has developed a specialist course for nurse practitioners. But as yet there is no clear definition of the role or educational status of the nurse practitioner. This professional briefing examines the issues, and suggests that attempts to define a specific nurse practitioner discipline and role limits its potential, and the potential for the development of current community nursing practitioners.
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