Purpose Iron deficiency anemia can be the first presentation of right-sided colon cancer.
There is an impression that because this presentation is nonspecific it may be associated …

NICE and NHS England are working with the Shared Decision Making Collaborative to
encourage shared decision making in England. 1 The collaborative, established in 2015 …

Problem The need to develop a patient pathway for emergency admissions who have a
previously undiagnosed cancer. Design The existing patient pathway was audited and …

INTRODUCTION Electronic booking of out-patient appointments is being rolled out in
England under the 'Choose and Book'programme. We set up and ran a local electronic …

INTRODUCTION Increasing patient autonomy in the pre-operative period may help to
lessen the anxiety associated with undergoing a surgical procedure, and may enhance …

Abstract Background To evaluate NHS England London region's approach to the
revalidation appraisal of responsible officers in London, exploring perceptions of the quality …

The removal of T lymphocytes from intestinal allografts prior to transplantation would prevent
graftversus-host disease and might also weaken the unusually severe rejection response …

This study assessed whether screening of host tissues for graft cells could be used as an
effective monitor of rejection following small bowel transplantation. Allogeneic rat small …

Non-attendance for barium enema investigation wastes resources, prolongs waiting times
and delays diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma. In an inner-city hospital with a previous non …

Introduction: Emergency day case surgery for drainage of abscesses is an established care
pathway that is not widely practised. This paper reviews the current length of stay for patients …