People with a ‘severe mental illness’ (SMI) are those who suffer from a psychiatric illness for a prolonged period of time that seriously affects their social functioning, professional functioning and functioning in the community, and who are in need of professional care or treatment. SMI is not limited …

Background Hospital admissions are common in the last phase of life. However, palliative care and advance care planning (ACP) are provided late or not at all during hospital admission. Aim To provide insight into the perceptions of in-hospital healthcare professionals concerning current and ideal practice …

Movement disorders in dementia are not well known yet they have a devastating effect on the quality of life and the abilities of a person with dementia. Paratonia is one of these movement disorders that are already present in 10% of the population with dementia in the early stages and increase up to …

Perioperatieve zorg rondom een TKA: veranderingen binnen Nij Smellinghe in de periode 2009 t/m 2020

Eerste publieke presentatie van SPRONG "creating cultures of care"

Werkbezoek aan Noord-Nederland over leefstijl en gezondheidOp maandag 6 maart bracht de minister van VWS, Ernst Kuipers, een werkbezoek aan Noord-Nederland. Hij bezocht UMCG en Nij Smellinghe. De onderwerpen van het werkbezoek zijn gelinkt aan leefstijl en gezondheid. In Drachten ging LifeLines, de grootste …

This chapter describes the growing influence of point-of-care diagnostics (POCD) on the daily lives of citizens, their immediate families, and healthcare providers. With a view to the future, the most important contemporary developments in this field are discussed, such as noninvasive sensor technology …

Online support communities are gaining attention among child-attracted persons (CAPs). Though research has largely focused on the negative consequences these environments create for potential offending, they may also provide a beneficial alternative to more formal treatment settings. To assess the utility …