NIHR Summaries

We know that low nurse staffing levels in hospital wards are associated with worse outcomes for patients and staff, but there is little evidence – if any – to give us an optimal safe staffing level

Compassion is key in nursing, but are interventions designed to foster it effective? A systematic review found that the evidence is too weak to allow us to draw firm conclusions

CBT, short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy and brief interventions are all effective for adolescent depression. This summary of an NIHR-funded study includes an online self-assessment to test your understanding of the research

Parents want reliable information on the benefits and risks of vaccination, and time to discuss it with health professionals. This summary of an NIHR-funded study includes an online self-assessment to test your understanding of the research

Through a democratic exercise involving service users as well as professionals, a research team has determined an agenda with five priorities to improve basic care in hospital

Inappropriately placed nasogastric tubes can cause serious harm to patients. This summary of an NIHR-funded study includes an online self-assessment to test your understanding of the research

Case management can help prevent unplanned hospital admissions of patients with heart failure. This summary of an NIHR-funded study includes an online self-assessment to test your understanding of the research

There is evidence that lower nurse staffing levels are associated with worse patient outcomes, but it is difficult to translate it into practice.