AIM To evaluate the effect of an education programme on nurses' knowledge, attitude and competence on suicide prevention and management for patients with suicide attempt or ideation and their family members; and to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the programme from the participants' perspectives. BACKGROUND Providing care for patients with suicidal ideation or after suicidal acts in g...

BACKGROUND The two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, which is one of the most widely used methods for measuring healthcare spatial accessibility, defines the catchment area of each facility as the area within a certain distance from the facility. However, in some cases, the service utilization behavior is constrained by administrative boundaries, therefore the definition of catchment...

BACKGROUND People with dementia often die badly, receiving end-of-life care of poorer quality than that given to those who are cognitively intact. AIMS To define good end-of-life care for people with dementia and identify how it can be delivered across care settings in the UK. METHOD In-depth interviews were conducted with 27 bereaved family carers and 23 care professionals recruited from t...