Within the framework of hospital, a medical act “can only be performed with free and informed consent patient”. . What are levers for healthcare professionals in order to have care accepted? The problem that emerges from these first reflections is: “How can deal patient’s refusal care?” patient has right withdraw his consent, such as refusing an act, treatment or care. questions even about very...

This study aimed to reveal dietary difficulties among vulnerable people affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake. We analyzed 148 copies of assessment sheets for special need diets recorded members Japan Dietetic Association-Disaster Assistance Team dispatched damaged areas and summarized their complaints life stage symptoms. A total 432 were grouped into four stages; three lactating woman, infants,...

Abstract • The number of smart home devices is increasing. They are used by vulnerable people regardless whether they designed specifically for them or the general population (eg, door locks, alarms, voice assistants). This article focuses on children and inherently adults, analyses how to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when latter use products, a particular focus UK thro...

In The BMJ this week, two experts discuss whether the Assisted Dying Bill, to be debated at the House of Commons next month, would provide adequate protection for vulnerable people from harm. The new Bill, presented by Mr Rob Marris MP, proposes legislation that would allow doctors to help terminally ill and mentally competent adults to die by prescribing drugs that patients would administer th...

19 p22 pracTical prOcedures illustrates procedures. This week: catheter drainage and support p24 iNNOVaTiONs reports on nurse-led initiatives. This week: improving care in dermatology p26 guided learNiNg includes online cpd. This week: the Mental capacity act – ethics p29 deVelOpMeNT shows how nurses are developing practice. This week: specialist support network p32 researcH presents research p...

The projected doubling of the >75-year-old population in the next 20 years presents a major challenge.1 While standards of care in general practice have risen steadily over the past 30 years, for vulnerable older people the picture is different. The term ‘vulnerable’ covers multimorbidity, functional incapacity, and socioeconomic and psychological problems severe enough to put the patients at s...

Channel repertoires, the subsets of available channels that viewers actually watch, have typically been measured by relying on respondent recall. Using minute-by-minute peoplemeter data from Beijing, this study operationalized channel repertoire as the channels actually watched for 10 or more consecutive minutes during the week. On average, Chinese viewers used 13 channels, about one third of t...