Deborah Robertson

End-of-life care in a global pandemic

This editorial considers how end-of-life decision making has been impacted by the SARS-COVID-19 pandemic (Pattison, 2020). They state that the ‘unprecedented and unfolding global has forced healthcare...

Adapting to the new normal

As I write this editorial it is the beginning of a new academic year and preparations are almost complete for the new intake of students across the wide range of healthcare-related programmes, both...

Prescribing in end of life care

Two publications reviewed look at the prescribing of anticipatory medications at the end of life..

Opioid drugs: a high risk prescribing area?

Richards et al (2020) start this paper by looking at the current picture of prescribing of opioids in a primary care setting. They acknowledge that research shows that an increase in opioid...

COVID-19's impact on healthcare staff: the evolving picture

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is at the heart of controlling the spread of the COVID-19 infection in hospitals and care setting, as well as the wearing of face masks in public spaces. The use...

Professional prescribing has made progress

Starting students face new standards

Old drugs for new indications