Professional nurse (London, England)
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The National Service Framework for older people could be described as the most important of the Government's frameworks because it covers the greatest number of people. This paper summarises key aspects of the NSF's eight standards for caring for older people and discusses the implications for nursing practice in hospitals, residential care homes and the community.
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Laboratory research has shown promising results for using plant-derived, synthetic or endogenous cannabinoids for analgesia. However, human studies are few and far between and have been held up by the law and the lack of standardised extracts. This paper considers these drugs' potential uses in pain management.