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UTI dipstick tests, and the effects of staff turnover on patients
Talk Evidence
38 minutes 11 seconds
9 months ago
UTI dipstick tests, and the effects of staff turnover on patients
In this first episode of 2025, hosts Helen MacDonald and Juan Franco focus on hospitals - asking how useful UTI dipstick tests really are for acutely ill patients, and what are the effects of staff turnover on patient care in NHS hospitals?
01:11 The use of dipsticks for acutely ill UTI patients
07:48 Interview with UTI paper author
17:26 Turnover of doctors and nurses and the effects on patient care
18:41 Interview with staff turnover paper author
29:34 Helen and Juan’s thoughts on the staff turnover paper
Reading list:
- Diagnostic accuracy of dipsticks for urinary tract infections in acutely hospitalised patients: a prospective population-based observational cohort study.
- Nurse and doctor turnover and patient outcomes in NHS acute trusts in England: retrospective longitudinal study.
Talk Evidence
The podcast from The BMJ for evidence based medicine Talk Evidence: where research, guidance and practice are debated and demystified
