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Guidelines for your written work - PDF
These guidelines have been written with the express aim of helping you to ensure that all aspects of your written work have been addressed. The attached document contains more useful information about your written work.
Studying at a distance - Link
Guides and assistance with distance learning from Teesside University.
Informed Consent Declaration Form - PDF
A completed copy of this form MUST accompany your patient-based case study.
Confidentialty & Informed Consent Form - PDF
A completed copy of this form MUST accompany your patient-based case study.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) - Link
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
British Medical Journal - Link
The BMJ aims to lead the debate on health, and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients.
Department of Health - Link
The official Government website. Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals. The National Service Frameworks are also available on this site.
Health Protection Scotland - Link
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) was established by the Scottish Executive to strengthen and co-ordinate health protection in Scotland.
Healthcare Commission - Link
The Healthcare Commission is the independent watchdog for healthcare in England. We assess and report on the quality and safety of services provided by the NHS and the independent healthcare sector, and work to improve services for patients and the public.
National Health Service - Link
NHS Choices is a comprehensive information service that aims to put you in control of your healthcare. The service is intended to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services when you need them.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence - Link
NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.
NHS Alliance - Link
The NHS Alliance is the only organisation that brings together PCTs with practices, clinicians with managers and Board members - and NHS Primary Care with its patients. It is completely independent of government (and of any particular interest group or political party too) though it is happy to work in partnership with all bodies associated with the NHS providing its values and principles are not compromised.
NHS Centre for Review and Dissemination - Link
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is a department of the University of York and is part of the National Institute for Health Research. CRD undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organisation of health care.
Primary Care Nurses Network - Link
Primary care nurses are critically important in delivery of day-to-day care of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases.

The new Primary Care Nurses Network (PCNN) is developing innovative programmes which will help you to meet the goals established in the GMS contract and other standards of care.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - Link
SIGN is responsible for the development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines in Scotland containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence.

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