Chris Barber

Rare health conditions 13: tuberculosis, whooping cough (pertussis) and malnutrition

The purpose of this series is to highlight a range of rare health conditions: those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000. Many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions, given the high number of them. This thirteenth article will briefly explore three of these conditions: tuberculosis, pertussis and malnutrition.

Rare health conditions 12: Rickets, Alport syndrome, scurvy, spinocerebellar ataxia 3

The purpose of this series is to highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions given the high number of these conditions. This twelfth article will briefly explore four more of these conditions.

Rare health conditions 11: idiopathic myositis, foetal anticonvulsant conditions and agnosia

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those who affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions given the high number of these conditions. This eleventh article will briefly explore three of these conditions: idiopathic myositis, foetal anticonvulsant conditions and agnosia.

Rare health conditions 14: glucagonoma, porphyria and hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions, given the high number of them. This fourteenth article will explore three of these conditions: glucagonoma, porphyria and hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

Rare health conditions 16: body dysmorphic disorder and cystic fibrosis

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions given the high number of these conditions. This sixteenth article will briefly explore two of these conditions: body dysmorphic disorder and cystic fibrosis.

Rare health conditions 8: Smith-Magenis syndrome, anorchia and Harlequins ichthyosis

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions given the high number of these conditions. This eighth article will briefly explore three of these conditions: Smith-Magenis syndrome, Anorchia and Harlequins.

Rare health conditions 15: long QT syndrome, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, Zellweger syndrome and Van der Woude syndrome

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually fewer than 1 person in every 2000 and many HCA...

Rare health conditions 7: diabulimia, precocious puberty, intersex/hermaphrodite

The purpose of this series is to briefly highlight a range of rare health conditions. Rare health conditions are those that affect no more and usually less than 1 person in every 2000, and many HCAs and nurses will encounter some of these conditions given the high number of these conditions. This seventh article will briefly explore three of these conditions: diabulimia, precocious puberty, intersex/hermaphrodite.

Men's health 11: employment and industrial injury

Work-related health conditions and injuries affect both men and women and have significant financial and human cost implications for the individual worker, his or her employer and the government. This 11th article on mens health will focus on the forms that these health conditions and injuries can often take, along with their associated financial and human costs. The role of the HCA will be briefly touched upon.

Future directions of learning disability care (13/13)

This article, the last in a series of 13, will provide a brief summary of the preceding articles and will look to the potential and possible future of learning disability care and services. The implementation of the ‘Valuing People’ White Paper will serve as the starting point for this look into the future.