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The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units (2008)
Journal Article
Harkness, M., & Clark, V. (2008). The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units. Scottish Medical Journal, 53, 24-27

BACKGROUND: Concerns about the safety and supply of donor blood mean that clinicians are increasingly looking for alternatives to allogenic blood transfusion. One such alternative is cell salvage. Theoretical concerns about the safety of giving sal... Read More about The use of cell salvage during obstetric procedures: an audit of Scotland's maternity units.

Writing for publication: A case study. (2008)
Journal Article
Hislop, J., Murray, R., & Newton, M. (2008). Writing for publication: A case study. Practice Development in Health Care, 7(3), 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdh.262

Writing for publication is an important part of professional practice in the health care professions. It is one way of reflecting on and improving practice, and writing skills developed through the publication process may enhance practitioners' abili... Read More about Writing for publication: A case study..

A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2008). A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth. British Journal of Midwifery, 16, 432-437

The aim was to develop a scale--the Birth Participation Scale (BPS)--which midwives can use to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth participation. The objectives were to use the BPS to: detect whether fathers genuinely want to be... Read More about A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth.

The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia (2008)
Journal Article
Fleming, M. P., Martin, C. R., Miles, J., & Atkinson, J. (2009). The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice,

Rationale, aims, objectives  The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) was designed as a measure of illness perception and has been used extensively for measuring the perceptions of people with physical illness. Latterly modified versions of the IPQ... Read More about The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia.

People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems (2008)
Journal Article
Slevin, E., McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Taggart, L. (2008). People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15(7), 537-546. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01262.x

This study describes the evaluation of an assessment and treatment unit for people with learning disabilities. Results showed the main reasons for admission for the 48 people admitted to the unit were because of challenging behaviours and mental heal... Read More about People with learning disabilities admitted to an assessment and treatment unit: impact on challenging behaviours and mental health problems.

Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter) (2008)
Journal Article
Barker, P., Buchanan-Barker, P., Biley, F., Cooper, D., Cooper, P., Elliott, L., …Wilkin, P. (2008). Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter). British Journal of Psychiatry,

Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: A review (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Powell, A., Hoskins, G., & Neville, R. (2008). Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: A review. BMC Family Practice, 9(40), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-40

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic illness among children and accounts for 1 in 5 of all child GP consultations. This paper reviews and discusses recent literature outlining the growing problem of physical inactivity among young people wit... Read More about Exploring and explaining low participation in physical activity among children and young people with asthma: A review.

The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice (2008)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Savage‐Grainge, A., Martin, C., Hill, C., Brown, S., Buckle, J., & Miles, J. (2008). The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice. Journal of Mental Health Training, Educat

Despite the efficacy, political will and numbers of mental health practitioners trained in psychosocial interventions, they remain scarcely available in routine clinical practice. External factors such as the inability of mental health organisations... Read More about The role of intrinsic factors in the implementation of psychosocial interventions into routine clinical practice.

The use of seclusion in learning disability services. (2008)
Journal Article
Powell, H., Alexander, A., & Karatzias, T. (2008). The use of seclusion in learning disability services. Learning Disability Practice, 11, 12-16

Seclusion is commonly used in learning disability health services, despite the lack of demonstrated effectiveness. This article reviews the use of seclusion in learning disability services. As relevant literature was limited, literature from the men... Read More about The use of seclusion in learning disability services..