Outputs (30)

The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis (2021)
Journal Article
Stewart, H., Ali-Knight, J., Stephen, S., & Kerr, G. (2022). The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis. Event Management, 26(1), 157-175. ht

Dementia is a progressive disorder that affects how the brain works, and in particular the ability to remember, think and reason. It affects speech, mood, mobility, behavior and how people perceive and respond to the world around them. Contemporary a... Read More about The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis.

Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kydd, A. B., Smith, S., King, L., Gentleman, M., Walsh, N., Head, K., & Smart, F. (2018). Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people. Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1), 232. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.861

The study is a partnership of nursing students, academics and older people, designed to hear the stories of older people’s good and poor care in the community and within care settings. We recruited 27 older people aged 60–92 living in the community a... Read More about Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people.

Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, S., & Willis, D. (2018). Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice. In M. Prendergast, & M. Brophy (Eds.), Sharing compassion: A fortuitous journey of illumination. Dublin: Rainsford Press

This chapter will explore evidence related to the use of stories and narratives to support learning in compassionate nursing care practice. The aim is to present how stories are used to support such learning and what evidence exists to determine deve... Read More about Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice.

Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Johnston, L., & Smith, S. (2017, April). Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland. Poster presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2017, Oxford

Background: The Transforming Care after Treatment programme in Scotland (TCAT) aims to improve the after care for people living with and beyond cancer by focussing on improving patient experience/outcomes, enhancing service integration/coordination,... Read More about Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland.

Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Gentleman, M., Conway, L., & Sloan, S. (2017). Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 11

There is an emergent recognition in healthcare that people need to be at the heart of services, and experiences of care matter; these should therefore be recognised and enhance practice. The aims of this research were to evaluate an NHS development... Read More about Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback.

Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what? (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, S., James, A., Brogan, A., Adamson, E., & Gentleman, M. (2016). Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what?. Journal of Compassionate Health Care, 3(6), https://doi.org

Background From 2007 until 2012 Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Care in conjunction with NHS Lothian, collaborated on a programme of action research entitled, the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme. One s... Read More about Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what?.

Exploring the compassion deficit debate. (2016)
Journal Article
Stenhouse, R., Ion, R., Roxburgh, M., Devitt, P. F., & Smith, S. D. (2016). Exploring the compassion deficit debate. Nurse Education Today, 39, 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.019

Several recent high profile failures in the UK health care system have promoted strong debate on compassion and care in nursing. A number of papers articulating a range of positions within this debate have been published in this journal over the past... Read More about Exploring the compassion deficit debate..

Evaluation of the Compassionate Connections Learning Resource: final report (2015)
Report
Smith, S., & Harkness, M. (2014). Evaluation of the Compassionate Connections Learning Resource: final report. Edinburgh: NHS Education for Scotland

No abstract available.

Transforming Care After Treatment Programme Evaluation (2015)
Report
Cruickshank, S., Campbell, K., Smith, S., Holland, A., & Johnston, L. (2015). Transforming Care After Treatment Programme Evaluation. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University

Baseline Report January 2015

Can compassionate care be taught? Experiences from the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme (2014)
Book Chapter
Adamson, E., & Smith, S. (2014). Can compassionate care be taught? Experiences from the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme. In S. Shea, R. Wynyard, & C. Lionis (Eds.), Providing Compassionate Health Care: Challenges in Policy and Practice, (235-25

No abstract available.