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'“As much as I miss it… I can't bring myself to go back”: Experiences of early career registered nurses who leave nursing.' (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bastow, F., Atherton, I., McLuckie, C., & Mahoney, C. (2024, September). '“As much as I miss it… I can't bring myself to go back”: Experiences of early career registered nurses who leave nursing.'. Presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2024, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Background There is evidence of a nursing workforce crisis with increasing intention to leave (Royal College of Nursing, 2021), yet little is known about the experience of leaving the profession or direct nursing care. Actual nursing turnover need... Read More about '“As much as I miss it… I can't bring myself to go back”: Experiences of early career registered nurses who leave nursing.'.

Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland. Presented at International Population Data Linkage Conference 2022

Objectives To compare health service usage of people who died at home in Scotland during the Covid-19 pandemic to the population who died at home prior to the pandemic, as a proxy measure of end-of-life care availability during the pandemic. Appr... Read More about Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland.

Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. (2022, June). Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results). Paper presented at 19th International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS 2022), Edinburgh

Deaths at home in Scotland increased by approximately 36% in 2020 and 2021 compared to the 2015-2019 period. Only about 2% of home deaths were Covid-related. This represented a shift of deaths from hospital to home during the pandemic and entailed a... Read More about Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results).

Excess deaths at home: engagement with service providers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C., Garcia-Lopez, Y., & Atherton, I. (2021, August). Excess deaths at home: engagement with service providers. Presented at Scottish Bereavement Steering Group 2021, Glasgow, UK

P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leung, J., Macleoad, C., McLaughlin, D., Woods, L., Henderson, R., Watson, A., Kyle, R., Hubbard, G., Mullen, R., & Atherton, I. P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland

Introduction: Previous research has shown that the uptake of health screening programs can be influenced by various demographics, such as deprivation, gender and, more recently, rural residence. This study tested the hypothesis that rural populations... Read More about P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland..