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People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report (2017)
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Truesdale, M., & Brown, M. (2017). People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland: 2017 Health Needs Assessment Update Report. Glasgow: NHS Health Scotland

The health needs assessment provides a broad overview of the current research evidence of the health needs of adults with learning disabilities. It is an update of the 2004 health needs assessment.

The Scottish Approach: A case study of the Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy (2017)
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Lloyd, A. (2017). The Scottish Approach: A case study of the Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy. Scottish Government: The Scottish Government

This report sets out the findings from a series of interviews with partner organisations involved in the design and delivery of Scotland’s first national Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Strategy, published in 2015. Staff were interviewed about... Read More about The Scottish Approach: A case study of the Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy.

Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice (2017)
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Cunningham, M., France, E. F., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Roberts, R. J., …Noyes, J. (in press). Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice. NIHR

Background: Meta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnographies is often poor and this has limited the utility of meta-ethnography... Read More about Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice.

Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors (2017)
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Cataluna, A. M., O'Connor, S., Konig, A., Combet Aspray, E., & Meer, N. (2017). Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors. Scotland, UK: Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Young Academy of Scotland, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, launched a call for case studies on 12 May 2017, with the objective of capturing the impact, whether positive or negative, perceived or factual, of the Brexit vote... Read More about Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors.

Our Visit (2017)
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James, K., Sneddon, B., Brown, M., & Tolson, D. (2017). Our Visit. Edinburgh: Queens Nursing Institute Scotland

The QNIS study explored hospital visiting time for people with dementia from the perspective of professional care givers. This was important because older people with dementia experience significant health inequalities compared to those without a d... Read More about Our Visit.

EWIN Bitesize Case Study: Development of an Accelerated Post-Registration Nursing Programme (2017)
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Sutcliffe, K., McNamee, M., & Kennedy, R. (2017). EWIN Bitesize Case Study: Development of an Accelerated Post-Registration Nursing Programme. Health Education England & NHS North West

This case study is one in a series of studies curated to capture best practice, and highlight innovations, from the joint Health Education England (HEE) working across the North West and Voluntary Sector North West ‘Learning Matters’ awards 2017. The... Read More about EWIN Bitesize Case Study: Development of an Accelerated Post-Registration Nursing Programme.

A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST in Scotland: Final Report (2017)
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Dobbie, F., Purves, R., McKell, J., Dougall, N., White, J., Campbell, R., Amos, A., Moore, L., & Bauld, L. (2017). A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST in Scotland: Final Report. University of Stirling: Scottish Government

Executive Summary This report presents findings from a process evaluation of the ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) pilot in Scotland. ASSIST is a licensed peer-led, schoolbased smoking prevention programme that encourages the dissemination of... Read More about A process evaluation of the implementation of ASSIST in Scotland: Final Report.

Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme (2016)
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Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2016). Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow City Council; Macmillan Cancer Support

This is the first report from a five-year evaluation of Glasgow’s ‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ programme. Improving the Cancer Journey (hereafter referred to as ICJ) was launched in 2014. ICJ is a community-based service supporting people affected... Read More about Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme.

Evaluation of Improving Cancer Journeys (2016)
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Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2016). Evaluation of Improving Cancer Journeys. Glasgow: Macmillan Cancer Support UK

First report of five year evaluation.

How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. (2016)
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Pollock, C., Marie Rice, A., McMillan, A., & Veitch, L. (2016). How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Education for Scotland

Project Summary This project was led by a team of academics from The Scottish Collaboration for the Enhancement of Pre-registration Nursing (SCEPRN). The project purpose was to follow up on previous literature reviews completed, that addressed compl... Read More about How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland..

Technical Appendix: TCAT (2016)
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Campbell, K., & Johnston, L. (2016). Technical Appendix: TCAT. Scotland: Macmillan Cancer Support

No abstract available.

An evaluation of the Jacksonville developmental center closure (2016)
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Vasudevan, V., Lulinski, A., Heller, T., Owen, R., Rizzolo, M. K., Spassiani, N., Schmidt, A. J., & Friedman, C. (in press). An evaluation of the Jacksonville developmental center closure. The Illinois Department of Public Health

In January 2012, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced his rebalancing initiative in an effort to move away from institutionally-based services toward community-based supports for people with IDD. The goal was to close four State Operated Developmen... Read More about An evaluation of the Jacksonville developmental center closure.