All Outputs (958)

Graduate skills and the university Armed Service unit experience. (2010)
Report
Williams, A., Egdell, V., & Woodward, R. (2010). Graduate skills and the university Armed Service unit experience

This report is about the university armed service unit experience and the development
of graduate-level skills amongst participants. Drawing on data collected from the
Northumbrian Universities’ Officer Training Corps, Royal Naval Unit and Air Squa... Read More about Graduate skills and the university Armed Service unit experience..

Literature review exploring issues of service user and carer involvement in the assessment of students’ practice. (2010)
Report
Gray, M. & Donaldson, J. H. (2010). Literature review exploring issues of service user and carer involvement in the assessment of students’ practice. Edinburgh, Scotland: Nurse Education Scotland

Executive Summary
This literature review focuses on exploring issues of service users and carer involvement in the assessment of students‟ practice. Recommendations are made to inform the development of a National Approach to Practice Assessment for... Read More about Literature review exploring issues of service user and carer involvement in the assessment of students’ practice..

How can parents escape from recurrent poverty? (2010)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., & Richard, A. (2010). How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?. Edinburgh: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This study explores why disadvantaged parents move into poverty and identifies the specific barriers to them escaping the cycle of low pay/no pay or recurrent poverty. It draws on information from interviews with parents and focus groups with profess... Read More about How can parents escape from recurrent poverty?.

Services noise affecting dwellings. (2009)
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Hutt, R., & MacKenzie, R. (2009). Services noise affecting dwellings

The Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA) propose to review whether the building regulations should address the issue of noise transmission to dwellings from domestic services installations. RMP Acoustics have been commissioned to provide informa... Read More about Services noise affecting dwellings..

The risks of young people abusing sexually at home, in the community or both: A comparative study of 34 boys in Edinburgh with harmful sexual behaviour. (2009)
Report
Allardyce, S., & Yates, P. M. (2009). The risks of young people abusing sexually at home, in the community or both: A comparative study of 34 boys in Edinburgh with harmful sexual behaviour

The role and effectiveness of public-private partnerships (NHS LIFT) in the development of enhanced primary care services and premises; report for the national co-ordinating centre for NHS service delivery and organisation R&D (NCCSDO). (2009)
Report
Beck, M., Toms, S., Mannion, R., Brown, S., Fitzsimmins, D., Lunt, N., & Greener, L. (2009). The role and effectiveness of public-private partnerships (NHS LIFT) in the development of enhanced primary care services and premises; report for the national co-ordinating centre for NHS service delivery and organisation R&D (NCCSDO). York, United Kingdom: National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D (NCCSDO)

Report for the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D (NCCSDO)

Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework. (2009)
Report
Donaldson, J. H., Irvine, L., McArthur, G., Millar, L., & Moffat, A. (2009). Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This project report will discuss the findings of a baseline/scoping exercise of
the National Approach to Mentor Preparation for Nurses and Midwives (Core
Curriculum Framework) (NES 2007) to six mentor preparation programmes in
S... Read More about Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework..

Review of nursing in the community: baseline study. (2009)
Report
Kennedy, C., Elliott, L., Rush, R., Hogg, R., Cameron, S., Currie, M., …Lauder, W. (2009). Review of nursing in the community: baseline study

This baseline study was commissioned by the Scottish Government in order to collect information which will be used in the subsequent evaluation of the new model of community nursing proposed in Scotland (Scottish Executive Health Department 2006).
T... Read More about Review of nursing in the community: baseline study..

A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation services in Edinburgh: A qualitative report. (2009)
Report
Kennedy, C., McIntosh, P., Hogg, R., Gray Brunton, C., & Christie, J. A. (2009). A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation services in Edinburgh: A qualitative report

BACKGROUND:
Childhood immunisation is a complex area in the research literature with a number of contributing influences. Within Edinburgh Community Health Partnership (CHP), recent figures indicated that there was great geographical variety for imm... Read More about A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation services in Edinburgh: A qualitative report..

Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health. (2009)
Report
Woodall, J., Geissler, C., Anderson, V., Atfield, R., Brown, N., Bryson, C., …Ousey, K. (2008). Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health

This report arises from the findings of the Higher Education Academy Joint Subject Centre
Development Project Supporting Part-Time Teaching Staff in Higher Education, which was
conducted between November 2006 and November 2008 on behalf of the Busi... Read More about Supporting part-time teaching staff in higher education: perspectives from business and health..

Employee demand for skills development: a research and policy review (2009)
Report
Johnson, S., Sawicki, S., Pearson, C., Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2009). Employee demand for skills development: a research and policy review

This report presents the results of a detailed review of evidence and policy relating to the factors that influence the engagement of the individual in skills development. It incorporates a broad range of formal and informal learning activities, deli... Read More about Employee demand for skills development: a research and policy review.

Issues of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil – Monument Interaction (2009)
Report
Bouckovalas, G., Gazetas, G., Pitilakis, K., Konstantopoulos, I., Kavvadas, M., Anastasopoulos, I., & Dimitriadi, V. (2009). Issues of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil – Monument Interaction. Earthquake Planning & Protection Organisation of Greece (E.P.P.O.)

Bouckovalas G., Gazetas G., Pitilakis K., Konstantopoulos I., Kavvadas M., Anastasopoulos I., Dimitriadi V., (2009). “Issues of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil – Monument Interaction”. Co‐financed by the European Centre on Prevention & Forecasting... Read More about Issues of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil – Monument Interaction.

Sustainable Community Assets: Business planning for the (re)development of community buildings (2009)
Report
Moobela, C., & Rampton, L. (2009). Sustainable Community Assets: Business planning for the (re)development of community buildings. Portsmouth: South East Coastal Communities Project

This publication is the result of the ideas, experience and knowledge of a range of people. It is informed by a workshop held at the University of Portsmouth in spring 2009 and the results of the Rapid Parish Development Programme run by the local An... Read More about Sustainable Community Assets: Business planning for the (re)development of community buildings.

Smoking outdoors and noise survey: results of project SONoS. (2009)
Report
Smith, S., & Lothian, S. (2009). Smoking outdoors and noise survey: results of project SONoS

Project SONos: smoking outdoors and noise survey. (2009)
Report
Smith, S., & Lothian, S. (2009). Project SONos: smoking outdoors and noise survey

Background to Project
Following the smoking ban in March 2006, complaints were received by local authorities from residents in relation to being disturbed by noise as a result of smokers congregating outside. The aim of Project SONoS is to identify... Read More about Project SONos: smoking outdoors and noise survey..

The Hyporheic Handbook: a handbook on the groundwater-surface water interface and hyporheic zone for environment managers (2009)
Report
Buss, S., Cai, Z., Cardenas, B., Fleckenstein, J., Hannah, D., Heppell, K., Hulme, P., Ibrahim, T., Kaeser, D., Krause, S., Lawler, D., Lerner, D., Mant, J., Malcolm, I., Old, G., Parkin, G., Pickup, R., Pinay, G., Porter, J., Rhodes, G., …Wood, P. (2009). The Hyporheic Handbook: a handbook on the groundwater-surface water interface and hyporheic zone for environment managers. Bristol: Environment Agency

Buss, S., Cai, Z., Cardenas, B., Fleckenstein, J., Hannah, D., Heppell, K., …Wood, P. (2009). The Hyporheic Handbook: a handbook on the groundwater-surface water interface and hyporheic zone for environment managers. Bristol: Environment Agency.

Exploring issues in the use of grading in practice. Commissioned by NHS Education for Scotland. (2009)
Report
Gray, M., & Donaldson, J. H. (2009). Exploring issues in the use of grading in practice. Commissioned by NHS Education for Scotland

Executive Summary
This literature review focuses on exploring issues of grading in practice, including reliability, validity and the implications for mentor preparation and support. Recommendations are made to inform the National Approach Working Gr... Read More about Exploring issues in the use of grading in practice. Commissioned by NHS Education for Scotland..

An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland (2009)
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Watterson, A., Turner, F., Coull, A., Murray, I. & Boreham, N. (2009). An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland. http://www.stir.ac.uk/research/hub/publication/1636: Scottish Government

Introduction 1. Nurse prescribing first became part of the UK government's policy agenda following the Cumberlege Report (DHSS, 1986). By 2001, nurse prescribing was extended to include more nurses and to cover a wider formulary. Nurse prescribers in... Read More about An Evaluation of the Expansion of Nurse Prescribing in Scotland.

Employee demand for skills: a review of evidence and policy (2009)
Report
Johnson, S., Sawicki, S., Pearson, C., Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., & Enterprise, W. M. (2009). Employee demand for skills: a review of evidence and policy. Edinburgh: UK Commission for Employment and Skills

This report presents the results of a detailed review of evidence and policy relating to the factors that influence the engagement of the individual in skills development. It incorporates a broad range of formal and informal learning activities, deli... Read More about Employee demand for skills: a review of evidence and policy.

D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage. (2009)
Report
McCleery, A., McCleery, A., Gunn, L., & Hill, D. (2009). D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage

The D’Art was undertaken in collaboration with Museums Galleries Scotland (formerly Scottish Museums Council), as a preliminary study of the issues, both theoretical and practical, in making an inventory of ICH in Scotland in conformity with the UNES... Read More about D'Art report 36: defining and mapping intangible cultural heritage..