All Outputs (27)

Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone. (2011)
Journal Article
Wood, M., & Brown, S. (2011). Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone. Organization, 18, 517-540. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350508410387961

A line of flight is essentially a movement of creativity, a practical act or a way of living that wards off or inhibits the formation of ‘centres’ and stable powers in favour of continuous variation and free action. This article supports the arts-bas... Read More about Lines of flight: everyday resistance along England’s backbone..

What makes men talk about health? (2010)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2010). What makes men talk about health?. Journal of Gender Studies, 10, 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589230120053300

This paper compares two research projects which explored men’s beliefs about their health. The concern of the paper is not with the findings themselves, but with the methodological issues concerned, in particular, the issue of interviewing men about... Read More about What makes men talk about health?.

Why don’t teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study. (2010)
Journal Article
Brown, S., & Guthrie, K. (2010). Why don’t teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 15, 197-204. https://doi.org/10.3109/13625181003763456

Objectives: to investigate the causes of unintended pregnancies and, in particular, reasons for non-use of contraception among young women attending a day unit for surgical abortion. Methods: women between the ages of 16 and 20 attending a day unit... Read More about Why don’t teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study..

Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: a randomised placebo controlled crossover trial (2009)
Journal Article
Richmond, S. J., Brown, S., Campion, P. D., Porter, A. J. L., Klaber Moffett, J. A., Jackson, D. A., …Taylor, A. J. (2009). Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: a randomised placebo controlled crossover trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 17, 249-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2009.07.002

Objectives: to test the effectiveness of a typical magnetic wrist strap for reducing pain and stiffness, and for improving physical functioning amongst patients with osteoarthritis. Design: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial... Read More about Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: a randomised placebo controlled crossover trial.

Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women’s choice of method. (2009)
Journal Article
Kane, R., Irving, G., Brown, S., Parkes, N., Walling, M., & Killick, S. (2009). Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women’s choice of method. Quality in Primary Care, 17, 107-114

Background This study aims to explore the views of women concerning their choice of long-acting method of contraception. Method: two-hundred and eighty-six women who had either been sterilised or fitted with an etonorgestrel (ETN) implant or the le... Read More about Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women’s choice of method..

UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement? (2008)
Journal Article
Fitzsimmons, D., Beck, M., Toms, S., Brown, S., Mannion, R., & Lunt, N. (2008). UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement?. Systemist / United Kingdom Systems Society, 30, 117-135

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) were both introduced by the UK government as part of a drive to improve public service provision. Both PFI and LIFT focus on leveraging the key strengths of the public an... Read More about UpLIFTIng PFI : does LIFT improve public-private procurement?.

Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement? (2008)
Journal Article
Fitzsimmons, D., Brown, S., & Beck, M. (2008). Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement?. Journal of risk and governance, 1, 137-156

The UK government introduced the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and, latterly, the Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) in an attempt to improve public service provision. As a variant of PFI, LIFT seeks to create a framework for the effective pro... Read More about Does the UK Local Finance Improvement Trust (LIFT) initiative improve risk management in public-private procurement?.