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Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion (2010)
Journal Article
O'Byrne, L., Darlow, C., Roberts, N., Wilson, G., & Partridge, M. R. (2010). Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 19(3), 248-253. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2010.00028

Aims: To assess whether information in general practitioner (GP) referral letters provides a basis for selection of diagnostic tests in patients referred for specialist respiratory advice. Methods: We undertook a prospective study within a respi... Read More about Smoothing the passage of patients from primary care to specialist respiratory opinion.

The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff? (2010)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., & Bull, P. (2010). The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 28, 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903229876

This study concerns midwives' obedience/conformity to direction from a senior person. We sought to identify whether midwives just went along with what a midwife at management level suggested, or instead altered their views to match. In the first cond... Read More about The situational argument: do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?.

Urban renewal: a new house does not a new life make. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallagher, M. B., Harb, A., Pettigrew, J., Robinson, K., Warren, A., McKay, E. A., …Cahill, M. (2010, May). Urban renewal: a new house does not a new life make. Poster presented at 15th World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland (2010)
Journal Article
O'Connell, J. E., & McKay, E. A. (2010). Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(5), 219-228. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802210x12734991664228

The Mental Health Commission (2006a) and the Department of Health and Children (2006) have identified a gap in the knowledge relating to the interventions carried out by mental health workers in community mental health teams (CMHTs) in Ireland. The p... Read More about Profile, practice and perspectives of occupational therapists in community mental health teams in Ireland.

Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review (2010)
Journal Article
Hall, J., Peat, M., Birks, Y., Golder, S., Entwistle, V., Gilbody, S., …Wright, J. (2010). Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review. BMJ quality & safety, 19(5), 1-7. https://doi.org/1

There is growing international interest in involving patients in interventions to promote and support them in securing their own safety. This paper reports a systematic review of evaluations of the effectiveness of interventions that have been used w... Read More about Effectiveness of interventions designed to promote patient involvement to enhance safety: A systematic review.

Exploring stakeholder experiences for the MMR and HPV vaccines: A qualitative study in progress. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., McIntosh, P., & Hogg, R. (2010, April). Exploring stakeholder experiences for the MMR and HPV vaccines: A qualitative study in progress. Paper presented at Scottish School of Primary Care Conference

Background: Childhood immunisation is an important public health issue which protects against infectious diseases. Uptake of vaccines is complex in the literature with various barriers and facilitating influences implicated. These influences have be... Read More about Exploring stakeholder experiences for the MMR and HPV vaccines: A qualitative study in progress..

Occupational boundary work, community nurses and changes to generalist working: A qualitative case study and the implications for patient care. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hogg, R., Gray Brunton, C., & Kennedy, C. (2010, April). Occupational boundary work, community nurses and changes to generalist working: A qualitative case study and the implications for patient care. Poster presented at Scottish School of Primary Care Co

Background: Changes within community nursing in the United Kingdom have been recently debated. A sociological understanding about ‘boundary work’ in professional disciplines is informative for understandings about proposed new roles in community nurs... Read More about Occupational boundary work, community nurses and changes to generalist working: A qualitative case study and the implications for patient care..

Simulation teaching at Edinburgh Napier University (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S. (2010, April). Simulation teaching at Edinburgh Napier University. Presented at Clinical Skills Managed Education Network South and East Consortia meeting, Edinburgh

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Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences? (2010)
Journal Article
French, P., Hutton, P., Barratt, S., Parker, S., Byrne, R., Shryane, N., & Morrison, A. P. (2011). Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences?. Psychosis, 3(1), 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522431003717683

Cognitive models of psychosis suggest that challenging negative appraisals of psychotic experiences could directly reduce associated distress and stigma. A pilot study investigating whether online normalising information in the form of an audio podca... Read More about Provision of online normalising information to reduce stigma associated with psychosis: Can an audio podcast challenge negative appraisals of psychotic experiences?.

Patient advocacy in atrial fibrillation. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L. (2010, March). Patient advocacy in atrial fibrillation. Presented at Atrial fibrillation round-table, Sydney, Australia. (Unpublished)

The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design. (2010)
Journal Article
Lin, M., Macmillan, M., & Brown, N. (2010). The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design. Journal of Nursing Research, 18, 34-43. doi:10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181ce50be

BACKGROUND: In the United Kingdom, healthcare provision for children with intellectual disabilities (ID) has shifted away from institutions to the community. Today, family members most often assume the primary caregiver role and look after care r... Read More about The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design..

Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report (2010)
Report
Elliott, L., Henderson, M., Wight, D., Nixon, C., Claveirole, A., Raab, G., …Burtney, L. (2010). Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report

The Healthy Respect National Health Demonstration Project represented the Scottish Government’s response to the poor sexual health of young people It consisted of two phases and was implemented across Lothian including Edinburgh City. Healthy Respect... Read More about Evaluation of Healthy Respect phase two: final report.

Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. (2010)
Journal Article
McGowan, D., & Campbell, K. (2010). Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services. Nursing Times, 106, (18-20). ISSN 0954-7762

Evaluation of a pilot project found that training band 3 nursing staff to take assistant practitioner roles reduced workforce problems in a chemotherapy unit. The NHS has introduced the assistant practitioner role to combat staff shortages and pr... Read More about Training assistant practitioners to deliver clinical care in specialist services..