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Frequency Fitness Assignment on JSSP: A Critical Review (2023)
Conference Proceeding
de Bruin, E., Thomson, S. L., & Berg, D. V. D. (2023). Frequency Fitness Assignment on JSSP: A Critical Review. In J. Correia, S. Smith, & R. Qaddoura (Eds.), Applications of Evolutionary Computation: 26th European Conference, EvoApplications 2023, Held as Part of EvoStar 2023, Brno, Czech Republic, April 12–14, 2023, Proceedings (351-363). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30229-9_23

Metaheuristic navigation towards rare objective values instead of good objective values: is it a good idea? We will discuss the closed and open ends after presenting a successful replication study of Weise et al.’s ‘frequency fitness assignment’ for... Read More about Frequency Fitness Assignment on JSSP: A Critical Review.

Unlock & Revive: The ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events that bring positive benefits to people living with dementia (2022)
Report
Stewart, H., Smith, S., Baxter, R., Ali-Knight, J., & Kerr, G. (2022). Unlock & Revive: The ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events that bring positive benefits to people living with dementia. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University

Unlock & Revive is a multi-disciplinary action-research project that involves multiple partners. It is a highly collaborative project aimed at supporting the wellbeing of people living with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers in the Edinburgh and Lot... Read More about Unlock & Revive: The ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events that bring positive benefits to people living with dementia.

The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis (2021)
Journal Article
Stewart, H., Ali-Knight, J., Stephen, S., & Kerr, G. (2022). The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis. Event Management, 26(1), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599521X16192004803683

Dementia is a progressive disorder that affects how the brain works, and in particular the ability to remember, think and reason. It affects speech, mood, mobility, behavior and how people perceive and respond to the world around them. Contemporary a... Read More about The ‘Senses Framework’: A relationship-centred approach to co-producing dementia events in order to allow people to live well after a dementia diagnosis.

Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people (2018)
Journal Article
Kydd, A. B., Smith, S., King, L., Gentleman, M., Walsh, N., Head, K., & Smart, F. (2018). Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people. Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1), 232. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.861

The study is a partnership of nursing students, academics and older people, designed to hear the stories of older people’s good and poor care in the community and within care settings. We recruited 27 older people aged 60–92 living in the community a... Read More about Engaging students as co-researchers to conduct focus groups with older people.

Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice (2018)
Book Chapter
Smith, S., & Willis, D. (2018). Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice. In M. Prendergast, & M. Brophy (Eds.), Sharing compassion: A fortuitous journey of illumination. Dublin: Rainsford Press

This chapter will explore evidence related to the use of stories and narratives to support learning in compassionate nursing care practice. The aim is to present how stories are used to support such learning and what evidence exists to determine deve... Read More about Working with stories to support learning in compassionate care nursing practice.

Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Johnston, L., & Smith, S. (2017, April). Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland. Poster presented at RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2017, Oxford

Background: The Transforming Care after Treatment programme in Scotland (TCAT) aims to improve the after care for people living with and beyond cancer by focussing on improving patient experience/outcomes, enhancing service integration/coordination,... Read More about Realistic and appreciative: developing a dual model of evaluation of ‘Transforming Care after Treatment’ programme in Scotland.

Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Gentleman, M., Conway, L., & Sloan, S. (2017). Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987116685913

There is an emergent recognition in healthcare that people need to be at the heart of services, and experiences of care matter; these should therefore be recognised and enhance practice. The aims of this research were to evaluate an NHS development... Read More about Valuing feedback: an evaluation of a National Health Service programme to support compassionate care practice through hearing and responding to feedback.

Interim Report Transforming Care After Treatment National Programme Evaluation (2016)
Report
Campbell, K., Johnston, L., Smith, S., Afseth, J., Brooks-young, P., Raeside, R., & Cruickshank, S. (2016). Interim Report Transforming Care After Treatment National Programme Evaluation. Scotland: Macmillan Cancer Support

Transforming Care After Treatment (TCAT) is a five year programme funded by Macmillan Cancer Support Scotland. TCAT is a partnership between the Scottish Government, Macmillan Cancer Support, NHS Scotland, local authorities and third sector organisat... Read More about Interim Report Transforming Care After Treatment National Programme Evaluation.

Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what? (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, S., James, A., Brogan, A., Adamson, E., & Gentleman, M. (2016). Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what?. Journal of Compassionate Health Care, 3(6), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40639-016-0023-x

Background From 2007 until 2012 Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Care in conjunction with NHS Lothian, collaborated on a programme of action research entitled, the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme. One s... Read More about Reflections about experiences of compassionate care from award winning undergraduate nurses – What, so what … now what?.

Exploring the compassion deficit debate. (2016)
Journal Article
Stenhouse, R., Ion, R., Roxburgh, M., Devitt, P. F., & Smith, S. D. (2016). Exploring the compassion deficit debate. Nurse Education Today, 39, 12-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.019

Several recent high profile failures in the UK health care system have promoted strong debate on compassion and care in nursing. A number of papers articulating a range of positions within this debate have been published in this journal over the past... Read More about Exploring the compassion deficit debate..

Transforming Care After Treatment Programme Evaluation (2015)
Report
Cruickshank, S., Campbell, K., Smith, S., Holland, A., & Johnston, L. (2015). Transforming Care After Treatment Programme Evaluation. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University

Baseline Report January 2015

An exploration of a restorative space: A creative approach to reflection for nurse lecturer's focused on experiences of compassion in the workplace (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Gentleman, M., Loads, D., & Pullin, S. (2014). An exploration of a restorative space: A creative approach to reflection for nurse lecturer's focused on experiences of compassion in the workplace. Nurse Education Today, 34(9), 1225-1231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.03.003

This study was undertaken as part of a larger programme of research; the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme. The aim of this study was to explore and respond to the perceptions of nurse lecturers in regard to experiences of compassion in the... Read More about An exploration of a restorative space: A creative approach to reflection for nurse lecturer's focused on experiences of compassion in the workplace.

The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship (2014)
Journal Article
Ross, J., Head, K. S., King, L., Perry, P. M., & Smith, S. (2014). The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship. Nurse Education Today, 34(9), 1207-1213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.01.001

This exploratory study formed part of the Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme (LCCP) that considered embedding the principles of person-centred compassionate care within an undergraduate nursing curriculum. Currently, there is a lack of litera... Read More about The personal development tutor role: An exploration of student and lecturer experiences and perceptions of that relationship.

Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care (2013)
Journal Article
Dewar, B., Adamson, E., Smith, S., Surfleet, J., & King, L. (2013). Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 1738-1747. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12322

Aim To discuss the meaning of compassionate care as it applies to staff, patients and families in health and social care settings, its application to practice and how organizational infrastructures affect the delivery of care. Background The ter... Read More about Clarifying misconceptions about compassionate care.

Perspectives of person-centred care (2013)
Journal Article
Steenbergen, E. E., van der Steen, R., Smith, S., Bright, C., & Kaaijk, M. M. (2013). Perspectives of person-centred care. Nursing Standard, 27(48), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2013.07.27.48.35.e7799

Aim To ascertain and compare the perspectives of students and lecturers at Edinburgh Napier University and Hanze University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands, regarding person-centred care. Method Data were collected using face-to-face, str... Read More about Perspectives of person-centred care.

Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report. (2012)
Report
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., …Waugh, A. (2012). Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian/ Edinburgh Napier University

The Leadership in Compassionate Care programme is a collaborative venture between Edinburgh Napier University and NHS Lothian and is supported by a generous benefactor. The aim of the 3 year project is to ensure that compassionate nursing practice is... Read More about Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report..

Professionalism in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions in Scotland: a report to the Coordinating Council for the NMAHP Contribution to the Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland (2012)
Report
Smith, S. (2012). Professionalism in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions in Scotland: a report to the Coordinating Council for the NMAHP Contribution to the Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland. Edinburgh: Coordinating Council for the NMAHP; Scottish Government

The report seeks to explore the complex issue of professionalism and is focused primarily, but not exclusively, on the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals workforce in NHSScotland.

Skill mix—HCAs and their role in quality healthcare (2012)
Journal Article
McIntosh, B., & Smith, S. (2012). Skill mix—HCAs and their role in quality healthcare. British journal of healthcare assistants : for HCAs and assistant practitioners, 6(8), 396-399. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.8.396

The NHS must increase productivity by 6% every year if it is to make projected efficiency savings of £21 billion by 2014. At the same time, it is expected to maintain or improve the quality of care. We know staff costs make up 60% of the NHS budget,... Read More about Skill mix—HCAs and their role in quality healthcare.

Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice. (2012)
Report
Adamson, E., Cook, F., Crowther, C., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gloag, A., …Waugh, A. (2012). Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian/Edinburgh Napier University

The Leadership in Compassionate Care Programme (LCCP) commenced in 2007 as a three year programme of work. Initial funding was received from a private benefactor and the two organisations involved in the programme (NHS Lothian and Edinburgh Nap... Read More about Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice..

Leadership in compassionate care: Conference Handbook. (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., …Waugh, A. (2012). Leadership in compassionate care: Conference Handbook.

The objectives of this conference are to: •Develop a creative forum that stimulates dialogue and learning about compassionate caring in the complex multidisciplinary world of health, social care and healthcare education. •Learn about novel and cr... Read More about Leadership in compassionate care: Conference Handbook..

Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh (2011)
Report
Hazelwood, M., Henderson, J., Patterson, R., & Smith, S. (2011). Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Hazelwood, M., Henderson, J., Patterson, R., & Smith, S. (2011). Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Dewar, B., Pullin, S., & Tocher, R. (2010). Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 5(2), 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00224.x

This paper describes outcomes from research titled Leadership in Compassionate Care. The research adopts a participatory action research approach, utilizing appreciative inquiry and relationship centred care. Outcomes of the research are based upon r... Read More about Relationship centred outcomes focused on compassionate care for older people within in-patient care settings: Relationship centred compassionate care.

Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting (2009)
Journal Article
Dewar, B., Mackay, R., Smith, S., Pullin, S., & Tocher, R. (2010). Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting. Journal of Research in Nursing, 15(1), 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987109352932

Improving the patient and family experience in hospital and supporting people to deliver compassionate dignified care is a priority on the policy agenda in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to describe our experiences of using the method of emotio... Read More about Use of emotional touchpoints as a method of tapping into the experience of receiving compassionate care in a hospital setting.

Symposium: Compassionate Care in Action: Meeting the Challenge of Complexity- Embedding leadership in compassionate care into undergraduate nursing and midwifery curricula: initial findings from an action research study. (2009)
Presentation / Conference
King, L., Donaldson, J. H., Adamson, E., Moody, J., Waugh, A., & Smith, S. (2009, March). Symposium: Compassionate Care in Action: Meeting the Challenge of Complexity- Embedding leadership in compassionate care into undergraduate nursing and midwifery curricula: initial findings from an action research study. Paper presented at RCN Research Conference

Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care (2005)
Journal Article
Smith, S. (2005). Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 8(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v8i1.13

Palliative and dementia care have a focus on holism and follow a person centred approach. Although these values could be described as core, they have arisen from differing perspectives of health and social care and as a result have different foci and... Read More about Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care.

Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12 (1999)
Journal Article
Le Fevre, P., Devereux, J., Smith, S., Lawrie, S. M., & Cornbleet, M. (1999). Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Palliative Medicine, 13(5), 399-407. https://doi.org/10.1191/026921699671260095

The objective of this study was to compare the performance of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) as a screening instrument for the detection of psychiatric disorders in a palliative... Read More about Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12.

Encounters with doctors: quantity and quality (1999)
Journal Article
Smith, S. D. M., Nicol, K. M., Devereux, J., & Cornbleet, M. A. (1999). Encounters with doctors: quantity and quality. Palliative Medicine, 13(3), 217-223. https://doi.org/10.1191/026921699668267830

Continuity of care and the large numbers of health care professionals who deliver that care are issues that frequently concern patients and their families. This study examined the number of doctors encountered by 50 patients, during the period of the... Read More about Encounters with doctors: quantity and quality.