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A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation practices in Edinburgh (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, C., McIntosh, P., Hogg, R., Christie, J. A., & Gray Brunton, C. (2008, October). A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation practices in Edinburgh. Poster presented at NHS Lothian Research Day

Background: Childhood immunisation is a complex area in the research literature with a range of influences affecting uptake. Uptake is important to ensure herd immunity from infectious diseases and since the Wakefield et al (1998) publication, remain... Read More about A profiling exercise of childhood immunisation practices in Edinburgh.

Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care (2008)
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Forbat, L., Knighting, K., & Kearney, N. (2008). Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care. Palliative Medicine, 22(8), 921-928. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216308098214

The main objective of this study is to generate a list of priority topics for children’s hospice care research in Scotland from the perspective of its key stakeholders. The method consists of qualitative semi-structured interviews with families using... Read More about Exploring the experiences and perspectives of families using a children’s hospice and professionals providing hospice care to identify future research priorities for children’s hospice care.

Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter) (2008)
Journal Article
Barker, P., Buchanan-Barker, P., Biley, F., Cooper, D., Cooper, P., Elliott, L., Grant, A., Masters, H., McManus, H., McNeil, S., Morgan, M., Onyett, S., Peacocke, R., Pilgrim, D., Radcliffe, M., Ramon, S., Simpson, A., & Wilkin, P. (2008). Psychiatry was broke - people are fixing it.(Letter). British Journal of Psychiatry,

The use of seclusion in learning disability services. (2008)
Journal Article
Powell, H., Alexander, A., & Karatzias, T. (2008). The use of seclusion in learning disability services. Learning Disability Practice, 11, 12-16

Seclusion is commonly used in learning disability health services, despite the lack of demonstrated effectiveness. This article reviews the use of seclusion in learning disability services. As relevant literature was limited, literature
from the men... Read More about The use of seclusion in learning disability services..

A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study (2008)
Thesis
Lin, M.-C. A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study. (Thesis). Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2397

Introduction:
Increasingly the provision of care for older people with dementia or children with intellectual disabilities (ID) has shifted from institutions to the community. This has resulted in an increase in burden and a reduction in autonomy fo... Read More about A comparison of carers' experiences of caring for individuals with dementia or intellectual disability: A longitudinal grounded theory study.

What have we been ‘doing’? A historical review of occupational therapy. (2008)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A. (2008). What have we been ‘doing’? A historical review of occupational therapy. In C. Craik, K. H. Lim, & G. Richards (Eds.), Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice (3-16)

This chapter will consider the growth of occupational therapy and its unique relationship with the early development of psychiatry. It will briefly examine the parallel historical development of psychiatry and occupational therapy. It will also demon... Read More about What have we been ‘doing’? A historical review of occupational therapy..

'Doing' in secure settings. (2008)
Book Chapter
Hunter, E., & McKay, E. A. (2008). 'Doing' in secure settings. In C. Craik, K. H. Lim, & G. Richards (Eds.), Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice (79-88)

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2008, January). Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration. Poster presented at Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration

Policy and learning disabilities: a Scottish perspective. (2007)
Journal Article
Brown, M. (2007). Policy and learning disabilities: a Scottish perspective. Advances in mental health and learning disabilities, 1, 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/17530180200700006

This paper outlines the development of legislative and policy frameworks in Scotland with a particular focus following political devolution. The impact of these changes and developments on the lives of people with learning disabilities are discussed.

‘Carers’ of People with mental health problems: proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries (2007)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2007). ‘Carers’ of People with mental health problems: proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries. Journal of Public Health Policy, 28, 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200146

This study investigates how public mental health policy addresses the role and needs of those who care for people with mental health problems. Public mental health policy recognises that carers are at increased risk of poor health. Countries want to... Read More about ‘Carers’ of People with mental health problems: proposals in current public mental health policy in nine countries.

How 'sensible' is the UK Sensible Drinking message? Preliminary findings amongst newly matriculated female university students in Scotland (2007)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., & O'May, F. (2007). How 'sensible' is the UK Sensible Drinking message? Preliminary findings amongst newly matriculated female university students in Scotland. Journal of Public Health, 29, 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdl080

Background
Current levels and patterns of alcohol drinking continue to cause concern, particularly amongst young females. Effective interventions remain elusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the levels of knowledge relating to UK ‘Sensi... Read More about How 'sensible' is the UK Sensible Drinking message? Preliminary findings amongst newly matriculated female university students in Scotland.

People with learning disabilities in Scotland (2007)
Book Chapter
Brown, M. (2007). People with learning disabilities in Scotland. In M. Jukes, & J. Aldridge (Eds.), Person-centred practices: an holistic and integrated approach. Quay books