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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., Buckley, S., & Cahill, M. (2010, May). Urban renewal: a new house does not a new life make. Poster presented at 15th World Federation of Occupational Therapists

The formal support experiences of mothers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities in Edinburgh, UK: a longitudinal qualitative design. (2010)
Journal Article
Lin, M.-C., 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. https://doi.org/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., Pow, J. S., Martin, C., Miller, M., Storkey, H., Rowlands, B., Birch, A., Burston, A., Thermessl-Huber, M., & 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.

The impact of gender and gender perceptions upon career progressions in registered nursing in Scotland (2010)
Thesis
McIntosh, B. The impact of gender and gender perceptions upon career progressions in registered nursing in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5683

The academic research into the relationship between gender, gender perceptions and career progression with registered nursing in the National Health Sector in Scotland remains under-conceptualised. While the effects of gender, working hours and schoo... Read More about The impact of gender and gender perceptions upon career progressions in registered nursing in Scotland.

Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities (2010)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Wishart, J. G., & Muir, W. J. (2010). Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00246.x

Overall life expectancy for women with intellectual disabilities (ID) is now significantly extended, and many will live long enough to experience menopause. Little is known about how carers support women with ID through this important stage in their... Read More about Carer knowledge and experiences with menopause in women with Intellectual Disabilities.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder (2009)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2009). United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder. Green's Scottish Human Rights Journal, 47, 2

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Dis­abilities ("CRPD") and its Optional Protocol1 came into force on May 3,2008 and the UK government ratified them on June 8, 2009 and August 7, 2009 respectively This fol­lowed a lengthy drafting proc... Read More about United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Possible implications for Scotland for persons with mental disorder.

Targets to tackle the obesity epidemic: a review of twelve developed countries. (2009)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Elliott, L., & Wallace, H. (2009). Targets to tackle the obesity epidemic: a review of twelve developed countries. Public Health Nutrition, 12, 406-413. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008002292

OBJECTIVE: Health targets describe government intentions for improving population health. The present paper determines whether the targets which twelve developed countries have set for obesity match the seriousness of the public health problem.

D... Read More about Targets to tackle the obesity epidemic: a review of twelve developed countries..

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)

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..

Parental problem drug use. (2009)
Book Chapter
Whittaker, A. (2009). Parental problem drug use. In J. Taylor, & M. Themessl-Huber (Eds.), Safeguarding Children in Primary Health Care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. (2009)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Dey, L., & Goulbourne, A. (2009). Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. Health Psychology Update, 18, 14-24

The study aimed to elicit perceptions of and awareness about chlamydia, views and experiences of condom
use as protection against a chlamydia infection and of access to sexual health services. This qualitative
study utilised semi-structured individ... Read More about Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services..