The role of childcare in getting disadvantaged parents into employment.
(2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fuertes, V., & Bond, S. (2009, November). The role of childcare in getting disadvantaged parents into employment. Presented at Social Policy Association Annual Conference
The low-pay no-pay cycle and disadvantaged mothers. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fuertes, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Richard, A. (2009, January). The low-pay no-pay cycle and disadvantaged mothers
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 reportBACKGROUND:
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
Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data (2009)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Dowell, J., Humphris, G., Themessl-Huber, M., Rushmer, R., Ricketts, I., & Sullivan, F. (2010). Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data. Social Science and Medicine, 70(3), 473-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.025The primary care consultation provides access to the majority of health care services and is central to obtaining diagnoses, treatment and ongoing management of long-term conditions. This paper reports the findings of an interdisciplinary feasibility... Read More about Developing a longitudinal database of routinely recorded primary care consultations linked to service use and outcome data.
Uniting nations in wheelchair provision: developed and developing worlds. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gowran, R., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, B. (2009, September). Uniting nations in wheelchair provision: developed and developing worlds. Paper presented at European Seating Symposium
Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality? (2009)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., & Kiger, A. (2009). Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(9), 1976-1984. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05084.xAim.  This paper presents a discussion of how critical social theory can be used as a tool for research, reflection and exploration of the political role of the nurse.
Background.  Sociological theory can be used to examine ideologies within nursi... Read More about Being and doing politics: an outdated model or 21st century reality?.
(Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., & Hogg, R. (2009, July). (Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology?. Presented at 6th International Society for Critical Health PsychologyBackground: The promotion of childhood vaccinations is complex in the literature. Vaccination is important to ensure protection from infectious diseases but in developed countries rates for vaccinations have fallen in recent years. The Measles, Mumps... Read More about (Mis)Communication and context for childhood vaccinations: a role for critical health psychology?.
Perspectives of day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness (2009)
Journal Article
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. (2009). Perspectives of day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 14(2), 109-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638230500073600Background: This qualitative study analysed user, carer and staff perspectives on day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Method: Twelve focus groups, attended by 95 participants, w... Read More about Perspectives of day and accommodation services for people with enduring mental illness.
Practising reflection: a medical humanities approach to occupational therapist education (2009)
Journal Article
Murray, R., McKay, E., Thompson, S., & Donald, M. (2009). Practising reflection: a medical humanities approach to occupational therapist education. Medical Teacher, 22(3), 276-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590050006250The importance of active learning, reflective practice and continuing professional development (CPD) for health professionals is well established in the literature. What is open to question is how these goals are achieved; how reflective practice can... Read More about Practising reflection: a medical humanities approach to occupational therapist education.
Exploring the essence of exceptional practitioners. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A. (2009, June). Exploring the essence of exceptional practitioners. Presented at The Barbara Sexton Lecure
Limits, challenges and opportunities of safeguarding children in the context of Primary Care. (2009)
Book Chapter
Themessl-Huber, M., Claveirole, A., Pow, J., & Elliot, L. (2009). Limits, challenges and opportunities of safeguarding children in the context of Primary Care. In Safeguarding Children in Primary Care. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
I always wanted to be a teacher: employment an occupational need? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A. (2009, June). I always wanted to be a teacher: employment an occupational need?. Paper presented at 21st Century: Advancing Occupational Justice
The recovery model in acute psychiatry: Irish occupational therapists' perspectives. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., & Hurley, E. (2009, June). The recovery model in acute psychiatry: Irish occupational therapists' perspectives. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Annual National Conference: Engaging in Healthy Occupation: Partners for Change
Change is challenging: how changes in practice lead to the improvement of quality of a paediatric occupational therapy service in Ireland. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchorn, M., & McKay, E. A. (2009, June). Change is challenging: how changes in practice lead to the improvement of quality of a paediatric occupational therapy service in Ireland. Paper presented at The Research Forum for the Child
Irish employers' attitudes to mental illness. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foley, T., & McKay, E. A. (2009, April). Irish employers' attitudes to mental illness. Paper presented at Association of Occupational Therapist Ireland
Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research (2009)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., Hutchison, C., & Karatzias, T. (2009). Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 9(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140802656479Primary objective: The authors sought to summarise and evaluate evidence regarding vicarious traumatisation (VT) in
practitioners working with adult survivors of sexual violence and/or child sexual abuse (CSA). Methods and selection criteria:
Relev... Read More about Vicarious traumatisation in practitioners who work with adult survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse: Literature review and directions for future research.
Advancing practice in occupational therapy mental health practice. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A. (2009, March). Advancing practice in occupational therapy mental health practice. Presented at Advancing practice in occupational therapy in mental health
A sample of 2009 Scottish medical graduates: their views on proposed changes to the sale of alcohol. Rapid response. (2009)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., Gibson, C., & Nicol, M. (2009). A sample of 2009 Scottish medical graduates: their views on proposed changes to the sale of alcohol. Rapid response. BMJ, 338, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b1191We should like to contribute to the debate around the content of this
editorial by presenting a subset of results from an ongoing study
conducted by ourselves during the period 2008-09 and funded by the Alcohol
Education Research Council. We ha... Read More about A sample of 2009 Scottish medical graduates: their views on proposed changes to the sale of alcohol. Rapid response..
Creating a forum for planning sustainable services. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gowran, R., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, B. (2009, March). Creating a forum for planning sustainable services. Paper presented at International Seating Symposium