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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

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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.

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.-M., 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.

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.

Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report. (2012)
Report
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., King, L., Kalorkoti, J., MacArthur, J., Maclean, M., McCrossan, G., McIntosh, I., Ross, J., Pullin, S., Sloan, S., Smith, F. C., Smith, S., Tocher, R., & 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..

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: Conference Handbook. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., King, L., Kalorkoti, J., McArthur, J., Maclean, M., McCrossan, G., McIntosh, I., Ross, J., Pullin, S., Sloan, S., Smith, F. C., Smith, S., Tocher, R., & Waugh, A. (2012, June). 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..

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., Gray, M., Gentleman, M., Hornett, M., Horsburgh, D., Kalorkoti, J., King, L., Macdonald, A., McIntosh, I., Morrow, B., Pullin, S., Ross, J., Smith, S., Taylor, S., Tierney-Moore, H., …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 Napier Un... Read More about Leadership in Compassionate Care: Executive Summary- Enhancing patient care by promoting compassionate practice..

Leadership in Compassionate Care: Conference Handbook. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S., Gentleman, M., Tocher, R., Dewar, B., Kalorkoti, J., & Pullin, S. (2011, June). Leadership in Compassionate Care: Conference Handbook. Presented at Second International Conference on Compassionate 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.