Projects (9)

Prof Gail Whiteford Writer's retreat Jun 1, 2024 - Jul 1, 2024
Prof Whiteford from Charles Strut university. She will host a 2 day writing retreat for ECRs within OT from across UK and beyond. It will be hosted at SH and ENU’s role in the project is to support Prof Whiteford to recruit OTs from through our netwo... Read More about Prof Gail Whiteford Writer's retreat.

AI-Enhanced Personalized Regenerative Dermatherapy: Revolutionizing Skin Care through Biotechnology and Machine Learning Jun 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2027
Develop an AI-driven platform that uses data from epigenetic markers, exosome content analysis, and individual genetic backgrounds to personalize regenerative skin care therapies. This platform would integrate (Dr. La Spada’s) expertise in AI and mac... Read More about AI-Enhanced Personalized Regenerative Dermatherapy: Revolutionizing Skin Care through Biotechnology and Machine Learning.

Digital Footprints Beyond Life: Exploring Perspectives on Digital Legacies in End-of-Life Care Communication Sep 2, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
Background: In the digital era, the widespread increase in global internet access1 and smartphone use2, notably accelerated during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,3 has led to a surge in people, spanning all age groups, creating and... Read More about Digital Footprints Beyond Life: Exploring Perspectives on Digital Legacies in End-of-Life Care Communication.

A circular economy for all: global and local stewardship of electronic waste. Oct 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2028
To determine to what extent public health professionals and clinicians from primary, secondary and tertiary care, within Nigeria and the UK, are aware or knowledgeable of the health risks associated with electronic waste (e-waste) and to determine th... Read More about A circular economy for all: global and local stewardship of electronic waste..

Safe Nurse Staffing for Scotland (Nurses4Scotland): A Cross-Sectional Observational Study Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Amid a global nurse staffing crisis, this study is designed to describe the baseline adherence to nursing standards, nurse staffing levels, and work environments in hospitals prior to the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Ac... Read More about Safe Nurse Staffing for Scotland (Nurses4Scotland): A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Co-design and adaptation of the Swallowing, Oral Health and Nutrition Knowledge and Skills (SONKS) training programme for carers who support people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. Sep 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2026
Management of safe swallowing for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is critical in reducing aspiration (swallowing) pneumonia, a leading cause of death. People with ID often depend on carers without a registered health qualification (family... Read More about Co-design and adaptation of the Swallowing, Oral Health and Nutrition Knowledge and Skills (SONKS) training programme for carers who support people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties..

Exploring the views of children's nurses and the public to the routine use of physical restraint in the care of hospitalised children Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025
Restraint involves using direct force to limit or restrict movement (Restraint Reduction Network 2019). Physical restraint in the care of vulnerable adults is seen as abuse, a breach of human rights e.g., DoH. (2012). Physical restraint has long been... Read More about Exploring the views of children's nurses and the public to the routine use of physical restraint in the care of hospitalised children.

Evaluating nursing students’ and academics’ experiences of reflective learning in pre-registration education. May 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2025
The aim of this project is to understand the experiences of students and academics around reflective practice within pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland and Australia.
Specific objectives will be to:
• To explore the views o... Read More about Evaluating nursing students’ and academics’ experiences of reflective learning in pre-registration education..

A National Survey of Occupational Therapy Practice, Challenges, and Needs in Substance Use Rehabilitation Jun 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Substance use disorders are highly prevalent, exacting severe individual and societal impacts. As experts enabling participation and routine, occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to help individuals with problematic substance use rebuild m... Read More about A National Survey of Occupational Therapy Practice, Challenges, and Needs in Substance Use Rehabilitation.