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BMA View in BMA News 20 December 2003 (2003)
Journal Article
Macklin, D., & Rowland, A. (2003). BMA View in BMA News 20 December 2003. BMA news review (The voice of doctors), 6

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Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England (2003)
Journal Article
Bagnall, G., Longhurst, B., & Savage, M. (2003). Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England. Sociological Research Online, 8(4),

This paper uses data gathered from an ESRC funded research project on social networks, social capital and lifestyle to provide an account of narratives of belonging and social involvement. Drawing on data from 88 in-depth interviews carried out in th... Read More about Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England.

Evaluation of educational programmes for paediatric cancer nursing in England (2003)
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Sanderson, L., Long, T., & Hale, C. (2004). Evaluation of educational programmes for paediatric cancer nursing in England. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 8(2), 138-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1462-3889%2803%2900072-3

The results of part of a larger study to evaluate educational provision for paediatric oncology and palliative care nursing in England are presented here. Mapping of cancer care provision, based upon the English National Board 240 programme, was und... Read More about Evaluation of educational programmes for paediatric cancer nursing in England.

The family practitioner family : the use of metaphor in understanding changes in primary health care organizations (2003)
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Warne, T., & Stark, S. (2003). The family practitioner family : the use of metaphor in understanding changes in primary health care organizations. https://doi.org/10.1191/1463423603pc164oa

Current UK health policy guidance locates primary care at the frontiers of health care modernization. New organizational structures have resulted in general practitioner (GP) practices being brought together in Primary Care Groups (PCGs) and Primary... Read More about The family practitioner family : the use of metaphor in understanding changes in primary health care organizations.

What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services (2003)
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Weinberg, A., Williamson, J., Challis, D., & Hughes, J. (2003). What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services. British Journal of Social Work, 33(7), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/33.7.901

This paper explores the principal activities of local authority staff undertaking the role of care manager. It is based on a sample of staff in a social services department specializing in older people's services. Data were obtained by asking staff t... Read More about What do care managers do? A study of working practice in older peoples' services.

Mapping comparative empirical studies of European social work (2003)
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Walliss, J., & Shardlow, S. (2003). Mapping comparative empirical studies of European social work. British Journal of Social Work, 33(7), 921-941. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/33.7.921

This paper reviews the scope of currently published materials about comparative empirical social work research within Europe, published in English over a two-decade period (1980–2000). To this end, the paper is divided into four sections. First, an a... Read More about Mapping comparative empirical studies of European social work.

New drug uptake: qualitative comparison of high and low prescribing GPs’ attitudes and approach (2003)
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Prosser, H., & Walley, T. (2003). New drug uptake: qualitative comparison of high and low prescribing GPs’ attitudes and approach. Family Practice, 20(5), 583-591. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmg516

Background: prescribing varies considerably between GPs, and a minority of GPs account for a large proportion of new drug prescribing. Objective: our aim was to explore the differences in approach and attitudes towards new drug prescribing between... Read More about New drug uptake: qualitative comparison of high and low prescribing GPs’ attitudes and approach.

Communication and miscommunication of risk: understanding UK parents' attitudes to combined MMR vaccination (2003)
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Bellaby, P. (2003). Communication and miscommunication of risk: understanding UK parents' attitudes to combined MMR vaccination. British medical journal, 327(7417), 725-728. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.327.7417.725

In this article on the public perception of risks Paul Bellaby considers three examples of risks to children in the UK—an insignificant risk (autism caused by MMR vaccine), a real but probably small risk (vCJD from BSE), and a real and demonstrably l... Read More about Communication and miscommunication of risk: understanding UK parents' attitudes to combined MMR vaccination.

Screening to identify people at risk of long-term incapacity: a conceptual and scientific review (2003)
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Burton, A., Waddell, G., Bartys, S., & Main, C. (2003). Screening to identify people at risk of long-term incapacity: a conceptual and scientific review

Objectives: This project aimed to review the concepts and utility of screening for the risk of long-term incapacity associated with the common, relatively minor, health complaints associated with receipt of social security benefits (predominantly mus... Read More about Screening to identify people at risk of long-term incapacity: a conceptual and scientific review.

Therapist responses to requests for disclosure of therapeutic records: an introductory study (2003)
Journal Article
Jenkins, P. (2003). Therapist responses to requests for disclosure of therapeutic records: an introductory study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 3(3), 232-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140312331384402

This paper describes a questionnaire survey of therapists in the UK who have been subject to requests for disclosure of client records as part of a legal process. Therapist responses are outlined in terms of the perceived effect of such disclosure on... Read More about Therapist responses to requests for disclosure of therapeutic records: an introductory study.

Partnership made painless: a joined-up guide to working together (2003)
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Taylor, A., Mann, G., Harrison, R., Murphy, M., & Thompson, N. (2003). Partnership made painless: a joined-up guide to working together. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing Ltd

Book review: "Until now there has been no book that sought to give practitioners or managers explicit guidance in how to make partnerships work. This volume seeks to fill that gap & it does so admirably & an accessible ’how-to-do-it’ approach & the p... Read More about Partnership made painless: a joined-up guide to working together.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (2003)
Journal Article
Jones, I. (2003). Percutaneous coronary intervention. Nursing Times, 99(27), 46-47

Symptoms associated with coronary heart disease include chest pain, dyspnoea, palpitations and collapse (Delahaye, 1999). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been found effective for relieving some of these symptoms (RITA-2 tria... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention.

Skepticist philosophy as ethnomethodology (2003)
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Dennis, A. (2003). Skepticist philosophy as ethnomethodology. Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 33(2), 151-173. https://doi.org/10.1177/0048393103033002001

Ethnomethodology is in trouble, its conceptual apparatus prone to indifference or misunderstanding both from "conventional" sociologists and from its own practitioners. This article describes some of these loci of confusion and suggests that they hav... Read More about Skepticist philosophy as ethnomethodology.

Narrating practice: reflective accounts and the textual construction of reality (2003)
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Taylor, C. (2003). Narrating practice: reflective accounts and the textual construction of reality. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 42(3), 244-251. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02613.x

Background. Two approaches dominate current thinking in health and welfare: evidence-based practice and reflective practice. Whilst there is debate about the merits of evidence-based practice, reflective practice is generally accepted with critical d... Read More about Narrating practice: reflective accounts and the textual construction of reality.

Comparison of social distribution of immunisation with measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, England, 1991-2001 (2003)
Journal Article
Middleton, E., & Baker, D. (2003). Comparison of social distribution of immunisation with measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, England, 1991-2001. British medical journal, 326(7394), 854. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7394.854

Since the late 1990s, the possible adverse effects of the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine have caused intense public debate. After the vaccine was introduced in 1988, coverage was high, increasing from 80% in 1989 to 92% in 1997. A... Read More about Comparison of social distribution of immunisation with measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, England, 1991-2001.