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Current status and future prospects (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2008). Current status and future prospects. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 25, 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00802.x

User education, information skills training, information technology skills training, health informatics training, information handling skills, information literacy, literature searching training and finding information for evidence-based practice ar... Read More about Current status and future prospects.

Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Hill, A., & Jenkins, P. (2008). Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 8(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140802453794

Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care.... Read More about Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence.

Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies (2008)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Bellaby, P., & Ricci, M. (2008). Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies. Environmental Politics, 17(5), 766-783. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644010802421539

Some of the principal arguments in the debate about environmental citizenship are examined with reference to the development of hydrogen energy systems. In particular, qualitative evidence is drawn from a study of public attitudes towards hydrogen... Read More about Environmental citizenship and public attitudes to hydrogen energy technologies.

Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence (2008)
Report
Hill, A., Brettle, A., Jenkins, P., & Hulme, C. (2008). Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence

Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care.... Read More about Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence.

Older people, regeneration and health and well-being. Case study of Salford Partnership Board for Older People (2008)
Report
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This study sat within a national project aimed at demonstrating that expert knowledge housed within universities can make a positive impact in urban communities around four themes: Community Cohesion, Crime, Enterprise and Health & Wellbeing. It invo... Read More about Older people, regeneration and health and well-being. Case study of Salford Partnership Board for Older People.

Chronic kidney disease : patient information needs, preferences and priorities (2008)
Thesis
Ormandy, P. Chronic kidney disease : patient information needs, preferences and priorities. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis seeks to explore, identify and describe the information needs and the preferences and priorities for information of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The premise of the research being that CKD patients will have preferred key inform... Read More about Chronic kidney disease : patient information needs, preferences and priorities.

The report of the evaluation of fitness for practice pre-registration nursing and midwifery curricula project: Final report, September 2008 (2008)
Report
Lauder, W., Roxburgh, M., Holland, K., Johnson, M., Watson, R., Porter, M., …Behr, A. (2008). The report of the evaluation of fitness for practice pre-registration nursing and midwifery curricula project: Final report, September 2008

The debate about the competence of newly qualified nurses and midwives has a long and contentious history. Much of this debate has not been informed by a strong evidence-base, but has often relied on anecdote, personal experience and deeply held opin... Read More about The report of the evaluation of fitness for practice pre-registration nursing and midwifery curricula project: Final report, September 2008.

Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search (2008)
Journal Article
Galpin, A., Underwood, G., & Chapman, P. (2008). Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search. Consciousness and Cognition, 17(3), 658-673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2007.10.004

Rensink [Rensink, R. A. (2004). Visual sensing without seeing. Psychological Science, 15(1), 27–32] has presented evidence suggesting visual changes may be sensed without an accompanying visual experience. Here, we report two experiments in which we... Read More about Sensing without seeing in comparative visual search.

A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media (2008)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Clayson, K. (2008). A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 16(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1211/ijpp.16.4.0004

Objective: to determine the frequency and nature of news stories of prescription drugs in a range of widely distributed UK newspapers, and to examine what information is presented. Setting UK newsprint media. Method Content analysis. Key findings:... Read More about A content analysis of prescription drug information in the UK print news media.

Obedience and conformity in clinical practice (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2008). Obedience and conformity in clinical practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(8), 504-509

This study analyzes the psychological processes involved when a midwife accepts directions from a senior person. A representative sample of 20 midwives were recruited from 7 maternity units in North Yorkshire. An inductive thematic analysis was u... Read More about Obedience and conformity in clinical practice.

The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2008, July). The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland. Presented at British-Irish Section of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control - Capital, Culture, Power: Criminalisation and Resistance, Liverpool, England

Given the increase in the reporting of racist incidents in Northern Ireland involving attacks against members of its black minority ethnic population, this paper focuses on the degree to which these racist incidents are successfully policed by the Po... Read More about The policing of racist violence – a way forward for Northern Ireland.