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Developing digitally capable graduates (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Davis, D., & Etherington, S. (2020, July). Developing digitally capable graduates. Presented at Education 4.0: Our Next Phase to Curriculum and Assessment Design International Virtual Series, University of Hong Kong (Online)

During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. United Kingdom (UK) Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar tec... Read More about Developing digitally capable graduates.

Protecting frontline workers (2020)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., & Leigh, J. (2020). Protecting frontline workers. British Journal of Nursing, 29(13), 728. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.728

In December 2019, news of a strange new illness, mainly in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in China, came through social media. Little was known about the virus until 11 February 2020, when it was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavi... Read More about Protecting frontline workers.

Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Bolton, M., Cain, K., Harrison, N., Yates-Bolton, N., & Ratcliffe, S. (2020). Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Nursing, 29(13), 788-789. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.788

This article provides the reflections of three University of Salford student nurses. Two have experience of working on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. One has now qualified as a registered nurse. The crucial role of students' personal tu... Read More about Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The challenges of measuring homelessness among armed forces veterans : service provider experiences in England (2020)
Journal Article
Wilding, M. (2020). The challenges of measuring homelessness among armed forces veterans : service provider experiences in England. European Journal of Homelessness (Online), 14(1), 107-122

This study investigates the measurement of homelessness among Armed Forces veterans in England, starting from the strikingly low figures in local authority administrative data returns compared to the USA. Findings from stakeholder interviews reveal... Read More about The challenges of measuring homelessness among armed forces veterans : service provider experiences in England.

‘I don’t do it for myself, I do it for them’. A grounded theory study of South Asians’ experiences of making lifestyle change after myocardial infarction (2020)
Journal Article
Davis, D., Jones, I., Johnson, M., Howarth, M., & Astin, F. (2020). ‘I don’t do it for myself, I do it for them’. A grounded theory study of South Asians’ experiences of making lifestyle change after myocardial infarction. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(19-20), 3687-3700. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15395

Aims and objectives: To explore South Asians’ experience of choosing and prioritising lifestyle changes during their recovery from first myocardial infarction. Background: Coronary heart disease continues to be a leading cause of premature death... Read More about ‘I don’t do it for myself, I do it for them’. A grounded theory study of South Asians’ experiences of making lifestyle change after myocardial infarction.

Disrupting the boundaries of the Academe : co-creating knowledge and sex work ‘academic-activism’ (2020)
Book Chapter
Connelly, L., & Sanders, T. (2020). Disrupting the boundaries of the Academe : co-creating knowledge and sex work ‘academic-activism’. In S. Walklate, K. Fitz-Gibbon, J. Maher, & J. McCulloch (Eds.), The Emerald Handbook of Feminism, Criminology and Social Change. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78769-955-720201018

In this chapter, we reflect on how the criminological agenda can move towards disrupting the boundaries that exist between the academe and sex work activism. We do so as academics who strive to affect social change outside of the academe but we do no... Read More about Disrupting the boundaries of the Academe : co-creating knowledge and sex work ‘academic-activism’.

Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers (2020)
Journal Article
O’Carroll, V., Owens, M., Sy, M., El-Awaisi, A., Xyrichis, A., Leigh, J., …McFadyen, A. (2021). Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 35(3), 328-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1777092

Interprofessional research within the contexts of education and health and social care practice has grown exponentially within the past three decades. To maintain the momentum of high-quality research, it is important that early career researchers e... Read More about Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers.

Facemums 2018: final report (2020)
Report
McCarthy, R., Choucri, L., Jones, J., Butler, D., Chatwin, J., Brettle, A., & Light, B. (2020). Facemums 2018: final report

Continuity of care and easy access to reliable information during pregnancy is essential to the health and wellbeing of pregnant women. In recent years widespread use of the internet has fundamentally changed the way people obtain health informatio... Read More about Facemums 2018: final report.

Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2) (2020)
Report
Johnson, C., Beninger, K., Sanders-Earley, A., Felton, J., Earl, S., Winterbotham, M., …McCaughan, S. (2020). Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2)

In 2018, the Department for Education (DfE) commissioned a consortium led by IFF Research, working with social work academics at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford, to conduct a longitudinal study tracking the careers... Read More about Longitudinal study of child and family social workers (wave 2).

A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (2020)
Journal Article
Home, J., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., Proudman, C., & Walton, K. (2020). A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(7), 418-429. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.7.418

Performing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is prohibited within the United Kingdom by the FGM Act 2003. A mandatory reporting duty for FGM requires regulated health and social care professionals and teachers in England and Wales to report known ca... Read More about A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.

The moral maze of foodbank use (2020)
Journal Article
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2020). The moral maze of foodbank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 28(3), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

The foodbank symbolises a changing landscape of social insecurity and welfare conditionality. Attending to decision making within the foodbank system, this article argues that foodbanks, and their referral-system creates a bureaucratic ‘moral maze’ i... Read More about The moral maze of foodbank use.

Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (2020)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E., Ghio, D., Muller, I., Sivyer, K., Greenwell, K., Wilczynska, S., …Santer, M. (2021). Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. British Journal of Dermatology, 184(4), 627-637. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19299

Background The number of qualitative studies on eczema has increased rapidly in recent years. Systematically reviewing these can provide greater understandings of people’s perceptions of eczema and eczema treatments. Objectives We sought to sys... Read More about Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.

A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Bulpitt, S., Dunn, J., Fletcher, J., Heggs, K., Hopley, T., …Sigley, H. (2020). A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 29(11), 632-638. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.11.632

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) recognises the important contribution that nursing students are making to the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reports on the Greater Manchester Supervision and Delegation Framework, pro... Read More about A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses.

Opportunities and challenges for improving antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle income countries ; lessons learnt from the maternal sepsis intervention in Western Uganda (2020)
Journal Article
Ackers, H., Ackers-Johnson, G., Seekles, M., Odur, J., & Opio, S. (2020). Opportunities and challenges for improving antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle income countries ; lessons learnt from the maternal sepsis intervention in Western Uganda. Antibiotics, 9(6), 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060315

This paper presents findings from an action-research intervention designed to identify ways of improving antimicrobial stewardship in a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital. Building on an existing health partnership and extensive action-research on ma... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for improving antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle income countries ; lessons learnt from the maternal sepsis intervention in Western Uganda.

Supporting children's resettlement ('reentry') after custody : beyond the risk paradigm (2020)
Journal Article
Hazel, N., & Bateman, T. (2021). Supporting children's resettlement ('reentry') after custody : beyond the risk paradigm. Youth Justice, 21(1), 71-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225420923761

In response to policy concerns in England and Wales and internationally, a considerable knowledge-base has identified factors statistically associated with reduced recidivism for children leaving custody. However, despite resulting guidance on how t... Read More about Supporting children's resettlement ('reentry') after custody : beyond the risk paradigm.

A call for responsible innovation in mobile mental health : content analysis of the depression app marketplace (2020)
Journal Article
Bowie-DaBreo, D., Sas, C., Sünram-Lea, S., & Iles-Smith, H. (2020). A call for responsible innovation in mobile mental health : content analysis of the depression app marketplace. Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine (Print), 18, 11-15

Mobile mental health presents many ethical challenges in the wild. These ethical issues and associated values were explored through a content analysis and ethical review of the depression app marketplace. App search and data collection was performed... Read More about A call for responsible innovation in mobile mental health : content analysis of the depression app marketplace.

Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Gawthorpe, D., Burns, E., Kennedy, S., …Croughan, C. (2020). Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies. British Journal of Nursing, 29(10), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.566

During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar technology to deliver t... Read More about Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies.