School of Health & Society

Time is running out for NHS Trusts and the Department of Health to act (2003)
Journal Article

Response to MacDonald, R (2003) "More doctors is not the answer to the EU Working Time Directive"

Shift working is an inevitable consequence of the European Working Time Directive (2003)
Journal Article

Response to Aitken, M & Pace, E (2003) "Trainees' attitudes to shift work depend on grade and specialty"

Influences on GPs’ decision to prescribe new drugs : the importance of ‘who says what’ (2003)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., Almond, S., & Walley, T. (2003). Influences on GPs’ decision to prescribe new drugs : the importance of ‘who says what’. Family Practice, 20(1), 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/20.1.61

Objectives: the aim of this study was to understand the range of factors that influence GPs’ uptake of new drugs
Methods. A total of 107 GPs selected purposively from high, medium and low new drug prescribing practices in two health authorities in... Read More about Influences on GPs’ decision to prescribe new drugs : the importance of ‘who says what’.

Across the pond : a comparative analysis of social capital formation in the United States and Great Britain (2003)
Journal Article
Collins, T., & Rushing, W. (2003). Across the pond : a comparative analysis of social capital formation in the United States and Great Britain. Humanity and Society, 27(1), 30-49

This study began with the observations of author Tracy Collins, a British citizen then residing in the United States, who saw many differences between Britons and Americans in leisure time, work expectations, and community life. Conversations between... Read More about Across the pond : a comparative analysis of social capital formation in the United States and Great Britain.

Primary care organisations: inequalities and inequities (2003)
Book Chapter

Information skills training: a systematic review of the literature (2003)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2003). Information skills training: a systematic review of the literature. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 20(s1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2532.20.s1.3.x

The objectives of this study were to undertake a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of information skills training, to identify effective methods of training and to determine whether information skills training affects patient care. A s... Read More about Information skills training: a systematic review of the literature.

Adolescent access to emergency contraception in A and E departments: reviewing the literature from a feminist perspective (2003)
Journal Article
Fallon, D. (2003). Adolescent access to emergency contraception in A and E departments: reviewing the literature from a feminist perspective. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00687.x

Recent moves in parts of UK to provide opportunities for 'over the counter' purchasing at pharmacies, has meant that access to emergency oral hormonal contraception for adolescents is undergoing something of a revolution. The provision of emergency c... Read More about Adolescent access to emergency contraception in A and E departments: reviewing the literature from a feminist perspective.

Adolescents accessing emergency contraception in the A&E department: a feminist analysis of the nursing experience (2003)
Journal Article
Fallon, D. (2003). Adolescents accessing emergency contraception in the A&E department: a feminist analysis of the nursing experience. Accident and emergency nursing, 11(2), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-2302%2802%2900209-6

This paper outlines the findings and discussion of a qualitative research study that focused on the experiences of seven qualified nurses working in three Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in the North West of England. It was exploratory in na... Read More about Adolescents accessing emergency contraception in the A&E department: a feminist analysis of the nursing experience.

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