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Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases (2004)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Bowden, A. (2004). Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases. Foot, 14(3), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2004.03.006

Background: National guidelines recommend that patients with rheumatic diseases should have access to podiatry services and evidence is emerging that podiatry interventions are effective in the management of foot problems in this patient group. Desp... Read More about Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases.

Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction (2004)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2004). Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction. British Journal of Social Work, 34(5), 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch088

The public sector is facing an impending shortage of staff, because young people no longer want to work in it and nearly a third of its workforce is over 50 years of age. Staff working within the public sector report that stress is the biggest single... Read More about Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction.

Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction (2004)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2004). Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction. British Journal of Social Work, 34(5), 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch088

The public sector is facing an impending shortage of staff, because young people no longer want to work in it and nearly a third of its workforce is over 50 years of age. Staff working within the public sector report that stress is the biggest single... Read More about Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction.

Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel (2004)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S. (2004). Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel. Nursing Philosophy, 5(2), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2004.00172.x

In their criticism of my paper (Horrocks, 2002) Benner and Wrubel (hereafter B&W) argue that I add 'new misinterpretations of Heidegger that render his paper incoherent' (Benner & Wrubel, 2002, p. 45). I am going to argue that their interpretation do... Read More about Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel.

The role of the senior health care worker in critical care (2004)
Journal Article
Ormandy, P., Long, A., Hulme, C., & Johnson, M. (2004). The role of the senior health care worker in critical care. Nursing in Critical Care, 9(4), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.00070.x

This article identifies that the introduction of the support worker role in the critical care team facilitates flexibility when organizing and managing patient care. Qualified nurses' time can be used more effectively, enhancing the quality of the... Read More about The role of the senior health care worker in critical care.

Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses (2004)
Journal Article
Kneafsey, R., & Gawthorpe, D. (2004). Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13(5), 601-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00903.x

Background: Head injury as a result of trauma is an important cause of long-term disability. Recently published guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on Acute Head Injuries and a forthcoming National Service Framework for Long-... Read More about Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses.

The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations (2004)
Journal Article
Garrow, A., Silman, A., & MacFarlane, G. (2004). The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations. PAIN, 110(1-2), 378-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2004.04.019

Previous foot studies have consistently reported high prevalence estimates in self-reported foot disorders. Few population studies, however, have attempted to assess the impact of foot problems in terms of pain and disability so that the burden assoc... Read More about The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations.

Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke (2004)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & DeSouza, L. (2004). Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(7), 801-810. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr744oa

Objective: To report the psychometric properties of the Brunel Balance Assessment (BBA), a new test of balance disability post stroke. Design: Data from 92 subjects were collected and cohorts used to test hierarchical scaling, reliability and vali... Read More about Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke.