All Outputs (94)

Facilitating an action learning community of practice in the delivery of an interprofessional education programme in care homes (2025)
Journal Article

This paper presents insights into the experiences of supporting Action Learning Communities of Practice to deliver an interprofessional training scheme in care homes for older people. It draws on original interview data with facilitators in which the... Read More about Facilitating an action learning community of practice in the delivery of an interprofessional education programme in care homes.

Exploring the Presence and Impact of Advanced Nursing Roles in Care Homes and Charitable Organisations: An International Systematic Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction: Investing in advanced nursing roles (AN) in social care is a strategic priority to address workforce challenges, create new career pathways, improve outcomes and future‐proof the sector. However, there is limited understanding of these... Read More about Exploring the Presence and Impact of Advanced Nursing Roles in Care Homes and Charitable Organisations: An International Systematic Scoping Review.

Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us? (2025)
Journal Article

This third version of the seating guidelines aims to deliver a practical guide, using the most up to date research and evidence on pressure ulcer prevention and management. This guide can be applied to adults who remain seated for extended periods of... Read More about Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us?.

Skin tears in mammography: combined findings from a narrative and netnographic review (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Compression of the breast tissue is essential for obtaining optimised diagnostic mammography images. However,
this can sometimes lead to cutaneous skin tears. The lack of comprehensive reporting on these skin tears makes it
challenging to determi... Read More about Skin tears in mammography: combined findings from a narrative and netnographic review.

Exploring registered nurses' experiences of preparation as practice supervisors and assessors of nursing students: a phenomenographic study (2025)
Thesis

In the United Kingdom, all nursing students are required to be supervised and assessed in clinical practice by registrants (registered health professionals may act as supervisors, but registered nurses must act as assessors). Prior to 2018, the role... Read More about Exploring registered nurses' experiences of preparation as practice supervisors and assessors of nursing students: a phenomenographic study.

Valuing social care in nursing education. (2025)
Journal Article

299 ‘Not the last resortʼ – improving outcomes for care home residents using an interprofessional placement model for physiotherapy students (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners (2025)
Journal Article

Recent changes to pre-registration education and issues in placement capacity (NHS England, 2025) have led to an interest in, and the use of, social care settings as a learning environment for physiotherapy programmes. At the same time Skills for Car... Read More about Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners.

Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity (2025)
Digital Artefact

Welcome to our podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of adult social care, education, and professional practice.



In this episode, we’ll dive into three key areas shaping the future of social care.
Claire shares insights from her r... Read More about Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity.

Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction" (2025)
Other

This response to the inquiry focuses on the following areas:

-How much is inaction on Adult Social Care reform costing the NHS and
local authorities, and what impact does this have on the adults who
receive social care and the public?... Read More about Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction".

The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the scope of existing practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mel... Read More about The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Establishing Parity of Esteem Across Health and Social Care Nursing (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Stephens, M., Clark, A., Chesterton, L., & Hubbard, L. (2024). The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review. Educational Gerontology, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2024.2407201

Interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives, where students from multiple professions learn from, with and about each other, have been implemented in various care environments. However, no reviews have examined the impact they have in older adult’s... Read More about The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review.

Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide. (2024)
Journal Article

Colleagues from the Society of Tissue Viability have drafted the latest version of a seating guidelines, titled ‘Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us?’ The Seating guidelines for... Read More about Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide..

LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024 (2024)
Report

This document has been designed to provide information about Interprofessional Training Care Home placements, specifically in the context of physiotherapy learners, and the support required to ensure a successful placement experience.

The guidelin... Read More about LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024.

Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK (2024)
Journal Article

Background:
Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are an integral part of the healthcare workforce, and recognising growth in these roles is a priority for the future. ACPs within emergency care (EC) are often senior clinical decision-makers that w... Read More about Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK.

Identifying and establishing consensus on competencies required by registered nurses working in Kenyan intensive care units: a modified Delphi study (2024)
Thesis

Background
Nurses form the largest professional group in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) workforce. Their
proficiency in care delivery contributes to improved patient outcomes, reduced morbidity and
mortality, and overall reduced cost of care. Many... Read More about Identifying and establishing consensus on competencies required by registered nurses working in Kenyan intensive care units: a modified Delphi study.

Investigating the long-term impact of interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives in care home settings (2024)
Report

While emerging evidence suggests that IPE initiatives can have benefits in care homes, their lasting impact in this context remains unclear. This study investigated the long-term impact of IPE in five care homes in Greater Manchester, building upon a... Read More about Investigating the long-term impact of interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives in care home settings.

Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers. (2024)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Chester-Bessell, D., & Rose, S. (2024). Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers. British Journal of Nursing, 33(4), S34-S37. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.4.S34

People sleeping rough commonly develop wounds and other skin disorders. Wounds vary and develop for multiple reasons. They include acute wounds such as burns, infected injection sites, abscesses and cellulitis, as well as chronic wounds such as press... Read More about Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers..

Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article

In 2021, a feasibility study was conducted at the University of (identifier) called ‘(identifier)’, which responded to Health Education England’s (HEE) Enabling Effective Learning Environments (EELE) project call to develop more interdisciplinary pra... Read More about Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review.