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Dementia as zeitgeist: social problem construction and the role of a contemporary distraction (2020)
Journal Article
Parker, J., Cutler, C., & Heaslip, V. (2020). Dementia as zeitgeist: social problem construction and the role of a contemporary distraction. Sociological Research Online, 26(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780420929033

The global impact of dementia on social, political, economic, and health systems is of contemporary concern. As the world’s population ages, differentially, across countries in the Global North and Global South, dementia research and care have become... Read More about Dementia as zeitgeist: social problem construction and the role of a contemporary distraction.

Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being (2020)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Vahdaninia, M., Hind, M., Darvill, T., Staelens, Y., O'Donoghue, D., …Sutcliffe, T. (2020). Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being. Health and Place, 62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102273

There are well-established links between mental health and the environment. Mental illness is a global issue, and international policies increasingly focus on promoting mental health well-being through community-based approaches, including non-clinic... Read More about Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being.

Children’s experiences with Child Protection Services: a synthesis of qualitative evidence (2020)
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Wilson, S., Hean, S., Abebe, T., & Heaslip, V. (2020). Children’s experiences with Child Protection Services: a synthesis of qualitative evidence. Children and Youth Services Review, 113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104974

Background Research shows that young adults, previously in contact with Child Protection Services (CPS) often have lower overall wellbeing when compared to their peers in the general population. To redress this balance and fulfil children’s right to... Read More about Children’s experiences with Child Protection Services: a synthesis of qualitative evidence.

Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project (2020)
Journal Article
Crabtree, S., Hemingway, A., Sudbury, S., Quinney, A., Hutchings, M., Esteves, L., …Norton, L. (2020). Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project. Radical Teacher, 116, https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.647

Corporatization of Higher Education has introduced new performance measurements as well as an acceleration of academic tasks creating working environments characterised by speed, pressure and stress. This paper discusses findings from a qualitative,... Read More about Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project.

Are Gypsy Roma Traveller communities indigenous and would identification as such better address their public health needs? (2019)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Wilson, D., & Jackson, D. (2019). Are Gypsy Roma Traveller communities indigenous and would identification as such better address their public health needs?. Public Health, 176, 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.02.020

Introduction Across Europe, large numbers of Gypsy Roma Traveller communities experience significant health inequities such as higher morbidity, mortality and infant mortality. This health inequity is perpetuated by wider determinants such as a lowe... Read More about Are Gypsy Roma Traveller communities indigenous and would identification as such better address their public health needs?.

The symbiotic relationship of vulnerability and resilience in nursing (2019)
Journal Article
East, L., Heaslip, V., & Jackson, D. (2019). The symbiotic relationship of vulnerability and resilience in nursing. Contemporary Nurse, 56(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2019.1670709

Background: Whilst the terms vulnerability and resilience are commonly used within professional nursing discourses, they are often poorly understood. Vulnerability is often framed negatively and linked to being at risk of harm, whilst resilience is o... Read More about The symbiotic relationship of vulnerability and resilience in nursing.

Student nurse perceptions of Gypsy Roma Travellers: a European qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Vanceulebroeck, V., Kalkan, I., Komurcu, N., & Solanas, I. (2019). Student nurse perceptions of Gypsy Roma Travellers: a European qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 82, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.07.011

Background: Gypsy Roma Travellers are Europe's largest ethnic minority group. Yet they remain one of the most stigmatised communities who have significant health inequalities. Whilst nurses have a role in promoting health access, there have been mini... Read More about Student nurse perceptions of Gypsy Roma Travellers: a European qualitative study.

Better together: a day hospital's move towards integrated care (2019)
Journal Article
Board, M., Pigott, L., Olive, H., & Heaslip, V. (2019). Better together: a day hospital's move towards integrated care. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 26(6), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2017.0156

Background/Aims This article will present how an interdisciplinary team working within a day hospital in an acute NHS Foundation Trust embraced the opportunities of practice development to work ‘better together’ to meet the complex needs of individu... Read More about Better together: a day hospital's move towards integrated care.

Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review (2019)
Journal Article
Raco, M., Burdett, T., & Heaslip, V. (2019). Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review. Journal of Integrated Care, 27(2), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-10-2018-0065

Purpose Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social sectors in the end of life care. The purpose of this paper is to explore the... Read More about Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review.

Health and social impacts of open defecation on women: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Saleem, M., Burdett, T., & Heaslip, V. (2019). Health and social impacts of open defecation on women: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 19(158), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6423-z

Background The significance of sanitation to safeguard human health is irrefutable and has important public health dimensions. Access to sanitation has been essential for human dignity, health and well-being. Despite 15 years of conjunctive efforts... Read More about Health and social impacts of open defecation on women: a systematic review.

Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community (2018)
Journal Article
Thapa, R., van Teijlingen, E., Regmi, P., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community. Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 1(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbpkihs.v1i2.22072

Studies and reports on uptake of health services in Nepal and other low-income countries often focus on limitations due to physical factors, such as travel distance to health facility, or lack of medical facilities or electricity at the health care c... Read More about Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community.

Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education (2018)
Journal Article
Eccles, S., Hutchings, M., Hunt, C., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 20(4), 191-208. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.20.4.191

There is a focus on increasing the numbers of students with disabilities who apply to and study in Higher Education (HE). Despite sector-wide criteria regarding what comprises a disability, there are still students who do not disclose a disability at... Read More about Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education.

Sex trafficking and sex tourism in a globalised world (2018)
Journal Article
Brooks, A., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Sex trafficking and sex tourism in a globalised world. Tourism Review, 74(5), 1104-1115. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-02-2017-0017

Purpose This paper aims to explore the dark side of the relationship between gender, mobility, migration and tourism. Specifically, the paper looks at one form of human trafficking, the global sex industry and the relationship between sex traffickin... Read More about Sex trafficking and sex tourism in a globalised world.

Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, D., Heaslip, V., & Jackson, D. (2018). Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(19-20), 3810-3819. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14546

Aim To explore the impact of culture on health, healthcare provision and its contribution towards health inequity experienced by some marginalised communities. Background Health inequity is a global issue, which occurs across and within countrie... Read More about Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews.

Asking the right questions: challenges of survey methods for widening participation research (2018)
Journal Article
Collins, B., Hunt, C., Wardrop, A., Gauntlett, E., Heaslip, V., Hutchings, M., & Pritchard, C. (2018). Asking the right questions: challenges of survey methods for widening participation research. International studies in widening participation (Online), 5(2), 55-69

The development of an institution-wide survey at one English university raised questions for the researchers in relation to how to ask students about their background. The survey was to focus future widening participation (WP) practice. A detailed it... Read More about Asking the right questions: challenges of survey methods for widening participation research.

Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study (2017)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Scammell, J., Mills, A., Spriggs, A., Addis, A., Bond, M., …Tee, S. (2017). Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study. Nurse Education Today, 60, 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.09.021

Aim Within the United Kingdom (UK) there is an increasing focus on Values Based Recruitment (VBR) of staff working in the National Health Service (NHS) in response to public inquiries criticising the lack of person-centred care. All NHS employees ar... Read More about Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study.

Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review (2017)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Board, M., Duckworth, V., & Thomas, L. (2017). Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today, 59, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.08.016

Background Widening participation into higher education is espoused within educational policy in the UK, and internationally, as a mechanism to promote equality and social mobility. As nurse education is located within higher education it has a resp... Read More about Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review.