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Young, gifted, and caring: a project narrative of young carers, their mental health, and getting them involved in education, research and practice (2011)
Journal Article
them involved in education, research and practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 21, 12-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00762.x

Young carers are a global phenomenon. The UK estimates it has in excess of 175 000 young carers, the onset of their caring role often occurring between 8 and 10 years of age. Of these, 17 000 are caring for a parent who has severe mental illness, a s... Read More about Young, gifted, and caring: a project narrative of young carers, their mental health, and getting them involved in education, research and practice.

Breast research in collaboration with the University of Salford (2011)
Journal Article
Hogg, P., Mackay, S., Eaton, C., & Murphy, F. (2011). Breast research in collaboration with the University of Salford. Synergy, 20-24

Functional decline in children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy after age 10 (2011)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & Graham, K. (2011). Functional decline in children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy after age 10. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(8), 677-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04020.x

Grading the performance of clinical skills: lessons to be learned from the performing arts (2011)
Journal Article
Roberts, D. (2011). Grading the performance of clinical skills: lessons to be learned from the performing arts. Nurse Education Today, 31(6), 607-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.10.017

The drift towards competency based nurse interventions has seen a growth in concern regarding the most appropriate methods of assessment of such competencies. Nurse educators and practitioners alike are struggling with the concept of measuring the pe... Read More about Grading the performance of clinical skills: lessons to be learned from the performing arts.

Evidence based library and information practice (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, M. (2011, July). Evidence based library and information practice. Presented at Symposium, Taipei National University, Taiwan

Foot posture after stroke : frequency, nature and clinical significance (2011)
Journal Article
Forghany, S., Tyson, S., Nester, C., Preece, S., & Jones, R. (2011). Foot posture after stroke : frequency, nature and clinical significance. Clinical Rehabilitation, 25(11), 1050-1055. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511410581

Objectives: clinical convention suggests that foot posture and movements are adversely affected by stroke and cause walking difficulties but there is little objective data to support or refute these beliefs. This study explores static foot posture in... Read More about Foot posture after stroke : frequency, nature and clinical significance.

Writing for publication: Personal and editorial perspectives (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, M. (2011, July). Writing for publication: Personal and editorial perspectives. Presented at Symposium, Chia-yi National University, Taiwan

Challenges when writing for publication (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, M. (2011, July). Challenges when writing for publication. Presented at Symposium, Chia-yi National University, Taiwan

The RCT means nothing to me! (2011)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C. (2011). The RCT means nothing to me!. Manual Therapy, 16(6), 614-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2011.06.006

Research is a cornerstone of evidence based practice with the randomised controlled trial (RCT) regarded as the 'gold standard' for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. However, it is not uncommon for RCT's to arrive at conflicting conclusi... Read More about The RCT means nothing to me!.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake (2011)
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Light, B., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake. Salford

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP), committed to reducing health inequalities for lesbian and bisexual (LGB) women within cervical screening programmes, funded this research study in response to the Department of Health’s 2007 Cancer Refor... Read More about Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake.

The rise in legal highs : prevalence and patterns in the use of illegal drugs and first- and second-generation “legal highs” in South London gay dance clubs (2011)
Journal Article
Measham, F., Wood, D., Dargan, P., & Moore, K. (2011). The rise in legal highs : prevalence and patterns in the use of illegal drugs and first- and second-generation “legal highs” in South London gay dance clubs. Journal of Substance Use, 16(4), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2011.594704

Aim: To assess the prevalence of use of established illegal psychoactive drugs and emergent psychoactive drugs, the so-called “legal highs”, amongst gay club-goers who are considered to be “early adopters” of drug trends.

Design: Three in situ s... Read More about The rise in legal highs : prevalence and patterns in the use of illegal drugs and first- and second-generation “legal highs” in South London gay dance clubs.

Response to Tricas-Sauras' commentary (2011)
Journal Article
Tierney, S., Fox, J., & Furber, C. (2012). Response to Tricas-Sauras' commentary. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(1), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.05.005

An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being (2011)
Journal Article
Fallon, D., Warne, T., Mcandrew, S., & McLaughlin, H. (2011). An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being. Nurse Education Today, 32(2), 128-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.06.002

For the past decade nurse education has incorporated service user and carer perspectives into their programme and research agendas. Moving from rhetoric to the reality of embedding adult service user and carer knowledge into nurse education this pape... Read More about An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being.

How high fidelity simulation can develop and enhance the clinical examination of children (2011)
Presentation / Conference
clinical examination of children. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Evaluating the effectiveness of Skype as a tool for promoting internationalisation of the nursing curriculum (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Stephens, M., Hennefer, D., Gloster, A., Barker, M., & Mcgrath, D. (2011, July). Evaluating the effectiveness of Skype as a tool for promoting internationalisation of the nursing curriculum. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Sensitively developing a sensory story: creating leisure opportunities for people with profound learning disabilities (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Megson, Y. (2011, July). Sensitively developing a sensory story: creating leisure opportunities for people with profound learning disabilities. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity & Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Using student induction data with final student qualitiative data to manage experience and expectations for ‘realistic engagement’ in higher education (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK (2011)
Journal Article
Gregory, A., & Milner, S. (2011). What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK. Men and Masculinities, 14(5), 588-606. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X11412940

This article reviews the way that fatherhood is constructed in the public discourse and more broadly in the public sphere in the UK and France by examining (1) the fatherhood regime and its influence on the construction of fatherhood in the two count... Read More about What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK.

A social purpose model for nursing (2011)
Journal Article

The very current international debate regarding the construction of professional role-identity in nursing involves analysis of context, competency, reflection, and theory; what most of the literature shows is that nursing continues to struggle with i... Read More about A social purpose model for nursing.

Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South (2011)
Journal Article
Birkbeck, C. (2011). Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South. Punishment and Society, 13(3), 307-332. https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474511404320

Recent references to the ‘warehouse prison’ in the United States and the prisión-depósito in Latin America seem to indicate that penal confinement in the western hemisphere
has converged on a similar model. However, this article suggests otherwise.... Read More about Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South.