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Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation assessment : Maidstone : Final report (2012)
Report
accommodation assessment : Maidstone : Final report

In September 2011 Maidstone Borough Council commissioned the Salford Housing & Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU) at the University of Salford to produce a Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation Assessment for the borough. The primary purpo... Read More about Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople accommodation assessment : Maidstone : Final report.

A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study (2012)
Journal Article
Galen, S., Wiggins, L., McWilliam, R., & Granat, M. (2012). A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study. Technology and Health Care, 20(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3233/THC-2011-0648

BACKGROUND: Among the ambulant population of children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP), dynamic equinus is one of the most common form of gait deviation that is encountered. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the combined effects of Functional Electrical S... Read More about A combination of botulinum toxin A therapy and functional electrical stimulation in children with cerebral palsy - a pilot study.

Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England (2012)
Journal Article
Evans, S., & Choucri, L. (2012). Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 22(2), 255-259

Theories of leadership have been dominated by transactional and transforming models. This paper examines models based in relationships and empowerment, the engaging leadership model,as these concepts also underpin woman centred care, the driving agen... Read More about Why Leadership, why now? The current state of management of the maternity services in England.

Psychological interventions in mental health nursing (2012)
Book Chapter
Rylance, R. (2012). Psychological interventions in mental health nursing. In G. Smith (Ed.), Psychological Interventions in mental health nursing. Open University Press

Book Chapter: Psychological interventions and managing risk

Physical health assessment : how do wards based nurses perceive their role? (2012)
Journal Article
Rylance, R., Chapman, H., & Harrison, J. (2012). Physical health assessment : how do wards based nurses perceive their role?. Mental Health Practice, 2(16), 14-20

Change management : a tool for support workers (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). Change management : a tool for support workers. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(10), 493-495. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.10.493

Within this article, the author will examine a number of the main ideas and theories of change management, together with a change tool, ‘The Model for Improvement,’ which support workers can use to deliver successful change. Change is often a sta... Read More about Change management : a tool for support workers.

Resistance to change : the human dimension (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). Resistance to change : the human dimension. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(9), 456-457. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.9.456

In this article, the author will examine how change can affect individuals, both staff and patients, and how resistance to change can be managed to enable organisations to be successful. Support workers are at the forefront of change. Where there a... Read More about Resistance to change : the human dimension.

The support worker's guide to ethical practice (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). The support worker's guide to ethical practice. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(5), 249-250. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.5.249

Within this article the author will be examining what ethics and ethical practice actually means for the support worker. What an ethical dilemma actually is. The four main ethical principles as identified by Beauchamp and Childress (2009) will be... Read More about The support worker's guide to ethical practice.

The support worker's role in advocacy (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). The support worker's role in advocacy. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(3), 137-139. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.3.137

Within this article, the author will be examining the support worker’s role in advocacy, looking at exactly what advocacy is and what being an advocate means. Who should be an advocate, and when you should not be an advocate? The importance of co... Read More about The support worker's role in advocacy.

Why complaints are a positive for support workers (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). Why complaints are a positive for support workers. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(1), 39-40. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.1.39

Support workers have a privileged position within the team of professionals looking after clients. They are the one group of staff that spends the most quality time with them. They are the ones delivering the basic fundamental care needs and throu... Read More about Why complaints are a positive for support workers.

Digital affect, clubbing and club drug cultures : reflection, anticipation, counter-reaction (2012)
Book Chapter
Moore, K. (2012). Digital affect, clubbing and club drug cultures : reflection, anticipation, counter-reaction. In A. Karatzogianni, & A. Kuntsman (Eds.), Digital cultures and the politics of emotion : feelings, affect and technological change (109-126). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230391345

Stress in turbulent times (2012)
Book
Weinberg, A., & Cooper, C. (2012). Stress in turbulent times. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306172

Stress is undoubtedly one of the major work-related illness and is even more likely in times of economic uncertainty and downturn. The authors assess the psychological challenges created by instability and uncertainty and provide a survival toolkit t... Read More about Stress in turbulent times.

Students' academic expectations and experiences during the first year of their undergraduate nursing programme (2012)
Thesis
Grant, J. Students' academic expectations and experiences during the first year of their undergraduate nursing programme. (Thesis). University of Salford

The thesis examines why first year nursing students leave their programme of study and the factors that influence whether they stay or leave. A descriptive, exploratory study design was undertaken using two survey instruments, the College Students... Read More about Students' academic expectations and experiences during the first year of their undergraduate nursing programme.

Critical exploration of the role of the nurse lecturer in practice situated within an existing Higher Education Institution and NHS partnership (2012)
Thesis
Leigh, J. Critical exploration of the role of the nurse lecturer in practice situated within an existing Higher Education Institution and NHS partnership. (Thesis). University of Salford

The concepts and constructs of partnership and collaboration are increasingly becoming embedded critical success factors which influence the education of nurses from within the practice setting. Adopting a partnership and collaborative approach is... Read More about Critical exploration of the role of the nurse lecturer in practice situated within an existing Higher Education Institution and NHS partnership.

The development of self-confidence in undergraduate nursing students in Ireland (2012)
Thesis
Chesser-Smyth, P. The development of self-confidence in undergraduate nursing students in Ireland. (Thesis). University of Salford

Aim The aim of this research study was to establish the effects of classroom learning and clinical practice on the development of self-confidence amongst undergraduate nursing students in Ireland. Background Self-confidence underpins nurses' comp... Read More about The development of self-confidence in undergraduate nursing students in Ireland.

The use of medical grade honey to reduce the incidence of surgical wound infection : a randomised controlled feasibility trial (2012)
Thesis
Robson, V. The use of medical grade honey to reduce the incidence of surgical wound infection : a randomised controlled feasibility trial. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Patients having free tissue transfer for oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma are susceptible to MRSA. There are many strategies to reduce wound infection rates such as hand washing policies antibiotics but NICE guidelines sug... Read More about The use of medical grade honey to reduce the incidence of surgical wound infection : a randomised controlled feasibility trial.