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Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard (2018)
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Sherriff, G., Martin, P., & Roberts, B. (2018). Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard

In May 2015, Eastlands Housing (now One Manchester) completed work on its retrofit to PassivHaus equivalent (EnerPHit) standard of 32 social housing flats in two blocks in Erneley Close, in the Manchester area Gorton. With a budget of £3.1 million, i... Read More about Erneley Close passive house retrofit : resident experiences and building performance in retrofit to passive house standard.

The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England (2018)
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Allen, D., & Riding, S. (2018). The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England

Romani and Traveller children in England are much more likely to be taken into state care than the majority population, and the numbers are rising. Between 2009 and 2016 the number of Irish Travellers in care has risen by 400% and the number of Roman... Read More about The fragility of professional competence : a preliminary account of child protection practice with Romani and Traveller children in England.

Making Every Contact Count: Evaluation of the use of MECC within the outpatient MSK Physiotherapy service and Bury Integrated MSK Service at Fairfield General Hospital, part of the Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation which is part of the Northern Care Alliance Group (2018)
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Northern Care Alliance Group

This report presents the findings of a commissioned study to evaluate the use of Making Every Contact Count (MECC) within the outpatient MSK Physiotherapy service and Bury Integrated MSK Service at Fairfield General Hospital, part of the Bury and Roc... Read More about Making Every Contact Count: Evaluation of the use of MECC within the outpatient MSK Physiotherapy service and Bury Integrated MSK Service at Fairfield General Hospital, part of the Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation which is part of the Northern Care Alliance Group.

Psychology at work : improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace (2017)
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Weinberg, A., & Doyle, N. (2017). Psychology at work : improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace

This report, written by Dr Ashley Weinberg, CPsychol., AFBPsS, and Nancy Doyle CPsychol., AFBPsS, brings together evidence from across the discipline to demonstrate how policy makers can work to improve psychological wellbeing and productivity in the... Read More about Psychology at work : improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace.

Agency workers and zero hours : the story of hidden exploitation (2017)
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Ball, M., Hampton, C., Kamerāde, D., & Richardson, H. (2017). Agency workers and zero hours : the story of hidden exploitation

This report highlights the extent and experiences of workers on temporary agency and zero-hours contracts.Using interviews with the workers themselves and data from the Annual Population Surveys it examines the impacts of hidden exploitation. It m... Read More about Agency workers and zero hours : the story of hidden exploitation.

What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence (2017)
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Howarth, M., Brettle, A., Hardman, M., & Maden, M. (2017). What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence

According to the World Health Organisation Global
Health Observatory (2017), non-communicable diseases
(NCD’s) present a significant cause of death through
cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions and type
2 diabetes. The impact of NCDs on... Read More about What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence.

Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation (2017)
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Rogers, M., Ahmed, A., Jones, C., Lawrence, J., & Wilding, M. (2017). Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation

This report provides the findings of the evaluation of TrustCare, an independent arm of Trafford Housing Trust which offers independent living services. The report offers the findings of the evaluation reporting on each stage of the process and drawi... Read More about Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation.

Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report (2017)
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Ahmed, A., Wilding, M., Gibbons, A., Jones, K., Rogers, M., & Madoc-Jones, I. (2017). Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report

Research aims and methodology:


1.1 Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 introduced major changes to the way homelessness is being addressed in Wales (from April 2015), with the core changes aimed at extending services to include prevention o... Read More about Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report.

From sick kids to SicKids! (2017)
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Rowland, A., Livesley, J., Ngov, C., Eno, M., Dim, D., & Carter, D. (2017). From sick kids to SicKids!

This report outlines the varied activities undertaken by <font color="blue">SicKids</font> in Cambodia up to and including the April 2017 visit by Dr Joan Livesley and Professor Andrew Rowland. Both the November 2016 and April 2017 visits were part-f... Read More about From sick kids to SicKids!.

The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients (2017)
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Rogers, M. (2017). The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients

The University of Salford worked in partnership with Manchester Women’s Aid to conduct a consultation of older service users who access DVA intervention via IRIS. This included service users, both female and male, who are over 50 years of age. This p... Read More about The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients.