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A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (2020)
Journal Article
Home, J., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., Proudman, C., & Walton, K. (2020). A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders. British Journal of Midwifery, 28(7), 418-429. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2020.28.7.418

Performing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is prohibited within the United Kingdom by the FGM Act 2003. A mandatory reporting duty for FGM requires regulated health and social care professionals and teachers in England and Wales to report known ca... Read More about A review of the law surrounding Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders.

Handling concerns raised about doctors : time for local changes (2020)
Journal Article
Rowland, A., & Mohan, K. (2020). Handling concerns raised about doctors : time for local changes. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 26(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2019.0085

NHS organisations must be assured that appropriate protections and support are in place for their employees, especially when incidents occur or concerns arise. These assurances are an essential part of fostering a just and inclusive culture under an... Read More about Handling concerns raised about doctors : time for local changes.

Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care (2019)
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Roland, D., Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., Woby, S., Garratt, N., …Long, A. (2019). Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care. BMJ, 367, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6226

Reluctance of the Royal College of General Practitioners to endorse NEWS2 (the second iteration of the national early warning score) has surprised some and been supported by others.1 This dichotomy over what seems to be a proved safety measure shows... Read More about Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care.

Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion (2018)
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Lillitos, P., Lyttle, M., Roland, D., Powell, C., Sandell, J., Rowland, A., …Maconochie, I. (2018). Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion. Emergency Medicine Journal, 2018, #207802. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-207802

Background: Clarifying whether paediatric early warning scores (PEWS) accurately predict significant illness is a research priority for UK and Ireland paediatric emergency medicine (EM). However, a standardised list of significant conditions to bench... Read More about Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion.

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study (2018)
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observational study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(303), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1268-7

Background: Increasing attendances by children (aged 0–16 years) to United Kingdom Emergency Departments (EDs) challenges patient safety within the National Health Service (NHS) with health professionals required to make complex judgements on whether... Read More about Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study.

Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK (2018)
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Malik, Y., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., & MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(6), 377-386. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.6.377

Background While female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, research estimated that in 2015 there were over 100 000 women and girls resident in the UK subjected to FGM. Aims To determine the effect of changes in... Read More about Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK.

Trust your patients to be able to help you (2017)
Journal Article
Rowland, A. (2017). Trust your patients to be able to help you

How can you demonstrate true leadership when engaging with patients, members of the public and, in particular, children and young people? ‘Do, or do not. There is no try.’ (Master Yoda 896 BBY – 4 ABY)

Physical punishment of children : time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia (2017)
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time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia. International Journal of Children's Rights, 25(1), 165-195. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02501007

As at March 2016, 49 states had reformed their laws to clearly prohibit all corporal punishment of children (United Nations 1989) in all settings, including the home (Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, n.d.) By January 2017... Read More about Physical punishment of children : time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia.

Diagnostic accuracy of PAT-POPS and ManChEWS for admissions of children from the emergency department (2016)
Journal Article
Cotterill, S., Rowland, A., Kelly, J., Lees, H., & Kamara, M. (2016). Diagnostic accuracy of PAT-POPS and ManChEWS for admissions of children from the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-204647

Background The Pennine Acute Trust (PAT) Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS) is a specific emergency department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likeli... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of PAT-POPS and ManChEWS for admissions of children from the emergency department.

G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS) (2014)
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Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kelly, J. (2014). G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A8-A8. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.16

Background The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a specific Emergency Department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood of admission. The Mancheste... Read More about G16 The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS): a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the Emergency Department than the Manchester Children's Early Warning System (ManChEWS).

G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up (2014)
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Crowder, R., Rowland, A., Handford, M., Tan, S., & Stuart, M. (2014). G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A15-A15. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.34

Background and objectives: In July 2013, the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) of a UK District General Hospital ED seeing approximately 30000 children aged under 16 years of age per year in the ED, began managing children diagnosed with a torus f... Read More about G34(P) The management of children diagnosed with torus (buckle) fractures of the distal radius : wrist splint and written self-care information versus wrist splint and hospital outpatient follow-up.

G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up (2014)
Journal Article
Crowder, R., Rowland, A., Tan, S., Handford, M., & Stuart, M. (2014). G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A13-A13. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.29

Background and objectives: In July 2013 the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) of a UK District General Hospital seeing approximately 30000 children per year aged under 16 years in the ED, began managing children diagnosed with an uncomplicated (no... Read More about G29(P) The management of children diagnosed with an uncomplicated clavicle fracture : broad-arm sling and written self-care information versus broad-arm sling and hospital outpatient follow-up.

G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments (2014)
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Isba, R., Bolton, C., & Rowland, A. (2014). G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A12-A12. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.26

Background and objectives: In Greater Manchester, children generally have poorer dental health compared to England as a whole. There is some evidence that emergency departments are increasingly being used as provider of dental care, yet many children... Read More about G26(P) Gaps in provision of community paediatric primary dental healthcare : a review of the burden of disease presenting to emergency departments.

G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance (2014)
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Dasgupta, S., Baynes, J., & Rowland, A. (2014). G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(Suppl), A74-A74. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-306237.175

Background: Most burns in children are scalds. The prevalence of abuse-related burns admitted to burns units is 10 to 14%. Provided local burns data is available a burns injury prevention programme is achievable. Our local population has a higher... Read More about G167(P) Paediatric burn injury presentations to a UK district general hospital paediatric emergency department : provisions and interventions to reduce risk of attendance.

The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS) (2014)
Journal Article
Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kelly, J. (2014). The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(A8),

Background: The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a specific Emergency Department (ED) physiological and observational aggregate scoring system, with scores of 0–18. A higher score indicates greater likelihood of admission. The Manches... Read More about The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a more accurate predictor of admission risk from the emergency department than the Manchester Children’s Early Warning System (ManChEWS).

The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a useful tool to predict likelihood of admission from the emergency department (2013)
Journal Article
Kelly, J., Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Lees, H., & Kamara, M. (2013). The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a useful tool to predict likelihood of admission from the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal, 30(10), 877.3-878. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203113.29

Objectives & Background: No specific early warning score universally validated for use in all children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) exists. POPS is a novel aggregate scoring system, designed for ED use. Methods: Prospectively collecte... Read More about The Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) : a useful tool to predict likelihood of admission from the emergency department.

1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine (2012)
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Fox, T., & Rowland, A. (2012). 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(Suppl), A440-A440. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1554

Introduction: False negative radiograph reports constitute greater than 80% of all diagnostic errors in Emergency Departments (EDs) with reported levels of false negative initial reports around 1%. Method: The records of all patients recalled to t... Read More about 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine.