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Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene
Presentation / Conference
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene. Presented at The [Player] Conference, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

This paper develops, and expands upon, ideas first set out in both Crawford (2006) and Crawford and Rutter (2007), which posits the
idea of considering gamers as a (media) audience — enabling parallels to be drawn with wider literatures and debates... Read More about Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene.

Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels. Presented at York Deviancy Conference, University of York, England

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels.

“We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas. Presented at British Society of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, England

This paper reports on a study undertaken within a vulnerable residential area of an inner city in the UK. As a location, it has been marked as vulnerable due to its abnormally high crime rate. As such, it continues to attract police and local authori... Read More about “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas.

Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance. Presented at 39th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance.

The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff.
Presentation / Conference
Prosser, H. The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff. Presented at BSA Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference, 3-5 September 2009

Physical intervention (PI) is “a skilled hands-on method of physical restraint involving trained designated healthcare professionals (aiming) to prevent individuals from harming themselves, endangering others or seriously compromising the therapeutic... Read More about The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff..

Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses
Presentation / Conference
Devitt, P., Allcroft, T., & Richardson, D. Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment.
Presentation / Conference
Scanlon, K., Reed, L., Fenlon, D., & Wray, J. Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment. Presented at COMPASS (cancer scientific meeting), Royal College Physicians Edinburgh

Introduction - following completion of hospital based treatment breast cancer patients often feel isolated and abandoned and report a lack of information and support to address their recovery needs. Feedback from service users at Breast Cancer Care i... Read More about Moving forward – developing an information resource for breast cancer patients following hospital based treatment..

Day surgery: Nursing’s contribution to this new surgical era
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, M. Day surgery: Nursing’s contribution to this new surgical era. Presented at 7th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery, Amsterdam, Holland

Background: The level of surgery undertaken in United Kingdom day surgery units has risen considerably over the past 15 - 20 years. Currently, the United Kingdom Government aims to undertake 75% of all elective surgery on a day-case basis. Throughout... Read More about Day surgery: Nursing’s contribution to this new surgical era.

A report on a focus group discussion on the local implementation of Medicines Use Reviews (MURS)
Presentation / Conference
Hilton, A., Edmondson, H., & Featherstone, V. A report on a focus group discussion on the local implementation of Medicines Use Reviews (MURS). Presented at Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, School of Pharmacy, Keele University

Introduction: The Hull and East Riding Pharmacy Research Network
(HERPRN) is a pharmacy research network in England,
providing support and research training enabling community
pharmacists and their staff to undertake practice-based
research. The... Read More about A report on a focus group discussion on the local implementation of Medicines Use Reviews (MURS).

Diabetes related communications in community pharmacy : reflections on the findings from a feasibility study
Presentation / Conference
Featherstone, V., Haigh, N., Campion, P., Edmondson, H., Tee, K., & Innes, A. Diabetes related communications in community pharmacy : reflections on the findings from a feasibility study. Poster presented at Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, School of Pharmacy, Keele University

Aims: To assess the feasibility of keeping a log of diabetes-related
communication in a community pharmacy and to explore the
potential of the logs to reflect diabetes-related communications
within pharmacies.
Design: A reflective log-keeping exe... Read More about Diabetes related communications in community pharmacy : reflections on the findings from a feasibility study.

The McDonaldisation of medicine: Time and the day surgery patient
Presentation / Conference
Mottram, A. The McDonaldisation of medicine: Time and the day surgery patient. Presented at British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Conference, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of patients undergoing day surgery utilising a sociological framework for analysis. Although day surgery (ambulatory surgery) has become a global phenomenon little sociological research has been un... Read More about The McDonaldisation of medicine: Time and the day surgery patient.

Being in for a day doesn't count: patient experiences of day surgery
Presentation / Conference
Mottram, A. Being in for a day doesn't count: patient experiences of day surgery. Presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Cardiff

Abstract :

A qualitative study, utilising the Grounded Theory methodology, was undertaken to explore the experiences of patients undergoing day surgery in two day surgery units in the United Kingdom. 145 patients were interviewed on three occasio... Read More about Being in for a day doesn't count: patient experiences of day surgery.