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Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Stephens, M., Pradeep, S., Clarke‐Cornwell, A. M., & Bianchi, J. (in press). Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Wound Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14519

Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) measurement has long been considered the gold standard of vascular assessment for people with lower limb ulceration. Despite this, only around 15% of patients in the United Kingdom who require an ABPI measurement... Read More about Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.

Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Stout, L., Stephens, M., & Hashmi, F. (2023). Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review. Nursing Forum, 2023, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6643031

Aim. To review the current literature on the developing role of nursing innovation, specifically, those nurses who have progressed their innovative practice into product development. Design. A scoping review was conducted utilising the Population, Co... Read More about Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review.

Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Stout, L., Stephens, M., & Hashmi, F. (2023). Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review. Nursing Research and Practice, 2023, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5849141

Aim. To generate a landscape of the current knowledge in the interventional management and outcomes of purulent skin and soft tissue infections. Design. This study is a scoping review. Methods. Electronic searches were undertaken using CINAHL, Medlin... Read More about Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review.

Skin tears in mammography: A narrative review (2023)
Journal Article
Khan, A., Pradeep, S., Wynn, M., Szczepura, K., Mercer, C., & Stephens, M. (2023). Skin tears in mammography: A narrative review. Journal of Tissue Viability, 32(4), 577-584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2023.09.003

Skin tears are classed as traumatic wounds mainly caused by shearing and frictional forces. Incidences of skin tears are noted to be significant mostly in the elderly population and those with fragile and vulnerable skin. Individuals undergoing mammo... Read More about Skin tears in mammography: A narrative review.

Frugal innovation in wound management within a low resource inpatient setting: a case series (2023)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Wynn, M., Pradeep, S., Ackers, L., & Namiiro, R. (2023). Frugal innovation in wound management within a low resource inpatient setting: a case series. Wounds UK, 19(3),

This article highlights challenges of wound care in low resource settings, considering opportunities for frugal innovation and our experiences while creating virtual wound care clinics across two global communities. In addition, we will discuss four... Read More about Frugal innovation in wound management within a low resource inpatient setting: a case series.

Getting wound care right: evaluation of a week of intensive teaching on wound care for undergraduate nursing students. (2023)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Wynn, M., Pradeep, S., Staniecka, K., Gill, A., Brown, E., & Matthew, C. (2023). Getting wound care right: evaluation of a week of intensive teaching on wound care for undergraduate nursing students. British Journal of Nursing, 32(12), S36-S42. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.12.S36

Tissue viability skills are essential for nurses, but education on this in undergraduate programmes can be inadequate. After approval of the Future Nurse curriculum in 2019, a small team of staff at the University of Salford developed a Getting Wound... Read More about Getting wound care right: evaluation of a week of intensive teaching on wound care for undergraduate nursing students..

Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Hubbard, L., Kelly, S., Rose-Ford, H., Clark, J., & Stephens, M. (2023). Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(1), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12631

Purpose In 2021, an opportunity arose to place four counselling and psychotherapy (C&P) students in three care homes across Greater Manchester as part of a 6-week interprofessional education (IPE) care home scheme. Whilst, due to ethical concerns ar... Read More about Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

‘Not the last resort’: The impact of an interprofessional training care home initiative on students, staff, and residents (2023)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Stephens, M., Clark, A., Chesterton, L., & Hubbard, L. (2023). ‘Not the last resort’: The impact of an interprofessional training care home initiative on students, staff, and residents. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 37(5), 774-782. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2023.2168258

This paper reports on an innovative interprofessional education (IPE) initiative conducted in three care homes across Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom (UK). Students from a variety of professions including nursing, physiotherapy, social work,... Read More about ‘Not the last resort’: The impact of an interprofessional training care home initiative on students, staff, and residents.