Outputs (48)

Health inequities, their causes and the role of nurses in addressing them (2025)
Journal Article

This paper presents the case for the nurses roles in promoting health equity within the UK. It commences by exploring the differences between health inequality and inequity before highlighting the health inequity experienced by individuals who are so... Read More about Health inequities, their causes and the role of nurses in addressing them.

Understanding Vulnerabilities and ‘Pathways’ in the Commission of Sexual Offences by Autistic Individuals: Perspectives from UK-based Practitioners (2025)
Journal Article

Although autistic people are no more likely to perpetrate crime compared to the general population, evidence suggests that certain types of crime, such as sexual offences, are more common among autistic individuals who do engage in crime. In recent y... Read More about Understanding Vulnerabilities and ‘Pathways’ in the Commission of Sexual Offences by Autistic Individuals: Perspectives from UK-based Practitioners.

Picture of mental illness in young people, globally and in the United Kingdom (2025)
Book Chapter

Prevalence of mental ill health in children and young people (CYP), both globally and in the UK, is high and worldwide as much as one in seven (13%) of 10- to 18-year-olds may experience a mental disorder. In the UK nations there has been a marked in... Read More about Picture of mental illness in young people, globally and in the United Kingdom.

Child Protection and Safeguarding (2025)
Book Chapter

Globally, children are considered a vulnerable population due to factors like physical size, developmental stages, and dependency on adults for their needs. This chapter examines the complexities of child protection and safeguarding in the United Kin... Read More about Child Protection and Safeguarding.

Impact of Social Exclusion, Intersectionality and Discrimination on Children and Young People’s Mental Health (2025)
Book Chapter

This chapter commences by examining the links between inequalities and mental health, exploring the impact of the social gradient of health as well as examining national and international policies aimed at addressing health inequities. The chapter de... Read More about Impact of Social Exclusion, Intersectionality and Discrimination on Children and Young People’s Mental Health.

Learning Disability and Neurodiversity (2025)
Book Chapter

Globally, there are many children and young people living with a disability or who are neurodivergent. These children often have poorer health outcomes and often experience discrimination and social exclusion. Their needs can be mis-diagnosed throug... Read More about Learning Disability and Neurodiversity.

COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis (2025)
Journal Article

Objective: Despite the physical demands of their job, firefighters often experience declining health, a trend that has worsened with coronavirus infection. We investigated the correlation between physical activity (PA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) ris... Read More about COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis.

Thirteen leading public health organisations call on Government to outlaw physical punishment (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

Leading health organisations have joined together in calling for the removal of the "reasonable punishment" defence in England as part of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Chronotype Predicts Body Mass Index via Emotion Regulation Strategy Use and Emotional Eating (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction: Rates of obesity are increasing across all regions representing a critical public health concern. An evening chronotype has been associated with elevated body mass index and a less nutritious diet. However, the mechanisms underpinning t... Read More about Chronotype Predicts Body Mass Index via Emotion Regulation Strategy Use and Emotional Eating.

Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study. (2025)
Journal Article

Aerobic and strength exercises are commonly recommended for patients with type-1 diabetes (T1DM) but may not suit everyone. Body-weight functional exercise (BWFE) could offer an alternative for diabetes management. We aimed to compare blood glucose (... Read More about Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study..

Safe Havens in Health: Standards of Care for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees (2025)
Journal Article

This review outlines current literature regarding access to and quality of healthcare for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR) in the UK. The multiple factors influencing their experiences are explored, alongside the optimal... Read More about Safe Havens in Health: Standards of Care for Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees.

The "reasonable punishment" of children defence in England should be consigned to history (2025)
Journal Article

Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners (2025)
Journal Article

Recent changes to pre-registration education and issues in placement capacity (NHS England, 2025) have led to an interest in, and the use of, social care settings as a learning environment for physiotherapy programmes. At the same time Skills for Car... Read More about Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners.

Ensuring children’s wellbeing by ending the physical punishment of children : Briefing for parliamentarians. (2025)
Report

In 2025, it cannot be right that children, the youngest and most vulnerable group in society, are the
least protected from physical assault.

Leading organisations working in child health, child protection and safeguarding, human rights,
mental h... Read More about Ensuring children’s wellbeing by ending the physical punishment of children : Briefing for parliamentarians..

Standards for Healthcare Delivery to Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees (CYPSAR) (2025)
Report

Children and young people seeking asylum and refugees (CYPSAR) are a vulnerable population with complex physical and mental health needs. In the UK, significant variation in healthcare delivery for CYPSAR leads to disparities in access and quality of... Read More about Standards for Healthcare Delivery to Children and Young People Seeking Asylum and Refugees (CYPSAR).

Hearing the voices of children: creating an Advocacy Centre in Gorton, Manchester, UK (2025)
Report

Hearing the voices of children: creating an Advocacy Centre in Gorton, Manchester, UK.

This project introduces the concept of a children's advocacy centre at a primary school in Gorton, Manchester. The project is an initial phase of a wider projec... Read More about Hearing the voices of children: creating an Advocacy Centre in Gorton, Manchester, UK.

Ethical and Humanistic Dimensions of Digital Nursing (2025)
Book Chapter

As nurses fundamentally work with people, families and communities, their practice is grounded in both ethical and moral principles. These include the promotion of self, humanisation and the provision of person-centred care. Yet how nurses deliver th... Read More about Ethical and Humanistic Dimensions of Digital Nursing.

Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity (2025)
Digital Artefact

Welcome to our podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of adult social care, education, and professional practice.



In this episode, we’ll dive into three key areas shaping the future of social care.
Claire shares insights from her r... Read More about Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity.

A systematic review of key principles relating to decolonising interventions in midwifery education. (2025)
Journal Article

Midwifery education is predominantly influenced by Eurocentric models, contributing to systemic health inequalities for marginalised groups. The health disparities for ethnically diverse maternity service users are well documented. There are various... Read More about A systematic review of key principles relating to decolonising interventions in midwifery education..

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health evidence submission to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Committee (2025)
Report