Understanding the risk of pressure ulcers when sitting in adults What does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers, health and social care professionals (2018)
Digital Artefact

Costs for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers have increased significantly and there is limited published advice from health and social care organisations on seating and preventing pressure ulcers. At the request of the UK Tissue Viabili... Read More about Understanding the risk of pressure ulcers when sitting in adults What does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers, health and social care professionals.

Addressing wound care confidence and competence of undergraduate Mental Health students. (2018)
Physical Artefact

Poster presentation from Wounds UK Conference Harrogate, UK. November 14-16 2016.
Purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of a simulated wound training programme on self-perceived confidence, competence of third year pre-registration student... Read More about Addressing wound care confidence and competence of undergraduate Mental Health students..

Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults what does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers and health & social care professionals (2018)
Journal Article

The aim of the publication was to develop a practical guide for people, carers and health and social care professionals on how the research and evidence base on pressure ulcer prevention and management can be applied to those who remain seated for ex... Read More about Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults what does it mean for me and my carers? Seating guidelines for people, carers and health & social care professionals.

Factors affecting seating prescription: a qualitative evaluation of Watercell® technology in complex static chairs (2018)
Digital Artefact

This presentation will highlight important factors practitioners should consider when prescribing seating for people who sit for extended periods of time (comfort, pressure redistribution, aesthetics, function, posture, occupation, support and end us... Read More about Factors affecting seating prescription: a qualitative evaluation of Watercell® technology in complex static chairs.

Extending conceptual understanding: How interprofessional education influences affective domain development (2018)
Journal Article

Background:
Interprofessional learning (IPL) can influence affective domain development of students, through teaching activities that facilitate learning with, from and about other professions. Current quantitative evidence offers limited explanatio... Read More about Extending conceptual understanding: How interprofessional education influences affective domain development.

Factors affecting seating prescription : a qualitative evaluation of Watercell® technology in complex static chairs (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper will highlight important factors practitioners should consider when prescribing seating for people who sit for extended periods of time (comfort, pressure redistribution, aesthetics, function, posture, occupation, support and end user coll... Read More about Factors affecting seating prescription : a qualitative evaluation of Watercell® technology in complex static chairs.

Evaluating the impact of WaterCell® Technology on pressure redistribution and comfort/discomfort of adults with limited mobility (2016)
Journal Article

Aim of the study


The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of WaterCell® Technology on pressure redistribution and self-reported comfort and discomfort scores of adults with mobility problems who remain seated for extended periods of tim... Read More about Evaluating the impact of WaterCell® Technology on pressure redistribution and comfort/discomfort of adults with limited mobility.

Extending inter-professional learning through the use of a multi-disciplinary Wiki (2013)
Journal Article

This paper reports our experiences of a student learning activity which employed a Wiki for student radiographers and nurses to build on an inter-professional learning event.

The aim of the Wiki was to facilitate inter-professional learning for st... Read More about Extending inter-professional learning through the use of a multi-disciplinary Wiki.

Interprofessional working in practice – educating for the future: The development of the Salford Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model (2013)
Report

The project sought to introduce an interprofessional training programme for 3rd year pre-registration students across a range of professional groups. The programme was developed collaboratively with three National Health Service (NHS) sites. Practice... Read More about Interprofessional working in practice – educating for the future: The development of the Salford Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLIP) model.

Assessing the use of simulated wounds in nurse education (2012)
Journal Article

In the past, nursing students only had access to classroom theory to develop their wound care knowledge. In the project detailed here, simulated wounds were developed to teach nursing students at the University of Salford about tissue viability manag... Read More about Assessing the use of simulated wounds in nurse education.

Wound care provision in an out of hours District Nursing Service (2012)
Journal Article

In England and Wales, more than 2.6 million people receive care from a district nurse each year (Queens Nursing Institute [QNI], 2009) and an often unreported area of this service is the out-of-hours service provided from 6pm to 8am daily and at week... Read More about Wound care provision in an out of hours District Nursing Service.

The use of weblogs for students on an international placement (2011)
Journal Article

Evaluating the effectiveness of Skype as a tool for promoting internationalisation of the nursing curriculum (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper examines the effectiveness of Skype as a medium for communication, support and internationalisation of student nurse programmes. The researchers sought to examine whether online face to face contact via Skype improved support and communicat... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of Skype as a tool for promoting internationalisation of the nursing curriculum.