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Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens (2021)
Journal Article
Moraes, C., McEachern, M., Gibbons, A., & Scullion, L. (2021). Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens. Sociology, 55(6), 1169-1190. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385211003450

This article examines lived experiences of food insecurity in the United Kingdom as a
liminal phenomenon. Our research is set within the context of austerity measures, welfare
reform and the precarity experienced by increasing numbers of individual... Read More about Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens.

A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence (2021)
Journal Article
Ellis, A., Briggs, D., Lloyd, A., & Telford, L. (2021). A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence. Abuse, 2(1), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.37576/abuse.2021.017

The Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns has generated significant changes in the citizenry’s material realities. Although the efficacy of lockdown is yet to be determined, emerging evidence points to a rise in unintended ha... Read More about A ticking time bomb of future harm : lockdown, child abuse and future violence.

Beyond the shrinking world : dementia, localisation and neighbourhood (2021)
Journal Article
Ward, R., Rummery, K., Odzakovic, E., Manji, K., Kullberg, A., Keady, J., …Campbell, S. (2021). Beyond the shrinking world : dementia, localisation and neighbourhood. Ageing and society, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21000350

‘Dementia-friendly communities’ herald a shift toward the neighbourhood as a locus for the care and support of people with dementia, sparking growing interest in the geographies of dementia care and raising questions over the shifting spatial and soc... Read More about Beyond the shrinking world : dementia, localisation and neighbourhood.

A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners (2021)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Innes, A., Smith, S., Wilson, J., Bushell, S., & Wyatt, M. (2021). A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners. Dementia, 20(7), 2478-2493. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301221998897

Background: Research suggests there is a lack of post diagnostic support to enable people living with dementia to fulfil social and active lives throughout their dementia journey. Gardening has been found to have many benefits for people living with... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a Good Life Club on people living with dementia and care partners.

"So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Martin, P. (2021). "So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK. International journal of Roma studies, 3(1), 46-72. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijrs.2021.6984

Following the 2016 Referendum on UK membership of the EU, the British government indicated that providing evidence of consistent, regular working histories would form the basis of applications by EU migrants seeking to remain in the country long-term... Read More about "So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK.

Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Kenny, A., Dickson-Swift, V., McKenna, L., Charette, M., Rush, K., Stacy, G., …Phillips, C. (2021). Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 100, 104860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104860

Objective



The aim of this mixed methods systematic review was to: i) document the interventions that support and facilitate graduate nurse transition from university to practice in a diversity of healthcare settings and ii) to identify outco... Read More about Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review.

Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, A., & Guest, K. (2021). Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 44(1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2021.1883156

The declaration of a global pandemic in March 2020 resulted in all higher education institutions having to quickly transform traditional didactic teaching and learning to online delivery. This involved delivering lectures and seminars virtually, and... Read More about Rising to the challenge : the delivery of simulation and clinical skills during COVID-19.

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice (2021)
Journal Article
Gloster, A., & Leigh, J. (2021). The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice. British Journal of Nursing, 30(3), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.3.168

Change, for better or worse, seems to be endemic in western societies, and in the past two decades advanced practice has not been exempt. Healthcare leaders and lecturers in the UK have adapted education programmes that are preparing for increasing n... Read More about The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice.

"You come because it’s an interesting place” : the impact of attending a heritage programme on the well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners (2021)
Journal Article
Innes, A., Scholar, H., Haragalova, J., & Sharma, M. (2021). "You come because it’s an interesting place” : the impact of attending a heritage programme on the well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners. Dementia, 20(6), 2133-2151. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301220985380

Promoting access to heritage settings has been acknowledged as a way
to promote wellbeing in the UK for people living with dementia and their
care partners. Yet there is a lack of information available internationally
on the contribution of herita... Read More about "You come because it’s an interesting place” : the impact of attending a heritage programme on the well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners.

Examining veterans’ interactions with the UK social security system through a trauma-informed lens (2021)
Journal Article
Scullion, L., & Curchin, K. (2021). Examining veterans’ interactions with the UK social security system through a trauma-informed lens. Journal of Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279420000719

This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care – safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect – to reflect on the quality of veterans’ treatment within the UK social security system. Drawing upon new data from qualitative longi... Read More about Examining veterans’ interactions with the UK social security system through a trauma-informed lens.

Slip-resistant footwear reduces slips among National Health Service workers in England : a randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Cockayne, S., Fairhurst, C., Liddle, M., Cunningham-Burley, R., Zand, M., Hewitt, C., …Torgerson, D. (2021). Slip-resistant footwear reduces slips among National Health Service workers in England : a randomised controlled trial. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 78(7), 472-478. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2020-106914

Objectives Assess the effectiveness of 5* GRIP-rated slip-resistant footwear in preventing slips in the workplace compared to usual footwear (control group).

Methods A multicentre, randomised controlled trial; 4553 National Health Service (NHS) st... Read More about Slip-resistant footwear reduces slips among National Health Service workers in England : a randomised controlled trial.

Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales (2020)
Journal Article
Gorden, C., Lockwood, K., Maddoc, I., Hughes, C., Washing-Dyer, K., Wilding, M., & Ahmed, A. (2020). Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales. European Journal of Criminology, 19(6), 1438-1460. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370820980433

Under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, prison leavers are among those who are no longer considered a priority need. This article draws on interviews conducted with 17 women prison leavers and 10 professionals that formed part of a Welsh Government funde... Read More about Preventing homelessness among women prison leavers in Wales.

A feasibility study of enhanced occupational therapy for children and young people with central nervous system tumours – outcomes for the families and for occupational therapy (2020)
Journal Article
Morgan, R., Estlin, E., Pizer, B., Keane, J., Bowyer, P., Nenadic, G., …Long, T. (2020). A feasibility study of enhanced occupational therapy for children and young people with central nervous system tumours – outcomes for the families and for occupational therapy. CYPF journal, Autumn(2020), 20-28

A two-year feasibility study was conducted to explore harmonisation of occupation-focused practice between two UK children’s cancer centres. The Short Child Occupational Profile (SCOPE) identified occupational needs of children with brain tumours to... Read More about A feasibility study of enhanced occupational therapy for children and young people with central nervous system tumours – outcomes for the families and for occupational therapy.

Ten minutes with Dr Joseph Home, Medical Directors Leadership Fellow at Pennine Acute NHS Trust (2020)
Journal Article
Waugh, C., & Home, J. (2020). Ten minutes with Dr Joseph Home, Medical Directors Leadership Fellow at Pennine Acute NHS Trust. BMJ Leader, https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2020-000376

As a Foundation Year 2 Doctor Joseph was given the unique opportunity to step into a
senior leadership role. This short interview discusses some of the challenges and key
messages from this experience.

New hope or old futures in disguise? Neoliberalism, the Covid-19 pandemic and the possibility for social change (2020)
Journal Article
Ellis, A., Briggs, D., Lloyd, A., & Telford, L. (2020). New hope or old futures in disguise? Neoliberalism, the Covid-19 pandemic and the possibility for social change. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 40(9/10), 831-848. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-07-2020-0268

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of both the Covid-19
pandemic and UK lockdown for the social, political and economic future of the UK. Drawing
on primary data obtained during the lockdown and the theoretical conc... Read More about New hope or old futures in disguise? Neoliberalism, the Covid-19 pandemic and the possibility for social change.

Can Active Labour Market Programmes emulate the mental health benefits of regular paid employment? Longitudinal evidence from the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, S., Coutts, A., Burchell, B., Kamerāde, D., & Balderson, U. (2021). Can Active Labour Market Programmes emulate the mental health benefits of regular paid employment? Longitudinal evidence from the United Kingdom. Work, Employment and Society, 35(3), 545-565. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020946664

Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs), which form important components of employment support policies around the world, have been found to improve mental health and wellbeing of participants. However, it remains unclear how these health effects com... Read More about Can Active Labour Market Programmes emulate the mental health benefits of regular paid employment? Longitudinal evidence from the United Kingdom.

Exploring perceptions of parents on the use of emergency department on-site primary care services for the treatment of children with non-urgent conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Sam, M., Cook, D., Rowland, A., & Butler, J. (2021). Exploring perceptions of parents on the use of emergency department on-site primary care services for the treatment of children with non-urgent conditions. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 44(4), 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2020.1820116

Objective:
To understand the reasons parents of children with minor conditions attend the
Children’s Emergency Department (ED), and their views about on-site paediatric
same day care (SDC) service as an alternative treatment centre.
Method:
A... Read More about Exploring perceptions of parents on the use of emergency department on-site primary care services for the treatment of children with non-urgent conditions.

The right place for me: a moderated mediation model to explain involvement of employees aged over 50 years (2020)
Journal Article
Manzi, C., Coen, S., Capolicchio, E., Medina, L., & Paderi, F. (2021). The right place for me: a moderated mediation model to explain involvement of employees aged over 50 years. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 51(1), 42-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12714

Over the past decades, employment rates of older workers in most Western countries have rapidly increased. Hence, there is a growing interest in identifying the organizational dimensions that might impact the psychosocial adjustment of workers aged o... Read More about The right place for me: a moderated mediation model to explain involvement of employees aged over 50 years.