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Challenges when writing for publication (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Grant, M. (2011, July). Challenges when writing for publication. Presented at Symposium, Chia-yi National University, Taiwan

Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake (2011)
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Light, B., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake. Salford

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP), committed to reducing health inequalities for lesbian and bisexual (LGB) women within cervical screening programmes, funded this research study in response to the Department of Health’s 2007 Cancer Refor... Read More about Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake.

An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being (2011)
Journal Article
Fallon, D., Warne, T., Mcandrew, S., & McLaughlin, H. (2011). An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being. Nurse Education Today, 32(2), 128-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.06.002

For the past decade nurse education has incorporated service user and carer perspectives into their programme and research agendas. Moving from rhetoric to the reality of embedding adult service user and carer knowledge into nurse education this pape... Read More about An adult education : learning and understanding what young service users and carers really, really want in terms of their mental well being.

Learning to act like a nurse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Talbot, R. (2011, July). Learning to act like a nurse. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Using student induction data with final student qualitiative data to manage experience and expectations for ‘realistic engagement’ in higher education (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Mcloughlin, M., Thacker, E., Robinson, L., Jenkins, J., Langlands, J., Kniveton, K., …Hinsley, J. (2011, July). Using student induction data with final student qualitiative data to manage experience and expectations for ‘realistic engagement’ in higher education. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity & Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK (2011)
Journal Article
Gregory, A., & Milner, S. (2011). What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK. Men and Masculinities, 14(5), 588-606. https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X11412940

This article reviews the way that fatherhood is constructed in the public discourse and more broadly in the public sphere in the UK and France by examining (1) the fatherhood regime and its influence on the construction of fatherhood in the two count... Read More about What is 'new' about fatherhood? The social construction of fatherhood in France and the UK.

Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South (2011)
Journal Article
Birkbeck, C. (2011). Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South. Punishment and Society, 13(3), 307-332. https://doi.org/10.1177/1462474511404320

Recent references to the ‘warehouse prison’ in the United States and the prisión-depósito in Latin America seem to indicate that penal confinement in the western hemisphere
has converged on a similar model. However, this article suggests otherwise.... Read More about Imprisonment and internment: Comparing penal facilities North and South.

Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out? (2011)
Journal Article
Smallbone, C., & Staniland, K. (2011). Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16(7), 342-346

This article reports on a student nurse project carried out on a community placement in respect to patients dependent on medical devices in the event of power cuts. The project was designed to identify relevant literature to establish what emergency... Read More about Care in the community: what would happen if the lights went out?.

Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (2011)
Journal Article
Meetoo, D., McAllister, G., & West, A. (2011). Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose. British Journal of Nursing, 20(15), 919-925

Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic, lifelong metabolic disorder
characterized by an elevated blood glucose level resulting from an
absolute or relative shortage of insulin. Self-monitoring of blood
glucose (SMBG) has escalated over the years following... Read More about Assessing glycaemic control: Self-monitoring of blood glucose.

Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1 (2011)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Murphy, K., Grealish, A., Casey, D., & Keady, J. (2011). Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1. Nurse Researcher, 18(4), 6-10

Aim The decision to use grounded theory is not an easy one and this article aims to illustrate and explore the methodological complexity and decision-making process. It explores the decision making of one researcher in the first two years of a ground... Read More about Navigating the grounded theory terrain. Part 1.

Exploring the evidence base for acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review (2011)
Journal Article
of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011, 429102. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep047

Meniere’s syndrome is a long-term, progressive disease that damages the balance and hearing
parts of the inner ear. To address the paucity of information on which evidence-based treatment
decisions should be made, a systematic review of acupuncture... Read More about Exploring the evidence base for acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review.

Finding our way together: the story of a carer and service user forum (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wray, J. (2011, June). Finding our way together: the story of a carer and service user forum. Presented at Authenticity and Action Conference, Preston, Lancashire

In 2010 the carer and service user forum in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Salford University celebrated its 5th Birthday. In addition to carers and service users the panel comprises academics, students and representatives from external organ... Read More about Finding our way together: the story of a carer and service user forum.

Daring to be different : a qualitative study exploring the education needs of the nurse consultant (2011)
Journal Article
Franks, H., & Howarth, M. (2011). Daring to be different : a qualitative study exploring the education needs of the nurse consultant. Nurse Education Today, 32(4), 406-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.05.021

Nurse consultants are recognised experts and are one of the most senior nursing ‘clinical’ grades. How these
roles have developed has varied but all require an armoury of expanded and extended skills. However, since
their introduction in the UK l... Read More about Daring to be different : a qualitative study exploring the education needs of the nurse consultant.

A critique of Rasch analysis using the Dyspnoea‐12 as an illustrative example (2011)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., Horton, M., & Jones, P. (2011). A critique of Rasch analysis using the Dyspnoea‐12 as an illustrative example. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(1), 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05723.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a study of the application and critique of Rasch analysis to the development of the Dyspnoea‐12 questionnaire; an instrument that measures breathlessness severity.

Background. The development of questionnaires has t... Read More about A critique of Rasch analysis using the Dyspnoea‐12 as an illustrative example.

The mirage of citizen engagement in uncertain science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy (2011)
Journal Article
Flynn, R., Ricci, M., & Bellaby, P. (2011). The mirage of citizen engagement in uncertain science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 1(18), https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2011.585810

This paper addresses some of the debates about citizen involvement in decisions about science and
technological innovation. It describes some of the claims and scientific uncertainties surrounding
hydrogen energy. It examines qualitative evidence f... Read More about The mirage of citizen engagement in uncertain science: Public attitudes towards hydrogen energy.

Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths? (2011)
Journal Article
Mccarthy, R. (2011). Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?. Practising Midwife, 14(6), 40-41

The devastating consequences of maternal mortality are nowhere more evident
than in Uganda, where more than 6000 mothers die as a result of childbearing
every year (WHO 2010). Maternal death not only devastates the families
concerned but harms fut... Read More about Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?.

What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study (2011)
Journal Article
service provision? An exploratory qualitative study. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 15(2), 61-75

At present there is under utilization of maternity service provision in Nigeria, with only a third of childbearing women electing to deliver in healthcare facilities. This is relevant since Nigeria's maternal mortality rate is second highest in the w... Read More about What are pregnant women in a rural Niger Delta community's perceptions of conventional maternity service provision? An exploratory qualitative study.