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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 (2017)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., & Bartley, C. (2018). 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. Journal of Tissue Viability, 27(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2017.09.004

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.

Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation (2017)
Report
Rogers, M., Ahmed, A., Jones, C., Lawrence, J., & Wilding, M. (2017). Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation

This report provides the findings of the evaluation of TrustCare, an independent arm of Trafford Housing Trust which offers independent living services. The report offers the findings of the evaluation reporting on each stage of the process and drawi... Read More about Understanding independent living customers at Trafford Housing Trust : an evaluation.

What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence (2017)
Report
Howarth, M., Brettle, A., Hardman, M., & Maden, M. (2017). What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence

According to the World Health Organisation Global
Health Observatory (2017), non-communicable diseases
(NCD’s) present a significant cause of death through
cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions and type
2 diabetes. The impact of NCDs on... Read More about What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence.

Patterns of instability associated with endotracheal suctioning in infants with single-ventricle physiology (2017)
Journal Article
in infants with single-ventricle physiology. American Journal of Critical Care, 26(5), 288-394

Background In infants with single-ventricle physiology,
endotracheal suctioning poses risks because of the
instability between pulmonary and systemic blood flow.
Objective To examine processes and adverse events
associated with endotracheal sucti... Read More about Patterns of instability associated with endotracheal suctioning in infants with single-ventricle physiology.

Gather in my name, my skin, my everything...('Gather in my name' : Maya Angelou 1974) (2017)
Journal Article
Hesk, G. (2017). Gather in my name, my skin, my everything...('Gather in my name' : Maya Angelou 1974). Qualitative Research Journal, 17(3), 188-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-03-2017-0007

Purpose
Based on a performance of a conversation between my white mother and myself – her mixed race black daughter – the purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the complexity of the intersection of migration, racism, sexism, disability, and class... Read More about Gather in my name, my skin, my everything...('Gather in my name' : Maya Angelou 1974).

Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness (2017)
Journal Article
McEvoy, P., Williamson, T., Kada, R., Frazer, D., Dhliwayo, C., & Gask, L. (2017). Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 557. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2509-4

The English National Health Service (NHS) has significantly extended the supply of evidence based psychological interventions in primary care for people experiencing common mental health problems. Yet despite the extra resources, the accessibility of... Read More about Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness.

Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report (2017)
Report
Ahmed, A., Wilding, M., Gibbons, A., Jones, K., Rogers, M., & Madoc-Jones, I. (2017). Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report

Research aims and methodology:


1.1 Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 introduced major changes to the way homelessness is being addressed in Wales (from April 2015), with the core changes aimed at extending services to include prevention o... Read More about Post-implementation evaluation of the homelessness legislation (part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014) interim report.

Affirming identity and control for people with dementia through person-centred approaches to support (2017)
Journal Article
Birtwell, K., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2017). Affirming identity and control for people with dementia through person-centred approaches to support. Healthcare counselling and psychotherapy journal, 07.17, 18-23

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five people with dementia. Questions concerned the experience of being diagnosed, experience of support services and their opinion of alternative support options. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcri... Read More about Affirming identity and control for people with dementia through person-centred approaches to support.

The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article

Background: Nurses are pivotal in the provision of high quality care in acute hospitals. The impact that nursing shortages have on the quality of care provided to patients in hospital can have disastrous consequences. In light of this, a review of th... Read More about The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience? (2017)
Journal Article
Langley, S., Ormandy, P., & Wray, J. (2017). Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?. Nursing Times, 113(8), 36-40

Although widely used in UK hospitals, rounding is still a relatively new concept and the available literature fails to capture what it means from the perspective of patients and nurses. This article describes a study conducted to increase understandi... Read More about Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?.

Service user involvement in the co-production of a mental health nursing metric : the therapeutic engagement questionnaire (2017)
Journal Article
Chambers, M., McAndrew, S., Nolan, F., Thomas, B., & Kantaris, X. (2017). Service user involvement in the co-production of a mental health nursing metric : the therapeutic engagement questionnaire. Health Expectations, 20(5), 871-877. https://doi.org/10.1111/HEX12526

Service users’ involvement in mental health service research is increasingly acknowledged as important, yet, whilst involving users of mental health services as research
participants is commonplace, seeking out their experience and indeed their “exp... Read More about Service user involvement in the co-production of a mental health nursing metric : the therapeutic engagement questionnaire.

The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients (2017)
Report
Rogers, M. (2017). The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients

The University of Salford worked in partnership with Manchester Women’s Aid to conduct a consultation of older service users who access DVA intervention via IRIS. This included service users, both female and male, who are over 50 years of age. This p... Read More about The Iris Project, Manchester Women’s Aid : an independent consultation with older clients.

Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Greenhalgh, J., Holt, J., Conway, D., & Astin, F. (2017). Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 7(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015127

Objective
Informed consent is central to ethical medical
practice, but little is known about how the process
takes place in clinical practice. Percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) is a common revascularisation
procedure. Studies report that... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study.

Final assessment of nursing students in clinical practice : perspectives of nursing teachers, students and mentors (2017)
Journal Article
Helminen, K., Johnson, M., Isoaho, H., Turunen, H., & Tossavainen, K. (2017). Final assessment of nursing students in clinical practice : perspectives of nursing teachers, students and mentors. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23-24), 4795-4803. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13835

Aims and objectives: To describe the phenomenon of final assessment of the clinical practice of nursing students and to examine whether there were differences in assessments by the students and their teachers and mentors. Background: Final assessmen... Read More about Final assessment of nursing students in clinical practice : perspectives of nursing teachers, students and mentors.

Paediatric intensive care nurses’ decision-making around gastric residual volume measurement (2017)
Journal Article
volume measurement. Nursing in Critical Care, 22(5), 293-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12304

Background: Measuring gastric residual volume (GRV) to guide enteral feeding is a common nursing practice in intensive care units, yet little evidence supports this practice. In
addition, this practice has been shown to potentially contribute to ina... Read More about Paediatric intensive care nurses’ decision-making around gastric residual volume measurement.

A study to investigate whether speed and road conditions have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance (2017)
Thesis
have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance. (Thesis). University of Salford

Aim
The aim of this study was to investigate whether speed and road conditions have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance.

Study Design
This was a quantitative... Read More about A study to investigate whether speed and road conditions have an effect on the physiological stability of sick and preterm babies undergoing inter-hospital transfer by ambulance.

Meeting the housing needs of the armed forces community in Tameside (2017)
Report
Wilding, M. (2017). Meeting the housing needs of the armed forces community in Tameside

The project aimed to review the extent to which the housing needs of the armed forces community in Tameside are being met and to make recommendations for potential improvements. This required collating information about the ways in which organisation... Read More about Meeting the housing needs of the armed forces community in Tameside.