Outputs (39)

Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service (2002)
Journal Article

Introduction: A service established in October 1998 aimed to provide nursing and psychological support in the community to families with children who have non-malignant life-threatening illnesses. The purpose of this study was to conduct a pragmatic... Read More about Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service.

Systematic review of nurse practitioners compared to doctors (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors (2002)
Journal Article

Objective. To determine whether nurse practitioners can provide care at first point of contact equivalent to doctors in a primary care setting. Design. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials and prospective observational studies. Data sour... Read More about Systematic review of whether nurse practitioners working in primary care can provide equivalent care to doctors.

Determining the need for terminal care for children (2002)
Journal Article

Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use (2002)
Journal Article

The reliability and validity of data collection and recording for a health visitor caseload weighting system operating in a large combined acute and community trust in Bristol was examined. Client families were recruited from all participating (servi... Read More about Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use.

Developing services in primary care: The role of the nurse practitioner. Findings from a systematic review (2002)
Journal Article

A systematic review of the costs and benefits of nurse practitioners in comparison with doctors as a first point of contact in primary care (2001)
Report

The lifetime project (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system (1998)
Journal Article

This paper reports the results of the first stage of an evaluation study of a health visitor caseload weighting system. In Bristol, health visitor caseloads are compiled annually to complete caseload weighting summaries based on 28 health and social... Read More about Health visitor understanding and rating of 28 health and social factors used as part of a health visitor caseload weighting system.