All Outputs (9)

Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review (2025)
Journal Article

The aim of this realist review was to systematically analyse the peer-reviewed academic literature, reports and blogs to determine: (1) the mechanisms and contexts by which recruitment and early employment experiences lead to poor outcomes for autist... Read More about Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review.

What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources? (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Abstract - The Problem
Nearly 1 million people in the UK live with heart failure (HF). Most people diagnosed with HF are managed in primary care. Physical activity (PA) can increase wellbeing, reduce hospitalisation and improve mortality rates for p... Read More about What helps or hinders GPs and nurses discussing physical activity with patients with heart failure, and referring patients as appropriate to community exercise resources?.

Physical activity support for people with heart failure: mixed-methods study protocol (2025)
Journal Article

Heart failure (HF) is a common condition affecting 1-2 in every hundred adults in the UK and one in six people aged over 85 years. Physical activity is important for people with HF (PWHF) as it can increase exercise capacity and is shown to improve q... Read More about Physical activity support for people with heart failure: mixed-methods study protocol.

Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England (2023)
Journal Article

Demand modelling for the allied health professionals (AHPs) workforce showed that significant expansion would be needed to successfully deliver on the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan. The aim was to explore the use of AHP support workers... Read More about Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England.

Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training (2023)
Journal Article

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore practitioners' experiences and perspectives on continence training, in order to understand its relevance to practice and how take-up of, and engagement with, such training may be improved. Design: 27 qualitati... Read More about Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training.

Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals (2022)
Journal Article

Difficulties with bladder control affect one in five people in the UK and bowel problems affect one in ten. The quality of continence care can be poor and is then associated with increased admission to nursing or residential homes. Our study, which... Read More about Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals.

Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Keywords: Support worker, Exercise, NHS Long Term Plan

Purpose: To explore the use of exercise professionals in AHP services and to understand their current and potential role in AHP NHS commissioned services.

Methods: The project had three pha... Read More about Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England.

Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: To explore the use of exercise professionals in AHP services and to understand their current and potential role in AHP NHS commissioned services.

Methods: The project had three phases. In phase one an expert panel was established to gui... Read More about Understanding the role of exercise professionals in the delivery of the NHS long term plan within AHP services in England.

‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital (2021)
Journal Article

Bladder and bowel control difficulties affect 20% and 10% of the UK population, respectively, touch all age groups and are particularly prevalent in the older (65+ years) population. However, the quality of continence care is often poor, compromising... Read More about ‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital.