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A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management (2012)
Journal Article

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of soft tissue injury management by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) and extended scope physiotherapists (ESPs) compared to the routine care provided by doctors in a UK emergency department (ED).... Read More about A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management.

Leisure and Pleasure: Science events in unusual locations (2012)
Journal Article

Building on concepts relating to informal science education, this work compares science-related activities which successfully engaged public audiences at three different 'generic' locations: a garden festival, a public park, and a music festival. The... Read More about Leisure and Pleasure: Science events in unusual locations.

Why appearance matters (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Community mental health and social exclusion: Working appreciatively towards inclusion (2012)
Journal Article

A central feature of community mental health practice is the social inclusion of its service users. This involves opening up life opportunities in the mainstream community, requiring collaboration with community partners. A group of mental health ser... Read More about Community mental health and social exclusion: Working appreciatively towards inclusion.

Global database on large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (LaMEVE) (2012)
Journal Article

© 2012 Crosweller et al. To facilitate the assessment of hazards and risk from volcanoes, we have created a comprehensive global database of Quaternary Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE). This forms part of the larger Volcanic Glob... Read More about Global database on large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (LaMEVE).

Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults (2012)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cancer-related fatigue is recognised as an important symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. A number of studies have investigated the effects of physical activity in reducing cancer-related fa... Read More about Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults.

Triple-negative breast cancer and PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue)loss are predictors of BRCA1 germline mutations in women with early-onset and familial breast cancer, but not in women with isolated late-onset breast cancer (2012)
Journal Article

Introduction: Given that breast cancers in germline BRCA1 carriers are predominantly estrogen-negative and triple-negative, it has been suggested that women diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) younger than 50 years should be offered B... Read More about Triple-negative breast cancer and PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue)loss are predictors of BRCA1 germline mutations in women with early-onset and familial breast cancer, but not in women with isolated late-onset breast cancer.

Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions (2012)
Journal Article

Background: The ultimate goal in any programme of aphasia rehabilitation is that behaviours targeted in therapy will generalise to everyday use for people with aphasia (PWA). The pervasiveness of conversation in everyday life has undoubtedly contribu... Read More about Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions.

Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries (2012)
Journal Article

Many children present to emergency departments following head injury (HI), with a small number at risk of avoidable poor outcome. Difficulty identifying such children, coupled with increased availability of cranial CT, has led to variation in practic... Read More about Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries.

Trigger point pressure release for triceps surae dysfunction: A case series (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Behaviour change among overweight and socially disadvantaged adults: A longitudinal study of the NHS Health Trainer Service (2012)
Journal Article

Social disadvantage is associated with being overweight, a poor diet and physical inactivity. The NHS Health Trainer Service (HTS) is a national initiative designed to promote behaviour change among socially disadvantaged people in England and Wales.... Read More about Behaviour change among overweight and socially disadvantaged adults: A longitudinal study of the NHS Health Trainer Service.

Interventions for children with speech, language and communication needs: An exploration of current practice (2012)
Journal Article

This article reports a series of interviews with education and health practitioners. The aims were to identify interventions used in practice with children with speech, language and communication needs, to explore explanations for the choice of inter... Read More about Interventions for children with speech, language and communication needs: An exploration of current practice.

Abductive reasoning and qualitative research (2012)
Journal Article

Abduction, deduction and induction describe forms of reasoning. Deduction and induction are discussed in the nursing literature. However, abduction has been largely neglected by nurse scholars. In this paper it is proposed that abduction may play a p... Read More about Abductive reasoning and qualitative research.

Aromatherapy and massage intrapartum service impact on use of analgesia and anesthesia in women in labor: A retrospective case note analysis (2012)
Journal Article

Background: Over the past decade, interest in complementary therapies and alternative medicine has escalated among midwives and the general public in response to increased demand from expectant mothers for more choice, control, and continuity in labo... Read More about Aromatherapy and massage intrapartum service impact on use of analgesia and anesthesia in women in labor: A retrospective case note analysis.

The romantic experiences of adolescents with a visible difference: Exploring concerns, protective factors and support needs (2012)
Journal Article

Injuries or conditions that affect appearance can increase adolescents' risk of psychosocial and interpersonal difficulties and may also impact on romantic relationships-an important aspect of adolescent development.A mixed method online approach exp... Read More about The romantic experiences of adolescents with a visible difference: Exploring concerns, protective factors and support needs.

Mental health, social inclusion, and community development: Lessons from Bristol (2012)
Journal Article

As community-based mental health services evolve, there is increasing awareness of the restorative potential of community participation and of its importance in promoting social inclusion. Many mental health service users are stigmatized by the segre... Read More about Mental health, social inclusion, and community development: Lessons from Bristol.

Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"? (2012)
Journal Article

The emerging practice of open science, which makes the entire process of a scientific investigation available, could extend membership of the research community to new, public audiences, who do not have access to science's long-established trust mech... Read More about Open Science: A New "Trust Technology"?.

Conflicts of interest: Fragmenting nursing (Keynote Speech) (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Nursing is, as a profession, often portrayed or described as a homogenous and stable entity. This presentation argues otherwise. It is suggested that, in the 21st century, the profession of nursing may well splinter as fragmentary pressures make them... Read More about Conflicts of interest: Fragmenting nursing (Keynote Speech).

A fresh look at the predictors of naming accuracy and errors in Alzheimer's disease (2012)
Journal Article

In recent years, a considerable number of studies have tried to establish which characteristics of objects and their names predict the responses of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the picture-naming task. The frequency of use of words and t... Read More about A fresh look at the predictors of naming accuracy and errors in Alzheimer's disease.

Community participation and recovery for mental health service users: An action research inquiry (2012)
Journal Article

Introduction: The social inclusion of individuals with mental health problems is an issue for mental health services, for the individuals who experience stigma, discrimination and exclusion, and for society at large. To develop community-orientated s... Read More about Community participation and recovery for mental health service users: An action research inquiry.