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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.

The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease (2002)
Journal Article

Aim. This aim of this paper is to examine critically the implications for women of a gendered construction of coronary heart disease. Design. The paper takes the form of a literature review between 1969 and 2002 of nursing, medical and social science... Read More about The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease.

Enhancing user involvement through interprofessional education in healthcare: The case of cancer services (2002)
Journal Article

Recent developments in UK health policy seek to place the service user at the centre of service delivery, although user involvement is a complex and challenging process. This paper explores the contribution of interprofessional (IP) education to user... Read More about Enhancing user involvement through interprofessional education in healthcare: The case of cancer services.

Towards constructivism: Investigating students' perceptions and learning as a result of using an online environment (2002)
Journal Article

The effects of changing to an online delivery mechanism within a third year, undergraduate, module have been evaluated against the lecturing staff's intended move towards a student-centred, constructivist learning approach. It has been suggested that... Read More about Towards constructivism: Investigating students' perceptions and learning as a result of using an online environment.