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The development of thermoregulation in a harsh environment: A prospective controlled study of the effects of swaddling on infants' thermal balance in a Mongolian winter (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Blair, P., Fleming, P., Manaseki-Holland, S., Tsogt, B., & Pollock, J. (2005, June). The development of thermoregulation in a harsh environment: A prospective controlled study of the effects of swaddling on infants' thermal balance in a Mongolian winter. Paper presented at Neonatal Society Presentation, University of Bristol, UK

The thermal balance of infants in a Mongolian winter: A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing traditional swaddling with infant sleeping bags (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Pollock, J., Manaseki-Holland, S., Fleming, P., & Tsogt, B. (2005, May). The thermal balance of infants in a Mongolian winter: A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing traditional swaddling with infant sleeping bags. Poster presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., USA

Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial (2005)
Journal Article
Perry, M. G., Blair, P. S., Kirwan, J., Hewlett, S., Pollock, J., Mitchell, K., …Memel, D. (2005). Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 330(7484), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38265.493773.8F

Objectives: To determine whether direct access to hospital review initiated by patients with rheumatoid arthritis would result in improved clinical and psychological outcome, reduced overall use of healthcare resources, and greater satisfaction with... Read More about Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial.

Patient-initiated review: Specific helpline support is required (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, K., Hewlett, S., Kirwan, J. R., Hehir, M., Memel, D., Blair, P., …Pollock, J. (2004, November). Patient-initiated review: Specific helpline support is required. Poster presented at American College of Rheumatology Annual Conference, San Antonio, USA

Welfare rights services for people disabled with arthritis integrated in primary care and hospital settings: Set-up costs and monetary benefits (2004)
Journal Article
Kirwan, J., Means, R., Powell, J., Langley, C., Gubbay, D., Memel, D., …Hewlett, S. (2004). Welfare rights services for people disabled with arthritis integrated in primary care and hospital settings: Set-up costs and monetary benefits. Rheumatology, 43(9), 1167-1172. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keh278

Objective. To quantify the set-up costs and monetary benefits of a welfare rights service integrated within an NHS service provider, that selects eligible patients using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and offers welfare rights advice to as... Read More about Welfare rights services for people disabled with arthritis integrated in primary care and hospital settings: Set-up costs and monetary benefits.

Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support (2004)
Journal Article
Langley, C., Memel, D. S., Kirwan, J. R., Pollock, J., Hewlett, S., Gubbay, D., & Powell, J. (2004). Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support. Rheumatology, 43(7), 863-868. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keh184

Objectives. To test, in a variety of health settings, the ability of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability index to predict the eligibility of patients with moderate or severe arthritis for disability living allowance or attendance all... Read More about Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support.

Welfare rights services for people with arthritis integrated within primary care and hospital settings: A cost-effectiveness evaluation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Langley, C., Memel, D., Kirwan, J. R., Pollock, J., Hewlett, S., Gubbay, D., …Means, R. (2004, April). Welfare rights services for people with arthritis integrated within primary care and hospital settings: A cost-effectiveness evaluation. Paper presented at Annual World Public Health Conference, Brighton Conference Centre, Brighton, UK

Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Langley, C., Memel, D. S., Kirwan, J. R., Pollock, J., Hewlett, S., Gubbay, D., & Powell, J. (2004, April). Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support. Paper presented at British Society of Rheumatology Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland

Clinical and psychological outcome from a randomized controlled trial of patient-initiated direct-access hospital follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis extended to 4 years (2003)
Journal Article
Pollock, J., Hehir, M., Mitchell, K., Kirwan, J. R., Hewlett, S., Pollock, J., …Bennett, B. (2003). Clinical and psychological outcome from a randomized controlled trial of patient-initiated direct-access hospital follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis extended to 4 years. Rheumatology, 42(3), 422-426. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keg130

Background. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are traditionally seen regularly as out-patients, irrespective of whether it is appropriate or timely to see them. A randomized controlled trial has shown that over 2 yr, seeing patients only when t... Read More about Clinical and psychological outcome from a randomized controlled trial of patient-initiated direct-access hospital follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis extended to 4 years.

An evaluation of the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme (2002)
Journal Article
Emond, A., Harvey, I., Bonnell, S., Peters, T. J., Pollock, J., & Deave, T. (2002). An evaluation of the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 86(3), 150-157. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.86.3.150

Aims: To assess outcomes in families who received the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme (FPHVS), in comparison with families who received conventional ("generic") health visiting. Methods: Retrospective data on 2113 families were collected during 19... Read More about An evaluation of the First Parent Health Visitor Scheme.

Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use (2002)
Journal Article
Pollock, J., Horrocks, S., Emond, A., Harvey, I., & Shepherd, M. (2002). Health and social factors for health visitor caseload weighting: Reliability, accuracy and current and potential use. Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00345.x

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.

Retinopathy of prematurity in the UK I: The organisation of services for screening and treatment (2002)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, A. R., Fielder, A. R., Haines, L., Scrivener, R., & Pollock, J. (2002). Retinopathy of prematurity in the UK I: The organisation of services for screening and treatment. Eye, 16(1), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6700030

Aims. To ascertain how closely services for the screening and treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) were organised on a national level in 1995. Methods. Questionnaires about the local arrangements for the screening and treatment of retinopath... Read More about Retinopathy of prematurity in the UK I: The organisation of services for screening and treatment.