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The need for interprofessional working (2014)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., Sellman, D., & Thomas, J. (2014). The need for interprofessional working. In K. Pollard, D. Sellman, & J. Thomas (Eds.), Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives (9-21). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Interprofessional working with service users and carers (2014)
Book Chapter
Donskoy, A., & Pollard, K. (2014). Interprofessional working with service users and carers. In D. Sellman, J. Thomas, & K. Pollard (Eds.), Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives (35-46). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives (2014)
Book
Thomas, J., Pollard, K., & Sellman, D. (2014). Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

This edited book discusses the rationale, skills and conditions required for effective interprofessional working. In addition, it provides an overview of the roles and perspectives of different health professionals across a broad range of expertise:... Read More about Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care: Professional Perspectives.

The University of the West of England (2014)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., Fletcher, I., Martin, H., & Hughes, M. (2014). The University of the West of England. In L. D'Avray, H. Barr, & M. Helme (Eds.), Review of Interprofessional Education in the United Kingdom 1997-2013 (75-83). London: CAIPE

An account of the development and implementation of interprofessional education at UWE Bristol between 2001 and 2013.

Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences (2013)
Journal Article
Moule, P., Evans, D., & Pollard, K. (2013). Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7), 593-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-09-2011-0053

Purpose: This article aims to analytically review the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model used in the Pacesetters national programme evaluation. Design/methodology/approach: The evaluation team's two-fold role is outlined: supporting project teams to deve... Read More about Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act model: Pacesetters experiences.

Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective (2013)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., & Evans, D. (2013). Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective. In P. Staddon (Ed.), Mental Health Service Users in Research: Critical Sociological Perspectives (39-51). Bristol, UK: Policy Press

In the United Kingdom, the Department of Health and many funding bodies increasingly expect public involvement in health and social care research. However, members of the public are often still only involved in research as subjects/participants, or i... Read More about Theorising service user involvement from a researcher perspective.

Interprofessional working (2009)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., & Harris, F. (2009). Interprofessional working. In D. Sellman, & P. Snelling (Eds.), Becoming a nurse: a textbook for professional practice (138-166). Harlow, UK: Pearson Higher Education

From students to professionals: Results of a longitudinal study of attitudes to pre-qualifying collaborative learning and working in health and social care in the United Kingdom (2008)
Journal Article
Miers, M. E., & Pollard, K. (2008). From students to professionals: Results of a longitudinal study of attitudes to pre-qualifying collaborative learning and working in health and social care in the United Kingdom. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 22(4), 399-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820802190483

During a longitudinal evaluation of a pre-qualifying interprofessional curriculum, health and social care students completed questionnaires concerning communication and teamwork skills and interprofessional learning and working. Data were collected o... Read More about From students to professionals: Results of a longitudinal study of attitudes to pre-qualifying collaborative learning and working in health and social care in the United Kingdom.

Midwives interprofessional working: How their discursive practices relate to traditional discourses concerning power, gender, professionalism and the medicalisation of birth (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Pollard, K. (2008, September). Midwives interprofessional working: How their discursive practices relate to traditional discourses concerning power, gender, professionalism and the medicalisation of birth. Paper presented at 40th Annual Conference, British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Evaluating student learning in an interprofessional curriculum: the relevance of pre-qualifying inter-professional education for future professional practice (2008)
Report
Pollard, K., Rickaby, C., & Miers, M. (2008). Evaluating student learning in an interprofessional curriculum: the relevance of pre-qualifying inter-professional education for future professional practice

The focus of this study was qualified health and social care professionals’ views about their experience of pre-qualifying interprofessional education (IPE). Adult nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, and social workers were interviewed.

Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data (2007)
Journal Article
Miers, M. E., Rickaby, C., & Pollard, K. (2007). Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 44(7), 1196-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.04.010

Background: As demand for nurses and other health professionals continues to outstrip supply it is important to understand what motivates individuals to join a non-medical health profession. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to investigat... Read More about Career choices in health care: Is nursing a special case? A content analysis of survey data.

A comparison of interprofessional perceptions and working relationships among health and social care students: The results of a 3-year intervention (2006)
Journal Article
Miere, M. E., Pollard, K., Gilchrist, M., & Sayers, A. (2006). A comparison of interprofessional perceptions and working relationships among health and social care students: The results of a 3-year intervention. Health and Social Care in the Community, 14(6), 541-552. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00642.x

A longitudinal quantitative study in an English faculty of health and social care explored the effects of a pre-qualifying interprofessional curriculum for students from 10 professional programmes. Students on the interprofessional curriculum complet... Read More about A comparison of interprofessional perceptions and working relationships among health and social care students: The results of a 3-year intervention.

1.4 Searching for autonomy (2006)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K. (2006). 1.4 Searching for autonomy. In S. Wickham (Ed.), Midwifery: Best Practice. Edinburgh: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann