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The Evaluation of Complex Health Policy: Lessons from the UK Total Purchasing Experiment (2001)
Journal Article
Mays, N., Wyke, S., & Evans, D. (2001). The Evaluation of Complex Health Policy: Lessons from the UK Total Purchasing Experiment. Evaluation, 7(4), 405-426. https://doi.org/10.1177/135638900100700402

© 2001, SAGE Publications (London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi). The last five years have witnessed the increasing use of evaluated pilot programmes as a way of developing health services policy in the UK. Total purchasing was the first major quasi-m... Read More about The Evaluation of Complex Health Policy: Lessons from the UK Total Purchasing Experiment.

Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings (2001)
Journal Article
Starkey, F., & Orme, J. (2001). Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings. Health Education Research, 16(5), 609-622. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/16.5.609

This paper describes the impact evaluation of a primary school drug drama project developed by a health promotion service and a theatre's education department in England. The project targeted 10-11 year olds in 41 schools with an interactive drama pr... Read More about Evaluation of a primary school drug drama project: Methodological issues and key findings.

Optimization of debris removal during bladder irrigation (2001)
Journal Article
May, A. P., Godfrey, H., Coveney, V. A., Godfrey, H., Mahieu, M., & May, A. (2001). Optimization of debris removal during bladder irrigation. Physiological Measurement, 22(3), 523-534. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/22/3/310

Debris build-up within the bladder is one of the main problems encountered by patients undergoing long term catheterization. One of the methods of ameliorating this is to wash out the bladder at regular intervals. In this paper, an alternative method... Read More about Optimization of debris removal during bladder irrigation.

Psychological aspects of breast reconstruction: A review of the literature (2001)
Journal Article
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2001). Psychological aspects of breast reconstruction: A review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 35(4), 477-487. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01865.x

Aim. This paper critically examines the research literature relating to the psychological aspects of breast reconstruction. Particular attention is given to the role of specialist breast care nurses in supporting women faced with the decision of whet... Read More about Psychological aspects of breast reconstruction: A review of the literature.

Safeguarding young people through confidential advocacy services (2001)
Journal Article
Dalrymple, J. (2001). Safeguarding young people through confidential advocacy services. Child and Family Social Work, 6(2), 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2001.00198.x

The political agency of children and young people is gaining ascendancy as government agendas prioritize the need to listen to children. Recent guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people takes a... Read More about Safeguarding young people through confidential advocacy services.

Tyrannical spaces: Young people bullying and urban neighbourhoods (2001)
Journal Article
Matthews, H., Percy-Smith, B., Percy-Smith, B., & Matthews, H. (2001). Tyrannical spaces: Young people bullying and urban neighbourhoods. Local Environment, 6(1), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830120024242

We consider the street experiences of a group of urban children living in a large East Midlands town in the UK. Our attention focuses upon an issue that has seldom been examined, neighbourhood bullying. We highlight how some children, through their p... Read More about Tyrannical spaces: Young people bullying and urban neighbourhoods.

The practitioner as policy analyst: A study of student reflections of an interprofessional course in higher education (2001)
Journal Article
Salmon, D., Jones, M., Jones, M., & Salmon, D. (2001). The practitioner as policy analyst: A study of student reflections of an interprofessional course in higher education. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 15(1), 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820020022882

Health and welfare practitioners in the United Kingdom have experienced and continue to experience considerable turbulence as services and occupational boundaries undergo restructuring. To a significant extent such turbulence is driven by policies th... Read More about The practitioner as policy analyst: A study of student reflections of an interprofessional course in higher education.

The effects of Red Bull Energy Drink on human performance and mood (2001)
Journal Article
Wescott, R., Cox, H., Alford, C., & Alford, C. (2001). The effects of Red Bull Energy Drink on human performance and mood. Amino Acids, 21(2), 139-150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s007260170021

The effects of Red Bull Energy Drink, which includes taurine, glucuronolactone, and caffeine amongst the ingredients, were examined over 3 studies in a total of 36 volunteers. Assessments included psychomotor performance (reaction time, concentration... Read More about The effects of Red Bull Energy Drink on human performance and mood.

Attitudes to and use of complementary medicine among physicians in the United Kingdom (2001)
Journal Article
Gray, S. F., Lewith, G. T., Hyland, M., & Gray, S. (2001). Attitudes to and use of complementary medicine among physicians in the United Kingdom. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 9(3), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1054/ctim.2001.0475

Objectives: To evaluate the use of attitudes to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among UK physicians. Design: Postal questionnaire. Subjects: All Members and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians. Results: Twelve thousand, one hundre... Read More about Attitudes to and use of complementary medicine among physicians in the United Kingdom.

Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others (2001)
Journal Article
Salmon, D., & Jones, M. (2001). Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others. Nurse Education Today, 21(1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1054/nedt.2000.0495

This paper presents the findings of a survey of post-qualified nursing students undertaking an interprofessional studies programme in a higher education institution. The total population of students surveyed included nurses, midwives, social workers... Read More about Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others.