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Blood and straw (2002)
Journal Article
Hall, J. (2002). Blood and straw. Third Way -London- Third Way Trust Limited-, 25(10), 11-13

Evaluating a new course in postnatal care (2002)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M., & Doyle, M. (2002). Evaluating a new course in postnatal care. British Journal of Midwifery, 10(12), 746-750. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2002.10.12.746

An innovative course has been developed and implemented to enable midwives to extend their role in the postnatal period. This is in response to the challenge for midwives to enhance their public health role. On completion of the course participants f... Read More about Evaluating a new course in postnatal care.

Setting up a nursing research unit (2002)
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Deave, T., & Goodman, C. (2002). Setting up a nursing research unit. Primary Health Care, 12(9), 40-41. https://doi.org/10.7748/phc2002.11.12.9.40.c402

Primary care is central to the NHS, and it is where 85 per cent of all health care problems are managed. However, much primary care clinical activity is unsupported by any substantial body of evidence. The launch of the NHS research and development s... Read More about Setting up a nursing research unit.

The case for urban prehospital thrombolysis (2002)
Journal Article
Benger, J. (2002). The case for urban prehospital thrombolysis. Emergency Medicine Journal, 19(5), 441-443. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.19.5.441

This is the first part in a debate on the benefits and disadvantages of urban prehospital thrombolysis. I put the case for prehospital thrombolysis in the urban environment and argue that it is a rational development that will save lives and reduce l... Read More about The case for urban prehospital thrombolysis.

Prehospital thrombolysis: Lessons from Sweden and their application to the United Kingdom (2002)
Journal Article
Benger, J., Karlsten, R., & Eriksson, B. (2002). Prehospital thrombolysis: Lessons from Sweden and their application to the United Kingdom. Emergency Medicine Journal, 19, 578-583. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.19.6.578

Objective: To study the successful implementation of paramedic administered prehospital thrombolysis in Sweden, and to consider the implications of this for the UK. Methods: A series of research visits were undertaken, including visits to Uppsala Hos... Read More about Prehospital thrombolysis: Lessons from Sweden and their application to the United Kingdom.

A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision (2002)
Journal Article
Glogowska, M., Campbell, R., Peters, T. J., Roulstone, S., & Enderby, P. (2002). A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision. Child: Care, Health and Development, 28(6), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2002.00297.x

Objectives. The paper presents a research study investigating the effectiveness and acceptability of community speech and language therapy provision for preschool children with early speech/language delays. As a 'worked example', it demonstrates the... Read More about A multimethod approach to the evaluation of community preschool speech and language therapy provision.

Evidence-based practice in health and social care: Where are we now? (2002)
Journal Article
Swinkels, A., Albarran, J., Means, R., Mitchell, T., & Stewart, M. (2002). Evidence-based practice in health and social care: Where are we now?. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 16(4), 335-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/1356182021000008265

This paper explores evidence-based practice (EBP) in health and social care in the UK from the individual perspectives of professionals in physiotherapy, midwifery, nursing and social care. The present interest in EBP emerges as a natural derivative... Read More about Evidence-based practice in health and social care: Where are we now?.

Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service (2002)
Journal Article
Horrocks, S., Somerset, M., & Salisbury, C. (2002). Do children with non-malignant life-threatening conditions receive effective palliative care? A pragmatic evaluation of a local service. Palliative Medicine, 16(5), 410-416. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269216302pm545oa

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 development of a nurse-led angina management programme (2002)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Burke, D., & Lockyer, L. (2002). The development of a nurse-led angina management programme. Professional Nurse -London-, 18(2), 86-90

The anxiety caused by living with angina can be very debilitating and affects patients' quality of life. In one trust an angina management programme was set up to provide educational and psychosocial support, with an emphasis on cardiac risk factor m... Read More about The development of a nurse-led angina management programme.

Enhancing user involvement through interprofessional education in healthcare: The case of cancer services (2002)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., Rimmer, J., Turton, P., Evans, S., Sanidas, M., Tritter, J., & Langton, H. (2002). Enhancing user involvement through interprofessional education in healthcare: The case of cancer services. Learning in Health and Social Care, 1(3), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1473-6861.2002.00018.x

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.

The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease (2002)
Journal Article
Lockyer, L., & Bury, M. (2002). The construction of a modern epidemic: The implications for women of the gendering of coronary heart disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39(5), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02308.x

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.

Towards constructivism: Investigating students' perceptions and learning as a result of using an online environment (2002)
Journal Article
Hughes, M., & Daykin, N. (2002). Towards constructivism: Investigating students' perceptions and learning as a result of using an online environment. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 39(3), 217-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/13558000210150036

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.

Child protection drama in primary school – an effective educational approach? (2002)
Journal Article
Orme, J., & Salmon, D. (2002). Child protection drama in primary school – an effective educational approach?. Health Education, 102(4), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280210434264

“Hello, Craig”, a child protection drama, was targeted at five- and six-year olds in 28 primary schools in England. It aimed to encourage pupils to develop strategies to deal with appropriate and inappropriate touch in a variety of social settings. I... Read More about Child protection drama in primary school – an effective educational approach?.