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Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity (2014)
Report
Hoggett, J., Redford, P., Toher, D., & White, P. (2014). Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity

One of the largest pieces of independent research on police attitudes in England and Wales. The research, led by Dr James Hoggett from UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England, Bristol), looked at police attitudes to current reform proposal... Read More about Challenge and change: Police identity, morale and goodwill in an age of austerity.

Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., Allan, K., McWilliam, H., Manara, A., Brown, J., Toher, D., & Rayner, W. (2014). Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity. British Journal of Nursing, 23(7), 352-358. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.7.352

Recent evidence suggests official statistics greatly underestimate the occurrence of complications from misplaced nasogastric (NG) tubes, even when detected. Current methods of confirming tube position do not provide adequate protection from misplace... Read More about Confirming nasogastric tube position with electromagnetic tracking versus pH or X-ray and tube radio-opacity.

Nasogastric tube depth: The 'NEX' guideline is incorrect (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, S. J., Allan, K., McWilliam, H., & Toher, D. (2014). Nasogastric tube depth: The 'NEX' guideline is incorrect. British Journal of Nursing, 23(12), 641-644. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.12.641

© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd. Misplacing 17-23% of nasogastric (NG) tubes above the stomach (Rollins et al, 2012; Rayner, 2013) represents a serious risk in terms of aspiration, further invasive (tube) procedures, irradiation from failed X-ray confirmati... Read More about Nasogastric tube depth: The 'NEX' guideline is incorrect.