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Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey (2021)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., Berrou, I., Aslanpour, Z., Mutlaq, A., Haseeb, A., Albanghali, M., …Shebl, N. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey. Antibiotics, 10(2), Article 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020193

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Saudi hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of new multi-drug resistant strains. This is placing an unprecedented threat... Read More about Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey.

Using next-generation sequencing to develop a Shigella species threshold and profile faecal samples from suspected diarrhoea cases (2021)
Journal Article
Smith, A. (2021). Using next-generation sequencing to develop a Shigella species threshold and profile faecal samples from suspected diarrhoea cases. Folia Microbiologica, 66(3), 399-410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-020-00846-w

Globally, it is estimated that there are 2 billion cases of diarrhoeal disease each year, with 525,000 children under the age of 5years, dying from diarrhoea. This also affects 1 in 5 people in the UK each year. Rapid diagnosis, appropriate treatment... Read More about Using next-generation sequencing to develop a Shigella species threshold and profile faecal samples from suspected diarrhoea cases.

Influencing factors of psychological well-being of the non-designated hospital staff in China during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Yao, D., Lyu, J., Ma, Z., Champ, M., Xiong, Q., Li, M., …Jia, D. (2021). Influencing factors of psychological well-being of the non-designated hospital staff in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, Article 591026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.591026

Background: Recent studies report that hospital staff at the forefront of caring for COVID-19 patients experience increased psychological distress. To effectively manage the outbreak of COVID-19, China established COVID-19 designated and non-designat... Read More about Influencing factors of psychological well-being of the non-designated hospital staff in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outcomes of a noninferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER) (2021)
Journal Article
Abrams, P., Constable, L. D., Cooper, D., MacLennan, G., Drake, M. J., Harding, C., …Glazener, C. (2021). Outcomes of a noninferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER). European Urology, 79(6), 812-823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2021.01.024

Background Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common after radical prostatectomy and likely to persist despite conservative treatment. The sling is an emerging operation for persistent SUI, but randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparison with the... Read More about Outcomes of a noninferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER).

Patient perceptions of health-related quality of life in giant cell arteritis: International development of a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure (2021)
Journal Article
Robson, J. C., Almeida, C., Dawson, J., Bromhead, A., Dures, E., Guly, C., …Hill, C. (2021). Patient perceptions of health-related quality of life in giant cell arteritis: International development of a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure. Rheumatology, 60(10), 4671-4680. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab076

Objectives: GCA is a large vessel vasculitis (LVV) presenting with headache, jaw claudication, musculoskeletal and visual involvement. Current treatment is glucocorticoids and anti-IL-6 tocilizumab in refractory disease. The objective of this study w... Read More about Patient perceptions of health-related quality of life in giant cell arteritis: International development of a disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure.

Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices (2021)
Journal Article
Siltrakool, B., Berrou, I., Griffiths, D., & Alghamdi, S. (2021). Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices. Antibiotics, 10(2), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020137

Thailand spends $203 million on antibiotics every year, and patients can still access antimicrobials over the counter without a prescription. Community pharmacy plays a pivotal role in improving access and ensuring the appropriate use of antimicrobia... Read More about Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices.

Patient reported outcomes in large vessel vasculitides (2021)
Journal Article
Robson, J., Mackie, S., & Hill, C. (2021). Patient reported outcomes in large vessel vasculitides. Current Rheumatology Reports, 23(2), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-020-00979-4

Purpose of Review: The goal of this paper is to review current and future uses of patient-reported outcomes in large vessel vasculitis. The large vessel vasculitides comprise Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu arteritis; both are types of systemic vas... Read More about Patient reported outcomes in large vessel vasculitides.

Staff stakeholder views on the role of UK paramedics in advance care planning for patients in their last year of life (2021)
Journal Article
Goodwin, L., Proctor, A., Kirby, K., Black, S., Pocock, L., Richardson, S., …Benger, J. (2021). Staff stakeholder views on the role of UK paramedics in advance care planning for patients in their last year of life. Progress in Palliative Care, 29(2), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2021.1872140

Background: Early advance care planning has clear benefits for patients approaching the end of their life, yet many of those attended by UK paramedics do not have this planning in place. Aims: To explore staff stakeholder views on the role of UK p... Read More about Staff stakeholder views on the role of UK paramedics in advance care planning for patients in their last year of life.

An ‘incredible community’ or ‘disgusting’ and ‘weird’? Representations of breastmilk sharing in worldwide news media (2021)
Journal Article
Dowling, S., & Grant, A. (2021). An ‘incredible community’ or ‘disgusting’ and ‘weird’? Representations of breastmilk sharing in worldwide news media. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17(3), Article e13139. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13139

© 2021 The Authors. Maternal & Child Nutrition published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Breastmilk sharing via the internet has become more popular in recent years, with a resultant increase in media attention. It is actively discouraged by public hea... Read More about An ‘incredible community’ or ‘disgusting’ and ‘weird’? Representations of breastmilk sharing in worldwide news media.

Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study (2020)
Journal Article
Nuttall, D., Rea, D., Bennett, C. V., Hollén, L., Mullen, S., Maguire, S., …Deave, T. (2020). Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study. Child Abuse Review, 29(6), 518-528

Burns are common causes of paediatric emergency care attendance; approximately ten per cent result from maltreatment. Following emergency department (ED) attendance with a burn by 232 under five-year-olds, 11 risk factors for maltreatment were collec... Read More about Would shared health visitor and emergency department records improve recognition of child maltreatment within the emergency department? A prospective multicentre study.

2020 EULAR points to consider for the prevention, screening, assessment and management of non-adherence to treatment in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases for use in clinical practice (2020)
Journal Article
Ritschl, V., Stamm, T. A., Aletaha, D., Bijlsma, J. W. J., Böhm, P., Dragoi, R. G., …Carmona, L. (2021). 2020 EULAR points to consider for the prevention, screening, assessment and management of non-adherence to treatment in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases for use in clinical practice. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(6), 707-713. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218986

Background Non-adherence to treatment could preclude reaching an optimal outcome. Thirty to 80% of patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) do not adhere to the agreed treatment. Objectives The objective was to establish points to... Read More about 2020 EULAR points to consider for the prevention, screening, assessment and management of non-adherence to treatment in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases for use in clinical practice.

Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice (2020)
Journal Article
Schofield, G., Dittborn, M., Huxtable, R., Brangan, E., & Selman, L. E. (2021). Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice. Palliative Medicine, 35(2), 315-334. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320974277

Background: Ethical issues arise daily in the delivery of palliative care. Despite much (largely theoretical) literature, evidence from specialist palliative care practitioners about day-to-day ethical challenges has not previously been synthesised.... Read More about Real-world ethics in palliative care: A systematic review of the ethical challenges reported by specialist palliative care practitioners in their clinical practice.

Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Horwood, J., Brangan, E., Manley, P., Horner, P., Muir, P., North, P., & Macleod, J. (2020). Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 265 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01329-0

Background: Up to 18% of genital Chlamydia infections and 9% of Gonorrhoea infections in England are diagnosed in Primary Care. Evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of these cases are not managed appropriately in line with national guideli... Read More about Management of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections diagnosed in primary care using a centralised nurse-led telephone-based service: mixed methods evaluation.

Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment (2020)
Journal Article
Parajuli, R. R., Mishra, B., Banstola, A., Ghimire, B. R., Poudel, S., Sharma, K., …van Teijlingen, E. (2020). Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment. Scientific Reports, 10, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78779-0

The COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded over sixty-five million cases globally. Different approaches are followed to mitigate its impact and reduce its spreading in different countries, but limiting mobility and exposure have been de-facto precautions to... Read More about Multidisciplinary approach to COVID-19 risk communication: A framework and tool for individual and regional risk assessment.

The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol (2020)
Journal Article
Swingwood, E., Stilma, W., Tume, L., Cramp, F., Paulus, F., Schultz, M., …Rose, L. (2020). The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01547-8

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Critically ill patients receiving invasive ventilation are at risk of sputum retention. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a technique used to mobilise sputum and optimise airway clearance. Recently, int... Read More about The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol.

Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Tollow, P., Ogden, J., McCabe, C. S., & Harcourt, D. (2023). Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 13(e1), e163-e169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002632

Objectives: Existing research has established the importance of appearance concerns for individuals with cancer and identified appearance as an important factor in dying with dignity. No research, however, has explored in depth the role of appearance... Read More about Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis.

Evaluation of a work-based learning university module for healthcare professionals working in cancer care (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Armoogum, J., Potter-Libby, , Fairhurst-Joanna, , Bruce-Lyn, , Leloch-Daniella, , Armoogum-Julie, , & Warn-Clive, . (2020, November). Evaluation of a work-based learning university module for healthcare professionals working in cancer care. Poster presented at UK Oncology Nursing Society Conference

Work-based learning offers a means of linking theory to practice and of valuing practice, as an integral part of professional and clinical education. The evidencing work-based learning (EWBL) module enables Macmillan professionals to take forward a... Read More about Evaluation of a work-based learning university module for healthcare professionals working in cancer care.