School of Nursing and Midwifery
Recent Submissions
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Do South Asian Communities ‘Act FAST’?
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Delay between symptom onset and clinic attendance following TIA and minor stroke: the BEATS study.
(Article)Background: rapid specialist assessment of patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) reduces the risk of recurrent stroke. National guidelines advise that high-risk patients are assessed within 24 h and low-risk ... -
Long term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of services for urinary symptoms
(Article)Background Given the extent and priority of urinary symptoms there is little evidence available to inform service provision in relation to the long term effects of interventions. This study aims to determine the long term ... -
Service factors causing delay in specialist assessment for TIA and minor stroke: a qualitative study of GP and patient perspectives
(Article)Objective To understand how service factors contribute to delays to specialist assessment following transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke. Design Qualitative study using semistructured interviews, analysis by ... -
Mapping midwifery and obstetric units in England
(Article)Objective to describe the configuration of midwifery units, both alongside&free-standing, and obstetric units in England. Design national survey amongst Heads of Midwifery in English Maternity Services Setting National ... -
National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical report 2019. Based on births in NHS maternity services between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017
(Other)In the wake of national maternity and neonatal reviews and other improvement initiatives, changes are being implemented in the delivery of care to mothers and their babies in England, Scotland and Wales. Use of electronic ... -
Maternity admissions to intensive care in England, Wales and Scotland in 2015/16: A report from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit.
(Other)The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) is a national audit of the NHS maternity services across England, Scotland and Wales, commissioned in July 2016 by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on ... -
Technical Report: linking the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Data Set to the National Neonatal Research Database for 2015/16
(Technical Report)The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) is a national audit of the NHS maternity services across England, Scotland and Wales, commissioned in July 2016 by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on ... -
Working through the change: Supportive measures
(Article)All women will experience the menopause phase of their life; many of these will be working women. Some women may experience challenges during this time that may be exacerbated in the work environment. This article outlines ... -
Surrogacy
(Book chapter)Third-party reproduction is commonly used by couples unable to reproduce in the traditional way. Medical and technological advances have revolutionised the field of reproduction, giving rise to growing numbers of people ... -
Citizens’ Juries: When Older Adults Deliberate on the Benefits and Risks of Smart Health and Smart Homes
(Article)Background: Technology-enabled healthcare or smart health has provided a wealth of products and services to enable older people to monitor and manage their own health conditions at home, thereby maintaining independence, ... -
Recovery from mental distress: a review of photography-based methods (protocol)
(Plan or blueprint)The aim of this systematic review is to identify evidence for the use of photography-based research methods in eliciting the experience and meanings of recovery from mental distress from the perspective of people with ... -
Pathway to diagnosis: Lung and Head & Neck cancer patients
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Head and Neck Cancers: Time intervals from first symptom recognition to diagnosis and the relationship with stage at diagnosis
(Presentation)The aim of the study was to improve understanding of the intervals from first symptom recognition to diagnosis for head and Neck Cancers (HNCs) and explore their relationship with stage at diagnosis -
Factors associated with stage at diagnosis in patients with head and neck cancer
(Presentation)Studies have shown that diagnosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) at an advanced stage reduces the survival time compared to those diagnosed with limited disease but few have investigated the relationship of characteristics ... -
Does socio-demographic profile influence awareness of potential symptoms for lung or head and neck cancers in adults over 50?
(Presentation)In terms of morbidity and mortality, cancer remains a significant health problem in the United Kingdom, which has led to significant interest in both patients and professionals recognising cancer symptoms. Some studies ... -
O-3 Opioids, benzodiazepines, anti-cholinergic load and clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer
(Conference)Background Medications used to manage symptoms in patients with cancer have associated, but poorly understood, harms. The aim of this study was to explore the temporal relationship between oral morphine equivalent daily ... -
Fertility
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Heterosexual partnered men’s experiences of becoming fathers through surrogacy
(Conference)Increasing numbers of people are undertaking surrogacy as a means of creating a family. In heterosexual couples, surrogacy centres on a third-party female who facilitates the couple’s pregnancy, but is not the expectant ... -
Prison Nurses’ Professional Identity
(Article)Recruitment and retention to the specialist field of Health and Justice Nursing, specifically prison nursing, is problematic in the UK. This article considers the background to the current situation in prison nursing and ...
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