Trends, variations and prediction of staff sickness absence rates among NHS ambulance services in England: a time series study

Objectives Our aim was to measure ambulance sickness absence rates over time, comparing ambulance services and investigate the predictability of rates for future forecasting. Setting All English ambulance services, UK. Design We used a time series design analysing published monthly National Health Service staff sickness rates by gender, age, job role and region, comparing the 10 regional ambulance…Continue Reading Trends, variations and prediction of staff sickness absence rates among NHS ambulance services in England: a time series study

Having options alters the attractiveness of familiar versus novel faces: Sex differences and similarities

Although online dating allows us to access a wider pool of romantic partners, choice could induce an ‘assessment mindset’, orienting us toward ‘optimal’ or alternative partners and undermining our willingness to commit or remain committed to someone. Contextual changes in judgements of facial attractiveness can shed light on this issue. We directly test this proposal by activating…Continue Reading Having options alters the attractiveness of familiar versus novel faces: Sex differences and similarities