The reason why Black and South Asian healthcare workers are at a higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection remain unclear. We aimed to quantify the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare staff who belong to the ethnic minority and elucidate pathways of infection. A one-year follow-up retrospective cohort study has been conducted among National Health Service…Continue Reading Ethnicity and risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection among the healthcare workforce: Results of a retrospective cohort study in rural United Kingdom
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public attitudes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and publicly accessible defibrillator use in the UK
Members of the public have an essential role to play in the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) chain of survival by acting to call Emergency Medical Services (EMS), start cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) to help save lives.1., 2., 3., 4., 5. In recent years, there has been a rise in bystander CPR rates across many…Continue Reading Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public attitudes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and publicly accessible defibrillator use in the UK
The effectiveness of primary care streaming in emergency departments on decision-making and patient flow and safety – A realist evaluation
Primary care streaming was implemented in UK Emergency Departments (EDs) to manage an increasing demand for urgent care. We aimed to explore its effectiveness in EDs with different primary care models and identify contexts and mechanisms that influenced outcomes: streaming patients to the most appropriate clinician or service, ED flow and patient safety. We observed streaming and…Continue Reading The effectiveness of primary care streaming in emergency departments on decision-making and patient flow and safety – A realist evaluation
Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice
Probation staff perform a health-related role involving identifying health-related drivers of offending behaviour; facilitating access to support for these, including continuity of care for people leaving prison; and advising the courts on appropriate sentencing. This study analyses data from probation staff surveys and interviews with people that were under probation supervision during the pandemic to…Continue Reading Probation and COVID-19: Lessons learned to improve health-related practice
The effectiveness of primary care streaming in emergency departments on decision-making and patient flow and safety – A realist evaluation
Primary care streaming was implemented in UK Emergency Departments (EDs) to manage an increasing demand for urgent care. We aimed to explore its effectiveness in EDs with different primary care models and identify contexts and mechanisms that influenced outcomes: streaming patients to the most appropriate clinician or service, ED flow and patient safety. We observed streaming and…Continue Reading The effectiveness of primary care streaming in emergency departments on decision-making and patient flow and safety – A realist evaluation
The effect of slow-wave sleep and rapid eye-movement sleep interventions on glycaemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Poor glycaemic control is found in diabetes, one of the most common, serious, non-communicable diseases worldwide. Trials suggest a relationship between glycaemic control and measures of sleep including duration and quality of sleep. Currently, the relationship between specific sleep stages (including slow-wave sleep (SWS), a sleep stage mainly found early in the night and linked to restorative…Continue Reading The effect of slow-wave sleep and rapid eye-movement sleep interventions on glycaemic control: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Prehospital Research Methods and Practice
Bringing together a team of leading international experts in the field of research, this book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of applied research methods in the prehospital environment. Written to support the needs of the paramedicine, emergency medicine and wider healthcare communities in this rapidly advancing research setting, the authors introduce the key areas…Continue Reading Prehospital Research Methods and Practice
A systematic review of practitioner enquiry into adverse childhood experiences in primary care
This article presents the findings of a systematic review undertaken to assess adverse childhood experiences (ACE) enquiry among practitioners of primary care for children’s services. Literature was eligible for inclusion if it included the primary care practitioner experience of ACE enquiry, was published from 1998–2021 and was in English. The most frequently cited themes across…Continue Reading A systematic review of practitioner enquiry into adverse childhood experiences in primary care
Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
This book guides nursing and healthcare students through the central concepts of evidence-based practice to help them gain a critical understanding of what evidence is, why it is important and how it should be applied in healthcare. The new edition reflects contemporary approaches to practice, drawing from lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, and includes…Continue Reading Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals