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Cuccu, Zara; Bourne, Tom; Abi-Aad, Gerrard; Bennett, Samantha – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: People with learning disabilities have higher rates of admitted patient care than the general population. This study explored emergency hospital admissions during 2018/19 in association with learning disability health check recording in general practice within the Kent Integrated Dataset during 2016/17 to 2018/19. Methods: Multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitals, Patients, Developmental Disabilities
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Osinaike, Jimisayo; Hartley, Sandra Elaine – Health Education Journal, 2021
Background: Evidence supporting physical activity (PA) as an effective modality in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases is robust. Medical doctors are ideally placed to translate this into practice; however, realising this has proved challenging. To ensure doctors are well prepared, the training of medical students to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
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Morales, Stephen – Management in Education, 2021
In this opinion piece, the author reflects on some similarities with the National Health Service (NHS) in England, which has a long history of leadership tensions as hospital trusts have tried to wrestle administrative and operational decision-making away from clinicians and consultants.
Descriptors: Barriers, Foreign Countries, Health Services, Hospitals
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Heslop, Pauline; Read, Stuart; Dunwoodie Stirton, Fred – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: The Equality Act 2010 places a duty on service providers to make "reasonable adjustments" for disabled people. The aim of this study was to explore key aspects relating to the provision of reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities in hospitals. Methods: The research questions were explored using Freedom of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Accessibility (for Disabled), Hospitals
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Baillie, Lesley; Merritt, Jane; Cox, Janet; Crichton, Nicola – Educational Gerontology, 2015
Older people who are living with dementia often need healthcare, including hospital admissions, due to additional health conditions. Caring for older people who are living with dementia is, therefore, a core nursing role. This study investigated student nurses' expectations of, and confidence about, caring for older people with dementia and the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Older Adults, Nursing Education, Role
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Bull, Stephanie; Mattick, Karen; Postlethwaite, Keith – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Unacceptable levels of adverse healthcare events, combined with changes to training, have put the spotlight on junior doctor decision-making. This study aimed to describe the decisions made by junior doctors and the contextual factors influencing how decisions were made and justified. Stimulated recall interviews with 20 junior doctors across five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Interviews, Health Services
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Dearnley, Christine; Taylor, Jill; Hennessy, Scott; Parks, Maria; Coates, Catherine; Haigh, Jackie; Fairhall, John; Riley, Kevin; Dransfield, Mark – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
This article presents the outcomes of the Mobile Technologies Pilot Project for the Assessment and Learning in Practice Settings (ALPS) Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). ALPS is a partnership of five Higher Education Institutions (HEI) that aims to develop and improve assessment, and thereby learning, in practice settings for…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Partnerships in Education, Higher Education, Pilot Projects
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Hallam, Angela; Beecham, Jennifer; Knapp, Martin; Carpenter, John; Cambridge, Paul; Forrester-Jones, Rachel; Tate, Alison; Coolen-Schrijner, Pauline; Wooff, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2006
Background: There have been major changes in the provision and organization of services for people with intellectual disabilities in England over the last 30 years, particularly deinstitutionalization and the development of the mixed economy of care. The experiences of the people who participated in the Care in the Community Demonstration…
Descriptors: Health Services, Individual Characteristics, Mental Retardation, Hospitals