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The skills and brain drain what nurses say (2013)
Journal Article
Likupe, G. (2013). The skills and brain drain what nurses say. Journal of clinical nursing, 22(9-10), 1372-1381. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04242.x

Aims and objectives. To explore sub-Saharan African nurses' reasons for moving to the UK, their views on the skills and brain drain, and what can be done to stem the situation. Background. The UK and other developed nations such as the USA, Canada an... Read More about The skills and brain drain what nurses say.

Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: A prospective observational study (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, L. A., Price, N., Simonite, V., & Burns, E. E. (2013). Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: A prospective observational study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-59

Background: Our aim was to describe the range of perineal trauma in women with a singleton vaginal birth and estimate the effect of maternal and obstetric characteristics on the incidence of perineal tears. Methods: We conducted a prospective observa... Read More about Incidence of and risk factors for perineal trauma: A prospective observational study.

Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked? (2013)
Journal Article
Hardy, S., & White, J. (2013). Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked?. Mental health nursing, 33(1), 14 - 18

This paper is a reflection on the present service provision for patients diagnosed with a serious mental illness. A possible way forward is suggested to make services more responsive and thus improve the detection and appropriate interventions for th... Read More about Why are people with serious mental illness still not getting their physical health checked?.

“Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral (2013)
Journal Article
Holloway, M., Adamson, S., Argyrou, V., Draper, P., & Mariau, D. (2013). “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral. Mortality, 18(1), 30-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2012.755505

There is growing comment in both academic and popular writing about the shape and content of funerals today, with general agreement that we are seeing marked changes with a growing trend towards secularisation and personalisation. Despite this, there... Read More about “Funerals aren’t nice but it couldn’t have been nicer”. The makings of a good funeral.

Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Fielding, S., Murchie, P., Johnston, M., Wyke, S., Powell, R., Devereux, G., Nicolson, M., Wilson, P., Ritchie, L., Lee, A. J., Campbell, N. C., & Macleod, U. (2013). Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 63(606), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp13x660779

Background Most individuals with lung cancer have symptoms for several months before presenting to their GP. Earlier consulting may improve survival. Aim To evaluate whether a theory-based primary care intervention increased timely consulting of indi... Read More about Reducing the time before consulting with symptoms of Lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial in primary care.