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Expanding nursing practice in COPD: key to providing high-quality, effective, and safe patient care? Prim Care Respir J 2013 |  | May 2013 | |
Written by Fletcher MJ, Dahl BH This article was written for the Primary Care Respiratory Journal, by Education for Health Chief executive Monica Fletcher, and Birthe Dahl, of the Center of Public Health and Quality Improvement, Århus, Denmark and an Education for Health trainer. http://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2013.00044 | ||||
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A Guide to Performing Quality Assured Diagnostic Spirometry | | April 2013 | |
Written by Primary Care Commissioning (PCC) Categories: Improvement tools Education for Health Chief Executive Monica Fletcher and Clinical Lead Chris Loveridge helped to develop this guidance. | ||||
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Managing multi-morbidity in practice…what lessons can be learnt from the care of people with COPD and co-morbidities? | | March 2013 | |
Written by Kevin Gruffydd-Jones, Shoba Poduval Categories: Improvement tools This document was endorsed by Education for Health, alongside the RCGP and PCRS-UK, and Clinical Lead Chris Loveridge was on the project committee. | ||||
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Change drivers: multi-stakeholder education and collaboration | | November 2012 | |
Written by Zoe Healey PhD Categories: Evidence for education as a lever This article refers to 'COPD Uncovered: An International survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on a working age population', under the benefits of cross-functional collaboration. | ||||
Atrial Fibrillation: Assessment and Diagnosis | | February 2012 | ||
Written by Chris Cottrell Categories: Education for Health research Education for Health clinical lead Chris Cottrell investigates and analyses the | ||||
Training People to undertake CVD Risk Assessment; an Evaluation from Education for Health | | January 2012 | ||
Written by Ruth Westerby RGN and Monica Fletcher RN Categories: Education for Health research Education for Health research assessing the impact that our training can have upon management and diagnosis of CVD. Presented at the Royal College of Nursing, Harrogate, February 2012. | ||||
Atrial Fibrillation 3: Management | | January 2012 | ||
Written by Christine Cottrell Categories: Education for Health research In the third installment of Chris Cottrell's series on atrial fibrillation she outlines two approaches underpinning the management of the condition. Along with this she also examines the management of stroke risk and of rate and/or rhythm. | ||||
Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology | | January 2012 | ||
Written by Chris Cottrell Categories: Education for Health research Education for Health clinical lead Chris Cottrell discusses the physiological basis of atrial fibrillation and considers associated risks and causes. | ||||
An Investigation into Practice Nurses' need for further education in Musculoskeletal Care | | December 2011 | ||
Written by M. J. Fletcher, S. Oliver, A. Cook, H. Albrow Categories: Education for Health research Article assessing the education gap in musculoskeletal care. Originally published in The Practice Nursing Journal, now available as a pdf. | ||||
Evidence submitted to the Health Select Committee | | November 2011 | ||
Written by Education for Health Evidence for education as a lever for improved health outcomes, submitted by Education for Health for the Select Committee enquiry into Education and Workforce Planning in the health service. | ||||
Dementia; Early Recognition and Diagnosis | | October 2011 | ||
Written by Ruth Westerby and Sue Howard Categories: Improvement tools Education for Heatlth's CVD Prevention clincial lead Ruth Westerby, along with Community Health Specialist Sue Howard, outline the latest clinical developments in dementia. | ||||
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COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population | | August 2011 | |
Written by Monica Fletcher, Thys van der Molen, Marianella Salapatas, John Walsh Categories: Education for Health research COPD Uncovered represents the combined efforts of a multi-disciplinary committee of international experts, coming together to bring forward some of the most burning issues in COPD today. | ||||
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Organisational quality, nurse staffing and the quality of chronic disease management in primary care: Observational study using routinely collected data | June 2011 | ||
Written by Griffiths , Peter, Maben, Jill and Murrells, Trevor Categories: Evidence for education as a lever Wide ranging study drawing upon data collected from more than 4,000 General Practices across England. The research explores the relationship between the education and training of practice staff and quality of outcomes in a number of public health areas including COPD and diabetes. The results are telling and highlight the benefits education and training can have for health professionals and patients alike. | ||||
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CVD Risk Assessment evaluation impacts positively on healthcare training initiatives | April 2011 | ||
Categories: Education for Health research New information shows impact of large scale training initiatives on improving NHS performance | ||||
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Shared decision making or paternalism in nursing consultations? A qualitative study of primary care asthma nurses’ views on sharing decisions with patients regarding inhaler device selection | | March 2011 | |
Written by Upton J, Fletcher M, Madoc-Sutton H, Sheikh A, Caress A-L, Walker S Categories: Education for Health research Shared decision making or paternalism in nursing consultations? A qualitative study of primary care asthma nurses' views on sharing decisions with patients regarding inhaler device selection. | ||||
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Training people to undertake CVD Risk Assessment; an evaluation from Education for Health | | September 2010 | |
Written by Westerby R, Fletcher R Categories: Education for Health research A poster, 'Training people to undertake CVD Risk Assessment; an evaluation from Education for Health' was presented on by Ruth Westerby, Clinical Lead for CVD Risk and Stroke, at the PCCS Annual Scientific Meeting in Leeds. The poster demonstrates new findings on the impact of training people to undertake Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Assessment. | ||||
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Living well with COPD – New online resource | | February 2010 | |
Written by Education for Health and the European Lung Foundation Categories: Improvement tools By working together, the European Lung Foundation and Education for Health have developed a simple, easy to read factsheet which aims to show people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their friends and family how they can live a full life with this disease. | ||||
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Social media - find out more about how you can join in … | February 2010 | ||
Written by Education for Health Categories: Improvement tools Many hospitals and healthcare organisations are quietly innovating on the social web, find out more about how you can join in … | ||||
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2010 is the Year of the Lung | February 2010 | ||
Written by Education for Health Categories: Improvement tools The campaign website has lots of useful resources for health professionals and health service managers interested in respiratory services improvements, including a round up of the latest research evidence. | ||||
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Levels of evidence | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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The difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton and Samantha Walker, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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Double blind randomised controlled trials | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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The control of knowledge in randomised controlled trails: blinding | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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Specific and non specific effects in randomised controlled trials | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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Sources of bias: differences between groups at baseline | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton, Education for Health Categories: Research made easy Taken from a series of articles designed to help you understand research concepts by breaking them down into bite-sized chunks. They were written by Education for Health staff and published in the British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. | ||||
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Expanding nursing practice in COPD - Paper in Primary Care Respiratory Journal
This paper discusses the case for nurse-led interventions and consultations in supporting patients and families affected by COPD.
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