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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. | ||||
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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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What is a 'double dummy' trial? | | 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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Hypothesis testing - just an 'educated guess'? | | February 2010 | |
Written by Samantha Walker and 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 null hypothesis: there's nothing in it! | | February 2010 | |
Written by Jane Upton and Ellen McCutcheon, 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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How to literature search | | January 2010 | |
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How to quote references | | January 2010 | |
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BSACI – focuses on allergic problems from rhinitis and drug allergies to anaphylaxis | January 2010 | ||
Written by BSACI Categories: Improvement tools The BSACI have recently published an algorithm for managing rhinitis which takes you through all the different symptoms and treatment options. It’s really easy to use! | ||||
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Department of Health - A warren of resources | January 2010 | ||
Written by Department of Health Categories: Improvement tools On the DH site you can keep up to date with policy publications, programmes and press releases. | ||||
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GP Notebook - Does exactly what it says on the tin | January 2010 | ||
Written by GP Notebook Categories: Improvement tools From a clinical perspective, we find GP Notebook quite useful. Notebook is exactly what it says on the tin, just type in a medical term and it will come up with what you need to know in an easy to read format - a bit like a really detailed dictionary! | ||||
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NICE Guidelines - What’s NICE to know and NEED to know | January 2010 | ||
Written by NICE Guidelines Categories: Improvement tools As a practicing clinician it’s really difficult to find the time to keep up with published guidance but if you sign up for the NICE e-newsletter via the website you will get a list of what’s new delivered straight to your inbox! | ||||
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British Heart Foundation - Keeping a healthy heart | January 2010 | ||
Written by British Heart Foundation Categories: Improvement tools The BHF are the best resource for reliable patient information booklets; the Heart Information Series is the backbone of educational resource within our service. | ||||
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The Walking the way to Health Initiative | January 2010 | ||
Written by The Walking the way to Health Initiative Categories: Improvement tools The Walking the way to Health Initiative (WHI) aims to encourage people, particularly those who take little exercise, to do regular short walks in their communities. | ||||
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