Copyright by Sage Publications, 2008. Published in Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(6), pp.465-477., Action research (AR) is promoted for health care development. A systematic review was undertaken to gain insight into the uptake and designs of practice-based AR. Empirical…

Endpiece to special issue of the Interconnections journal on sustainability: 'Perspectives on sustainability'.

Drawing partly on personal experience, the author of this article seeks to unpack the expertise that service users bring to the design and delivery of mental health services. Service user involvement cannot be imposed by policy diktat from above, she…

This paper assesses the extent to which the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach is currently adopted in England. Interviews based on the Supported Employment Fidelity Scale were conducted with staff from five of the leading providers of supported employment.…

This paper describes and discusses the evaluation of
an innovative child and adolescent mental health
project located in a large county in eastern England.
The project was one of eight located in the
voluntary sector and supported by the Mental

To promote stable mental wellbeing during childhood (from birth – 19 years old) should be a major priority for governments. This is the time within the lifespan when children will learn and develop the most, so positive influences are greatest…

Current treatment guidelines for anxiety disorders, including panic disorder (PD), recommend either
medication or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).There is currently a call through the Layard
Report for significant investment to increase the availability of CBT resources. However, there are
reported…

Midwives across the UK have been undertaking the discharge examination of newborn babies
for more than ten years. The perception is that many have the examination of the newborn
qualification but do not use it. An audit was undertaken of…

The diversity of sources of literature within the management disciplines has resulted in a growing need for a systematic methodology to map the territory of its associated theories and models. As such, when scoping out a doctoral or policy based…

Media theorist Marshall McLuhan described media as an extension of man and that each new medium or technology introduces a change to the scale or pace or pattern in human affairs (McLuhan 1994). In 100 BC paper discovery permitted recording…