As a result of the traumatic conditions in which they often work, the police in the
UK and the US have begun to recognise the importance of the spiritual dimension at work. As the credit crisis deepens,
conditions in other…

Complexity and chaos to date have been largely academic concepts. From his long-ranging
experience as consultant, Greg O’Shea demonstrates that these are not just analytic theories – when harnessed to a shared purpose, they can lead to a balance between…

In the UK the concept of social exclusion came into widespread use in mental health following the publication of an influential Social Exclusion Unit report in 2004. Based on a comparison of ways of defining social exclusion with the mental…

Aim. To explore the experiences of care staff in managing long-term percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding regimes.
Background. Since its first description in 1980, PEG feeding has become a widelyused
technique to provide enteral nutritional support. Its initial use for…

This paper presents the results of research into GP perceptions of the impact of on-site counselling on general practice. The research is part of a larger evaluation of a local enhanced primary care mental service. The initial survey and in-depth…

All parents need social and emotional suppor t to ensure optimal outcomes for children. For the
majority of families, this suppor t comes through family and social networks and the institutions
of education and health. The challenge for society is…

Aim: To explore the role of the mental health nurse in wards run on therapeutic community principles in one English provincial hospital.

Background: Under a pioneering Medical Superintendent, the restrictive regime for patients with mental health problems in Fulbourn…

This paper develops themes introduced in my paper Teaching typography in the 21st century: Reviewing the fundamentals of typography in a post-modern design culture, delivered at the AGRAFA International design education conference in Katowice, Poland in December 2007.
The…

The patchwork text approach to learning and assessment is now used widely in UK higher
education; Dalrymple and Smith refer to the form as “one of the most influential assessment innovations in Higher Education in recent years”. During the period…

The authors organised a successful international conference in April 2008 on global leadership where over 50 delegates assisted them to hone the ideas presented in this paper., This paper focuses on businesses and the leaders who guide them. These businesses…