Thursday 25 April 2019

Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions

Judith Dyson has co-authored:

Jackson, M., Jones, D., Dyson, J. and Macleod, U., 2019. Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions. British Journal of  General Practice p.bjgp19X702233 doi: 10.3399/bjgp19X702233

Understanding and applying practitioner and patient views on the implementation of a novel automated Computer-Aided Risk Score (CARS) predicting the risk of death following emergency medical admission to hospital: qualitative study.

Judith Dyson has co-authored:

Dyson J, Marsh C, Jackson N, Richardson, D., Faisal, M., Scally, A., Mohammed, M. (2019) Understanding and applying practitioner and patient views on the implementation of a novel automated Computer-Aided Risk Score (CARS) predicting the risk of death following emergency medical admission to hospital: qualitative study. BMJ Open 9:e026591. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2018-026591

Poor communication hinders the role of the school nurse as a key professional in protecting children and young people from maltreatment

Yvonne Wilkinson has published:



Wilkinson Y (2019) Poor communication hinders the role of the school nurse as a key professional in protecting children and young people from maltreatment Evidence Based Nursing doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103079

Tuesday 23 April 2019

Endometriosis work at Hull on Look North

Work by Baraba Guinn and colleagues has been reported on BBC Look North (check at 3:30 on the clip)

The paramedic experience of the prescribing journey


Andrea Hilton has co-authored with four students:


Andrea Hilton, Christopher John Graham, Claire Taylor, Shah Abdul Rohim Ali, Ellen Suzanne Faulkes (2019) The paramedic experience of the prescribing journey Journal of Prescribing Practice doi: 10.12968/jprp.2019.1.4.194

Monday 22 April 2019

The Faculty of Health Sciences offer an array of international opportunities during programs and courses

Pictured here, are some of our second-year students from the Faculty of Health Sciences.

This year, five students spent time visiting hospitals, labour wards, schools and local villages in Ghana as a part of their ‘alternative practice placements’.

Mark Hayter engaged in research work in India

Working on a recently awarded Global Challenges Research Fund grant Professor Hayter has spent 4 days in Pune, India working on a collaborative project on gender equality and health. This project, among other things, will survey 1000 India adolescents on their attitudes towards gender equality, as part of a larger project to evaluate the work of local NGOs to promote gender equality and equity in rural India.

Do psychopharmacological interventions affect suicide reattempters?

Image result for evidence based nursing bmjKirsty Fishburn and Andrew Barker have published:

Do psychopharmacological interventions affect suicide reattempters? Evidence-Based Nursing


Research grant success for Mark Hayter with FOSE and University colleagues;


Image result for Medical Research CouncilWorking as part of a University team and with colleagues from the Faculty of Science and Engineering Mark Hayter, Maggie McGowan (University Director of Research) and David Atkinson (ADR FOSE) have been awarded a ‘Confidence in Concept’ grant by the Medical Research Council (MRC). This grant is designed to develop translational work around key areas of Faculty research activity – including in health, PET CT and wound healing work.

Exploratory analysis of single 15 min videotaped structured play session of children aged 1 year reveals no differences between fathers parenting behaviours whether infants are born prematurely or at term

Image result for evidence based nursing bmjAmanda Lee has published:

Lee A (2019) Exploratory analysis of single 15 min videotaped structured play session of children aged 1 year reveals no differences between fathers parenting behaviours whether infants are born prematurely or at term Evidence-Based Nursing doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2018-103057