- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Medical Research and Treatments
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Digital Platforms and Economics
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Education Systems and Policy
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2013-2025
University of Glasgow
2000-2023
The University of Queensland
2022
Royal College of Physicians
2019
Christ University
2019
New Cross Hospital
2012
National Defense Medical Center
2012
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2012
Seoul National University
2012
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2012
This article examines the role of district nurse advanced practitioner and its contribution to transformation nursing services. Primary care is under increasing pressure bridge gap between demand resources, with national local priorities focusing on frailty unscheduled care. outlines implementation within NHS Greater Glasgow Clyde presents findings from a evaluation. By exploring impact across four pillars practice—clinical practice, research development, facilitation learning leadership—the...
To examine how the role of Emergency Nurse Practitioner has evolved in Scotland.In 2001, Cooper and colleagues published a report on their survey (carried out 1998) which described extent nature services Scotland. They nascent nursing service that existed almost half Departments concentrated its activity management minor distal limb trauma wound management. Since date, several relevant important political, professional local issues have combined to accelerate development this...
Background: Differential Diagnosis Decision Support Systems (DDDSS) and other forms of clinical decision support systems may have a role in supporting clinicians the public making decisions about differential diagnosis accessing health care services. The aim this qualitative, focus group study was to explore needs out-of-hours primary clinicians, members relation DDDSS. Methods: Twenty-nine participants (comprising 13 advanced nurse practitioners [ANPs], 7 general [GPs], 2 allied...
Concern continues to exist about the lack of integration research into clinical practice. One reasons which has been suggested for this, is that practitioners may either not know about, or understand, findings. The availability a database contains systematic reviews such as Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Database, should go some way overcome obstacles associated with implementation As part national audit on Caesarean section, computer Database was installed in labour ward each consultant...
The dramatic growth of collaborative activities relying on non-property relationships and exchange, such as WiFi devices using unlicensed spectrum, open source software, peer-to-peer networks, pose a challenge to the dominant economic paradigm. This paper develops definitions describe institutional base explain success production. Antirivalry inclusiveness are characteristics goods that found in wireless networks. demonstrates superior economics production spectrum commons suggests policies...
Multimorbidity (two or more concurrent chronic conditions) is associated with poorer health outcomes and increased healthcare utilisation in primary care general populations. Less known about the prevalence of multimorbidity emergency department attenders, its association poor this population.This study sought to explore relationship between multimorbidity, mortality health-care a large urban cohort persons attending departments.Validated algorithms for identification 28 conditions from...
Sacral edema is a widely recognized clinical sign. Hitherto there has been no method of radiological confirmation, nor the anatomy this sign well described. In prospective study 100 patients referred for abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT), 17 showed evidence sacral edema. It was demonstrated clinically in 12 these patients, leaving five with apparent CT whom not clinically. two edema, their tissue planes region appeared normal on CT. The fluid accumulates an intermediate plane fibrous...
Purpose: Problematic polypharmacy can exaggerate “medicine burden” for the patient. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are key indicators of medicine burden, and PRO measures (PROMs) help patients articulate their perceptions burden. We aimed to: (a) evaluate what PROMs currently exist that assess PROs they target, (b) understand patients’ experiences with using multiple medicines to establish a core set most meaningful relevant assessment in reviews. Patients Methods: conducted prospective,...
The quality of clinical documentation was examined during a randomised controlled trial emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) led care (Cooper et al 1999). In order to measure the ENPs and A&E senior house officers (SHOs) documentation, reliable valid tool had be developed. This paper describes use o consensus methodology, modified nomig nal group technique, develop audit (DAT) assess documentation.
Emergency department (ED) attendances are, by their nature, unplanned. But if staff can predict the number of people likely to attend over months ahead, they make plans mitigate overcrowding.