Access to Learning Opportunities for Residents in Care Homes: Reviewing the challenges and possibilities.

International, national and regional policy documents and key reports espouse the benefits of lifelong learning and people's rights to it, yet little attention has been given to the learning needs of frail older people in nursing (care) homes. People living in care have frequently been cited as a forgotten sector of the community and this is apparent in the provision of learning opportunities. It appears that the learning needs of this population are largely ignored.

Exploring the use of mobile information and communication technologies by people with mood disorders.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become increasingly integrated into how care is delivered and received. However, no research has yet explored how people with mood disorders use mobile information and communication technologies (mICTs) in their everyday lives and, more specifically, how they might use mICTs to look after themselves. An exploratory qualitative study, within secondary and specialist mental health Services, was undertaken.

Exploring the Use of Information and Communication Technology by People With Mood Disorder: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis.

Background: There is a growing body of evidence relating to how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to support people with physical health conditions. Less is known regarding mental health, and in particular, mood disorder.

Objective: To conduct a metasynthesis of all qualitative studies exploring the use of ICTs by people with mood disorder.

Health visitor-run adult sleep clinics.

Two sleep clinics run by health visitors were set up in Dundee to provide a brief, time-limited programme of advice and treatment for adults with insomnia and referred by their GPs. This article describes the clinics and reports the clinical features and outcome of the first 100 patients referred.