Qualitative exploration of the barriers and facilitators to community pharmacy PrEP delivery for UK pharmacists and underserved community members using the COM-B model of behaviour change.

Objectives: Expanding delivery of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to community pharmacies could improve access, aligning well with the UK government's goals to eliminate new HIV acquisitions by 2030. Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, Behaviour (COM-B) model for behaviour change, the aim of this research was to explore the barriers and facilitators of community pharmacy PrEP delivery, for pharmacists and community members.

Methods: Community members at elevated risk of acquiring HIV and community pharmacists were recruited to participate in semi-structured interviews.

On the function of TRAP substrate-binding proteins: Conformational variation of the sialic acid binding protein SiaP.

Tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic (TRAP) transporters are analogous to ABC transporters in that they use a substrate-binding protein to scavenge metabolites (e.g., N-acetylneuraminate) and deliver them to the membrane components for import.

Developing critical enquiry, capacity, capability and confidence in the health and care workforce.

Background: Health and care staff have limited opportunities to design, deliver and lead critical enquiry activities.

Aims: To explore barriers and enablers of building capacity, capability and confidence of these practitioners who wish to undertake critical enquiry activity.

Methods: A realist conceptual framework including the development of middle range theory allowed analysis of the scholarship process and outcomes.

Evaluating the impact of a ward environment with 20 single occupancy rooms and two four-bedded bays on patient and staff experiences and outcomes in an acute NHS Trust: a mixed-methods study protocol.

Introduction: Traditionally, wards in acute care hospitals consist predominately of multioccupancy bays with some single rooms. There is an increasing global trend towards a higher proportion of single rooms in hospitals, with the UK National Health Service (NHS) advocating for single-room provision in all new hospital builds. There is limited evidence on the impact of a ward environment incorporating mostly single and some multioccupancy bays on patient care and organisational outcomes.

Qualitative evaluation of digital vending machines to improve access to STI and HIV testing in South West England: using a Person-Based Approach.

Objectives: To report the development, implementation, acceptability and feasibility of vending machines offering HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing kits.

Design: A qualitative study using the Person-Based Approach with patient and public involvement workshops and stakeholder involvement and interviews with machine users, sexual health service (SHS) staff, venue staff and local authority sexual health commissioners. Transcripts were analysed thematically.