Seldom Heard Voices - Empowering Maternity Services in Wales.

Seldom-heard groups refer to individuals whose voices are often marginalised, underrepresented, or not adequately considered in the digital design process. This case study aims to demonstrate the benefits of taking a user-centred design (UCD) approach to implementing a digital solution for Maternity Services in Wales. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand the needs of women and birthing people from seldom-heard groups.

Defining digital nursing.

Background: The use of technology in health care, including nursing, is growing, owing in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and in response to national policy.

Aims: To investigate nurses' perceptions of digital nursing (DN).

Methods: Community and primary care nurses from across Wales were recruited (=249) through a survey comprising open and closed questions.

An observational investigation of the faical microbiota and metabonome of gastrostomy fed children, on blended and formula diets.

Gastrostomy fed children traditionally have a Formulae diet (FD), which fulfills nutritional requirements; however, many families are adopting Blended diets (BD), which are what the whole family would eat. We undertook an observational investigation of the colonic microbiota and metabonome in a small group of gastrostomy fed children, who were either on an FD or BD, and compared, where possible to their siblings (17 FD, 28 BD, 19 HS). There was no increase in complications in tube blockage or infection rates, but a significant improvement in the prevalence of bowel problems, a reduction in medication and an increase in quality of life.

Towards Ethical International Research Partnerships in Gender-Based Violence Research: Insights From Research Partners in Kenya.

Research with survivors of gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries is important to improve understanding of experiences of violence and the policies that can help combat it. But this research also implies risks for survivors, such as re-traumatization, safety concerns, and feelings of exploitation. These risks are magnified if research is undertaken by researchers from high-income countries, whose positionality produces power inequalities affecting both participants and research partners.

Using Participatory and Creative Methods to Research Gender-Based Violence in the Global South and With Indigenous Communities: Findings From a Scoping Review.

This review provides a synthesis of existing research on best practice recommendations for the use of participatory and creative methods to research gender-based violence in the Global South. Following a five-stage scoping review process, 44 papers, which each related to at least two of the three parts of the topic, were selected for inclusion. A frequency table was compiled to identify the elements of best practice, which were most common across the literature.

Using group concept mapping to explore the complexities of managing children's care.

Background: Children whose assessed health needs cannot be met by statutory and universal services may require bespoke packages of continuing care. A project management group was set up to design a study that would explore the complexities for a children's community nurse (CCN) of managing such packages.

Methodology: Group concept mapping (GCM), a mixed quantitative/qualitative participant-centred methodology, was used to obtain consensus from 20 CCNs about the complexities inherent in managing such packages and to develop a concept map that illustrated the emerging conceptual framework.

Preliminary Analysis From the Craniofacial Collaboration United Kingdom Developmental Outcomes in Children With Sagittal Synostosis.

The Craniofacial Collaboration United Kingdom (CC-UK) was established across the 4 Highly Specialized Craniofacial Centres (HSCCs) in the UK in 2015. This is the first wave of data to be analyzed, looking at 3-year-old children with sagittal synostosis who have had primary corrective surgery. This is a comprehensive, homogenous dataset, looking at parental measures of development and behavior.

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Alcohol Industry CSR Organisations: What Can Their Twitter Activity Tell Us about Their Independence and Their Priorities? A Comparative Analysis.

There are concerns about the accuracy of the health information provided by alcohol industry (AI)-funded organisations and about their independence. We conducted a content analysis of the health information disseminated by AI-funded organisations through Twitter, compared with non-AI-funded charities, to assess whether their messages align with industry and/or public health objectives. We compared all tweets from 2016 from Drinkaware (UK); Drinkaware.

Introduction to the Craniofacial Collaboration UK: A Developmental Screening Protocol at the United Kingdom's Four Highly Specialized Craniofacial Centers.

The clinical psychologists at the 4 highly specialized craniofacial centers in the United Kingdom have developed a systematic, developmental screening protocol, called the Craniofacial Collaboration UK (CC-UK). Previous systematic reviews of the literature into the developmental sequelae of single-suture craniosynostosis have identified a number of methodological flaws which the CC-UK seeks to avoid. This study presents an introduction to the rationale for its development, as well as the methodology of the CC-UK.

Updated meta-review of evidence on support for carers.

Objective To update a 2010 meta-review of systematic reviews of effective interventions to support carers of ill, disabled, or older adults. In this article, we report the most promising interventions based on the best available evidence. Methods Rapid meta-review of systematic reviews published from January 2009 to 2016.

Multi-agency practice for developing a blended diet for children fed via gastrostomy.

The administration of a blended diet via a gastrostomy tube to children with complex needs is an evolving area of practice. Healthcare professionals must provide guidance, promote best practice and optimise patient safety where patients and families choose a blended diet in preference to the prescribed commercial feed. The Aneurin Bevan Health University Health Board in Newport, Wales, took a collaborative approach, by working with parents as equal partners, to enable a child with complex needs to receive a blended diet at school.

Supporting children's nurses through Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation.

In April 2016 the Nursing and Midwifery Council introduced revalidation for all nurses and midwives. It was designed to demonstrate a registrant's ability to practise safely and effectively throughout their career and thereby improve patient and public protection. Children's nurses should be aware of their renewal (revalidation) date to prepare their portfolio in good time.

E-cigarettes and equity: a systematic review of differences in awareness and use between sociodemographic groups.

Objective: To assess whether electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) awareness, 'ever use' and current use vary significantly between different sociodemographic groups.

Design: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Published and unpublished reports identified by searching seven electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, Global Health, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus) and grey literature sources.

Meta-analysis, complexity, and heterogeneity: a qualitative interview study of researchers' methodological values and practices.

Background: Complex or heterogeneous data pose challenges for systematic review and meta-analysis. In recent years, a number of new methods have been developed to meet these challenges. This qualitative interview study aimed to understand researchers' understanding of complexity and heterogeneity and the factors which may influence the choices researchers make in synthesising complex data.

Children's nurses' experiences of a revalidation pilot study.

All UK nurses and midwives will need to follow the revalidation process to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and demonstrate that they practise safely and effectively. The system is designed to help nurses and midwives develop professionally throughout their careers, as well as ensuring public confidence in the professions. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) in South Wales was one of 19 NMC revalidation pilot sites.

Views of children, young people and families: the 15 steps challenge.

There is a growing emphasis on involving service users in improving service delivery, accelerated by the inquiry into care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The 15 Steps Challenge was originally developed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement as a tool to help healthcare professionals, service users and others to work together to improve the patient experience. The 15 Steps Challenge involves a ward 'walkaround' to see the ward through the eyes of a child or young person and a parent or carer.

Developing empirically supported theories of change for housing investment and health.

The assumption that improving housing conditions can lead to improved health may seem a self-evident hypothesis. Yet evidence from intervention studies suggests small or unclear health improvements, indicating that further thought is required to refine this hypothesis. Articulation of a theory can help avoid a black box approach to research and practice and has been advocated as especially valuable for those evaluating complex social interventions like housing.