Demonstration of a high-field short-period superconducting helical undulator suitable for future TeV-scale linear collider positron sources.

The first demonstration of a full-scale working undulator module suitable for future TeV-scale positron-electron linear collider positron sources is presented. Generating sufficient positrons is an important challenge for these colliders, and using polarized e(+) would enhance the machine's capabilities. In an undulator-based source polarized positrons are generated in a metallic target via pair production initiated by circularly polarized photons produced in a helical undulator.

Pathways for evidence-based continence care.

In this article the authors provide an overview of the continence care pathway they designed in 2001. The aim of continence care pathways is to enable nurses to provide evidence-based care to patients in any clinical setting.

Pathways for continence care: an audit to assess how they are used.

This is a follow-up article to three articles that were published between 2000 and 2001 in the British Journal of Nursing about the development of template pathways for continence care (Bayliss et al, 2000a,b, 2001). It reports on what has happened since the development of these templates. One hundred and forty-four healthcare professionals working in the field of continence care were asked to complete a questionnaire about whether the pathways are being used and what changes have been made to them.

Pathways for continence care: the validation process.

This article is the third in a series of three describing a collaborative project between continence advisers in Loddon NHS Trust, Basingstoke, East Wiltshire Healthcare Trust, Swindon, and Salisbury Healthcare Trust to develop and implement care pathways to improve continence care provided to patients. The first article described the issues facing the continence advisers and the background to the decision to develop evidence-based care pathways (Vol 9(9): 590-6). The second covered the literature search and described how each pathway evolved (Vol (17): 1165-72).

Pathways for continence care: background and audit.

This article is the first in a series of three covering the use of care pathways for continence care. Trusts in Basingstoke, Swindon and Salisbury have collaborated in supporting their continence advisers in moving from finance-driven assessment data to evidence-based care pathways and the provision of patient information. This article identifies the background and approach to care pathways and addresses the quality issues.