Presentations, Audio Recordings & Supporting Documents
Department of Health website 10/09.
The UK COT annual conference and exhibition: thinking for the future.
Creek J
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 01 August 2009, vol./is. 16/8(411-411)
(Athens username required for full text access).
Cinahl database 10/09.
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy: Assistant Practitioners' Conference, 2010
Friday, 5th March 2010 at Research Beehive, Old Library Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle. The theme for this event is the influencing and empowering impact that assistant practitioners have within the speech and language therapy workforce.
RCSLT website 10/09.
Preceptorship Handbook : 2nd edition launched
The Handbook enables supervisors and managers of services to ensure that staff new to practice benefit from a clear framework of development activities to enable the transition from student to professional practitioner.
BAOT-COT website 10/09.
Electrotherapy for neck pain:
This intervention review assesses whether electrotherapy improves pain, disability, patient satisfaction, and global perceived effect in adults with neck pain. This update replaces our 2005 Cochrane review on this topic.
Kroeling P, Gross A, Goldsmith CH, Burnie SJ, Haines T, Graham N, Brant A. Electrotherapy for neck pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4.
Cochrane Library 10/09.
Management of malnutrition in older people within the hospital setting.
Dunne A
British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 24 September 2009, vol./is. 18/17(1030-1034)
Malnutrition is a major problem among older people in the UK, and one that frequently goes unrecognized and untreated. It impacts on the individual's quality of life and increases both length of stay in hospital and the risk of unsuccessful outcomes to treatment. This article discusses the prevalence of malnutrition, the role of screening and practical steps that can be taken to improve the nutritional management of older people within the hospital environment.
(Athens username required for full text access).
Cinahl database 10/09.
Eat, drink and be healthy: malnutrition on the wards.
Taylor, J
Health Service J, June 2009, vol./is. 119/6159(22-3), 0952-2271
The challenge of malnutrition among hospital patients, the need for screening and the importance of protocols for patients identified as undernourished. Protected mealtimes are described and a case study is included. 3 refs.
(Print copies available at Grantham, Lincoln, Louth and Pilgrim Staff Libraries).
BNI database 10/09.
Speech therapy for children with dysarthria acquired before three years of age:
An interventional review to assess whether direct intervention aimed at improving the speech of children with dysarthria is more effective than no intervention at all, and to assess whether individual types of intervention are more effective than others in improving the speech intelligibility of children with dysarthria.
Pennington L, Miller N, Robson S. Speech therapy for children with dysarthria acquired before three years of age. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, Issue 4.
Cochrane Library 10/09.
Effect of Agenda for Change on the Career Progression of the Radiographic Workforce 2009 - Executive Summary
This report was commissioned by the Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) to investigate the effects of Agenda for Change (AfC) on the career progression of the radiographic workforce in theNational Health Service in England and Wales. The aims of the project were to investigate these effects within the following three career impact categories: career development expectations; career progression opportunities; and barriers to and incentives for career progression. This Executive Summary describes the background, key findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Society of Radiographers 10/09.
Research news:
Overview of NIHR and partner sources of funding:
Half day course run by NIHR RDS for the East Midlands on 27th January 2010 at the Lecture Theatre, Post Graduate Centre, Grantham Hospital at 1.00 – 4.00pm.
RDS East Midlands courses:
Good practice in quantitative research design
1 day course in Lincoln on 11th March 2010.
Fundamentals of research design Refining research questions and study design
1 day course in Lincoln on 25th March 2010.
NIHR RDS for the East Midlands
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