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    Inclusive communication: A tool for service innovation
    (2012-01) Shute, R.; Davies, G.; Clee, S.; Coupland, T.; Melton, J.; Forsyth, Kirsty
    There is global acknowledgement of the need to improve services for those experiencing mental illness, with learning disabilities or those who abuse substances (WHO, 2010). Government policy in the UK also outlines the importance of using resources efficiently, improving access to services and driving up quality (Darzi, 2009). Organisational transformation of this nature can create uncertainty, not only for those working within the service but those accessing services and wider stakeholder. This paper proposes that effective communication is a crucial ingredient of successful change and a tool that can be used in to support transitional change and those that may be affected but it. The paper describes the underpinning communication theories used by an NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom to develop an effective, inclusive communication strategy to support a service delivery innovation.
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    Objective measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviour: review with new data
    (2008-07) Reilly, J. J.; Penpraze, V.; Hislop, Jane; Davies, G.; Grant, S.; Paton, J. Y.
    Objective methods are being used increasingly for the quantification of the amount of physical activity, intensity of physical activity and amount of sedentary behaviour in children. The accelerometer is currently the objective method of choice. In this review we address the advantages of objective measurement compared with more traditional subjective methods, notably the avoidance of bias, greater confidence in the amount of activity and sedentary behaviour measured, and improved ability to relate variation in physical activity and sedentary behaviour to variation in health outcomes. We also consider unresolved practical issues in paediatric accelerometry by critically reviewing the existing evidence and by providing new evidence.