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Item Initial treatment of burns(Bailliere Tindall, 1989-08) Coull, AlisonItem Free tissue transfer(British Association of Plastic Surgery Nurses, 1990-03-31) Coull, Alison; Wylie, K.Item Regular monitoring: The way to ensure flap healing. Nursing priorities following flap repair and reconstruction surgery(Austen Cornish, 1990-10) Coull, Alison; Wylie, K.Surgical flap techniques are no longer confined to specialist plastic surgery units, and more nurses are being asked to manage patients following reconstructive surgery. Nursing management involves ensuring the flap's survival and healing.Item Making sense of ... split skin grafts(EMAP, 1991-07-03) Coull, AlisonItem Making sense of ... split skin graft donor sites(EMAP, 1991-10-02) Coull, AlisonItem The role of the healthcare information officer(1992) Herring, James E.Following large-scale automation of the information functions within the NHS, a large number of new information-related posts have been created. The role of the Healthcare Information Officer(HIO)is examined in relation to information provision, the development of information systems, staff supervision, training, liaison with other healthcare professionals; the organisation of libraries; and the Data Protection Act. The main conclusion reached is that, as information professionals, HIOs hare a multi-faceted role to play, with extremely wide-ranging responsibilities which draw on knowledge and skills in the areas of information analysis, systems analysis, library and information science, and computing and management.Item Making sense of surgical flaps(EMAP, 1992-01-01) Coull, AlisonItem Making sense of pulse oximetry(EMAP, 1992-08-05) Coull, AlisonItem Using leeches for venous drainage after surgery(Mark Allen Group, 1993-09-02) Coull, AlisonA review of the properties of medicinal leeches and of their application following microsurgery to assist in the relief of venous congestion.Item Retirement patterns of doctors(Queen Margaret College, 1996-03) Buchan, James; O'May, FionaItem The right profile? a review of approaches to determining personnel mix in healthcare(Queen Margaret College, 1996-10) Buchan, James; Ball, Jane; O'May, FionaItem Nursing supply and demand: reviewing the evidence(1998) Buchan, James; O'May, FionaItem The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project(Strathayr Publishing, 1998) Coull, AlisonItem Risk in Dementia - Assessment and Management: a Literature Review(College of Occupational Therapists, 1998-10) Thom, Karen M.; Blair, S. E. E.Dementia affects a person's ability to undertake previously achievable tasks which can present risks. The assessment and management of risk can differ and inclusion of the person's view is not always apparent. This literature review aimed to explore current knowledge concerning key areas relevant to risk assessment and management. This included the contribution of occupational therapy functional assessment. It revealed that knowledge tended to be practice based, rather than research based, and that there was no specific research on functional assessment of risk. Issues of how risk was established by those involved and consideration of the person's view were raised.Item Guidelines to Facilitate the Involvement of Lay Carers in the Care Planning of the Person with Dementia in Hospital.(Queen Margaret University College, 1999) Walker, Esther; Dewar, Belinda; Riddell, HelenItem Shared governance: a literature review(Elsevier, 1999) O'May, Fiona; Buchan, JamesThis paper sets out to establish what is meant by shared governance, analyses the literature on shared governance implementation, and discusses emergent issues. The paper is based on research funded by the Department of Health (England) and by North Sta_ordshire NHS Trust. A literature search was undertaken using the terms `shared governance' and `empowerment', restricted to English language. The databases used were CINAHL, British Nursing Index, Medline, Social Sciences Citation Index and FirstSearch, and the search period was January 1988May 1998. Initially, nearly 500 articles were identified. This search also highlighted articles describing participative management, professional practice models, and self-managed work teams. For the purposes of this review, only published articles which either described and/or evaluated the implementation of shared governance were analysed. According to these criteria, 48 studies, which were obtained by the cut-off date, were included for detailed assessment. # 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.Item Experiential learning: issues for supervision(1999) Dewar, Belinda; Walker, EstherThis paper reports on an evaluation of work-based learning within a postregistration community health nursing degree programme. Work-based learning is primarily concerned with the process of learning and with encouraging the individual to be explicit about how and what they learn so that their experiential learning may be assessed and accredited. The methodology of Illuminative Evaluation was adopted, with case studies (n=6) used as the means of exploring in depth the different perspectives of the major stakeholders (that is, the students, their workplace supervisors and their academic supervisors). The data comprised documentation, participant and nonparticipant observation, interviews and focus groups. The initial aim was to examine the potential benefits of work-based learning to students and to describe its impact on their practice. However, what emerged through the course of inquiry was a gap between the educational philosophy of work-based learning and the way in which work-based learning was delivered within the department concerned. Work-based learning provides educators with an opportunity to debate openly fundamental issues about the nature of educational practice; in particular, about the role of the supervisor in facilitating students' learning. As the evaluation highlights, if this debate does not occur, existing educational practice remains unchanged and the potential benefits to students of this new educational philosophy are not realized. Furthermore, it is by engaging in a reflective process in relation to their own experience that educators can begin to understand how to facilitate that process in othersItem The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project(Tissue Viability Society, 1999-07) Coull, AlisonNational and international guidelines on many topics have been introduced in recent years. It is unlikely that the implementation of few, or any, has been evaluated by randomized trial, nor have the impacts of guidelines when combined with training been evaluated. A national guideline produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) entitled `Management of Chronic Leg Ulcer' was published in July 1998 and this may have influence on care and ultimately healing rates of leg ulcers. The purpose of this paper is to describe the design of a Scottish multi-centre trial and to present baseline data. The Scottish Leg Ulcer Project is a randomized controlled trial which commenced in July 1997 and is designed to compare the impact of the SIGN guideline with the impact of the SIGN guideline reinforced by a formal training programme, on healing rates of leg ulcers. Participants include 16 Scottish community healthcare trusts or health boards, with a population of approximately 2.7 million. Localities have been randomized into control (SIGN guidelines alone) and intervention (SIGN guideline plus a formal training programme). In the intervention localities, link nurses, after intensive training, cascaded similar training to all community staff involved in leg ulcer care. Data are provided by district nurse caseload managers in censuses every three months throughout a six-month baseline and 24-month trial period. The principal endpoint is an ulcer-free leg. The data collection is due to be completed in December 1999, and the project analysed and reported by June 2000.Item Globalisation and healthcare labour markets: a case study from the United Kingdom(1999-09) Buchan, James; O'May, FionaItem Determining skill mix: practical guidelines for managers and healthcare professionals(World Health Organization, 2000) Buchan, James; O'May, FionaThis paper provides practical guidelines for managers and health professionals looking to skill mix as a potential solution to health service delivery problems. These guidelines emphasise the need to evaluate the problem, and examine the context, before deciding if skill mix is the answer. The guidelines are provided in the knowledge that skill mix is rarely examined in a pure- theoretical sense by organisations. They have to adopt a pragmatic approach which takes account of the day-to-day realities of their priorities and resources. The paper argues that changing skill mix is not a panacea for all the ills of an organisation. It has a role to play in improving organisational effectiveness and quality of care, but it must be recognised for what it is - a process for achieving change. Four phases of the skill mix cycle are described: evaluating the need for change; identifying the opportunities and barriers for change; planning for change; and making change happen. The paper concludes by emphasising that skill mix is not just a technical exercise. It is a method of achieving organisational change which requires careful planning, communication, implementation and evaluation if it is to achieve its objectives.