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Great expectations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899501 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Reay K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Unlocking CNN careers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899502 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ly K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Time for difference.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899503 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Coghill Y Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

A whole-child perspective assessment guide for early years settings.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper describes the development of a national assessment guide to assist the Irish Pre-School Inspectorate in evaluating support for child development in early childhood care and education settings. The development arose as a direct result of changes to the regulations governing pre-school childcare provision in Ireland. Revised regulations, published in 2006, built on previous regulations and made explicit the whole-child perspective within them. This places an important and overt focus on support for children's development within the inspection process, and is based on a socio-ecological understanding of childre...
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hanafin S, Brooks AM, McDonnell F, Rouine H, Coyne I Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Young, vulnerable and pregnant: family support in practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Intervention in the early years, including family support, can reduce inequality and disadvantage across the life course. This paper reports on an evaluation of a local project, which aims to increase resilience and avert crisis among vulnerable young mothers. It suggests that paraprofessional link workers, spanning the antenatal-postnatal period, may contribute to maternal health and wellbeing and increase use of support services and networks. However, challenges for inter-agency and interprofessional working remain. PMID: 19899505 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Halliday J, Wilkinson T Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Diagnosis and management of ADHD: a new way forward?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterised by a persistent pattern of inattention or hyperactivity. The condition impacts on multiple aspects of an individual's life, as it can affect motor skills, social relationships, self-esteem and educational success. The diagnosis and management of this condition is of concern to healthcare professionals and is a topic often debated by the media. The most recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on diagnosing and managing ADHD in children, young people and adults has triggered a resurgence of this debate. The N...
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brimble MJ Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Monitoring growth.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899507 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Johnson W, Cameron N, Raynor P, Woffendin C, Wright J Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

GOR and GORD in infants.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In most infants, GOR is a normal occurrence that is self-limiting and they will outgrow it. However, in those who experience more severe symptoms, a combination of medical and dietetic management under the care of a multidisciplinary team is important. Where feeding problems exist, input should include behavioural and psychological support. PMID: 19899508 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Falconer J Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Maternal mental health and attachment difficulties: promotional interviewing.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899509 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barlow J, Underdown A, Williams J, Bishop T, McKenzie-McHarg K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Seeking wellness in the NHS.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19899510 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Munday D Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

More needed, and now.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788116 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lord Victor Adebowale Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Last chance for change.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788117 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ly K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Families in transit.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788118 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Haynes J, Parsons T Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Focusing on young men: developing integrated services for young fathers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
While some girls cope well as teenage mothers and often have a range of support services, young fathers do not often access services in their own right. This paper reviews literature about services for young men from the time they become sexually active. Through the use of a case study, it then asks questions about the type and nature of services required by young fathers. Health and social care practitioners may identify critical points in the life of a young father and offer appropriate services and 'joined-up' intervention, thereby facilitating long- and short-term involvement in the life of the child. PMID: 197...
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Reeves J, Gale L, Webb J, Delaney R, Cocklin N Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Long-acting reversible contraception: reducing unintended pregnancies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper gives a brief history of the development of contraception and looks at the methods available in the U.K., with particular emphasis on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance about long-acting reversible contraception--injections, implants and intrauterine methods. These methods have the potential to reduce unintended pregnancies, but at present remain underused. Providing positive messages about their ease of use and reversibility, and describing them as 'lasting' rather than 'long-acting' may increase their acceptability. PMID: 19788120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ruddick C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Supportive care for children and young people during cancer treatment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Children, young people and their families come into contact with a large number of health and social care professionals within hospital, education and community settings following a cancer diagnosis. The multiprofessional team best supports these families through an open and communicative approach to care. The side effects of cancer treatment include fever, infection, gastrointestinal upset, altered body image and psychological impact on children, young people and their families. Debate continues as to how children, young people, their siblings and parents cope with childhood cancer and its treatment due to its impact ...
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Breen M, Coombes L, Bradbourne C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Ready for swine flu.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788122 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Godson R, Cleary V Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Suspecting child maltreatment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788123 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Appleton JV, Glaser D Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

DDH: causes and examination.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788124 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hurley A Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Speaking up about bad practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19788125 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brown B Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

The line in the sand.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626746 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Noble S Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Learning disabilities: able to love.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626747 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ly K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Get the records moving.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626748 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gordon R Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Representations of autism: implications for community healthcare practice.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present an alternative understanding of autism that argues for valuing diversity and viewing autism as a difference rather than a deficit. We will discuss some of the implications that this may have for working with people with autism in health and social care practice. PMID: 19626749 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brownlow C, O'Dell L Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Controversial questions (part two): should there be a direct-entry route to health visitor education?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is the second paper in a series of three, drawing on the experience of providing evidence to the Health Select Committee's 2008 inquiry into health inequalities. Material submitted has been adapted and expanded according to three common and often controversial questions. One member of the committee enquired about the relevance of education and training to recruitment issues in health visiting, asking why it is necessary to be a nurse and what would be the barriers to changing this arrangement, which has been in force since the 1960s.This paper summarises some of the longstanding discussions about this issue, which...
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cowley S, Bidmead C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

A pilot of the parents' evaluation of developmental status tool.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Between February and July 2006, Milton Keynes health visitors piloted the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS), inviting every two-year-old (n=100) living in the Sure Start Local Programme area for a review of their health and development. PEDS is a validated tool that assists in the identification and prediction of developmental, behavioural and social or emotional issues in children from birth to eight years. This tool was also highlighted by 'Health for all children' as one for possible use. The pilot showed evidence that it was beneficial in identifying current developmental, behavioural and social or...
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Davies S, Feeney H Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

On hand, in school.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626752 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Atherton C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Cleft lip and/or palate.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626753 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Young A Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Atopic eczema in infants and children.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626754 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lancaster W Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Campaigning in the NHS.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19626755 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - June 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brown B, Noble S Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

An agenda to damage.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19552109 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Brown B Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Frontline pressures after baby P.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19552110 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ly K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Controversial questions (part one): what is the right size for a health visiting caseload?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Questions asked by managers, commissioners and policy makers to find out what is, or should be, happening within health visiting services can seem immensely helpful in focusing the mind or clarifying key points. Alternatively, they may feel hostile and accusative, if their starting assumptions are alien to the everyday experience of health visitors. This paper is the first in a short series of three that draw on the experience of providing evidence to the Health Select Committee's 2008 inquiry into health inequalities. A formal process of seeking written evidence was followed up with specific questions in oral session,...
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cowley S, Bidmead C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Nothing about us without us: involving families in early support.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Early Support is the England-wide government programme to achieve child-centred and family-focused services for children aged nought to five years with a disability or complex need and their families. Integral to the ethos of Early Support is the understanding that every decision should be influenced and led by children and families. Families are expected to play a strategic role in the development and monitoring of policy and practice, and the service is expected to be proactive in seeking their views. Section 242(1B) of the NHS Act 2006 now places a duty to involve service users in planning the provision of...
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Alcohol brief interventions: exploring perceptions and training needs.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigates the perceptions and training needs of health visitors, school nurses, nursery nurses and practice nurses in relation to alcohol misuse primary prevention and the delivery of brief interventions in their day-to-day work. The findings indicate a variation in the need for training, which is reflected by the level of knowledge, skills and confidence of the different professional groups. This may help to facilitate the provision of needs-led alcohol training, and promote the effective delivery of support and brief interventions to individuals, families, schools and communities. PMID: 19552113 [PubMed...
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lacey J Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Prescription to practise.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19552114 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Franklin P Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

New infant growth charts.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19552115 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bedford H, Elliman D Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Saving community services.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19552116 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - May 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Errington S Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Grab the moment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480111 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Adams C Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Changing norms: addressing breastfeeding inequalities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480112 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ly K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Who's irresponsible?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480113 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Moreton J Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Opening doors.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480114 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Shaw P Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Positive thinking on dementia in primary care: Gnosall Memory Clinic.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Memory problems are a common phenomenon in later life, and are sometimes symptomatic of dementia or other serious illness. A memory clinic established two years ago within primary care is facilitated by a practice health visitor. The clinic has focused on patients with newly identified symptoms in association with vascular disorders. Many patients presented with complex problems including physical, social and psychological dimensions. The clinic has attracted a referral rate three times that reported from hospital-based memory clinics, and has been able to meet the needs of patients and families with little use of othe...
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Greening L, Greaves I, Greaves N, Jolley D Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Public health nurses' contribution to maternal and infant health in Ireland.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the health practitioners most closely involved with new mothers and babies, public health nurses in Ireland have an important contribution to make to the health of this population group.They deliver a service of preventative health care to mothers and babies that begins in the postnatal period. This paper considers the role of the public health nurse in maternal and infant health, and explores the notion that public health nurses are afforded the appropriate opportunities to contribute to the health of this population group. In order to reduce the health inequalities that are known to exist for new mothers and babie...
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: O'Dwyer P Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Health visitors' child protection work: exploratory study of risk assessment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper outlines a small-scale research project that utilised a modified grounded theory approach in order to explore the role of risk assessment in health visitors' child protection work. A review of the literature investigated the role of risk assessment in current health and social care policy. Structured focus group and interview work enabled the opinions of health visitors to be collected about the factors that enable them to identify, analyse and manage issues of risk to children.Transcripts were analysed with reference to the literature review. The health visitors considered aspects of their relationship with...
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Selbie J Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

What will 'Healthier lives' mean for public health?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480118 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Adams C, Godson R Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

In the moment.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480119 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Regan P, Ireland L Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

Prolonged jaundice in infants.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480120 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cartledge P, McClean P Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

The KSF: how is it for you?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19480121 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - April 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Oultram K Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals

The male question.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19397074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Community Practitioner)
Source: Community Practitioner - March 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Fergie G Tags: Community Pract Source Type: journals