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What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Hinsliff-Smith, K., Feakes, R., Whitworth, G., Seymour, J., Moghaddam, N., Dening, T., & Cox, K. (2017). What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(2), 295-308. doi:10.1111/hsc.12310

Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project (2015)
Journal Article
Adams, E. J., & Cavill, N. (2015). Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(4), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.09.002

Promoting walking for transport may help to increase physical activity levels. Associations between the built environment and walking for transport have been well reported. Engaging communities in making small-scale changes to local routes is one pot... Read More about Engaging communities in changing the environment to promote transport-related walking: Evaluation of route use in the 'Fitter for Walking' project.

Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres (2015)
Journal Article
Goodenough, T., Kay, B., Deave, T., Towner, E., Stewart, J., Ablewhite, J., …Kendrick, D. (2016). Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 54(2), 60-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2015.1065710

The aim of this study is to understand barriers and facilitators to the delivery of injury prevention programmes in English children's centres (CCs). Unintentional injury is a major cause of disability and death in children aged 1–4 years; those livi... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to delivering injury prevention interventions in English children's centres.

The E12 experience: Students’ perceptions of a widening participation scheme (2015)
Journal Article
Ng, F., Shirley, D., Willis, K., Lewis, S., & Lincoln, M. (2015). The E12 experience: Students’ perceptions of a widening participation scheme. International Journal of the First Year in Higher Education, 6(1), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.5204/intjfyhe.v6i1.260

Engaging students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in higher education is an ongoing issue in the tertiary education sector. Despite schemes to widen participation, low SES entry rates remain below 20% in Australia. Various factors have been posi... Read More about The E12 experience: Students’ perceptions of a widening participation scheme.

Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users (2015)
Journal Article
Schrank, B., Brownell, T., Riches, S., Chevalier, A., Jakaite, Z., Larkin, C., …Slade, M. (2015). Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users. Journal of Mental Health, 24(1), 48-53. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2014.998804

© 2015 Shadowfax Publishing and Informa UK Limited. Background: Wellbeing is an important outcome in the context of recovery from mental illness. The views of mental health professionals on wellbeing may influence their approach to supporting recover... Read More about Staff views on wellbeing for themselves and for service users.