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User-perceived effectiveness and safety of paediatric complementary and alternative medicines: perspectives from international, British and local Scottish outcomes studies. (2015)
Thesis
NDU, O.O. 2015. User-perceived effectiveness and safety of paediatric complementary and alternative medicines: perspectives from international, British and local Scottish outcomes studies. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

In the light of the current patient-centred approach to healthcare delivery, this research investigated the effectiveness and safety of paediatric complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) from the users' perspective in order to generate suitabl... Read More about User-perceived effectiveness and safety of paediatric complementary and alternative medicines: perspectives from international, British and local Scottish outcomes studies..

The use of complementary and alternative medicine among children in Aberdeen: an outcomes-based cross-sectional survey. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
NDU, O., STRATH, A. and DIACK, L. 2015. The use of complementary and alternative medicine among children in Aberdeen: an outcomes-based cross-sectional survey. Presented at the 2015 Complementary and alternative medicine strategy for research and development conference (CAMSTRAND 2015), 9-10 June 2015, London, UK.

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in paediatric subjects is increasing globally. However, most of the data available in the UK is based on hospital-based studies; and studies of such use in the general population are scarce. Als... Read More about The use of complementary and alternative medicine among children in Aberdeen: an outcomes-based cross-sectional survey..

A mixed methods investigation into aspects of medication wastage in Malta. (2015)
Thesis
WEST, L.M. 2015. A mixed methods investigation into aspects of medication wastage in Malta. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Reducing medication wastage is a paramount objective in promoting appropriate utilisation of finite resources and preventing negative consequences. The aim of this research was to investigate aspects of medication wastage in Malta by applying mixed m... Read More about A mixed methods investigation into aspects of medication wastage in Malta..

An analysis of policy to practice developments in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions within Scotland from 2005 to 2010. (2015)
Thesis
SHUAI, Z. 2015. An analysis of policy to practice developments in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions within Scotland from 2005 to 2010. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

In the new millennium the Scottish government has been seeking effective practice developments in Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHPs) through setting up numerous policy initiatives to improve patient care both directly and indir... Read More about An analysis of policy to practice developments in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions within Scotland from 2005 to 2010..

Access to medicines in remote and rural areas: a survey of residents in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles. (2015)
Journal Article
RUSHWORTH, G.F., DIACK, L., MACROBBIE, A., MUNOZ, S.-A., PFLEGER, S., STEWART, D. 2015. Access to medicines in remote and rural areas: a survey of residents in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles. Public health [online], 129(3), pages 244-251. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.01.005

Objectives: Sparsely populated areas are potentially predisposed to health inequalities due to limited access to services. This study aimed to explore and describe issues of access to medicines and related advice experienced by residents of the Scott... Read More about Access to medicines in remote and rural areas: a survey of residents in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles..

Interagency adult support and protection practice of police and health and social care professionals: a realistic evaluation approach. (2015)
Report
JOSEPH, S., DIACK, L., HEYMAN, I., KLEIN, S., MCCLUSKEY, S., WOOLNOUGH, P., FALCONER, M., REDDISH, A. and MACLEAN, E. 2015. Interagency adult support and protection practice of police and health and social care professionals: a realistic evaluation approach. SIPR research summary number 19. Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee [online]. Available from: http://www.sipr.ac.uk/Plugin/Publications/assets/files/Research_Summary_19.pdf

The purpose of this project was to investigate the interagency Adult Support and Protection practices of police, health and social care professionals in Scotland by means of a Realistic Evaluation Approach. The study comprised of two specific phases.... Read More about Interagency adult support and protection practice of police and health and social care professionals: a realistic evaluation approach..

The content, scope and purpose of local studies collections in the libraries of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. (2014)
Thesis
NOLAN, M.E. 2014. The content, scope and purpose of local studies collections in the libraries of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research examines the presence of and reasons for local studies resources in the libraries and learning centres of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. The study's aims were to investigate the content and scope of loc... Read More about The content, scope and purpose of local studies collections in the libraries of further and higher education institutions in the United Kingdom..

General practitioner views of an electronic high-risk medicine proforma to facilitate information transfer. (2014)
Journal Article
RUSHWORTH, G.F., DIACK, L., RUDD, I.G. and STEWART, D. 2015. General practitioner views of an electronic high-risk medicine proforma to facilitate information transfer. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 37(1), pages 4-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-014-0033-8

Background The potential of warfarin related harm is increased if clinicians lack the full patient specific information to make informed decisions—an e-proforma has been developed to communicate this information on hospital discharge. Objective To de... Read More about General practitioner views of an electronic high-risk medicine proforma to facilitate information transfer..

Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites. (2014)
Journal Article
DIACK, L., GIBSON, K., MUNRO, K. and STRATH, A. 2014. Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites. Education research international [online], 2014, Article ID 764519. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/764519

Whilst placement supervision and clinical education programmes are of significant value in shaping the behaviours of undergraduate healthcare students, appropriate provisions which are efficacious to the learner are somewhat lacking, particularly for... Read More about Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites..

Development of consensus guidance to facilitate service redesign around pharmacist prescribing in UK hospital practice. (2014)
Journal Article
TONNA, A., MCCAIG, D., DIACK, L., WEST, B. and STEWART, D. 2014. Development of consensus guidance to facilitate service redesign around pharmacist prescribing in UK hospital practice. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 36(5), pages 1069-1076. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-014-9996-8

Background The last decade has seen a drive towards non-medical prescribing in the United Kingdom (UK). However, there is a dearth of any published literature on applying the principles of service redesign to support pharmacist prescribing in any sph... Read More about Development of consensus guidance to facilitate service redesign around pharmacist prescribing in UK hospital practice..

Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen. (2014)
Book Chapter
DIACK, L. and JOSEPH, S. 2014. Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen. In Barr, H., Helme, M., and D'Avray, L. (eds.) Review of interprofessional education in the United Kingdom. Fareham: CAIPE, pages 105-115.

The development of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Aberdeen during the last 20 years has had a distinctive Scottish focus as the health and social care agenda in north of the border has become increasingly different from that in England. Since 1... Read More about Robert Gordon University and the University of Aberdeen..

An investigation of the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain: a mixed methods approach. (2012)
Thesis
DAPAR, M.P. 2012. An investigation of the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain: a mixed methods approach. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The aim of this research was to investigate the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain, focusing on primary care settings. A sequential, mixed-methods approach was employed in the conduct of the research. The first phase... Read More about An investigation of the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain: a mixed methods approach..

Exploring pharmacist prescribing in hospitals in Scotland, with a focus on antimicrobials. (2011)
Thesis
TONNA, A.P. 2011. Exploring pharmacist prescribing in hospitals in Scotland, with a focus on antimicrobials. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This aim of the research was to explore pharmacist prescribing (PP) with a focus on antimicrobials, in hospitals in Scotland. A mixed-methods approach was used to collect, generate and synthesise data. A systematic review of peer-reviewed published l... Read More about Exploring pharmacist prescribing in hospitals in Scotland, with a focus on antimicrobials..

Exploring and evaluating pharmacist prescribing. (2010)
Report
STEWART, D., CUNNINGHAM, S., DIACK, L., MCCAIG, D., MACLURE, K., BOND, C. and GEORGE, J. 2010. Exploring and evaluating pharmacist prescribing. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This report describes in detail the research conducted by the 'Prescribing Research Group', supported by NES funding. Members of the group are listed on the front cover. Since inception date, this group has been highly active in the field of pharmacy... Read More about Exploring and evaluating pharmacist prescribing..

Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen. (1999)
Book Chapter
DIACK, L. 1999. Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen. In Brotherstone, T., Simonton, D. and Walsh, O. (eds.) Gendering Scottish history: an international approach. Glasgow: Cruithne Press, chapter 12, pages 172-185.

"The direction of the food, cloaths and other necessaries for the persons of children falls to the mother's share during at least their state of infancy if not during all their childhood and frequently longer, in which one ought principally to consid... Read More about Motherhood and poverty in eighteenth-century Aberdeen..