Objective: To assess the evidence for the acceptability and effectiveness of screening
women for domestic violence in healthcare settings. Design: Systematic review of published …

Background: In England, there are particularly pressing problems concerning access to
adequate primary care services. Consequently, innovative ways of delivering primary care have …

Objectives: To review current understanding of the knowledge and information needs of
informal caregivers in palliative settings. Data sources: Seven electronic databases were …

… This paper was accepted for publication shortly after the untimely death of Yvonne Carter,
after her long struggle with cancer. The authors are privileged to have worked with her and …

Aim: To synthesise published evidence regarding the effectiveness of training and procedural
interventions aimed at improving the identification and management of child abuse and …

Recent contributions to the policy implementation literature have applied Kingdon's model of
‘policy windows’ to the implementation of policy on health inequalities in the UK, and have …

Homelessness is a social problem that affects all facets of contemporary society. This paper
discusses the concept of homelessness in terms of its historical context and the dominance …

WHY TRAINING IS NEEDED AND HOW IT SHOULD BE DELIVERED Effective participation
in child protection work requires a range of clinical competencies in terms of history taking, …

A sample of 278 head teachers of children aged between three and 11 years in North
Staffordshire were sent a postal questionnaire to determine the manner and extent to which they …

Information about accidental injury among children under five years old was obtained
prospectively by studying children registered with one general practice (total list size 9425) who …