Background Longer consultations in primary care have been linked with better quality of care
and improved health-related outcomes. However, there is little evidence of any potential …

This article seeks to explore autobiographically women’s friendship in the gendered
workplace. Within Western culture friendship is seen as being appropriately located within the …

… Jane Montague Jane Montague is a critical social psychologist and Head of Psychology
at the University of Derby. Her research focuses on the construction of gender, identity and …

Chair‐work is an experiential method used within compassion‐focused therapy (CFT) to
apply compassion to various aspects of the self. This is the first study of CFT chair‐work and is …

Objectives Teacher retention is a key issue facing schools, with stress, student behavior,
current competitive policies, and practices resulting in many leaving within the first 5 years of …

In England, primary care patients have access to Patient Access Portals (PAPs), enabling
them to book appointments, request repeat medication prescriptions, send/receive messages …

Most women do not reconstruct their breast(s) post-mastectomy. The experiences of younger
women who maintain this decision, although important to understand, are largely absent in …

The double hermeneutic is a central feature of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).
Typically, this has been considered in relation to individual researchers working with …

Background Many asylum seekers have complex mental health needs which can be
exacerbated by the challenging circumstances in which they live and difficulties accessing health …

Effective strategic workforce planning for integrated and co-ordinated health and social care
is essential if future services are to be resourced such that skill mix, clinical practice and …