Occasional Papers

Some of our mini projects have been published as Occasional Papers. A full list of our Occasional Papers can be found by here.

If you would like a printed, bound copy of any or all of our Occasional Papers, please contact us or send email to: info-hsap@kcl.ac.uk
You can also download copies from the links listed below:

Occasional Paper 1
Interprofessional Education: Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow (Revised)
Prepared by Professor Hugh Barr, The UK Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education(CAIPE)
Published March 2002; Reprinted June 2005

Occasional Paper 2
A Critical Review of Evaluations of Interprofessional Education
Prepared by JET (Interprofessional Joint Evaluation Team):
Della Freeth, Marilyn Hammick, Ivan Koppel, Scott Reeves, Hugh Barr
Published October 2002

Occasional Paper 3
Competence in practice-based calculation: issues for nursing education.
A critical review of the literature.
Prepared by Mike Sabin, NHS Education for Scotland
Published December 2002

Occasional Paper 4
The Development of Critical Reflection in the Health Professions.
Sylvina Tate, Margaret Sills (eds)
Published March 2004

Occasional Paper 5

Evaluating Interprofessional Education: A Self-Help Guide
Della Freeth, Scott Reeves, Ivan Koppel, Marilyn Hammick, Hugh Barr
March 2005

Completed mini project reports:

Although grouped in to themes, these reports also have a broader appeal. Please browse through them

Healthy Universities:

National Research and Development Project on Healthy Universities, January 2009. Mark Dooris and Sharon Doherty, School of Health and Postgraduate Medicine, University of Central Lancashire.

Download Full Report(680KB)

 

Mental Health:

Listening to users and carers who have limited communication capacity or skills, January 2008. View report Summary(20KB).  Download Full report (190KB)
Authors: Elizabeth S. Anderson, Jenny S. Ford, Lucy N. Thorpe. The University of Leicester & De Montfort University.

Exploring the needs of service users involved in planning and delivering mental health services and education, Summary of Report, December 2007.

View Toolkit - Developing the role of service users and carers in mental health service education, planning and research Download Toolkit(86KB)
Marjorie Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Dr Alex Carson, Head of School of Health, Social Care, Sport and Exercise Science. Colette Bleakley, Staff and Educational Development Project Manager. North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Wrexham North Wales

 

Graduate Primary Care Mental Health Workers: the process of introducing the role into primary care trust(210KB), September 2006

John Strain, Nimmi Hutnik, Jane Gregory, Gemma Bowers,
European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey.

 

e-Learning:

A Virtual Practice Community for student learning and staff development in Health and Social work Inter-professional education; Changing practice through Collaboration

Janet Scammell, Maggie Hutchings, Anne Quinney with Sarah Hean, Alison Dumbrell & Andy Pulman. School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University. August 2008.

View Summary(23KB). Download the Full report(515KB).

 

Development, implementation, and evaluation of an e-learning module in Evidence-based Healthcare Practice

Dr Jacqueline O'Connor, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, August 2008.

View the Report(64KB). Visit the website with the full details of the project here.

 

Scoping e-learning : Use and Development in Health Sciences and Practice.

Download Executive Summary(80KB), Download Full report(1.6MB)

Executive summary and Final Report of research carried out between January and December 2007.
Dr Pam Moule, Rod Ward, Karen Shepherd, Dr Lesley Lockyer and Celia Almeida.
Centre for Learning and Workforce Research, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. University of West the West of England, Bristol.

 

E-Learning Support for Interprofessional Education in Health and Social Care (ELSIE).

Mini-Project Report

External Links to reusable learning objects:
Gateways to Health, Why do we need confidentiality? Acids, Alkakis and Bases
Dawn Leeder, University of Cambridge. March 2007

 

Reusable Learning objects in a post-registration, nurse prescribing course (ROWEN)

Heather Wharrad Fiona Bath-Hextall

Online courses in the therapies survey
Denis Anthony, De Montfort University. June 2002.

An Evaluation of Web-Based PEBL for an Inter-professional Graduate Entry Programme
Celia Goreham, City University. October 2005

Putting post registration nursing students online: important lessons learnt from a small-scale study
Elaine Cook, Heather J. Wharrad, Cherry Poussa, Nottingham University

Interprofessional Computer assisted learning
Colleen Connor

Learning to use the internet as a study tool - how do available resources meet student needs and priorities?
Carol Bond, David Fevyer, Chris Pitt, Bournemouth University. June 2005

An evaluation of online training in the NHS workplace
Neil Hall, Patricia Harvey, Liz Meerabeau

How Do Diverse Groups Of Learners In The Health Sciences Respond To A New Virtual Learning Experience
Susi Peacock and Julie Hooper, Queen Margaret University College. January 2006

Development of an online sociology of health and illness module for a number of health professional courses
Dominic Upton, March 2004.

Using a think-aloud protocol to evaluate an on-line resource for nursing students
Karen Gresty

 

IPE:

Health and social care students and carers evaluating multimedia resources for people with communication impairments, November 2007.
Dr. Robert Johns, Principal Lecturer, Head of Social Work, University of East London School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, University of East London.
Download Summary of project here(90KB). Download Full report of the mini-project here(110KB).

 
Evaluating student learning in an interprofessional curriculum: the relevance of pre-qualifying inter-professional education for future professional practice(418KB)
Katherine Pollard, Caroline Rickaby, Margaret Miers
School of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol. February 2008.
Documents relating to the report:

Advice for providing academic support

 

Advice for Mentors

 

Advice for Students

 

Scenarios for Interprofessional Learning groups

 

The Identification of Core Topics of Health Care Ethics That Can Be Taught Through IPE

 

Dr. Helen Aveyard, Oxford Brookes

Breaking Bad News: An Interdisciplinary Educational Development Pilot Project For Students of Nursing and Midwifery (Final Mini-Project Report)

Breaking Bad News: The importance of collaborative working: Powerpoint presentation
Dr. Ann Wakefield, The University of Manchester

Student Learning:

Developing and using integrated induction materials for students studying on a blended learning programme, January 2009.  Claire Hamshire and Rod Cullen, Professional Registration Division, Manchester Metropolitan University.  Easy Start Project Webfolio.

 

The impact of specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) on the Progression and Retention of Student Nurses, January 2009.  Jane Wray, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull.  Download Full Report(900KB)

Development of a programme to facilitate inter-professional stimulation-based training for final year undergraduate healthcare students.  Guillaume Alinier, Colin Harwood, Pat Harwood, Sue Montague, Eileen Huish, Krishna Ruparelia, Herts Intensive Care & Emergency Simulation Centre, University of Hertfordshire. August 2008. Download Full Report(1,13MB)

Towards a Methodology for Evaluating Joint Programmes

Jenny Weinstein, Markella Boudioni and Vernon De Maynard. London South Bank University. November 2008. Download Full Report (377KB)

 

Promoting Independent Skill Acquisition in Practical Allied Health Education: A student-centred approach in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy (pre-registration)

Nicky Wilson and Heidi Solheim, School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton. September 2008.

View Summary(31KB). Download the Full report(1MB)

 

Using web based multimedia, simulated and virtual practice to assess students’ professional practice skills.
Dr Mary Gobbi and Ms Eloise Monger, University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery, March 2008.
View and download the Full report(164KB).

Reward and Recognition policies and practices within Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Pat Young and Sabita Meneon, University of West England, Bristol, May 2008.
Download Executive Summary (145KB), Download the Full report (1.9MB)

Needs / Experiences of Dyslexic Students & Support in Clinical Practice
Anna Crouch, School of Health, University of Northampton, May 2008.
Download Executive Summary(60KB), Download the Full report(820KB)

 

Critical Thinking Disposition: Counts and Matters in Post-Registration SCPH Nurse Education
Fiona Begbie, Robert Gordon University. September 2007.

 
Iplementing Clinical Supervision for Complementary Therapy Clinical Tutors: An Evaluation
S. Tate, J. Richardson, O. Leonard, J. Paterson 

Collaborative Teamwork Skills: How Are They Developed Through Interprofessional Education And Are They Applicable in the Practice Setting
Dr. Frances Reynolds, Brunel University

A Qualitative Investigation to Explore the Development of Team Working Skills in Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students in a Small Group Setting
Susan Smith, Leeds Metropolitan University

Student Nurses' Interpersonal Skills - An Exploration of Teaching, Research and Practice Issues
Aled Jones

To Identify and Disseminate a Shared Model of Best Practice for Student Practice Placements to Enhance Student's Learning
Karen Jeffers, Patricia McClure, University of Ulster

How effective are student research projects in equipping them to be evidence-based practitioners?
Maggi Savin-Baden

An Evaluation of the Validity of Assessment Strategies Used to Grade Practice Learning in Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
Lynn Clouder and Jane Toms, Coventry University. February 2006

The development of a distance supervision protocol for allied health profession students on practice placements in non-traditional areas
Jill Jepson and others, University of East Anglia

Exploring Learning and Teaching Ethics in the Nursing Curriculum
Janet Holt, University of Leeds

Nursing issues:

A Realistic Evaluation of Undergraduate Perceptions of the Definition, Operationalisation and Effect of Supernumerary Status
Brian McGowan

Development of a Good Practice Guide for Mentors - Summary
Development of a Good Practice Guide for Mentors - Full paper
Gina Finnerty, Rosemary Pope and Helena Knowles, University of Surrey. March 2005

A Study to Evaluate First Year Student Nurses' use of a National Numeracy resource to develop key Skills for Nursing Practice
Carol Hall, Christopher Jones, David Hilton, Sian Davies, Iain MacDiarmid

 

Diversity:

Adjustments for Disabled Students in Healthcare: Development of a National Web Resource of Case Studies

Shea Palmer, University of the West England, Bristol. July 2007

 

Service Users and Carers:

IN OUR SHOES: A USER AND CARER LED TEACHING MODULE.

Susan M Benbow & Will Boyce on behalf of the In our Shoes Steering Group. Centre for Ageing & Mental Health, Staffordshire University. September 2008. View the full report(214KB).

Visit the The Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health site: Service User and Carer Involvement here.
Documentation for the project can also be found on the Centre for Ageing and Mental Health Faculty of Health here.


Involving users and carers and other key stakeholders in the development of curricula for the care of older people.

Philip Clissett, Julie McGarry and Joan Cook. The University of Nottingham School of Nursing, August 2008.

View the full report(218KB)

 

An Evaluation of Students Online in Nursing Integrated Curricula (SONIC) resources across a Faculty of Health & Social Care. The extending and developing SONIC report.

Moira McLoughlin & Angela Darvill, University of Salford, January 2008.

Visit the SONIC website that precedes this mini-project. View the full report(304KB).