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This article discusses how professionals are reluctant to report child abuse due to a fear of litigation
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Paediatric Nursing,
Vol: 16 Page: 5-5 2004
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The aim of this study was to investigate dental practitioner's clinical and social reasons for referral of children for dental extractions under general anaesthesia and to relate these to separately obtained information
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate, in a case-specific manner, dental practitioners' clinical and social reasons for referral of children for dental extractions under general anaesthesia and to relate these to separately obtained information. DESIGN: For each child referred to the community general anaesthetic dental extraction service, closed-ended questionnaires were completed by the referring more...
International Classification:
Dental
Categories:
dental extractions; anaesthesia
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Int J Paediatr Dent,
Vol: 8 Page: 191-6 September 1998
C. MacCormac; M. Kinirons
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The aim of this study was to describe dental attendance and levels of untreated caries in a sample of 11-12 year old children in Northern Ireland
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The object of the present study was to determine the relationship between dental attendance and the levels of untreated caries in a sample of 11-12 year old pupils attending first form of second level schools in the South Belfast area of Northern Ireland. A sample of 199 first form pupils attending second level schools in the area was obtained. The diagnosis of caries depended mainly on more...
International Classification:
Dental
Categories:
untreated caries
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Ir Dent Assoc,
Vol: 46 Page: 55-9 2000
A. Sweeney; M. Kinirons
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This study aimed to explore the self-reported ability and behaviours of primary healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland to recognise child physical abuse
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AIM: This paper reports a study of the self-reported ability and behaviours of primary healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland to recognise child physical abuse. A secondary aim was to assess the educational and training needs of these professionals. BACKGROUND: In the United Kingdom, 7% of children suffer serious physical abuse by a parent or carer, and two children aged under 15 more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - child physical abuse
Categories:
child physical abuse
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Adv Nurs,
Vol: 56 Page: 227-36 November 2006
A. Lazenbatt; R. Freeman
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This article focused on the need for conflict transformation with children and young people to reduce the need to resort to violence in Northern Ireland
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Focuses on the need for conflict transformation with children and young people to reduce the need to resort to violence in Northern Ireland. Introduction of youth programs for re-education of adolescents on conflict management; Difficulty in peace-building; Role of schools in the process. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Development,
Vol: 43 Page: 83
Peter McKee
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This article focused on the Northern Ireland Social Care Council's development of the systems and procedures needed in registering priority groups of staff
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Focuses on the Northern Ireland Social Care Council's development of the systems and procedures needed in registering priority groups of staff in April 2003. Codes of practice; Rules for registration and conduct hearings; Registration fees. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 8 Page: 224-225 2002
Patricia Higgins
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The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy and to determine the relation with feeding ability
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to determine the relation with feeding ability. Ninety children with CP from special needs schools were examined. Undernutrition was diagnosed on one or more of the following criteria: weight <2nd centile, triceps or subscapular skinfold measurement <3rd centile, mid-arm more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes - cerebral palsy
Categories:
undernutrition; cerebral palsy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Dev Med Child Neurol,
Vol: 43 Page: 187-90 March 2001
K. E. Troughton; A. E. Hill
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This article discusses the contribution of the churches and of Christianity to the realization in Northern Ireland schools of legitimate and progressive educational values-tolerance, moral integrity and civic virtue.
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The aim of this article is to re-evaluate and reaffirm the contribution of the churches and of Christianity to the realization in Northern Ireland schools of legitimate and progressive educational values such as the cultivation of tolerance, moral integrity and civic virtue. Implicit in this is a critique of educational initiatives that seek to undermine the influence of Christianity in more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Journal of Beliefs & Values: Studies in Religion & Education,
Vol: 26 Page: 123-138
L. Philip Barnes
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This paper provides a comparison of a number of alternative models of international practice in relation to the appointment and organization of guardians ad litem and other children's representatives in child care and family proceedings
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This paper provides a comparison of a number of alternative models of international practice in relation to the appointment and organization of guardians ad litem and other children's representatives in child care and family proceedings. The paper notes that, in their attempts to address the need for children to have representation in matters affecting their welfare, English-speaking more...
Geography:
England
Child Abuse Review,
Vol: 14 Page: 220-239 2005
A. Bilson; S. White
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This article provides information on research into the issues of poverty and deprivation in Northern Ireland.
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Provides information on research into the issues of poverty and deprivation in Northern Ireland. Percentage of children in the country that live below poverty line; Highlights of the research findings of Queen's University Belfast and University of Ulster; Recommendations of a report by Gingerbread NI and the University of Ulster. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Community Care,
2004
Neil Thompson
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The aim of this study was to examine the potentially negative effects that violence was having on children's development and general sense of well-being
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It was not long after the emergence of the present phase of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s that concerns began to be expressed about the potentially negative effects that the violence was having on children's development and general sense of well-being. Since the early 1970s, a plethora of research studies have been conducted and published examining a range of more...
International Classification:
War, violence and conflict
Categories:
violence and well-being
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 8 Page: 58-64 2002
Paul Connolly
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This article discusses the work of the NOVA organisation, they highlight the benefits of close, interagency collaboration, with an emphasis upon therapeutic support and community capacity building
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Support for children and young people who experience violence, both directly and indirectly, is the principal focus of Martin Murphy's and David Stewart's article. Describing the work of the NOVA organisation, they highlight the benefits of close, interagency collaboration, with an emphasis upon therapeutic support and community capacity building. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Support for Learning,
Vol: 21 Page: 70-76 2006
Martin Murphy; David Stewart
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The aim of this study was to examine the review of the mid-year population estimates for Northern Ireland.
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This article describes the thorough review of the mid-year population estimates for Northern Ireland. No major problems have been identified with the current estimates but a number of enhancements have been put in place. The new figures are consistent with a number of administrative data sources. The overall effect has been to revise the estimated Northern Ireland population by about more...
International Classification:
Other - mid-year population estimates, Mitochondrial cytopathies, natural-killer (NK) cell deficiency, non-b Haemophilus influenzae disease
Categories:
mid-year population estimates
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Popul Trends,
2000 Spring
R. Beatty; M. Rodgers
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This article discusses a report published in "Population Trends" concerning the revised birth statistics
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The article discusses a report published in "Population Trends" concerning the revised birth statistics in Northern Ireland (NI). An estimated 200 excluded births are registered in the country each year. It was decided that these births should be included in the total for Great Britain. However, the figures were not consistent with the NI statistics used in population more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Population Trends,
Vol: 106 Page: 2-2 2001 Winter2001
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The article examines existing empirical evidence for an association between anti-social behaviour and school exclusion.
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Young people excluded from mainstream schooling are a vulnerable group who are at a high risk of experiencing social disaffection and are more likely to find themselves involved in anti-social behaviour. During the 1990s, Northern Ireland experienced increasing levels of illicit drug use, particularly among young adults and adolescents. The present paper examines existing empirical more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 8 Page: 176-186 2002
Laura Duncan; Patrick McCrystal
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The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of 77 young people excluded from school at year 12 when aged 15/16 years
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Young people excluded from school face additional challenges compared with their contemporaries in mainstream school throughout adolescence, particularly at the end of compulsory schooling when aged 16 years. This paper reports on the experiences of 77 young people excluded from school at year 12 when aged 15/16 years. They were participating in the Belfast Youth Development Study more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
young people excluded from school
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Vulnerable Children & Youth Studies,
Vol: 2 Page: 181-190 2007
Patrick McCrystal; Andrew Percy; Kathryn Higgins
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This article discusses school education
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Community Pract,
Vol: 80 Page: 14-5 November 2007
R. Godson
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The aim of this study was to examine findings from a survey conducted in schools in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during 1997 asking questions about school councils
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This article reports a survey conducted in schools in Great Britain and Northern Ireland during 1997–8 with 2,272 students aged seven to 17 years. The 24-page booklet questionnaire included six groups of questions about school councils. The question of whether pupils who have a council see it as effective was cross-tabulated with a range of other questions, in order to examine more...
International Classification:
Other - political awarness, pollution, positive attachment in early infancy, postpartum family experiences, prion protein gene,psychological health
Categories:
political awarness - school councils
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Children & Society,
Vol: 14 Page: 121-134 2000
Priscilla Alderson
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The article focuses on the ruling on the wishes of a child and legal representation concerning her decision to live in Northern Ireland
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The article focuses on the ruling on the wishes of a child and legal representation concerning her decision to live in Northern Ireland. The child wrote a letter to the South American court stating that she wanted to live in Ireland with her grandmother and step-grandfather. The child was given leave to commence proceedings in her own name, was granted the services of the Deputy more...
International Classification:
Legal or care issues
Categories:
legal ruling regarding place of abode
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Adoption & Fostering,
Vol: 29 Page: 75-78 2005 Winter2005
Kerry O'Halloran
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This meta-analysis compared the results of 55 reports of the performance of children and adolescents aged 6-19 years who have used the 20m shuttle run test (20mSRT)
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It is widely believed that the performance of children and adolescents on aerobic fitness tests is declining. To test this hypothesis, this meta-analysis compared the results of 55 reports of the performance of children and adolescents aged 6-19 years who have used the 20m shuttle run test (20mSRT). All data were collected in the period 1981-2000. Following corrections for more...
Geography:
International
Sports Medicine,
Vol: 33 Page: 285-300 2003
G. R. Tomkinson; L. A. Léger; T. S. Olds; G. Cazorla
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The aim of this study was to examine patients and carers' views and to involve them in the process of introducing segregation in a paediatric cystic fibrosis centre
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BACKGROUND: Segregation is used increasingly to prevent cross infection, yet little is known about service users' views regarding segregation and its perceived impact. The aim of this study was to elicit patients and carers' views and to involve them in the process of introducing segregation in a paediatric CF centre. METHOD: Open-ended questionnaires were posted to all parents (n=192) more...
International Classification:
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases - Metabolic disorders - cystic fibrosis
Categories:
cystic fibrosis
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Cyst Fibros,
Vol: 5 Page: 93-9 May 2006
K. Russo; M. Donnelly; A. J. Reid
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This article reports on the proposed establishment of a single safeguarding board for Northern Ireland that will be responsible for coordinating efforts to protect children.
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The article reports on the proposed establishment of a single safeguarding board for Northern Ireland that will be responsible for coordinating efforts to protect children. The board will replace the existing area child protection committees and will have an independent chair. According to Health and Social Service Minister Shaun Woodward, the vetting and barring scheme for people more...
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Community Care,
2006
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This study sought to explore and better understand the mechanisms through which peer-related social factors operate to encourage young people to smoke
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Previous research has indicated that young people are under considerable social pressure to take up smoking. This study has therefore sought to explore and better understand the mechanisms through which peer-related social factors operate to encourage young people to smoke. Individual qualitative interviews were held with adolescent children aged 11-12 years (N = 102) within youth clubs more...
International Classification:
Drugs - smoking
Categories:
smoking
Geography:
Northern Ireland
British Journal of Social Psychology,
Vol: 44 Page: 397-414 2005
Barbara J. Stewart-Knox; Julie Sittlington; Jorun Rugkåsa; Sheila Harrisson; Margaret Treacy; Pilar Santos Abaunza
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This article discusses if the generic emergency duty team is the most appropriate model for dealing with all social services emergencies out of normal working hours
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The Climbié Report 2003 has suggested radical reforms in relation to how child protection services are organised out of hours. The impact of this will be felt in Emergency Duty Teams throughout the UK leading those involved in commissioning child protection services to ask whether the generic emergency duty team is the most appropriate model for dealing with all social services more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Practice (09503153),
Vol: 16 Page: 111-121 2004
Jane Barry
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This article reports on the loss of start-up fund for childminders in Northern Ireland.
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The article reports on the loss of start-up fund for childminders in Northern Ireland. The investment body Invest Northern Ireland has stopped the £400 start-up funding and it is not certain whether a replacement for the fund will be created. According to the Northern Ireland Childminding Association (NICMA), childminders utilize the grant in the absence of any specific start-up more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Children & Young People Now,
2008
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The aim of this study was to examine young people no longer attending mainstream school and risk for problem drug use compared with their peers in mainstream education.
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Twenty-nine young people aged 12–13 years considered to be at a high risk of substance abuse primarily because they no longer attend mainstream school participated in the study by completing a questionnaire designed to obtain information on their drug-using behaviours. The evidence in this paper suggests that many of them are already at a high risk for problem drug use compared more...
International Classification:
Drugs - problem use
Categories:
problem drug use
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 11 Page: 313-321 2005
Patrick McCrystal; Kathryn Higgins; Andrew Percy
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The aim of this study was to examine a case series of pregnancies where the mother was taking opioid substitution therapy
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An increase in illicit drug use in Northern Ireland may well have links to the resolution of political conflict, which started in the mid 1990s. Social issues, heretofore hidden, have emerged into the limelight and may be worsened by paramilitary involvement. Registered addicts in the four Health Board areas have shown an increase from 1997 with the greatest number resident within the more...
International Classification:
Drugs - therapy
Categories:
opioid substitution therapy
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 75 Page: 187-91 September 2006
S. Mawhinney; R. G. Ashe; J. Lowry
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This article discusses suicides in Northern Ireland in the context of what is known about global and regional trends with respect to gender and age, and change over time
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Suicides in Northern Ireland are examined in the context of what is known about global and regional trends with respect to gender and age, and change over time. For Northern Ireland, suicide numbers and rates are plotted for 10-24 year olds from 1967 to 2005. Questions are raised about the validity of officially registered suicides in the light of inverse correlations with accidents, more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 13 Page: 435-443 2007
Mike Tomlinson
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This study aimed to explore the current provision of general paediatric surgery in all hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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INTRODUCTION: A survey was carried out to ascertain the current provision of general paediatric surgery (GPS) in all hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with 100% return rate. The provision of GPS is at a crossroads with a drift of these cases to the overstretched, tertiary referral hospitals. METHODS: The regional representatives on the council of the Association of more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - general paediatric surgery
Categories:
general paediatric surgery
Geography:
the United Kingdom
Ann R Coll Surg Engl,
Vol: 90 Page: 193-7 April 2008
J. K. Pye
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The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of 7-8 year old working-class girls in Belfast, Northern Ireland and their attitudes towards education.
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This article focuses on the experiences of 7-8 year old working-class girls in Belfast, Northern Ireland and their attitudes towards education. It shows how their emerging identities tend to emphasize relationships, marriage and motherhood at the expense of a concern with education and future careers. The article suggests that one important factor that can help explain this is the more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
attitudes towards education
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Br J Sociol,
Vol: 55 Page: 511-29 December 2004
P. Connolly; J. Healy
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This article reports on the move of childcare group Early Years to talk with the Northern Ireland Executive concerning changes on vehicle licensing that could stop services of collecting children from school.
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The article reports on the move of childcare group Early Years to talk with the Northern Ireland Executive concerning changes on vehicle licensing that could stop services of collecting children from school. Province's Driver and Vehicle Agency has released a guidance revealing that childcare providers will need a taxi or public service vehicle licence to collect children after school more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Children & Young People Now,
2008
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This study aimed to explore the impact of the political conflict on teachers' and pupils' experiences of education in Northern Ireland
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This article describes a study which examined (a) the impact of the political conflict on teachers' and pupils' experiences of education in Northern Ireland and (b) the impact of curricular-based interventions designed to support the pupils and reduce prejudice. The focus of the second part of the article is on the prejudice reduction initiatives identified. A total of 44 staff and 78 more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - education
Categories:
political conflict; education
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Journal of Social Issues,
Vol: 60 Page: 563-586 2004
Rosemary Kilpatrick; Ruth Leitch
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This study examined the quality of transmitted scans between the regional paediatric cardiology centre in Northern Ireland has a telemedicine network linking the neonatal units of three district general hospitals using ISDN and IP-compliant equipment
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The regional paediatric cardiology centre in Northern Ireland has a telemedicine network linking the neonatal units of three district general hospitals using ISDN and IP-compliant equipment. We have previously reported the use of ISDN transmission at 128 kbit/s for remote echocardiography. In a series of 61 patients, a total of 59 transmitted scans were of sufficient diagnostic quality more...
International Classification:
Diagnostic tool (imaging techniques transmition) - scans
Categories:
quality of transmitted scans; ISDN and IP-compliant equipment
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Telemed Telecare,
Vol: 8 Suppl 2 Page: 31-3 2002
B. Grant; J. G. Wallace; R. A. Hobson; B. G. Craig; H. C. Mulholland; F. A. Casey
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This study aimed to evaluate the retention of knowledge of basic life support 6 months after a single course of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation designed specifically for school children
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BACKGROUND: Less than 1% of the general public know how to assess or manage someone who has collapsed. It has been estimated that if 15-20% of the population were capable of performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), mortality of out of hospital cardiac arrest could be decreased significantly. Training basic life support (BLS) skills to school children would be the most cost more...
International Classification:
Other - cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Categories:
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Resuscitation,
Vol: 72 Page: 270-9 February 2007
M. Connolly; P. Toner; D. Connolly; D. R. McCluskey
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This article discusses the boundary between the disability movement and traditional forms of welfare production, whether in the statutory or voluntary sectors
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The boundary between the disability movement and traditional forms of welfare production, whether in the statutory or voluntary sectors is discussed in this article. Drawing on the resource mobilization paradigm in social movement theory, it discusses the role played by existing welfare structures in the formation of disabled people as activists and in the initial stages of more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Disability & Society,
Vol: 16 Page: 87-102 2001
Nicholas Acheson; Arthur Williamson
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The aim of this study was to examine the conception and completion of an art programme held within a statutory residential facility during the summer of 2001
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Cedar Grove, a statutory residential facility within Newry and Mourne Health and Social Services Trust, is a short-term assessment centre located in Newry, Northern Ireland. The Centre is resourced by a qualified social work team, and has been operational since September 1999. It accommodates six young people, both male and female, between the ages of 12 and 16 years. Referrals are made more...
International Classification:
Education
Categories:
education; art programme
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 8 Page: 273 2002
Richard McEvoy
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The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of children with disabilities who meet the British legal definition of 'looked after' children
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Little is known about the characteristics of children with disabilities who meet the British legal definition of 'looked after' children. Data were obtained on 108 such children living within one geographical area in Northern Ireland and who spent 90 days or more in a 12-month period living away from the family home. However, this figure may under-estimate the numbers, given the more...
International Classification:
Disabilities - non specific
Categories:
disabilities
Geography:
Northern Ireland
British Journal of Social Work,
Vol: 34 Page: 561-576 2004
Roy McConkey; Theresa Nixon; Elizabeth Donaghy; Donna Mulhern
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This article argues that the issue of effective use of system resources is applicable to Northern Ireland
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In the paper "A Fairer Deal For Legal Aid" (2005), the Department of Constitutional Affairs poses the question: Are we ensuring that system resources are used in the "most proportionate, efficient, effective and timely way to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families?" This paper argues that the issue of effective use of system resources is equally more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 12 Page: 299-308 2006
Theresa Donaldson; Jeremy Harbison
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This article discussed the powers of a resident magistrate; role of the Official Solicitor; the status of a guardian ad litem
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Focuses on a legal case on the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and the Magistrates Courts (Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995) Rule (Northern Ireland) 1996 that addressed the powers of a resident magistrate, role of the Official Solicitor, the status of a guardian ad litem, disclosure rights and duties, and the bearing, if any, of section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Adoption & Fostering,
Vol: 30 Page: 77-80 2006 Spring2006
Kerry O'Halloran
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This article discusses the choice between care or supervision orders; conflict between preference of guardian ad litem and applicant
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Focuses on a court case regarding a mother's choice between child care and supervision orders filed in the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. Claims of a mother concerning public law intervention on domestic violence; Rules included in care and supervision orders; Grounds for choosing supervision order in relation to the case. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Adoption & Fostering,
Vol: 29 Page: 94-97 2005 Spring2005
Kerry O'Halloran
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This article discusses a court case which concerns an application by a Trust for an order under Article 50 of the Children (N. Ireland) Order 1995 in relation to three children after one child was admitted for intra-abdominal tumour
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The article discusses a court case which concerns an application by a Trust for an order under Article 50 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in relation to three children after one child was admitted for intra-abdominal tumour. The applicant Trust formed the view that the children should not be returned to the care of their mother and decided to seek placements for them with more...
International Classification:
Legal or care issues
Categories:
application for a care order
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Adoption & Fostering,
Vol: 32 Page: 80-84 2008 Summer2008
Kerry O'Halloran
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The article discusses a court case involving a Trust application for a care order for a child of a teenage single mother whose previous child had died in Northern Ireland
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The article discusses a court case involving a Trust application for a care order for a child of a teenage single mother whose previous child had died in Northern Ireland. The court considered the Article 50(2) of the Children (Northern Ireland) 1995 Order. A consultant clinical psychologist provided a report noting that the mother had been using and abusing alcohol and drugs after the more...
International Classification:
Legal or care issues
Categories:
application for a care order
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Adoption & Fostering,
Vol: 32 Page: 93-97 2008
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This article outlines the experience of managing a large pool of volunteers to work with children in a criminal justice charity, and some of the attendant issues
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This article outlines the experience of managing a large pool of volunteers to work with children in a criminal justice charity, and some of the attendant issues. The extent of volunteering contributions is shown to be both significant and worthwhile, and much of The Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders' work with children could not take place without more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 8 Page: 262 2002
Tom McGonigle
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The aim of this study was to examine the spending pattern of money by young people, and its important when investigating drug use during adolescence
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It is now common for young people in full-time compulsory education to hold part-time jobs. However, while the 1990s experienced a rise in illicit drug use particularly among young people and an increase in the level of interest in identifying factors associated with drug use, little attention has been paid to the influence of the money young people have to spend and its potential links more...
International Classification:
Drugs - investigating use
Categories:
investigating drug use
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy,
Vol: 14 Page: 19-28 2007
Patrick McCrystal; Andrew Percy; Kathryn Higgins
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The aim of this study was to analyzed the CTLA4 +49A/G and CT60 polymorphisms in cohorts of Northern Irish rheumatoid and juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and healthy control subjects
Abstract:
Rheumatoid and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (RA, JIA) are chronic inflammatory arthropathies with an autoimmune background. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) protein plays a key role in the down-regulation of T cell activation. We analyzed the CTLA4 +49A/G and CT60 polymorphisms in cohorts of Northern Irish RA and JIA patients and healthy control subjects using restriction more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Arthropathies - arthritis
Categories:
arthritis (idiopathic) a range of polymorphisms;
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Exp Mol Pathol,
Vol: 80 Page: 141-6 April 2006
V. Suppiah; C. O'Doherty; S. Heggarty; C. C. Patterson; M. Rooney; K. Vandenbroeck
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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of parenting programmes that are facilitated by health visitors and offer practical and emotional support to parents in the Down Lisburn Trust, Northern Ireland
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AIM OF THE STUDY: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of parenting programmes that are facilitated by health visitors and offer practical and emotional support to parents in the Down Lisburn Trust, Northern Ireland. METHODS: All parents (n=78) taking part were given a self-administered questionnaire both before and after attending a 'Positive Parenting' programme. The more...
International Classification:
Programme - Parenting programmes
Categories:
offer practical and emotional support to parents
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Adv Nurs,
Vol: 34 Page: 611-20 June 2001
A. Long; S. McCarney; G. Smyth; N. Magorrian; A. Dillon
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The aim of this study was to examine caseload and working practices of community nurses for people with learning disabilities over an 11-year period
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of the changes in the caseload and working practices of community nurses for people with learning disabilities (CNLDs) over an 11-year period within one region of the UK. BACKGROUND: Recent reviews of government policy within the UK and internationally have highlighted the need to promote inclusion and health facilitation for people with more...
International Classification:
Disabilities - community nurses
Categories:
community nurses; disabilities
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Clin Nurs,
Vol: 15 Page: 72-82 January 2006
O. Barr
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This article discusses the history of obstetrics in Northern Ireland 1921-1992
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In 1921 there was little provision for the care of the pregnant woman in Northern Ireland where there were only two hospitals staffed by specialist obstetricians. The mortality statistics reflected this, the province having the highest maternal mortality and the second highest infant mortality rates in the United Kingdom. There was little progress until the establishment of the National more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 70 Page: 95-101 November 2001
J. F. O'Sullivan
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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of violent political conflict on social workers and service users in three countries: Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine.
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This paper investigates the impact of violent political conflict on social workers and service users in three countries: Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine. Despite its significance for social work (and other helping professions), there is a dearth of research on the subject. The authors construct a research framework which encapsulates the complexity and ambiguity of the issues at more...
International Classification:
War, violence and conflict
Categories:
the impact of violent political conflict
Geography:
International
British Journal of Social Work,
Vol: 36 Page: 435-450 2006
Shulamit Ramon; Jim Campbell; Jane Lindsay; Patrick McCrystal; Naimeh Baidoun
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This study explores the concept of stability and its relevance to the lives of younger children who are looked after and reviews recent child care policy initiatives in relation to this
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This paper is based on a presentation made at the conference 'From the Margins to the Centre: Innovations in Social Work Research in Northern Ireland', 17th January 2003. The paper explores the concept of stability and its relevance to the lives of younger children who are looked after and reviews recent child care policy initiatives in relation to this. The paper also presents data more...
International Classification:
Longitudinal - Stability in childhood
Categories:
stability
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Child Care in Practice,
Vol: 9 Page: 62 2003
Marina Monteith; Wendy Cousins
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This article discusses the launch of the Ireland-Northern Ireland-National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium goals, aims and implications
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The Ireland-Northern Ireland-National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium was launched in October of 1999, at a conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the development of cancer programs in Ireland and Northern Ireland, where cancer is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity. Cancer services there have undergone major restructuring as a result of several government reports. more...
Geography:
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Oncologist,
Vol: 6 Page: 453-8 2001
P. G. Johnston; P. A. Daly
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