Bridie Kent

Jun 22, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Aimee Emmett |Bridie Kent |Alison James

1 BACKGROUND Technology is continually evolving, giving rise to new possibilities for prevention, care and treatment. The uptake of proven, affordable innovations in digital technology, including digitalising community services and deploying technology to support community staff, is specifically highlighted in the NHS Long Term Plan (NHS, 2019).

Jan 8, 2024 | mdpi.com | Sian Goddard |Hilary Gunn |Bridie Kent |Rachel Dennett

1. IntroductionCritical care units across the UK treat over 161,000 patients every year, [1] with the median average intensive care unit (ICU) stay being 2.6 days and hospital stay being 19.3 days (although this can be months for many who require rehabilitation). The majority of these patients (79.6%) survive to hospital discharge; however, many report reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL) for months and even years after discharge.

Nov 28, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Bridie Kent |Kim O’Keeffe |Jill Shawe |Pamela Rae

Research articleIntroductionEngland’s National Health Service (NHS) aspires to the highest standards of excellence and through it’s Constitution, commits to conduct and use research to improve the health and care of its population (Department of Health and Social Care, 2021). Organisations that have deliberately integrated research into organisational structures demonstrate improved healthcare performance (Boaz et al., 2015).