Extending literacy : pupils' interactions with texts, with particular emphasis on the use of non-fiction texts

The submitted works explore how children use texts in the classroom and how they can be supported in becoming more effective readers and writers. Most of the work is based around pupil\u27s use of non-fiction texts and provides case study examples of what happens when children engage in tasks which require their use. I argue that we can elaborate a model to describe the processes involved in such encounters. This proposed model is described and compared to earlier attempts to create a model of the process of interacting with non-fiction texts. It is further argued that specific strategies can be linked to certain stages of the model with the aim of making pupils\u27 encounters with texts more effective. The use of these skills and strategies are examined within the context of purposeful, information using tasks. The robustness of the model was tested by applying it to this variety of classroom contexts, across Key Stages 1-3. The role of teacher modelling, and the importance of scaffolding children\u27s learning are important aspects of the proposed process. Particular attention therefore was given to developing strategies and materials that would encourage teacher modelling or offer explicit scaffolding, such as grids and writing frames. Such materials had the potential to make explicit to pupils, knowledge that may have been implicit in their previous encounters with texts. Writing frames were one such set of materials. I argue that these help pupils make explicit their implicit knowledge of how texts are structured. I claim that these frames enhance pupil\u27s awareness of the textual structure and linked language features of a range of different text types. They also provide a scaffolded writing experience. Such experiences, it is claimed, enable pupils to achieve a higher degree of success in extended visiting than they could achieve without a framework

'Paperwork': Its implications for community mental health nurses' practice

This study aims to examine the real life documentary practices of community mental health nurses to enable a better understanding of the impact of paperwork on their nursing practice.The work on the research proposal was supported by the Community Psychiatric Nurses' Association. Data colleaction and analysis was supported through the University of Chester's small research grant scheme

The Changing Role of the Middle Manager in Research Libraries

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Psychiatry in pictures: Mania of Vanity

This short article illustrates a pen and ink drawing of a fellow patient suffering from 'mania of vanity' by William Bartholomew,(1819-1881), a patient at Crichton Royal Institution in 1850s to 1870. The drawing was commissioned by Dr W A F Browne for his series on lectures on different types of mental disease. It is one of more than 60 works of art included in the exhibition 'A Hidden Gem' at Gracefield Art Centre, Dumfries, 18 July-22 August 2015

Risk of myocardial infarction with use of selected nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in spondyloarthritis patients

BACKGROUND: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI); the risk may be due to the underlying inflammatory disease, or also due to medications that increase MI risk, such as certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) among patients with spondyloarthritis who are prescribed NSAIDs 2. To compare the pattern of MI risk with specific NSAID use among spondyloarthritis patients with the pattern of risk among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) METHODS: Nested case-control studies were performed using 1994–2015 data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN). Underlying cohorts included adult patients with incident SpA or OA had >1 NSAID prescriptions and no history of MI. In each cohort, we matched cases of incident MI to four controls without MI. NSAID use was categorized as: (A) current (prescription end date 0–180 days prior to index date), (B) recent (181–365 days), or (C) remote (>365 days). We performed conditional logistic regression to compare the odds of current or recent NSAID use relative to remote use of any NSAID, considering diclofenac and naproxen specifically. RESULTS: Within the SpA cohort of 8140 and the OA cohort of 244,399, there were 115 and 6287 MI cases, respectively. After adjustment, among SpA subjects, current diclofenac use was associated with an OR of 3.05 (95% CI 1.48–6.29; Table 2) for MI. Naproxen use was not associated with any increase (adjusted OR 1.25, 95% CI 0.56–2.78). A ratio of ORs for SpA/diclofenac relative to OA/diclofenac was 2.35 (1.10–4.90).2019-06-12T00:00:00

Stockport College of Further and Higher Education inspection report

Inspection week: May 21–May 25 200

Teaching Clinical Reasoning – How Does Participation in the Consulting Room Affect the Students’ Experience

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