Trending now: feminism, sexism, misogyny and postfeminism in British journalism

In the last few years feminism has gained spectacular visibility across media and popular culture. As Sarah Banet-Weiser (2018) observes, “everywhere you turn, there is an expression of feminism – on a T-shirt, in a movie, in the lyrics of a pop song, in an inspirational instagram post, in an acceptance speech”. News media have been pivotal to this, not only reporting on feminist campaigns such as slutwalk or metoo, or on feminist demonstrations like the Women’s marches, but also centering feminism as a topic of discussion – whether substantively in terms of equal pay or sexual violence, or more broadly as something to be routinely asked of politicians, actresses or pop stars. “The new DO: Calling yourself a feminist” announced Glamour magazine in the US, cementing a wider impression that no interview of a high-profile woman is complete without its subject being asked about their views of or identification with feminism

Exploring the use of images to support short break conversations with unpaid carers

Purpose: Short breaks enable unpaid carers of all ages to have a life alongside caring, supporting their physical and emotional wellbeing. In the United Kingdom, short breaks are usually explored during a Carers Assessment. The conversations underpinning these assessments require considerable skill and presently there are few tools to support the exploration of short break needs, desired outcomes, and options. Images are used in other conversations to enhance communication, help people consider options and broaden thinking. We explored whether and how stakeholders thought images might support short break conversations. Approach: To improve access to meaningful short breaks, we need to be guided by the insights of unpaid carers, practitioners, commissioners, and policy makers. We hosted two online involvement events, designed to facilitate the exchange of perspectives and ideas amongst these diverse stakeholders. The events explored the acceptability, facilitators, and challenges of using images to enhance unpaid carer short break conversations. Findings: The online events were attended by 47 short break stakeholders. These stakeholders saw merit in using images to support short break conversations. They identified several facilitators and challenges to introducing images into practice. The paper highlights how this learning can inform future research and practice development. Originality: Supporting the wellbeing of older unpaid carers is a pertinent concern as the number of older unpaid carers continues to grow. This paper reports on how stakeholders have informed the earliest stages of practice and research development in a relevant area and provides a model of involvement that others can emulate

Health technologies ‘In the wild’: experiences of engagement with computerised CBT

The widespread deployment of technology by professional health services will provide a substantial opportunity for studies that consider usage in naturalistic settings. Our study has documented experiences of engaging with technologies intended to support recovery from common mental health problems, often used as a part of a multi-year recovery process. In analyzing this material, we identify issues of broad interest to effective health technology design, and reflect on the challenge of studying engagement with health technologies over lengthy time periods. We also consider the importance of designing technologies that are sensitive to the needs of users experiencing chronic health problems, and discuss how the term sensitivity might be defined in a technology design context

The effect of bridging span and fracture healing on the performance of high tibial osteotomy plates

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