Consolidating regulatory and personal accounts of student migration: a mixed methods study in the UK and Japan

ObjectiveWhen a formal review of care takes places after the death of a baby, parents are largely unaware it takes place and are often not meaningfully involved in the review process. Parent engagement in the process is likely to be essential for a successful review and to improve patient safety. This study aimed to evaluate an intervention process of parental engagement in perinatal mortality review (PNMR) and to identify barriers and facilitators to its implementation.DesignMixed-methods study of parents’ engagement in PNMR.SettingSingle tertiary maternity unit in the UK.ParticipantsBereaved parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs).InterventionsParent engagement in the PNMR (intervention) was based on principles derived through national consensus and qualitative research with parents, HCPs and stakeholders in the UK.OutcomesRecruitment rates, bereaved parents and HCPs’ perceptions.ResultsEighty-one per cent of bereaved parents approached (13/16) agreed to participate in the study. Two focus groups with bereaved parents (n=11) and HCP (n=7) were carried out postimplementation to investigate their perceptions of the process.Overarching findings were improved dialogue and continuity of care with parents, and improvements in the PNMR process and patient safety. Bereaved parents agreed that engagement in the PNMR process was invaluable and helped them in their grieving. HCP perceived that parent involvement improved the review process and lessons learnt from the deaths; information to understand the impact of aspects of care on the baby’s death were often only found in the parents’ recollections.ConclusionsParental engagement in the PNMR process is achievable and useful for parents and HCP alike, and critically can improve patient safety and future care for mothers and babies. To learn and prevent perinatal deaths effectively, all hospitals should give parents the option to engage with the review of their baby’s death.

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A mixed methods study of organizational socialization, employee well-being and patient care in the UK healthcare sector

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e604062012-238 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Chris Woodrow ◽

David Guest

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Patient Care ◽

Organizational Socialization ◽

Well Being ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Healthcare Sector ◽

The Uk

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Interlending and resource sharing in UK public libraries: A mixed methods study

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science ◽

10.1177/0961000616637670 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 168-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Simon Wakeling ◽

Sophie Rutter ◽

Briony Birdi ◽

Stephen Pinfield

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Resource Sharing ◽

Public Libraries ◽

Public Library ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

The Public ◽

Library Funding ◽

Wide Range ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

This paper presents the results of a mixed methods study of interlending and resource sharing in UK public libraries, based on the results of a survey distributed to both senior library managers and interlending staff, and in-depth follow-up interviews with 20 respondents. We present an analysis of perspectives towards rates of interlending, the rationales and strategies for providing the service, the perceived value for money offered by various interlending schemes, the impact of the current digital environment, and views on the future of interlending in the UK. Our findings suggest that while interlending services are undoubtedly threatened by the drastic cuts to public library funding, and that demand for the service is more generally in decline, resource sharing is viewed by some as a potential means of mitigating the effects of increasingly limited acquisitions budgets, and ensuring the public library system continues to provide access to a wide range of resources for its users.

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