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Article

The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh

Nicholls J, Masterton W, Falzon D, McAuley A, Carver H, Skivington K, Dumbrell J, Perkins A, Steele S, Trayner K & Parkes T (2025) The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh. Harm Reduction Journal, 22, Art. No.: 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01144-1

Article

Understanding the health and well-being impacts and implementation barriers and facilitators of legally-mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults: a qualitative evidence synthesis

France EF, Hoyle L, Campbell P, Bissozo Hernandez H, Cowie J, Fenton C, Carver H, Connell C, Dumbrell J, Hill R, Blacklaw F, NESSIE NESSI & Davis B (2025) Understanding the health and well-being impacts and implementation barriers and facilitators of legally-mandated non-custodial drug and alcohol treatment for justice-involved adults: a qualitative evidence synthesis. France E (Project Leader) Health & Justice, 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-025-00361-5

Research Report

Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport: Assessing crime and security risks

Sheridan A, Atkinson C, Hamilton-Smith N, Kjellgren R, McVie S & Soliman F (2025) Inverness and Cromarty Green Freeport: Assessing crime and security risks. Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. https://www.sccjr.ac.uk/publication/inverness-and-cromarty-green-freeport-assessing-crime-and-security-risks/'

Review

"You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use

Carver H, Miler JA, Greenhalgh J, Pauly B, Ring N, Booth H, Dumbrell J & Parkes T (2025) "You are helping from the heart not just from the head": a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use. BMC Public Health, 25 (1714). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23006-6

Preprint

Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint)

Jones RB, Cooper L, Bradwell H, Shore CB, Tomaz SA, Ritchie J, Whittaker AC, Haynes R, Hennessy C & GOALD project (2025) Toolkits for developing digital platforms to help older people stay physically or socially active produced through codesign workshops: real-world impact assessment through 10 case studies. (Preprint). JMIR Preprints. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.64222

Article

Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use

Foster R, Carver H, Matheson C, Pauly B, Wallace J, MacLennan G, Budd J & Parkes T (2025) Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use. Communications Medicine, 5, Art. No.: 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00721-6

Book Chapter

A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war

Hennessy C & Douglas E (2024) A lifecourse approach to human development and ageing: impact of war. In: Bonner A (ed.) Social Determinants of Health in Europe: Direct and Indirect Consequences of War. Social Determinants of Health. Bristol: The Policy Press. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-determinants-of-health-in-europe

Article

Understanding the intersectional stigma of ageing, disability, and place: a systematic literature mapping review

McKee K, McCall V, Theakstone D, Wilson K, Reid L, Gilroy R, Manley D, Pearce A, Davison L, Lawrence J & Pemble A (2024) Understanding the intersectional stigma of ageing, disability, and place: a systematic literature mapping review. Housing Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844; https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844

Conference Paper (published)

Remote Scoping of an Audio-Reminiscence Tool for Care Home Residents

Bradwell HL, Jones RB, Cooper L, Edwards KJ, Tomaz S, Baxter R, Baines R, Page T, Chatterjee A, Whittaker AC, Haynes R & Hennessy C (2024) Remote Scoping of an Audio-Reminiscence Tool for Care Home Residents. In: volume 2024. 2024 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Paris, France, 26.06.2024-29.06.2024. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/iscc61673.2024.10733572

Article

"More support, less distress?": Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners' psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services

Wibisono S, Mavandadi P, Wilkinson S, Amiot C, Forbat L, Thomas EF, Allen F, Decety J, Noonan K, Minto K, Breen LJ, Kho M, Crane M, Lizzio-Wilson M, Molenberghs P & Louis W (2024) "More support, less distress?": Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners' psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2337189

Article

Generations Active Together: An Example of Using Physical Activity Promotion and Digital Technology to Bring Together Adolescents and Older People in Stirling, Scotland

Tomaz SA, Taylor L, Ryde GC, Bradwell HL, Cooper L, Coffee P, Mannion G, Hennessy C, Haynes R, Whittaker AC & GOALD Project (2024) Generations Active Together: An Example of Using Physical Activity Promotion and Digital Technology to Bring Together Adolescents and Older People in Stirling, Scotland. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2024.2322442

Article

A qualitative exploration of the relevance of training provision in planning for implementation of managed alcohol programs within a third sector setting

Masterton W, Carver H, Booth H, McCulloch P, Ball L, Mitchell L, Murdoch H, Pauly B & Parkes T (2024) A qualitative exploration of the relevance of training provision in planning for implementation of managed alcohol programs within a third sector setting. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2311835

Article

Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research

Falzon D, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Sumnall H, Measham F, Craik V, Gittins R, Aston EV, Watson K, Hunter C, Priyadarshi S & Parkes T (2024) Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19, Art. No.: 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00590-7

Article

Supporting care home residents in the last year of life through ‘Needs Rounds’: Development of a pre-implementation programme theory through a rapid collaborative online approach

Macgregor A, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Hockley J, Rutherford A, Ogden M, Soulsby I, McKenzie M, Hanratty B & Forbat L (2023) Supporting care home residents in the last year of life through ‘Needs Rounds’: Development of a pre-implementation programme theory through a rapid collaborative online approach. Frontiers in Health Services, 2, Art. No.: 1019602. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.1019602

Article

“It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland

Falzon D, Parkes T, Carver H, Masterton W, Wallace B, Craik V, Measham F, Sumnall H, Gittins R, Hunter C, Watson K, Mooney JD & Aston EV (2023) “It would really support the wider harm reduction agenda across the board”: A qualitative study of the potential impacts of drug checking service delivery in Scotland. Ray M (Editor) PLOS ONE, 18 (12), Art. No.: e0292812. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292812

Presentation / Talk

How children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive pain services and treatments and living with pain: a meta-ethnography

France E, Caes L, Uny I, Forbat L, Silveira Bianchim M, Noyes J, Jordan A, Turley R & Thomson K (2023) How children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive pain services and treatments and living with pain: a meta-ethnography. Lothian Health and Care Professions Research Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 07.11.2023.

Article

Staff perceptions towards virtual reality-motivated treadmill exercise for care home residents: a qualitative feedback study with key stakeholders and follow-up interview with technology developer

Bradwell pL, Cooper L, Edwards KJ, Baxter R, Tomaz SA, Ritchie J, Gaudl S, Veliz-Reyes A, Ryde GC, Križaj T, Warren A, Chatterjee A, Haynes R, Hennessy CH & Whittaker AC (2023) Staff perceptions towards virtual reality-motivated treadmill exercise for care home residents: a qualitative feedback study with key stakeholders and follow-up interview with technology developer. BMJ Open, 13 (11), Art. No.: e073307. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073307

Review

A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments

France E, Uny I, Turley R, Thomson K, Noyes J, Jordan A, Forbat L, Caes L & Silveira Bianchim M (2023) A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments. Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group (Editor) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 (10), Art. No.: CD014873. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd014873.pub2

Project Report

Evaluation of Here4U Scotland application

Daneshvar H, Strachan G & Matheson C (2023) Evaluation of Here4U Scotland application. Scottish Government. Digital Lifelines Scotland. https://digitallifelines.scot/media/1305/evaluation-of-here4u-v6-final.pdf

Article

Development of an intervention programme theory to increase movement in care homes for people with cognitive impairment: Care homes achieving realistic movement strategies (CHARMS)

Jepson RG, Dawson A, McCabe L, Greasley-Adams C, Biggs H & Bowes A (2023) Development of an intervention programme theory to increase movement in care homes for people with cognitive impairment: Care homes achieving realistic movement strategies (CHARMS). Evaluation and Program Planning, 100, Art. No.: 102348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102348

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Co-producing with children and young people for a meta-ethnography on experiences of chronic pain, treatments and services.

Silveira Bianchim M, Jordan A, Uny I, Noyes J, Forbat L, Line C, Ruth T & France E (2023) Co-producing with children and young people for a meta-ethnography on experiences of chronic pain, treatments and services.. Abstracts of the 27th Cochrane Colloquium. Cochrane Colloquium, London, UK, 04.09.2023-06.09.2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd202301

Article

From Preventing physical infection to managing affective contagion: An initial study of daily nursing practices in the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan

Wen M, Zhang S & McGhee D (2023) From Preventing physical infection to managing affective contagion: An initial study of daily nursing practices in the early outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan. Social Science and Medicine, 329, Art. No.: 116033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116033

Article

'It’s not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland

Carver H, Falzon D, Masterton W, Wallace B, Aston EV, Measham F, Hunter C, Sumnall H, Gittins R, Raeburn F, Craik V, Priyadarshi S, Rothney L, Weir K & Parkes T (2023) 'It’s not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland. Harm Reduction Journal, 20, Art. No.: 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00830-w

Article

Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

Schofield J, Parkes T, Mercer F, Foster R, Hnízdilová K, Matheson C, Steele W, McAuley A, Raeburn F, Skea L & Baldacchino A (2023) Feasibility and acceptability of an overdose prevention intervention delivered by Community Pharmacists for patients prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. Pharmacy, 11 (3), Art. No.: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11030088

Article

Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐cancer pain: An explorative intervention development study

Mercer F, Parkes T, Foster R, Steven D, McAuley A, Baldacchino A, Steele W, Schofield J & Matheson C (2023) Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐cancer pain: An explorative intervention development study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (3), pp. 517-526. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13554

Research Report

Evaluation of the Digital Lifelines Scotland Programme

Matheson C, Daneshvar H, Carver H, Strachan G, Greenhalgh J & Schofield J (2023) Evaluation of the Digital Lifelines Scotland Programme. dy Scottish Government. Edinburgh. https://digitallifelines.scot/media/1217/digital-lifelines-scotland-evaluation-march-2023.pdf