The issue of staff retention in the NHS is not new but has been brought into sharp relief in the post-COVID-19 era of unpreceded staff shortage. While steps have been taken to train new health professionals and recruit from...
National obesity levels are rising, and sedentary lifestyles are becoming more common in industrialized nations. Individuals within this category fnd maintaining and improving atexercise difficult, and feel a lack of motivation...
Executive Summary Section 1: Introduction The aim of this review was to identify communication challenges associated with the expression of uncertainty in the Plant Health Risk Register (PHRR) and inform future Defra strategies...
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of premature mortality and morbidity in the UK with an estimated cost to the NHS of £14.4 billion. The incidence of CVD is projected to rise due to an ageing population...
Using available financial information, this report develops a series of profit estimates for the firms operating in the Irish tobacco market which show they are significantly more profitable than other European consumer staple...
Research carried out by Dr Jeremy Dixon (University of Bath) examined mentally disordered offenders’ views of their risk assessment and management plans. The research took place between March 2009 and September 2011, and...
Researchers at the University of Bath have examined state support available for those who cannot afford a funeral at the point of need. They evaluated the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Social Fund Funeral Payment (FP)...
The idea that ‘work is good for you’ has long been championed by politicians and policy makers. Recent research by the University of Bath suggests that, for lone mothers, paid work that enables them to balance work and childcare...
The high level of alcohol consumption amongst young people in countries with more liberal alcohol policies has been a focus of public health concern for some time. Many young adults regularly engage in heavy drinking episodes...
Capping the price that tobacco manufacturers are able to charge could generate numerous public health benefits and also be financially advantageous to the implementing government. To that end this article seeks to establish the...
Research conducted by the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath has examined the political strategies tobacco companies have developed to gain access to policy élites, exploit the political value of the...
Tobacco is the biggest cause of death and disease in England. In July 2007 legislation came into effect which required enclosed public spaces, including workplaces, to go smokefree. Internationally important research from...
This review was written for the Patients Participate! Project. The Patients Participate! Project is a 7-‐month feasibility study to investigate bridging the gap between information access and understanding. Specifically, the...
A survey of researchers in engineering established that descriptive material (i.e. data that reports on and aids understanding of a situation) had more potential for re-use than prescriptive material (i.e. data used to identify...
How families, friends, and advertising and the media influence the ways children and young people learn about and behave towards alcohol. The often excessive use of alcohol by young people is a major concern for...
An integrated, planned and implemented community prevention system is needed to tackle the excessive alcohol use in young people. Young people’s drinking is a major cause for concern for policymakers, communities, parents and...
