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Publication Overcoming fear with peer support(RCN Publishing (RCNi), 2015-06) Turner, Rebecca; Green, Karen; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton; Warwickshire Special Care Dental Service; Nursing and Midwifery Registered; Green, KarenRebecca Turner and Karen Green describe how young people with special educational needs can be helped to overcome anxiety about dental care with the help of their peers and staff The article explains how a group approach using class peers in a school for children with learning disabilities helped them to overcome the fear of attending the dentist for a check up. The programme, which was delivered by health professionals and educational staff, comprised carefully planned group sessions, accessible information, appropriate tactile resources and a reward system. It successfully motivated participants to make good decisions about accessing health appointments, to experience a potentially difficult environment, and to link a perceived negative experience with a positive one.Publication Effective nurse-led interventions in heart disease(Elsevier, 2002-06) Thompson, David R.; Quinn, Tom; Stewart, Simon; University of York; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust; University of Glasgow; Cardiology; Nursing and Midwifery Registered; Quinn, TomNurses are increasingly being involved in initiatives to improve the co-ordination, delivery and eventual outcomes of health care. Key components of these initiatives include application of evidence-based treatments, ensuring individualised follow-up and the provision of "seamless" care overall. There is evidence in key areas that nurse-led interventions for patients with heart disease are effective, and that they are likely to work in other areas if properly supported and appropriate structures and systems are put in place to promote such practice. Given the promising results to date, it would be disappointing if these issues remain unresolved and the potential value of this type of interventions unfulfilled.Publication The Helping Everyone Achieve Long Term Health Passport : exploring potential use of the HEALTH Passport in primary and secondary schools(Oxford University Press, 2023-04-09) Bechman, Natasha; Thornby, John; Brandstatter, Emma; Hewitt, Des; Patel, Vinod; University of Warwick; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; West Midlands Clinical Networks & Clinical Senate.; Diabetes and Endocrinology Centre; Medical and Dental; Patel, VinodBackground: Chronic disease is a significant burden on the global population. The Helping Everyone Achieve Long Term Health (HEALTH) Passport is a paper-based approach previously utilized to help adults modify clinical risk factors through lifestyle, which may be effective in improving the long-term health of school-age children. This study investigates the feasibility of in-school use by engaging trainee teachers in primary and secondary education. Methods: Two hundred and fifty six unique responses were collated to evaluate current teaching of the main health risk factors and HEALTH Passports specifically adapted for schools. Trainees attended workshops with pre- and post-questionnaires used to measure training efficacy and evaluate the Passports' suitability for in-school use. Narrative analysis of feedback was performed. Results: Feedback received for both Passports was positive overall. Trainees highlighted the need for the Passports to be further age differentiated. Significantly increased confidence (P < 0.01) in knowledge of exercise, type 2 diabetes, weight and blood pressure was shown. Confidence in smoking, drugs and alcohol knowledge was reduced highlighting the requirement for further teacher training. Conclusions: The HEALTH Passport has potential as an intervention to improve health literacy in school-age children. Age adaptation is needed with references to weight measures removed. Emotional well-being should be focused on, and data management stringently assessed for child protection.