Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Effectiveness of literature-based initiatives to enhance empathy in healthcare populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Empathy is a core component of effective healthcare, improving patient outcomes and supporting practitioner wellbeing. While various educational strategies aim to foster empathy, the specific impact of literary arts-based interventions, such as shared reading, textual...

Learning from deaths to improve lives: why England still needs a national LeDeR programme

The National Health Service England's Learning from Lives and Deaths of People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People programme is the world's only national mortality review system for people with intellectual disability. Abandoning national mortality surveillance risks m...

Accessing reasonable adjustments in UK policing: exploring the lived experiences of autistic officers and staff and those with ADHD

Purpose This study examines the experiences of autistic police officers and staff and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in accessing and utilising reasonable adjustments. Design/methodology/approach We conducted reflective interviews with 37 UK autistic o...

Addressing evidence gaps in haemodialysis care: a critical review of clinical trials, technological innovations, and implementation priorities

Kidney failure treated with maintenance haemodialysis (HD) carries high risks of premature mortality, hospitalisation and impaired quality of life, yet important evidence gaps persist across routine HD care. The Dialysis Research Innovation Network, part of the UK Kidney Research...

Inside the ward round: Experiences and perspectives of autistic patients and mental health hospital staff

Autistic individuals experience disproportionately high rates of mental health conditions and hospitalisation, yet research about their perspectives within inpatient decision-making structures, such as the ward round, is limited. We address this gap by exploring how autistic adul...

Barriers and Enablers to Nurses Routinely Screening for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Hospitalised Older Adults: An Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

ABSTRACT Aim To identify and describe the barriers and enablers to nurses routinely screening for dysphagia in hospital and map these to domains in the Theoretical Domains Framework. Design Systematic review with meta‐ethnography. Data Base Sources CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus,...

Diffusion tensor tractography of the corpus callosum in major depressive disorder: a case-control study

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common and disabling psychiatric disorder that has been associated with alterations in white-matter microstructure, including abnormalities of the corpus callosum. This study aimed to compare the brain tracts of the corpus callosum using diffu...