Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the method of using music as a distraction in reducing children’s immunisation pain and thus improving their overall immunisation experience. The study also listens to the voice of the child by collecting thoughts and...
Lockdown Stories: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected our mental health and wellbeing in Jersey?
To understand people’s experiences of mental health during lockdown we asked them to share their stories with us via letter, email, phone and an online survey. We asked about the challenges they faced, what helped and what advice they would give their pre-lockdown...
DRUG-RELATED DEATHS IN ENGLAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN: JANUARY-DECEMBER 2013
This surveillance report presents information on drug-related deaths that occurred during 2013 and for which Coronial inquests and similar formal investigations have been completed and information submitted. Its main purpose is to provide an analytical summary of data...
An exploration of the impact of treatment decision making on men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer in an island setting
The focus of this dissertation is a phenomenological study of the experiences of men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer, their treatment decision and the impact this has had on their lives. The setting is an off shore Island with the need to travel to the...
Multiple sclerosis in island populations: prevalence in the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey
The aim of this study was to establish for the first time the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey, as representing the most southerly part of the British Isles. All patients with multiple sclerosis in the Channel Islands resident...
Turning out the lights: the importance of digital health resilience
We are at the start of the innovation curve of digital health, with intelligent systems providing doctors and clinical staff with new tools to augment their delivery of care. The rapid role out of electronic patient records (EPRs) has given clinicians the ability to...