Exploring Social and Locality Variations of Dog Bites in Scotland Using Administrative Data Sources. by Jade Hooper, Paul Lambert, Hannah Buchanan-Smith, Tony Robertson

“… Objectives Previous research has shown that hospital admissions for dog-bites are highest in the most deprived areas across England and Wales. In Scotland, thus far there has been no rigorous empirical investigation into social inequalities in dog-related injuries. …”
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Dietary complexity and hidden costs of prey switching in a generalist top predator by Rosemary J. Moorhouse‐Gann, Eleanor F. Kean, Gareth Parry, Sonia Valladares, Elizabeth A. Chadwick

“…Biotic data (e.g., sex, weight, and length) and stomach contents were taken from 610 otters found dead across England and Wales between 1994 and 2010. Prey remains were identified to species where possible, using published keys and reference materials. …”
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Daily SARS-CoV-2 testing after travel-related close contact notifications during elite sporting events hosted in the UK: a longitudinal study by Nicholas Peirce, Luke Goggins, Iain Buchan, Jerry Hill, Jenifer Smith, James D F Calder, Madeleine Davies, Matthew Boulter, Tom Alan Fowler

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Preparing for Mental Health Act reform: Pilot study of co-produced implementation strategies for Advance Choice Documents [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Gareth Owen, Lucy A. Stephenson, Larry Rifkin, Alex Ruck Keene, Tania Gergel

“…Background Advance Decision Making (ADM) is strongly supported by stakeholders but implementation remains challenging. In England and Wales, implementation strategies are urgently required to prepare for the introduction of mental health ‘Advance Choice Documents’ (ACDs) as part of Mental Health Act reforms. …”
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Comparing trends in mid-life ‘deaths of despair’ in the USA, Canada and UK, 2001–2019: is the USA an anomaly? by Colin Angus, Jennifer Beam Dowd, Anna Zajacova, Andrea M Tilstra

“…We examine whether despair-related deaths and mid-life mortality trends are also changing in peer countries, the UK and Canada.Design Descriptive analysis of population mortality rates.Setting The USA, UK (and constituent nations England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland) and Canada, 2001–2019.Participants Full population aged 35–64 years.Outcome measures We compared all-cause and ‘despair’-related mortality trends at mid-life across countries using publicly available mortality data, stratified by three age groups (35–44, 45–54 and 55–64 years) and by sex. …”
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Rhetoric and Realities: What Independence of the Bar Requires of Lawyer Regulation by Alice Woolley

“…With these criteria in mind, and using recent changes to the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales as a comparator, the paper then analyzes the adequacy of regulation of Canadian lawyers with respect to competence, the general structure of professional regulation and access to justice. …”
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Psychometric analysis of the Glasgow Coma Scale and its sub-scale scores in a national retrospective cohort of patients with traumatic injuries. by Bilal A Mateen, Mike Horton, E Diane Playford

“…<h4>Setting</h4>England and Wales.<h4>Patients</h4>All individuals who sustained a traumatic injury and were: admitted for more than three days; required critical care resources; transferred for specialist management; or who died from their injuries.…”
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Non-masticatory striations on human teeth from the British Upper Palaeolithic to the Neolithic by Lucile Crété, Simon A. Parfitt, Charles Day, Silvia M. Bello

“…This study further tests this previously observed pattern through the analysis of over 900 human teeth from 20 sites across England and Wales dating from the Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic, to discuss the distribution and aetiology of non-masticatory striations in the British archaeological record. …”
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Re-Designing Secure Children’s Homes Through a Child-First Lens by Caroline Andow, Stefan Kleipoedszus, Rachel Dunn, Nicola Wake, Raymond Arthur, Adeela Shafi, David Gibson

“…This article explores existing learning gaps concerning optimal ways to support children within and beyond secure care in England and Wales, with a specific focus on Secure Children’s Homes (SCHs). …”
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Reimbursement decision-making system in Poland systematically compared to other countries by Aneta Mela, Elżbieta Rdzanek, Janusz Jaroszyński, Marzena Furtak-Niczyporuk, Mirosław Jabłoński, Maciej Niewada

“…Consequently, apart from Poland, the countries included in the analysis were England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. …”
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Equity impacts of cycling investment in England: A natural experimental study using longitudinally linked individual-level Census data by Richard Patterson, David Ogilvie, Anthony A. Laverty, Jenna Panter

“…Methods: We used longitudinally linked 2001 and 2011 census data from 25,747 individuals in the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study of England and Wales. Logistic regression was used to assess the impacts of funding on commute mode as the interaction between time and area (intervention/comparison) in individual-level difference-in-difference analyses, adjusting for a range of potential confounding factors. …”
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Health-promoting prisons in the female estate: an analysis of prison inspection data by James Woodall, Charlotte Freeman, Louise Warwick-Booth

“…The paper aims to distil the learning and evidence in relation to health promotion in female prisons using prison inspection reports of women’s prisons in England and Wales. Methods Prison inspection reports are one way of ascertaining the contemporary situation in prisons. …”
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Associations between indoor temperature, self-rated health and socioeconomic position in a cross-sectional study of adults in England by Jennifer S Mindell, Ian Hamilton, Joanna Sutton-Klein, Alison Moody

“…Objective Excess winter deaths are a major public health concern in England and Wales, with an average of 20 000 deaths per year since 2010. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of rapid laboratory-based mass-spectrometry diagnosis of bloodstream infection: evidence from the RAPIDO randomised controlled trial by William Hollingworth, Katie Pike, Alasdair MacGowan, Padraig Dixon, Margaret Stoddart, Rosy Reynolds

“…We assessed the cost-effectiveness of rapid microbial identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry.Design Economic evaluation alongside a randomised multicentre trial (RAPIDO: RAPId Diagnosis on Outcome) assessing the impact of rapid identification by MALDI-TOF spectrometry.Setting Adult inpatients with bloodstream infections at seven National Health Service hospital trusts in England and Wales.Primary outcome Net monetary benefit, estimated as incremental costs compared with incremental 28-day survival, of rapid identification by MALDI-TOF spectrometry compared with conventional identification.Methods Patients were randomised (1:1) to receive diagnosis by conventional methods of microbial identification (conventional arm) only or by MALDI-TOF spectrometry in addition to conventional identification (RAPIDO arm).Results Data from 5550 patients were included in primary analysis. …”
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Influenza vaccine uptake among at-risk adults (aged 16–64 years) in the UK: a retrospective database analysis by Simon Oakley, Julien Bouchet, Paul Costello, James Parker

“…Results Influenza vaccination coverage rates across the UK in adults aged 16–64 years in a clinical at-risk group have been consistently low over the past 5 years, with only 48.0, 42.4, 44.1 and 52.4% of eligible patients in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland receiving their annual influenza vaccination during the 2018–2019 influenza season. …”
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Use of data mining techniques to investigate disease risk classification as a proxy for compromised biosecurity of cattle herds in Wales by Pfeiffer Dirk U, Ortiz-Pelaez Ángel

“…Using the cattle holding population in Wales, a holding was considered positive if at least bovine TB or one of the ten most frequently diagnosed infectious or transmissible non-notifiable diseases in England and Wales, according to the Veterinary Investigation Surveillance Report (VIDA) had been diagnosed in 2004. …”
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Innovations in major system reconfiguration in England: a study of the effectiveness, acceptability and processes of implementation of two models of stroke care by Fulop Naomi, Boaden Ruth, Hunter Rachael, McKevitt Christopher, Morris Steve, Pursani Nanik, Ramsay Angus IG, Rudd Anthony G, Tyrrell Pippa J, DA Wolfe Charles

“…Stroke is a major public health issue, accounting for over 10% of deaths in England and Wales, and much disability among survivors. …”
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Housing and Ageing: Let’s Get Serious—“How Do You Plan for the Future while Addressing Immediate Chaos?” by Vikki McCall, Friederike Ziegler, Jane Robertson, Melanie Lovatt, Judith Phillips, Jeremy Porteus, Zhan McIntyre, Alasdair Rutherford, Judith Sixsmith, Ryan Woolrych, Jim Eadie, Jim Wallman, Melissa Epinosa, Emma Harrison, Tom Wallace

“…The project took a transdisciplinary approach to focus on new, critical insights into the process of decision making concerning housing and ageing across Scotland, England and Wales. A ‘Serious Game’ methodology was developed that explored over 200 policy maker, practitioner and service user perspectives. …”
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The BAWSO Diogel Project. A conversation with Imogen Gunner, BAWSO Trafficking Senior Support Worker by Jackie Jones

“…Some of the relevant legal provisions in England and Wales will be outlined, particularly in relation to the Modern Slavery Act 2015, to provide the reader with some key constraints both the victim and worker must adhere to stay within the law. …”
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Accessibility and suitability of residential alcohol treatment for older adults: a mixed method study by Sarah Wadd, Maureen Dutton

“…Semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out with 16 individuals who had attended one of five residential rehabs in England and Wales since their 50th birthday. A researcher with experience of a later life alcohol problem conducted the interviews. …”
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