
Rebecca ScottUniversity of Hertfordshire | UH · School of Health and Social Work
Rebecca Scott
Master of Library and Information Studies
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AHRC_RLUK Professional Practice Fellow 2023-24
Research Catalyst Cohort Program 2021 (RLUK, ARMA & AHRC)
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Introduction
Information Manager for the School of Health and Social Work at UH. Interested in librarians as researchers, qualitative research methods, reader development, reading for pleasure, health libraries, school libraries, widening participation and the sociological lens.
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Education
September 2014 - August 2016
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Publications (14)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread social, public health, and human rights problem. Empirical investigation of IPV risk factors can promote evidence-based assessment tools and effective prevention and intervention. This overview is a pioneering synthesis of systematic reviews (SRs) of IPV risk factors. Systematic searches for SRs in En...
Purpose: This systematic narrative review examines relational approaches to working with interpersonal violence (IPV) within established heterosexual couple relationships at secondary and tertiary prevention levels. Method: Searches were conducted on five bibliographic databases, supplemented by citation searching and field recommendations. Themati...
Introduction
This exploratory literature review seeks to examine the literature around commissioning processes in the co‐production of health and care services, focusing on two questions: How do health and care commissioning processes facilitate and/or pose barriers to co‐production in service design and delivery? What are the contextual factors th...
Intimate partner violence is a global problem experienced by all population groups, irrespective of socio-economic, religious and cultural background, and including both women and men. This systematic narrative review synthesises empirical research to draw conclusions on facilitators of, and barriers to, accessing help for victims of intimate partn...
Aim:
This scoping review aims to explore the effect of FSS and mental simulation on the decision-making skills of nursing students.
Background:
Full-scale simulation (FSS) has been the most used simulation modality in nursing education due to its applicability to enhance both technical and non-technical skills. However, FSS can be excessively co...
Over a three-year period between 2018-2021, Royal Papworth Hospital Library and Cambridgeshire Libraries jointly undertook four projects which focused on the themes of health information, health literacy and patient experience. This presentation will outline the background to the projects and discuss how the partnership was first established around...
Partnership working involves two or more organisations working collaboratively to achieve a common goal. In England, partnership working between healthcare organisations and public library services is recommended to enable patients and the public to easily access high quality health information. This paper discusses the working partnership between...
Background:
Over a decade ago, the Hill report argued that a shift in vision was required to change the perception of National Health Service (NHS) Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) in England from "book repositories" to essential services that underpin clinical decision-making by patients, carers, and health care professionals. Health Educatio...
Introduction Full-scale simulation (FSS) has been the most commonly used simulation modality in nursing education due to its applicability to enhance both technical and non-technical skills. However, being excessively costly and other factors such as technophobia and lack of trained staff and support make FSS less accessible, especially for nursing...
In April 2019, Health Education England introduced the new Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework for Library and Knowledge Services in the NHS in England. This reflective article discusses how the new framework for self-evaluation has been used by Royal Papworth Hospital Library and Knowledge Services to support the reflective practice and pro...
A project in conjunction with Cambridgeshire public libraries to offer shared online reading sessions with critical care patients.
A project to loan audiobooks to patients awaiting or recovering from cardiothoracic surgery.
A guided inquiry unit was planned and implemented for Year 5 pupils to develop their information literacy. Using TRAILS, a forced-choice knowledge assessment, two topics were selected for focus during the inquiry: ‘identify potential sources’ and ‘evaluate sources and information’. The post-inquiry assessment indicated an increase in pupils’ unders...
This paper reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative study that explored the perceptions of and approaches used by UK school librarians and teachers in the design and use of reading lists. The research question was: “What is the best way to construct reading lists to maximize their benefit in the school library or classroom?” The research s...