Working-Class Readers and Literary Culture in North-East England: The Allendale Lead-Miners’ Libraries by Kirstie Blair

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Making their minds up: flux and stability in young children’s career aspirations in North East England by Carol Davenport, Annie Padwick

“…This study tracks the individual career aspirations over 3 years for 78 children aged 7–9 at the start of study, from three schools in the North East England taking part in a STEM outreach project. …”
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An observational study of patient characteristics associated with the mode of admission to acute stroke services in North East, England. by Christopher I Price, Victoria Rae, Jay Duckett, Ruth Wood, Joanne Gray, Peter McMeekin, Helen Rodgers, Karen Portas, Gary A Ford

“…<h4>Study design and setting</h4>A prospective regional database of consecutive acute stroke admissions was conducted in North East, England between 01/09/10-30/09/11. Case ascertainment and transport mode were checked against hospital coding and ambulance dispatch databases.…”
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Postcode health inequalities in aortic valve surgery in North East England: retrospective study of disparities in presentation and hospital outcomes by Benjamin Irene Omoregbee, Emeka B. Kesieme, Dumbor L. Ngaage

“…We examine disparities in the presentation and outcome of aortic valve replacement (AVR) between three postcode towns in North East England.Methods Clinical data for all patients who had AVR±other procedures at our institution between February 1999 and October 2022 were reviewed. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare for early diagnosis of prostate cancer for black men—a qualitative exploration in North-East England and Scotland by Floor Christie-de Jong, Olugbenga Samuel Oyeniyi, Lawrence Achilles Nnyanzi, Jonathan Ling, Marie K. Murphy, Judith Eberhardt, Rawand Jarrar, John Kabuye, Martin Kalemba, Kathryn A. Robb

“…Methods Barriers and facilitators were explored through online focus groups with Black men (n = 13) from Scotland and North-East England, who formed the Public Involvement and Community Engagement group for a larger study. …”
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The majority is the priority: a qualitative, intersectional perspective on LGBTQ+ marginalisation within health and social care service pathways in North East England by Mark Adley, Amy O’Donnell, Stephanie Scott

“…Underpinned by an intersectional, queer, feminist theoretical framework, this article explores the health and social care pathways of LGBTQ+ people who experienced disadvantage and marginalisation in North East England, a region with lower life expectancy and higher health inequity than the rest of the country. …”
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Barriers to using yoga and mindfulness in the Key Stage 1 classroom: perspectives of educators working in faith and non-faith state schools across North East England by Katie Wilkin, Claire Thornton, Georgia Allen-Baker

“…This is the first study demonstrating that KS1 teachers in Faith and non-Faith state schools in North East England perceive similar barriers to delivering classroom-based yoga/mindfulness, and that these activities are taking place across the region with equal frequency within state Faith and non-Faith KS1 classrooms.…”
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“I think people have been in survival mode”: a qualitative study of community connectivity in a neighbourhood of North East England before and during COVID-19 by Mandy Cheetham, Alice Wiseman, Stephen Ward, Sarah Gorman, Fiona Pollard

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to examine whether and how community-centred approaches facilitate community connectivity by exploring changes that matter to communities.Design Qualitative study comprising ethnographic methods, participant observation and interviews.Setting Economically deprived neighbourhood of North East England.Participants Interviews with community members (n=14) and staff and stakeholders (n=14) involved in a National Lottery Community-funded initiative and 567 hours of participatory observation were undertaken between September 2019 and July 2020. …”
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‘The lights are on, and the doors are always open’: a qualitative study to understand challenges underlying the need for emergency care in people experiencing homelessness in rural and coastal North East England by Sheena E Ramsay, Eileen Kaner, Jill Harland, Emma A Adams, Deepti A John, Steven A Thirkle

“…This study explores the factors underlying the need for emergency care services among people experiencing homelessness in rural and coastal areas of North East England.Methods The study was conducted in Northumberland and North Tyneside (North East England). …”
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How can community pharmacy teams prevent prescription and over-the-counter opioid misuse in North East England? A qualitative study using the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation Behaviour (COM-B) model by Adam Pattison Rathbone, Laura Lindsey, Shelina Visram, Ogochukwu Fidelia Offu, Daniel Okeowo

“…Aim This study aims to identify factors that influence the role of community pharmacy teams in preventing prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) opioid misuse.Design Qualitative design using interviews; thematic analysis was used to generate themes mapped to the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation Behaviour (COM-B) model.Setting Community pharmacies in North East England.Participants 28 community pharmacy staff including 16 pharmacists, 1 pharmacy assistant, 10 dispensers and 1 pharmacy technician.Results Factors related to the capability component include communication skills, ability to identify service users who misuse OTC opioids, and education and training. …”
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Capability Analysis of Earth Observation Data for Integrated Emergency Management by Kristina Wolf, Jon P. Mills, Luis Cormier, Ruth Dunn, Olivia Fairless, Adewale Falaye, Stuart Gordon, Oshadee Jayamanne, Carrow Morris-Wiltshire, Eleanor Myall, Francisco Salgado-Castillo, Yashvini Shukla, Luke Taylor, Ellen Robson, Daniel Donoghue, Richard J. Dawson, Elizabeth Lewis, Sim M. Reaney, Elaine Scott, Joel Freedman, Stuart Marshall, Patrick Walker, Helen Hinds

“…Through dedicated workshops convened by two North East England universities, regional stakeholders from the emergency domain and related industries identified three case studies ripe for applying satellite data in support of multi-agency IEMF activities. …”
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Temporal trends in the burden of multiple sclerosis in the UK over the past three decades by Zaid Abdulelah, Ahmed Abdulelah

“…Across England, all regions encountered a statistically significant increase in the ASDR with north-east England encountering the highest increase (AAPC 1.12, 95% CI 1.05–1.19, p<0.001), followed by East Midlands (AAPC 1.09, 95% CI 1.03–1.15, p<0.001) and Yorkshire and the Humber (AAPC 1.03, 95% CI 0.98–1.09, p<0.001). …”
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“They’re Lacking Purpose. It’s a Recipe for Suicide.”: Masculinity and Gender-Based Inequalities in Deaths of Despair in England by Timothy Price

“…This qualitative study explores the factors contributing to gender-based inequalities in “deaths of despair” (DoD) – those deaths from suicide, drug overdoses, and alcohol-specific causes – among men in two deindustrialised towns in North East England. Understanding gender-based disparities in these causes of death sheds important light on how social and economic factors intersect with certain facets of masculinity, such as stoicism and self-reliance, to drive vulnerability. …”
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A qualitative study of alcohol, health and identities among UK adults in later life. by Graeme B Wilson, Eileen F S Kaner, Ann Crosland, Jonathan Ling, Karen McCabe, Catherine A Haighton

“…In 2010 a diverse sample of older adults in North East England (ages 50-95) participated in interviews (n = 24, 12 male, 12 female) and three focus groups (participants n = 27, 6 male, 21 female). …”
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Investigating the Effects of PCM-Integrated Walls on Thermal Performance for UK Residential Buildings of Different Typologies by Ryan Hepple, Yusen Zhao, Rebecca Yang, Qian Zhang, Siliang Yang

“…This paper, therefore, presents a numerical study with the aid of building simulation that comparatively analysed the thermal performance between four typical UK dwelling types (semi-detached house, terraced house, detached house, and apartment) situated in North East England. The PCM was implemented into the external wall of the dwellings with the positions altered to determine the most effective position. …”
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Characterising polypharmacy in the very old: Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. by Laurie E Davies, Andrew Kingston, Adam Todd, Barbara Hanratty

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Considering their complex medical conditions, prescribing is relatively conservative amongst 85-year-olds living in North East England. Prescribing shows significant gender and selected socioeconomic differences. …”
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Exploring what works well and less well in a community-based drop-in hub providing health and wellbeing services for people experiencing homelessness: a participatory action evalua... by Emma A. Adams, Sheena E. Ramsay

“…In an urban area of North East England, a long-standing Hub or ‘drop-in centre’ offers a range of health and wellbeing support by bringing together the different health and care system agencies in one space. …”
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The Rebranding of Newcastle as a Smart City. Cui Bono? by Emmanuelle Avril

“…The city of Newcastle, regional capital of North East England and home to “the UK’s smartest street” located a short distance from its brand new Helix district, is described as having successfully transitioned from a traditionally industrial city to a “smart” city, able to use digital tools to address issues such as congestion, pollution, waste reduction and parking, with the dual objective of “helping people to live better lives” and of making the city more attractive to businesses, investors, international students, and tourists. …”
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Addressing the financial consequences of cancer: qualitative evaluation of a welfare rights advice service. by Suzanne Moffatt, Emma Noble, Martin White

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Descriptive study of welfare outcomes among 533 male and 641 female cancer patients and carers aged 4-95 (mean 62) years, who accessed the welfare rights advice service in North East England between April 2009 and March 2010; and qualitative interview study of a maximum variation sample of 35 patients and 9 carers.…”
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Preferences for centralised emergency medical services: discrete choice experiment by Luke Vale, Peter McMeekin, Nawaraj Bhattarai, Christopher I Price

“…The attributes used in the choice scenarios were: travel time to the hospital, waiting time to be seen, length of stay in the hospital, risks of dying, readmission and opportunity for outpatient care after emergency treatment at a local hospital.Setting North East England.Participants Participants were a randomly sampled general population, aged 16 years or above recruited from Healthwatch Northumberland network database of lay members and from clinical contact with Northumbria Healthcare National Health Service Foundation Trust via Patient Experience Team.Primary and secondary outcome measures Analysis used logistic regression modelling techniques to determine the preference of each attribute. …”
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