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‘Low-Level’ Social Care Needs of Adults in Prison (LOSCIP): A Scoping Review of the UK Literature

open access: yesSocial Sciences
In England, local authorities are responsible for providing social care in prison in accordance with the Care Act (implemented in 2015), but little is known about ‘low-level’ needs that do not meet eligibility criteria.
Deborah Buck   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatic mutational landscape in von Hippel–Lindau familial hemangioblastoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The causes of central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastoma in Von Hippel–Lindau (vHL) disease are unclear. We used Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) on familial hemangioblastoma to investigate events that underlie tumor development. Our findings suggest that VHL loss creates a permissive environment for tumor formation, while additional alterations ...
Maja Dembic   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing social pedagogy into Scottish residential child care : an evaluation of the Sycamore Services social pedagogy training programme

open access: yes, 2009
This report provides an introduction to the approach to child care known as social pedagogy and an evaluation of a social pedagogy training programme delivered to a group of child care staff employed in Sycamore Services.
Milligan, Ian
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The value of resilience as a concept for practice in residential settings

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003
Resilience is a concept that is increasingly gaining currency as a basis for practice with children and young people. The concept, however, is not easy to define and the term is often used loosely or uncritically so that the implications for practice are
Brigid Daniel
doaj   +1 more source

Dual PI3K/AKT and CDK4/6 inhibition reveals selective sensitivity in an SHH medulloblastoma stem cell model

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Targeted therapy was evaluated in SHH medulloblastoma using neuroepithelial stem cell (NES) and tumor‐derived NES‐like (tNES) models in 2D monolayers and 3D spheroids. PI3K, AKT, and CDK4/6 inhibitors had minimal effects in NES but markedly reduced viability and growth and induced apoptosis in tNES cells, revealing distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities.
Monika Lukoseviciute   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social work discourses and the social work interview

open access: yes, 1989
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.It will be argued that, in order to understand particular exchanges between social workers and clients, it is essential to go beyond the view that sees them
Stenson, Kevin
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Nurturing group work in a children's home

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2003
This paper describes a joint Education, Social Services and Health initiative which introduced the Family Links Nurturing Programme in a Sunderland Children's Home.
Maggie Bell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishment of a humanized patient‐derived xenograft mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer for preclinical evaluation of combination immunotherapy

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We have established a humanized orthotopic patient‐derived xenograft (Hu‐oPDX) mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) that recapitulates human tumor–immune interactions. Using combined anti‐PD‐L1/anti‐CD73 immunotherapy, we demonstrate the model's improved biological relevance and enhanced translational value for preclinical ...
Luka Tandaric   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development of care co-ordination services in Scotland: a report to Care Co-ordination Network UK

open access: yes, 2008
First paragraph: The modernisation of welfare agenda emphasises the need for flexible and individualised services which are accountable and transparent.
Purves, Richard   +2 more
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Professional perceptions of joint working in primary care and social care services for older people in Scotland

open access: yes, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to report health and social care professionals’ perceptions on joint working for the care of older people in Scotland. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 primary care and social care professionals.
Themessl-Huber, Markus   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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