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Prof Simon Moore
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All posts are mine and my responsibility. Director of the Violence Research Group, Cardiff Uni. Co-Director of the Security Crime and Intelligence Institute. Trustee at The Wallich.

https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/mooresc2
Second child dies of measles as Texas outbreak worsens
April 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Reposted by Prof Simon Moore
Welsh actor Michael Sheen became emotional as he said the people in his local community were 'hurting' in a new documentary where he writes off £1 million of consumer debt with his own money
‘People are hurting’, says Michael Sheen in documentary where he writes off debt
Welsh actor Michael Sheen became emotional as he said the people in his local community were “hurting” in a new documentary where he writes off £1 million of consumer debt with his own money. The Good...
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March 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
New paper on violence prevention in emergency care

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Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation
Background EDs can address modifiable risks of patients attending due to violence. Hospital-based violence intervention programmes (HVIPs) can reduce patients’ exposure to violence but can place additional burdens on staff. We explored practitioners’ views on two nurse-led HVIPs’ design and delivery, response to patient need, engagement with ED health professionals, adaptation to local context and analysed documents relevant to these objectives. Methods This was a qualitative process evaluation, from January to September 2023, of two nurse-led HVIPs implemented in a major trauma centre and a large urban hospital in the UK. Interview participants (N=49) were involved with the commission and implementation of the HVIPs, or worked within the broader violence-prevention ecology. We gathered perspectives on intervention implementation and undertook documentary analysis on local and national policies, and guidance relating to HVIPs development, implementation and delivery (N=46). Documentary data were subject to thematic and content analyses, interview data to thematic analysis. Results HVIPs were developed in response to a perceived under-provision of services for patients attending EDs due to violence. The HVIP nurses had access to clinical records facilitating the identification of eligible patients. They provided patient-centred care, addressing needs through referrals into health and community-based services. Over 60% of eligible patients engaged. The nurses were seen as credible champions working towards a minimally burdensome service that supported and trained ED staff. Embedding HVIPs into usual care took time and was limited by the perceived short-term nature of the intervention. Conclusion The implementation of nurse-led HVIPs enables access to clinical records, facilitating patient engagement, and can provide an additional service aligned to usual emergency care, supporting both patients and ED staff. Pre-Registration The protocol was pre-registered ([ISRCTN 15286575][1]; March 13, 2023) and published before data collection was complete. No data are available. Due to the sensitive nature of the study topic and risk of disclosure, transcripts will not be shared. Codebooks and topic guides will be shared on request. [1]: /external-ref?link_type=ISRCTN&access_num=ISRCTN15286575
emj.bmj.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I've put some videos about safety management in licenced premises on to YouTube, in English and Welsh

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Safety Management in Licensed Premises - YouTube
A series of films, aimed at improving safety management in licensed premises. Films are in both English and Welsh.
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November 24, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Our report on Violence Prevention Teams in emergency care has been published:

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South Wales VPU | Youth Endowment Fund
Nurse-led teams in hospital emergency departments that aim to identify and support patients who attend hospital with injuries associated with violence.
youthendowmentfund.org.uk
November 24, 2024 at 11:36 AM