Biomedical subjects
C Bulmer
Publications and source records attributed to C Bulmer.
Clinical decisions: defining meaning through focus groups.
In this article, the author illustrates the use of an adapted focus group process. He uses the example of canvassing the views of registered mental health nurses about the meaning of the term clinical decision. The article centres on the process involved in what the author has called 'the grounded focus group', a combination of traditional focus group work with analysis techniques drawn from grounded theory. The author describes the techniques involved, and offers a practical guide to the application of such groups, discussing the skills and important concerns involved in facilitating focus groups of this type.
Supervision: how it works.
While much has been written about the value of clinical supervision and theoretical models of how it should take place, few accounts exist of how it works in practice. This paper illustrates how supervision was implemented within a directorate in one trust. Both pitfalls and successes of the project are highlighted together with a summary of the evaluation. Evaluation demonstrated that two-thirds of those receiving supervision valued it highly.