This multidisciplinary volume demonstrates how Freedom of Information (FOI) law and
processes can contribute to social science research design across sociology, criminology …

The global shift in demographics towards aging populations is leading to a commensurate
increase in age-related disease and frailty. It is essential to optimise health services to meet …

Social work is one of the core professions within mental health services in the UK, though its
position as local authority 'outsider'excludes it from health-based workforce planning …

Freedom of information (FoI) legislation has been represented as a valuable but underused
means of generating otherwise unavailable data from public authorities in health and social …

Despite legislation introduced more than a decade ago providing citizens with the right to
request data from public authorities in the United Kingdom, researchers have been slow on …

Social work in England and Wales has played an integral role in mental health since the
formalisation of mental health care. However, neither the scope of provision nor the role …

Background: Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in
the UK. Ethnicity is one of the independent predictors of stroke. Aim: To explore stroke in the …

Despite its potential value, only a relatively small group of studies have leveraged data from
routine care provision, obtained through freedom of information (FoI) requests, to map care …

In the spirit of open dialogue and encouraging academic practitioner sharing of thoughts
and ideas in the context of mental health research, quality improvement and general …

The global shift in demographics towards aging populations is leading to a commensurate
increase in age-related disease and frailty. It is essential to optimise health services to meet …