Thirty care homes in Wales are implementing a brief web-based mindfulness training course, starting in random sequence.
The trial was pragmatic in the sense that the aim was to test the usefulness of implementing a brief intervention with limited demands on costs and clinician qualifications in a standard setting, community substance abuse treatment [ 57], in a way that is similar to a number of recent studies [ 17, 54].
Following this we implemented a brief educational programme, highlighting the importance of setting appropriate alarm limits and muting prior to sampling from lines.
The objective of this study was to implement a brief intervention in asthma within a UK national pharmacy chain, and through the use of mystery customers, measure the extent of delivery of the intervention over a 4-month period.
The costs associated with implementing a screening and brief intervention programme were separated into the cost of briefing materials provided to the patient and the cost of the GP's time.
One trial (Maio et al. 2005) implemented a universal brief intervention aimed at both preventing and reducing use in adolescents with minor injuries.
As shown in Listing 1, the essential part of the procedure can be easily implemented in a brief script.
This supports the need for a more structured approach to be implemented as a brief first step to identify those with suspected delirium who would then be assessed using diagnostic tools such as the CAM.
Firstly, concerted efforts should be directed towards capacity building for preparing evidence briefs, conducting deliberative dialogues, implementing a RRS, developing and maintaining online clearinghouses, and evaluating these activities among those engaging in these EIHP activities.
Just last month Ken Livingstone, the capital's mayor, appointed him as the chair of the London Cultural Consortium with a brief to implement a ten-year plan to cement even further London's status as a leading world city for creativity.
We implemented a pre-operative team briefing that used a checklist as a guide and included members from all three professions in the operating room: nursing, anesthesia and surgery.
