This chapter is organised into two parts. Part I discusses the migration history of Sikhs in the UK. It reviews current literature that provides a useful insight into the development and characteristics of Sikh communities ...

This report presents data from a survey of carers about Annual Health Checks for people with learning/intellectual disabilities. The main aims of this study were to discover what factors cause the low uptake of Annual ...

This paper was produced following a collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London, University of Leicester and De Montfort University.

The SmokeScreen, an intervention aimed at reducing the uptake of smoking in young people was evaluated in schools in Leicester. There were differences in smoking between schools, each gender, ethnic and religious groups. ...

Nurses in both the community and hospital setting are frequently the initial points of contact for diabetics and important providers of education and health promotion. The advent of nurse-led clinics and autonomous ...

Aim To explore how practising mindfulness affects people’s experiences of living with a long-term condition. Background Increasing evidence suggests that mindfulness meditation-based interventions benefit people with ...

This chapter explores experiences of caring for a family member with dementia for those from South Asian communities living in the United Kingdom (UK). The barriers and challenges faced by South Asian carers of a family ...