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Humanity is currently operating outside the planetary boundary for novel entities, with plastic pollution emerging as a significant concern. Global plastic mass, including current use and plastic waste, is estimated at double the mass of all living animal biomass. River sediments can accumulate microplastic contamination, with particularly high contamination in urban hydrometric areas. Higher loadings of microplastic contamination have been observed in sediments compared to the water column a...

As pressures on healthcare systems increase, due to an ageing population, hospital admission avoidance interventions have been emphasised. These interventions can be difficult to objectively evaluate due to non-randomised roll-out, requiring observational methods with carefully selected control groups. This study aims to identify the defining characteristics of elderly patients receiving admission avoidance home visits. We conducted a record linkage study using routinely collected data to com...

Digital technologies are being used as part of international efforts to revolutionize healthcare in order to meet increasing demands such as the rising burden of chronic disease and ageing populations. In Scotland there is a government push towards a national service (Living It Up) as a single point of reference where citizens can access information, products and services to support their health and wellbeing. The aim of the study is to examine implementation issues including the challenges o...

Implementing consumer oriented digital health products and services at scale is challenging and a range of barriers to reaching and recruiting users to these types of solutions can be encountered. This paper describes the experience of implementers with the rollout of the Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme. The findings are based on qualitative analysis of baseline and midpoint interviews and project documentation. Eight main themes emerged as key factors which...