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Introduction: Physical inactivity is a major global issue affecting health. Promoting, supporting and encouraging physical activity amongst community-dwelling adults is essential, especially in primary care services where the majority of healthcare contacts take place. An intermediary, a professional who supports individuals to connect with appropriate community and voluntary services with the goal of improving health and wellbeing, may be a promising method to establish a connection to local physical activity; however the process has been poorly described to date. Objective: The objective of this scoping review will be to identify and summarise the literature describing the process of connecting community-dwelling adults to an intermediary, the processes (role, practice and procedure) of an intermediary in connecting these adults to local physical activity and sport opportunities, and to map these processes of connection to outcomes. Methods: This scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the scoping review methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute. A comprehensive search strategy will identify relevant studies in Embase, Medline, Web of Science and CINAHL, along with a structured grey literature search. Studies which describe an intermediary connecting community-dwelling adults (aged ≥18 years) to a local physical activity and/or sport opportunity or other similar resource will be included. Data will be charted and narratively summarised. Intermediary processes will be mapped to outcomes related to physical activity, and the PAGER (patterns, advances, gaps, evidence for practice and research recommendations) framework will be used to identify evidence gaps and research recommendations. Conclusions: This scoping review will be the first to describe the process of an intermediary connecting community dwelling adults to local physical activity. This review will identify, map and summarise the existing research on the processes and outcomes. The results will also identify any evidence gaps and will guide future research.

The children who engage with children’s social services are some of those who are at most risk of harm and abuse in society (Health Information and Quality Authority, 2012). The aim of the study was to identify what underpins good child-centred practice in children’s social services. This study was conducted to inform the development of National Standards for Children's Social Services. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) undertook a public scoping consultation to consult with people who have experience of children’s social services. Also a literature review was conducted as part of a review and synthesis of literature and evidence. Findings show that all children’s individual needs should be assessed and each child requires an approach tailored to their individual strengths and needs in order to keep them safe and promote their wellbeing. Although standardisation of certain processes can be helpful, both staff and children benefit from a degree of flexibility in the provision of services. Relationships with staff and having meaningful social connections are significant for children, in order for them to understand how their views can shape their care and support. The findings also indicate that accountable children's social services have strong leadership at both a national and local level to ensure that plans are carried out effectively across children’s social services.

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Supplemental Material, sj-docx-2-cob-10.1177_26335565211017781 for Primary care-based link workers providing social prescribing to improve health and social care outcomes for people with multimorbidity in socially deprived areas (the LinkMM trial): Pilot study for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Bridget Kiely, Deirdre Connolly, Barbara Clyne, Fiona Boland, Patrick O’Donnell, Eamon O Shea and Susan M Smith in Journal of Comorbidity

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Supplemental Material, sj-docx-3-cob-10.1177_26335565211017781 for Primary care-based link workers providing social prescribing to improve health and social care outcomes for people with multimorbidity in socially deprived areas (the LinkMM trial): Pilot study for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Bridget Kiely, Deirdre Connolly, Barbara Clyne, Fiona Boland, Patrick O’Donnell, Eamon O Shea and Susan M Smith in Journal of Comorbidity

Additional file 1.

Supplemental Material, sj-docx-1-cob-10.1177_26335565211017781 for Primary care-based link workers providing social prescribing to improve health and social care outcomes for people with multimorbidity in socially deprived areas (the LinkMM trial): Pilot study for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Bridget Kiely, Deirdre Connolly, Barbara Clyne, Fiona Boland, Patrick O’Donnell, Eamon O Shea and Susan M Smith in Journal of Comorbidity

Regulation is one of the ways in which the State seeks to ensure that health and social care services are safe for those that are using them. The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is the regulatory body in Ireland charged by the State to assure the public that these services are safe. This study set out to understand how social care managers, in the role of person in charge (PIC) of residential services for adults with disabilities, experience HIQA’s regulatory process and to explore how these experiences impact on social care managers, and on service improvement more generally.

Aim: The educational approach towards practice placement education in health-related disciplines has changed in recent years. The use of collaborative or peer learning models has increased, associated with positive effects on desired outcomes such as learning, competence and reflective practice. At present, there is little published literature on the implementation or use of such models in dietetics practice placement education. The aim of this study was to conduct a pilot study of a collaborative peer learning 2 students to 1 educator (2:1 model). Methods: Experienced practice placement educators from four clinical sites in the discipline of dietetics in the Republic of Ireland were invited to participate in the study and form an advisory group. Feedback from this group was used to inform the design and development of a framework to guide the wider implementation of the 2:1 model. Results: Feedback from the pilot study was largely positive, with all four sites willing to facilitate a 2:1 model again. The main recommendation was that the practice placement educators require more practical information on the implementation of a 2:1 model, particularly the facilitation of the peer feedback process. In response to this feedback, the Lynam framework was designed, which is the focus of this paper. Conclusions: This pilot study of a 2:1 model in dietetics practice placement education informed the design and development of a framework for implementation of the model. Further research into the use of the 2:1 model for practice placement education and the effectiveness of the Lynam framework to guide the implementation of this model is required.