Listening deeply to refugee background women to understand experiences of domestic and family violence in their communities to foster engagement with global support systems.

As trauma survivors, women and girls from refugee backgrounds face significant challenges when settling in host countries; the risk of domestic and family violence (DFV) accentuates these difficulties. Reflecting on findings from a seven-year university and industry research partnership, this article explores the etiology of DFV in women from refugee backgrounds living in non-metropolitan Australia. Drawing on action research principles and intersectional and social ecological theoretical frameworks, this study captured diverse women's views about experiences and strategies for addressing DFV in refugee communities. Having developed trusting relationships with participants over the different study phases, the first author conducted in-depth interviews with women of refugee backgrounds, listening deeply and confirming findings with participants as they emerged. Interviews were also conducted with staff from settlement, health and specialist domestic violence services to offer a broad perspective on how best to support refugee women experiencing DFV. Key findings revealed stressors and support that impact violence, such as employment status and acculturation, and identification of who the women would trust if experiencing violence. By understanding the interweaving factors influencing women's risk of DFV and strategies to address it, global healthcare providers will be better positioned to collaborate with refugee communities and specialist services.

Overcoming the hurdles: setting up clinical trials in three UK hospices.

Three nurses, all experienced in palliative care but new to a research role, were employed by a Comprehensive Local Research Network to form part of the first network of 'research-active hospices' in the UK. This article outlines the challenges and hurdles faced by the research nurses and illustrates how their achievements can be capitalized on to ensure that future research nurses have a greater insight into the research process when undertaking clinical palliative care research studies in a non-NHS setting. The research nurses' experiences have highlighted issues that need addressing, particularly in relation to research governance-ethical and Research and Development approval for National Institute for Health Research portfolio studies being undertaken in what are effectively classed as non-NHS institutions with NHS patients. These issues are hopefully now being taken forward by those responsible for policy-making, ensuring that an ever-growing population of palliative care patients involved with hospice services has the same access to participation in research as other NHS patients.