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Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines: Press release

Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines

Press release

The required elements for the reference are:

Corporate author of press release. (Year issued) Title. Press release, date of release.

For an Online Press Release as above but including: Available at: URL [Accessed Date].

Reference List

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment - print press release example:

Royal College of Nursing. (2009) RCN praises health care staff as infections continue to fall. Press release, 18 June.

In-text citation 

Example 1 - where the author's name occurs naturally in the sentence

Royal College of Nursing (2009)

 

 

Reference List

Example of the full reference at the end of your assignment - online press release example:

Health and Safety Executive. (2017) Care home fined following death of elderly resident. Press release, 30 August. Available at: http://press.hse.gov.uk/2017/care-home-fined-following-death-ofelderly-resident/ [Accessed 5 September 2017].

In-text citation

Example 1 - where the author's name does not occur naturally in the sentence

(Health and Safety Executive 2017)

Other points to note

Points to note: 

  • For an Online Press Release as above but including: Available at: URL [Accessed Date].
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