Restraint in mental health hospitals: what families want staff to understand.

The Conversation; 2026.

If mental health services want to reduce the use of restraint, they need reliable ways of using the detailed knowledge families have accumulated over years of caring. That knowledge can help staff understand what a person is trying to communicate before distress reaches the point at which force is considered necessary.

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Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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In this issue:

  • Searching for the Ideal Selection of Cognitive Screening Tasks for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline in Older Individuals With Low Literacy
  • The effects of improved access to diabetes medications on risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
  • Patient, care partner, and clinician perspectives on a “good day” with dementia
  • Caregivers in a Haystack? Informatics‐Driven Clinical Trial Enrollment of Dementia Caregivers at Medical Visits
  • Plus much more

14 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Safeguarding children affected by a parent’s alcohol or drug use
  • Learning from national patient experience surveys: qualitative insights across care pathways
  • Understanding local provision for Black maternal mental health
  • What does the Prime Minister mean by a National Care Service?
  • Overprescribing can take a toll on older peoples’ health and independence – here’s what can be done
  • Cannabis use linked to higher risk of violence, major review finds
  • Plus much more

7 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Conditions bulletin

from the Mental Health and Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Conditions (MHLDNC) Programmes at NHS England.

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Dementia Bulletin

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In this issue:

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of safeguarding concerns among older adults with dementia in England: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study
  • Characterising patients with Alzheimer’s disease in England: a cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to Hospital Episode Statistics
  • Menopausal insomnia as a modifiable node of dementia risk: Mechanistic insights and intervention strategies
  • Study finds three midlife health factors that could delay dementia for 13 years
  • Plus much more
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Inclusion Bulletin

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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

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In this edition:

  • Open Dialogue versus treatment as usual for adults presenting in crisis to mental health services in England (the ODDESSI Trial): a multisite cluster-randomised trial
  • Gratitude and health behaviours: A temporal affective self‐regulation resource analysis across 24 samples
  • “It is Just Too Overwhelming and Constant”: Environmental Influences on Anxiety and Depression in Autistic Young People
  • Integrated mental health treatment and employment services for refugees with PTSD: randomised controlled trial
  • Plus much more
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Addiction in the UK.

The Forward Trust; 2026.

[This report aims to inform the national conversation on addiction – it collates data and analysis of the levels of addiction in our society, the associated harms, and our experience so far with policies and programmes introduced in response.]
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Making Workplaces Work for Everyone.

Centre for Ageing Better; 2026.

[Disabled older workers and people with long-term health conditions continue to face significant barriers in the labour market. These challenges are not caused by an individual’s impairment or health condition, but by barriers in the workplace that fail to accommodate different needs. The findings here highlight both areas of consensus and barriers to implementation, and help inform practical action to improve working conditions.]
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Interviewing Health Professionals’ Experiences of Administering Different Measures With People Living With Dementia: A Piece of a Holistic Puzzle.

Ward A. Health and Social Care in the Community 2026;2026(1):5047831.

[This paper aims to explore health professionals’ perspectives on administering different validated measures, both subjective and objective measures, with people with dementia within Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.]
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