LSCFT Research Bulletin

The latest LSCFT Research bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible however others may require an Open Athens account. If you are having issues accessing the articles, please get in touch with the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

LSCFT Research Bulletin by Katie Roper

Learning Disabilities Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/03/12-march-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Hospitalisations and deaths due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a cohort study
  • Non-Substance Addictive Behaviors Among People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
  • Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Webinar recording: Introducing the Working Together Checker
  • Connected Care – Highlights and insights from the 2026 Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference
  • Good Lives depend on good support: new report on pay in adult social care
  • Plus much more

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Depression & Anxiety bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Depression & Anxiety Bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/depression-anxiety/2026/04/31-march-2026/

In this edition:

  • Can crisis planning reduce repeat sectioning? FINCH feasibility trial
  • Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study
  • Preconception mental health and developmental vulnerability at school entry: population based cohort study
  • Plus much more

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Community Health Bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/03/25-march-2026/

In this edition:

  • Community mental health services: government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report
  • Health protection in children and young people settings, including education
  • Navigating cultural barriers: a qualitative study exploring clinicians’ experiences of providing mental health support for ethnic minority groups in England
  • From despair to hope: improving the A&E experience for people in mental health crisis
  • 3-year high in attacks on NHS staff
  • Underfunding mental health is not just bad for patients but for wider communities and economy, health leaders say
  • Plus much more

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Community Health Bulletin,

Dear all,

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/04/21-april-2026/

In this edition:

  • RSV immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 18 March 2026
  • Supporting young people to transition into adolescent and adult services
  • Cause for alarm: what can safeguarding data tell us about the challenges facing health and care services?
  • “Nothing builds hope more powerfully than knowing you still matter to someone”: Family ties matter if we want to end the revolving door
  • Women’s voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy
  • Unpacking the neighbourhood health framework: the good, the bad and the puzzling
  • Plus much more

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Dementia bulletin

Hi all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/03/30-march-2026/

In this issue:

  • Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort
  • SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia
  • Nutritional status, Mediterranean diet adherence, and quality of life in older adults with dementia: A cross-sectional study
  • Plus much more

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Forensic Psychiatry Bulletin

Forensic Psychiatry Bulletin

The link below is to the latest edition of this current awareness bulletin on the Trust Library webpage. The links to abstracts have been activated in this bulletin and if you click on the title, it will take you to either the abstract or a full text version.

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/download/forensic-psychiatry-march-2026pdf.pdf?ver=24087&doc=docm93jijm4n18161.pdf

Some of the references contained in the bulletin may be an Open Access reference, which will be available for you download and some may be available to download via a GMMH Athens Account login. Some of the references may be an abstract only, and the full text will have to be requested directly from the library.

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Neurodiversity Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

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The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/04/8-april-2026/


In this edition:

  • Sensory-processing informed autism practice for child-centred therapists
  • Literacy support in England: comparing policy and practice for children from marginalised communities
  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: interim report
  • Neuroinclusion – Needs and Person Centred Approaches
  • Five PBS and ABA blind spots: once you see it, you can’t unsee it
  • When a Quiz Feels Accurate… But Still Isn’t Enough
  • Plus much more

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Thank you

Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service can now be viewed at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/bulletins/suicide-prevention/

This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:     

  • Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Behavior in Older Adults With Severe Vision Loss
  • Emotion Regulation and Depressive Symptoms Mediate the Association between Chronotype and Suicidality
  • Parental violent offending and offspring suicidal behavior: a nationwide register-based study
  • Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase suicidal thoughts
  • Plus much more