Take a look at some of the literature searches we completed last month. The outcomes help to support clinical decision making, inform patient care or plan for service developments.
If you would like to request a literature search, please complete the form below and send it back to academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Please take a look at our December Library newsletter. This month we are encouraging all fathers to ‘Submit a letter to our sons’ writing about what matters most about fatherhood and lessons you want to pass down. This is supported by Stephen Graham and Orly Klein – who worked on the TV series Adolescence and hope to increase the communication between fathers and sons.
As always we hope you enjoy reading our newsletter and aim to keep you up to date with current news and awareness.
The Institute of Alcohol Studies has published a new vision for tackling alcohol harm across the country. Created by a wide group of experts in policy, research and treatment, the document sets out a clear and hopeful path for long term progress.
The vision looks at how the UK can create safer communities, strengthen prevention, improve treatment pathways, and reduce the serious health impacts linked to alcohol use. It brings together evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations that can help guide national and local action in the years ahead.
For anyone working in public health, mental health, community safety or addiction services, the report offers valuable insight into the changes that could support a healthier and more resilient future.
Read more: IAS-Long-term-vision-for-alcohol-harm.pdf
The latest Children and Young People’s Mental Health Newsletter is now available to view or download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
The latest Eating Disorders bulletin is now avaialble 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
A new briefing from NHS Providers brings together practical examples of how trusts are strengthening and supporting their research workforce. The resource highlights real world approaches that organisations have used to build research into everyday workforce planning, create opportunities for staff, and embed a culture of enquiry and innovation.
For teams interested in growing their research activity, the briefing offers clear and replicable ideas that can help services develop staff skills, improve evidence based practice, and support better outcomes for patients and communities.
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is looking ahead at how artificial intelligence could support better decision making across health services.
In a recent article, Shaukat Ali Khan, executive chief digital and information officer at the board, shared a vision for using AI at a strategic level. The focus is not on replacing people, but on using technology to help leaders understand demand, plan services more effectively, and improve outcomes for communities.
As AI continues to develop across the NHS, conversations like this help shape how technology can be used safely, ethically, and in ways that place people and patient care first.
Read more: A future vision for AI in system leadership at NHS West Yorkshire ICB | UKAuthority
A new pilot programme in the North East and Yorkshire is offering patients at acute and mental health trusts access to a digital app designed to help people quit smoking.
Participants receive free access to the Smoke Free app, which provides tools, guidance and personalised encouragement to support people on their stop smoking journey. The pilot is being delivered through a collaboration involving Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, and NHS England for the region.
Smoking rates remain higher among people living with mental health conditions, and digital support tools like this may offer an accessible way to improve long term health and wellbeing.
Read more: Healthcare partnership trials use of quit smoking app | UKAuthority
The current bulletin for Depression & Anxiety, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
In this edition:
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.
In this issue:
For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
