Month: September 2019

Journal of Psychiatric Research, November 2019

The November issue of Journal of Psychiatric Research has been published.  This issue includes a meta-analysis of comparative efficacy and acceptability of first-line drugs for the acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in adults and the association between polygenic score for body mass index and depressive symptoms via early life stress.

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Outstanding models of district nursing: a joint project identifying what makes an outstanding district nursing service

Queen’s Nursing Institute, September 2019

This report urgently calls for investment in district nursing, as new figures show the number of district nurses working in the NHS has dropped by almost 43 per cent in England in the past 10 years. The report also analyses the support needed to make an outstanding district nursing service.

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BJPsych Bulletin – October 2019

The October edition of BJPsych Bulletin has been published.  This issue includes articles on personal resilience in psychiatrists, patient-reported outcome measures in community mental health teams, and factors influencing use of community treatment orders and quality of care that people receive.

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Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust – CQC Report

Care Quality Commission, September 2019

This is the Care Quality Commission inspection report for Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, released on 10th September 2019.  The Trust has been awarded an overall rating of ‘Requires Improvement’.  However, 10 of the 14 core services have been rated ‘Good’ and the Trust was rated good overall for Caring and Responsive. 

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How does UK healthcare spending compare with other countries?

Office for National Statistics, August 2019

This is an analysis of UK healthcare spending relative to comparable countries, using data produced to the international definitions of the System of Health Accounts.  It shows that in 2017, the UK spent £2,989 per person on healthcare, which was around the median for members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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Ageist Britain?

SunLife, August 2019

This report aims to shine a light on the issue of casual ageism and the impact that it has on all of us. It highlights how ageism can have real life consequences, promotes exclusion and can affect physical and mental health. It is based on consumer research of 4,000 UK adults to understand how and when people experience ageism, how many of us admit to being ageist, and if people feel progress is being made to stamp it out. It finds casual ageism is part of our everyday language. It’s so ingrained that many ageist remarks are often overlooked, missed or simply accepted. Many sentiments are subtle and can even be well-intentioned. But the truth is that ‘ageist’ language, however casual, can have a huge impact on our perception of life after 50 and the way we treat people we meet. The truth is that ageist language, however casual, perpetuates the myth that life after 50 must be worse than before it.

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Navigating the uncharted waters: population ageing in the UK –

International Longevity Centre: UK, August 2019

International Longevity Centre – UK report that argues that the UK’s unprecedented population ageing poses a set of daunting, yet not insurmountable, challenges for policymakers, institutions and health care providers to design better solutions fit for an ageing society. It calls for health policy reforms that focus on preventing, rather than curing disease to enable people to stay active and healthy for longer. It also calls for programmes to enable older workers to remain in the labour market for longer through retraining opportunities and more flexible working patterns, and highlights the pivotal role innovation could play, including, for instance, robotics to help fill production demands for manual labour, or better housing and transport design to facilitate independence and continued employment for older people.

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Closer links between police and health services can improve experiences for people in mental health crisis

NIHR Signal, August 2019

New models are emerging of mental health staff working with police. This NIHR-funded review found limited UK-relevant evidence of mixed quality. Studies showed different models in use, from police and mental health staff responding to incidents together to health staff in police control rooms providing support and advice. There was little evidence on which approaches work best, but some research suggested a reduction in formal detentions although there were few outcome data reported. Research shows potential for improving health outcomes for individuals in crisis by ensuring they are diverted to appropriate services, and in helping direct the appropriate use of police and NHS resources.

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Ageing confidently: supporting an ageing workforce

Centre for Social Justice, August 2019

It is estimated that by 2035, over half of all adults in the UK will be over 50 years of age. This report proposes several recommendations to provide older people and employers with the support needed to unlock the potential of this demographic and enable older people to access the benefits of work. It states that without a concerted effort to increase the opportunities for older workers, individuals, businesses and the economy will suffer. Among the recommendations are enhanced healthcare support through improvements in occupational health, training in mental health first aid and further support for those aged 55 and over from the Work and Health Programme from the Department of Work and Pensions. It also recommends a rise in State Pension Age to 70 by 2028 and to 75 by 2035.

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