The Gosall Library, April 2020
This week’s library bulletins are on Community Health, Dementia and Suicide Prevention
Month: April 2020
Survey Results
Understanding people’s concerns about the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Academy of Medical Sciences, together with the research charity MQ: Transforming Mental Health, is working with researchers and those with lived experience to ensure that mental health is at the heart of research into the impacts of COVID-19. This report describes the findings of a consultation undertaken in late March 2020, the week that the Prime Minister announced the UK lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reading Ideas
How to read Shakespeare for pleasure
In recent years the orthodoxy that Shakespeare can only truly be appreciated on stage has become widespread. However, as with many of our habits and assumptions, lockdown gives us a chance to think differently. Now could be the time to dust off the old collected works and read some Shakespeare, just as people have been doing for more than 400 years.
Many people have said they find reading Shakespeare a bit daunting, so here are five tips for how to make it simpler and more pleasurable.
Social Care
Social care for adults aged 18-64
A report from the Health Foundation examines the social care needs of this age group and how they differ from those of older people. It suggests that many younger adults could be going without the care they need.
Read the report here
News
The Conversation: How the coronavirus is putting our relationship with alcohol to the test
It is not surprising to hear that sales of alcohol are rising during this COVID-19 pandemic. Retail sales data for the UK reported an additional £104 million was spent in the last week in March, which is when lockdown measures were introduced, compared to the week before.
Read more here
Public Libraries
Borrow e-books and e-audio
Find out what’s available for you and your family at home from your local library.
Read more here
NHS England News
NHS strikes deal on first in a new generation of cancer busting drugs
At the same time as managing the most serious global health threat in a century, the NHS has struck a deal which will see hundreds of people a year benefit from a ‘game-changing’ new cancer treatment.
Read more here
The American Journal on Addictions
Editorial: Challenges to opioid use disorders during COVID-19
COVID-19 brings an opportunity to learn as well as a responsibility to prevent and treat. Clinical scientists must learn from early experience and communicate to the global community as well as adapt local health care to emergencies such as the COVID-19 epidemic. This adaptation to COVID-19 must include paying attention to pre-existing medical and mental disorders and understanding the interrelationship of these comorbid disorders in drug-dependent populations.
Read the editorial here
Women’s Prize for Fiction
2020 Shortlist announced
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates the very best full length fiction written by women throughout the world.
Read more about the prize and see the list of shortlisted books here
Free E-Books
Hachette UK offers NHS staff free e-books
Hachette UK has set up a new website to offer NHS workers across the country free e-books to thank them for their dedication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The website, which is powered by ebooks.com, will initially be available until the end of May.
See the website and download books here