Month: May 2020

Commonwealth Fund

Mental health conditions and substance use: comparing US needs and treatment capacity with those in other high-income countries

This data brief examines the mental health burden in the United States compared with 10 other high-income countries (including the United Kingdom) that participate in the Commonwealth Fund’s annual international health policy survey. It also looks at the relationship between mental health burden and social determinants of health, differences in seeking care, access and affordability of care, mental health and substance use disorder outcomes, and health system capacity

Read the data brief here

Local Government Association (LGA)

Loneliness, social isolation and Covid-19: practical advice

The LGA, together with the Association for Directors of Public Health, have produced this guide for directors of public health and others leading the response to the loneliness and social isolation issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic

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BMC Medical Education

Patient participation in medical student teaching: a survey of hospital patients

Despite the common practice of involving inpatients in the teaching of medical students little is known about the experience for patients. This study investigated inpatients’ willingness, motivations and experience with participation in medical student bedside teaching.

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