Guidance has been published for community pharmacies in England that deliver services to people who use drugs and alcohol. It aims to assist the commissioning and delivery of high-quality, safe and effective care that can engage more people in drug and alcohol treatment and reduce harms associated with the use of drugs and alcohol, including deaths from accidental overdose.
Community pharmacy: delivering substance misuse services – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
New to the blog is the Caring for People with Dementia Bulletin produced by the Library team at the Manchester University Foundation Trust. If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
The latest suicide prevention and self harm bulletin from the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available. If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
This briefing from the House of Commons considers the potential causes, implications and the government’s policy response to the increase in vaping among children and young people in England.
NICE is re-evaluating the usefulness of the Cochrane Library, which comes up for renewal in 2025. NICE is now looking for user feedback on the resource – would you like to contribute on any of the following issues?
Submit your feedback to celestine.johnston@nice.org.uk who is currently gathering feedback to gauge whether or not to continue funding it.
| The Faculty of Public Health has led a coalition of health organisations and charities publishing a report calling on the government to protect the health and productivity of children by expanding access to the Free School Meal programme, National School Breakfast programme, and the Healthy Start voucher scheme. |
The latest Eating Disorders bulletin, produced by the Library team at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, is now available.
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
LSCFT Library service information services librarian Emma Dent recently attended a clinical librarians conference that looked at issues including systematic reviews and AI in information gathering. Read her blog for more
The latest learning disabilities and autism bulletin from the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care Trust is now available. If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
New to this blog is the latest non-medical prescribing bulletin from the Library and Knowledge Service at Avon and Wiltshire Partnership Trust. If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
