Month: May 2026

LSCFT Research Bulletin

The latest LSCFT Research bulletin is now available 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

LSCFT Research Bulletin by Katie Roper

Learning Disabilities Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

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The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/03/12-march-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Hospitalisations and deaths due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a cohort study
  • Non-Substance Addictive Behaviors Among People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
  • Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
  • Webinar recording: Introducing the Working Together Checker
  • Connected Care – Highlights and insights from the 2026 Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference
  • Good Lives depend on good support: new report on pay in adult social care
  • Plus much more

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Depression & Anxiety bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Depression & Anxiety Bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/depression-anxiety/2026/04/31-march-2026/

In this edition:

  • Can crisis planning reduce repeat sectioning? FINCH feasibility trial
  • Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study
  • Preconception mental health and developmental vulnerability at school entry: population based cohort study
  • Plus much more

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Community Health Bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/03/25-march-2026/

In this edition:

  • Community mental health services: government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report
  • Health protection in children and young people settings, including education
  • Navigating cultural barriers: a qualitative study exploring clinicians’ experiences of providing mental health support for ethnic minority groups in England
  • From despair to hope: improving the A&E experience for people in mental health crisis
  • 3-year high in attacks on NHS staff
  • Underfunding mental health is not just bad for patients but for wider communities and economy, health leaders say
  • Plus much more

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Community Health Bulletin,

Dear all,

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/04/21-april-2026/

In this edition:

  • RSV immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 18 March 2026
  • Supporting young people to transition into adolescent and adult services
  • Cause for alarm: what can safeguarding data tell us about the challenges facing health and care services?
  • “Nothing builds hope more powerfully than knowing you still matter to someone”: Family ties matter if we want to end the revolving door
  • Women’s voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy
  • Unpacking the neighbourhood health framework: the good, the bad and the puzzling
  • Plus much more

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