House of Commons Library; 2026.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10850/
[The UK and US Governments announced a pharmaceuticals trade deal in December 2025.]
Freely available online
Month: August 2026
Update – helping people stay happy, healthy and independent: An update on the briefing from 2019.
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA); 2026.
https://www.hfma.org.uk/publications/update-helping-people-stay-happy-healthy-and-independent
[This briefing outlines how community services remain central to delivering the NHS’s three strategic shifts — from hospital to community, treatment to prevention, and analogue to digital — by helping people stay healthy, independent and connected while reducing avoidable pressure on acute services.]
Available with appropriate registration or membership
NHS staff standards.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2026.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-staff-standards
[The NHS staff standards set national minimum employment requirements to improve staff experience, outlining employer actions and what staff can expect.]
Freely available online
Health Bulletin
Dear all,
Health effects of vape device components.
UK Parliament; 2026.
https://post.parliament.uk/health-effects-of-vape-device-components/
[Vapes are more popular than cigarettes in the UK. What do vape devices and e-liquids contain and how do they affect health?]
Freely available online
Effect of home visiting support on maternal psychosocial needs and postnatal depression: emulating a target trial. [Abstract]
Baba K. BMJ Mental Health 2026;29(1):1-8.
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[Adolescent and young adult (AYA) mothers often experience unmet psychosocial needs, and those under 25 years of age are at increased risk of perinatal depression. Although home visiting programmes may be beneficial, no controlled trial has evaluated a programme co-designed with first-time AYA mothers and grounded in their lived experiences. The Early Partnership programme was acceptable and effective in improving perceived fulfilment of psychosocial needs and postnatal depressive symptoms.]
Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services: 2024-25.
Office of the Children’s Commissioner; 2026.
https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/childrens-and-young-peoples-mental-health-services-2024-25/
[The number of children referred to mental health services in England has risen by 10% in a year to more than one million.]
Freely available online
Impacts of Screen Time, Media and Technology Use on Under 2s during the first 1001 Critical Days: A Systematic Review.
Clayton C. University of Leeds 2026;:1-143.
[The benefit of digital screen exposure for babies is negligible, while the potential risks of use on physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development are substantial.]
Freely available online
CYMPH Evidence based bulletin June 2026
Here is the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence-based bulletin. We hope this helps to keep you up to date with current awareness within your department. Please feel free to share and disseminate with colleagues. Some evidence is freely available, others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the Library team should you need any support accessing the material.
Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin
from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service
All credit goes to our coworkers over at Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service
This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.
In this issue:
- Machine Learning Model for Predicting Suicide Risks Among Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Who Received Opioids
- Substance Use and Suicidality in People at Ultra‐High‐Risk of Psychosis: A Systematic Review
- Exploring Parent Support Needs During and After Adolescent Suicide Crisis Emergency Department Visits: A Qualitative Investigation
- Plus much more
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New Resource: The mark of co-production
Co-production involves people coming together as equals to make decisions and create services that work for them. This new co-produced resource supports anyone interested in planning, running, or evaluating a co-production project. It outlines the definitions, celebrates the approach, and explores how projects can aim for the highest levels of co-production.
The tool is grouped into four key stages of co-production:
- Planning
- Process
- Completing, sharing, celebrating
- Review
Developed from work with adults’ social care, the core principles can be adapted to support practice with young people and more.
The resource is most effective when used to support reflection by all involved in a co-production project – including members of the public, practitioners, researchers, or managers.
Find out more: How to practice effective co-production | Research in Practice
Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin.
From the BSW Hospitals Group
All credit goes to our coworkers at the BSW Hospitals Group
Some articles may require an Open Athens account which you can register for at OpenAthens | Registration
Please note that ‘Get Confident with Evidence’ training advertised in the Bulletin is only available to staff and students based at the RUH, GWH, SFT, and partner organisations.
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Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2026.
We selected randomized controlled trials and comparative nonrandomized studies that enrolled adult participants with Down syndrome to evaluate benefits and harms of screening, diagnostic, or treatment interventions. No studies addressing screening interventions were identified. We identified only a limited number of treatment interventions. Some improvements were observed for dementia, depression, sleep apnea, and mobility.
Freely available online
Dementia Bulletin
from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service
Credit to our coworkers over at Mersey Care
In this issue:
- Dementia Caregivers’ Preferences for Involvement in Delirium Care During Hospitalization
- Vocal Fold Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
- How Does Receipt of Dementia Screening Impact Depressive Symptoms Among Patients and Their Family Members?
- Cognitive Reablement Using Digital Voice Assistants for People Living With Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Co‐Design Study
- Plus much more