Category: Carers

Inclusion Bulletin

from Pennine Care

All credit to our coworkers over at Pennine

Please note that this bulletin has been created by a library in another organisation, and any resources held in that library will not necessarily be available to us in our Trust.  

Some of the references contained in the bulletin may be open access, and some of the references may be an abstract only, and the full text will have to be requested directly from GMMH Library and Knowledge Services. If you have any questions about this, please contact us at

Inclusion Bulletin August 2026Download

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If you have any questions or need help don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at Academic.Library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Learning Disabilities

By Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Credit to our coworkers at Mersey Care

In this edition:

  • Supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability to live well in their communities
  • Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report
  • “A way out”: CQC-led reviews support autistic people and people with a learning disability out of long-term segregation
  • NHS England community living guidance for people with learning disabilities
  • Report Launch – Building a Bridge: How to end the cliff edge of transition between children’s and adult services for young people with learning disabilities in England
  • Care England launches new choking prevention guide for people with learning disabilities
  • Plus much more
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New Learning Disabilities Bulletin


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/2026/07/1-july-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Psychopathology from childhood to adolescence in children with and without Mild Intellectual Disability (MID): a comparison across three MID operationalizations
  • Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report Published
  • Falling nurse numbers leave people with learning disabilities behind
  • Lived Experience of Pica: a parent and sister’s perspective
  • New three-year learning disabilities and autism plan to “transform” support
  • What four things are carers telling us about health and social care?
  • Plus much more

Developing palliative and end-of-life care research partnerships in the North East and North Cumbria: A report on the first year of the RIPEN network

A new research article from the NIHR Health and Social Care Delivery Research programme reports on the first year of the RIPEN network in the North East and North Cumbria. The project aimed to build stronger palliative and end-of-life care research collaboration across health, social care and hospice settings.

The work brought together patient and public partners, NHS trusts, universities and local organisations to create a research culture that supports inquiry, sharing of knowledge and future funding success. Activities included seminars, training events, collaborative workshops and support for early career researchers.

The evaluation found that these efforts helped establish new connections, shaped research proposals and built momentum for continued development in this important area of care. This collaborative approach has created a strong foundation for ongoing research that aims to improve quality of life and experiences at the end of life for people and families.

Read the full article here: Developing palliative and end-of-life care research partnerships in the North East and North Cumbria: A report on the first year of the RIPEN network | NIHR Journals Library

British Medical Association Report

The country is getting sicker: The urgent need to address growing health inequalities and protect our health in the face of an economic crisis.

This report contains anonymous testimonials from doctors, patients,
and carers across the UK about their experiences of a country that is
getting sicker in the face of an economic crisis.

Read the report here.

Emotional Support

Online resources – Mental Health Family Hour

Today’s resource is the hugely popular Mental Health Family Hour with Sam Tyrer (Change Talks) and Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave) and this episode is about young carers.

Carers Week

Breaks or breakdown: Carers Week 2021 report

This survey found that carers lost, on average, 25 hours of support a month they previously had from services or family and friends before the pandemic. It also reveals that 72 per cent of carers have not had any breaks from their caring role at all. It calls on the UK government to provide £1.2 billion funding for unpaid carers’ breaks, so that those providing upwards of 50 hours of care are able to take time off for their own health and wellbeing.

Read the report here.

Carers Week

7 – 13th June 2021

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

This year the focus is on coming together to Make Caring Visible and Valued.

Read more here.

Covid 19

Updated guidance

Source- King’s Fund

COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable – GOV.UK

(Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.)

COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing – GOV.UK

(Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.)

Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes – GOV.UK

(How to protect care home residents and staff during the coronavirus outbreak.)

Supported living services during coronavirus (COVID-19) – GOV.UK

(Guidance for providers of supported living settings.)