The most recent Make Every Contact count public heath bulletin looking at latest evidence around smoking cessation, alcohol, healthy weight, healthy eating and physical exercise is now available. The bulletin is produced by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT Library staff. If you cannot access any of the articles included in the bulletin please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
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Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin
The latest Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin produced by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is now available.
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
Community Health Bulletin
The latest Community health Bulletin produced by the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available.
In this edition:
- Crisis and acute mental health care
- For urgent action: campaign to vaccinate all frontline healthcare staff
- Do we really understand what a healthy weight looks like for all ethnicities?
- When healthcare advice feels like blame – the problem with ‘Making Every Contact Count’
- No Neighbourhood Health Without Mental Health
- New healthier food standards to give babies best start in life
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Patient Health Records: Access, Confidentiality, and the Journey Toward a Single Record
A July 28 2025 briefing explains current UK laws governing patient access to their own health records and confidentiality protections. It reveals that NHS data remains fragmented—GPs and hospitals each hold separate records, complicating care and research. The government plans to introduce a “single patient record” via the NHS App. While many support better data sharing, concerns linger over third-party access. Electronic record systems are in place in most NHS trusts, but progress continues toward full implementation by 2026. Key legislation now includes the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and updated standards to encourage secure and efficient data sharing.
Read more: Patient health records: Access, sharing and confidentiality – House of Commons Library
Collaborative Care for Depression – What Works Best?
A new National Elf Service article explores which parts of collaborative care make the biggest difference for people with depression.
Research shows that while collaborative care involves teamwork, structured plans, and regular follow-up, the most effective elements are manual-based psychotherapy and involving family or carers.
Despite strong evidence, collaborative care is still underused in practice, often due to limited resources and uncertainty about what really works. This study highlights where efforts should be focused to improve outcomes for patients.
Read more: Collaborative care for depression: what are the key components?
Community Health Bulletin
The latest Community health Bulletin produced by the Evidently Better team at Mersey Care NHS FT is now available.
In this edition:
- Exercising our rights: Improving access to physical activity for people living with severe mental illness
- PAGB launch new 2025 Self-Care Census Report
- Black maternal mental health – interconnected issues at the heart
- How to Talk to a Friend About Their Mental Health: A Helpful Guide
- NHS launches first ever review to tackle LGBT+ health inequalities
- Moving care out of hospital: what can England learn from other countries?
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
Community Health Bulletin
Current Awareness Bulletin With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.
In this edition:
- Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South
- Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health
- Taking action on obesity: what do the public think?
- Invest in better mental health support for people in the criminal justice system, say charities
- Postnatal depression harming up to 85,000 new mums in England, warns RCPsych
- Still the Government’s best-kept secret? Access to Work for people with mental health difficulties
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Community Health Bulletin
The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2025/07/15-july-2025/
In this edition:
- 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
- Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape
- Big Questions in Psychiatry: Responsibility in psychiatry exploring blame, compassion and mental illness (CPD eLearning)
- BPS publishes refreshed guidance on assessment, formulation and diagnosis
- What’s stopping us from self-caring? New Self-Care Forum data exposes deep inequalities in self-care confidence and behaviour
- Obesity care: why “eat less, move more” advice is failing
- Plus much more
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Community Bulletin
The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2025/07/1-july-2025/
In this edition:
- Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey: Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, England, 2023/4
- The healthy food standard is a win for the nation’s health
- What is prevention in health?
- Assisted dying Bill risks preventable deaths of people with treatable mental illness warns RCPsych
- NHS England responds to ADHD Taskforce interim report
- Engaging parents digitally: learning from the Tiny Happy People text messaging service
- Plus much more
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Community Health Bulletin
The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2025/06/17-june-2025/
In this edition:
- Changes in food and drink purchasing behaviour and the impact on diet and nutrition: 2021 to 2023
- Commissioner guidance for adult community mental health rehabilitation services
- Marching through time: Intersections of queer activism and mental wellbeing
- Building emotionally healthy schools
- The Reading Agency Launches Reading Well for families Booklist, Addressing Critical Rise in Perinatal Health Needs
- “Significant gaps” in ADHD research post 2020 hindering development of effective policy
- Plus much more
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