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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Learning from Lived Experience: My Story Playlist
At Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, we know that the most powerful lessons often come directly from people with lived experience.
The My Story playlist brings together personal accounts of recovery, resilience and the challenges of living with mental ill health. These stories are not only deeply moving, they also help shape the way we deliver care and design services.
Watch Jane’s story here: Jane’s story on YouTube
Explore the full playlist: My Story on YouTube
Eating Disorder Bulletin
Core beliefs in psychosis: new insights from a systematic review
A new systematic review has explored how core beliefs — the deep, often negative ideas we hold about ourselves and the world — play a role in psychosis.
The findings suggest that these beliefs can shape symptoms, recovery, and response to therapy. For clinicians, this highlights the importance of addressing core beliefs in treatment, not just the symptoms themselves.
This research adds weight to approaches that look at the whole person and their lived experience, making care more personal and effective.
Read the review on The Mental Elf: Core beliefs in psychosis: new insights from a systematic review – National Elf Service
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.
Government launches new neighbourhood health services
The government has announced new neighbourhood health services in 43 communities across England, supported by £10 million funding.
These services will bring together GPs, nurses, pharmacists, social care staff, and voluntary organisations to provide joined-up support closer to where people live.
For mental health, this means earlier help, less time waiting, and care that looks at the whole person – not just individual conditions. By connecting physical and mental health support, the aim is to reduce avoidable hospital visits and make it easier for people to get the help they need in their own communities.
Read more here: Government launches new neighbourhood health services | UK Healthcare News
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
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
Adult Mental Health Bulletin
The latest Adult Mental Health Bulletin is out courtesy of our friends at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
Exploring evidence regarding vision-based monitoring in inpatient mental health units
The Care Quality Commission commissioned a rapid evidence review to assess vision-based monitoring systems (VBMS) in inpatient mental health settings. The study examined 68 documents and conducted 11 interviews to understand how VBMS are used and their impact on safety and care.
Key insights include:
- VBMS can track location, activity, vital signs, and support informed interventions, helping reduce sleep disturbances, self-harm incidents, restraint use, and operational costs.
- Some evidence shows reductions such as a 44% drop in bedroom self-harm incidents and a 26% fall in restraint use, though findings are limited and mixed.
- Significant concerns around consent, privacy infringement, diminished patient dignity, and risk of re-traumatisation were raised.
- The report highlights gaps in regulation, policy guidance, and evidence quality—calling for clearer oversight, ethical safeguards, and further independent research to inform CQC’s stance.
Read the full report here: Exploring evidence regarding vision-based monitoring in inpatient mental health units – Care Quality Commission
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.