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.]
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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?]
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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.]
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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.]
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| The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/03/30-march-2026/ In this issue: Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia Nutritional status, Mediterranean diet adherence, and quality of life in older adults with dementia: A cross-sectional study Plus much more Please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin. |
Shaping neighbourhood health: reflections and insights from mental health providers.
The NHS Alliance; 2026.
[This briefing shares reflections and insights on the development of neighbourhood health, early lessons, and ongoing challenges and barriers for mental health trusts.]
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Source: House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts
This report finds that the Department for Health and Social Care lost 75 per cent of the £12 billion it spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) in the first year of the pandemic to inflated prices and kit that did not meet requirements – including £4 billion of PPE that will not be used in the NHS and needs to be disposed of. The report also voices concerns about the risk of further payouts as NHS commissioning is restructured under upcoming reforms.
Department of Health and Social Care; April 7 2022
Professor Ben Goldacre was commissioned by the government in February 2021 to review how to improve safety and security in the use of health data for research and analysis. The report makes 185 recommendations that would benefit patients and the health care sector. It is aimed at policy-makers in the NHS and government, research funders and those who use the data for service planning, public health management and medical research.
Source: The King’s Fund Health Management and Policy Alert
After a brief section on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in England, the main report consists of a collection of charts that present a broad and high-level overview of the nation’s health across a range of health outcomes and public health indicators. A key theme is the variation in health that exists across different dimensions: over geographies, over time, and between groups of people.
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Health matters: cold weather and COVID-19 Public Health England
(As we approach the first winter with coronavirus (COVID-19) circulating, it’s essential that action is taken across the health and social care sector to enable people to stay safe and well and to ensure that the NHS is not overwhelmed. This edition of Health Matters will cover the impact of cold weather on health, how COVID-19 amplifies cold-related risks, and actions that can be taken to prevent harm, particularly to those most vulnerable.)
KINSHIP IN THE CITY REPORT: Urban Loneliness and the built environment Future Spaces Foundation
(This report explores the impact of urban loneliness and ideas for reshaping our built environment to improve social cohesion. Produced as part of the Future Spaces Foundation’s Vital Cities programme, it builds on our existing body of research into the building blocks of dynamic, socially sustainable cities where individuals and communities can thrive.)
Play and social skills may protect children who have difficulties with spoken language.
NIHR Evidence; 2020.
(NIHR Alert. Researchers looked at the social and play skills of young children with developmental language disorder (DLD). They found that those with good early social and play skills developed fewer behaviour or mental health problems as they grew up. The research suggests that therapies and education techniques based on play and understanding other children could help children with DLD avoid later problems.)
COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2020.
[Updated guidance in line with national restrictions commencing 5 November 2020.]
Behaviour change: guides for national and local government and partners.
Public Health England (PHE); 2020.
(Based on the Behaviour Change Wheel framework, these guides are for national and local government and partners, such as the NHS, emergency services and third sector, to support people to have healthier behaviours.
6 November 2020: Added document: ‘Achieving behaviour change: a guide for national government’ and policies to change behaviour.)
Community pharmacies: promoting health and wellbeing NICE
(This quality standard covers how community pharmacies can support the health and wellbeing of the local population. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.)
Performance Tracker 2020: How public services have coped with coronavirus.
Institute for Government; 2020.
(This report analyses the disruptions in hospitals, general practice, adult social care, schools and criminal courts, and the changes made in response. It finds that coronavirus has resulted in backlogs across public services and calls for reviews of the impact of remote general practice and hospital appointments.)
