With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation trust the latest Perinatal Mental Health bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.
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The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin produced by the Mersey Care Evidently Better team is now available.
In this issue:
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The latest Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin produced by the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is now available.
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Strong partnership working is essential for improving health and wellbeing, especially when challenges are complex and cross organisational boundaries.
A new 2025 report from The Kings Fund shares learning from the Healthy Communities Together programme. Drawing on real experience of setting up and running the programme, the report offers practical insight into what helps partnerships work well at a local level.
Key themes include the importance of trust, shared purpose and clear relationships, as well as the time and support needed to build partnerships that feel meaningful rather than transactional. The learning is particularly relevant for those working across health, local government, voluntary sector and community organisations, where collaboration is central to tackling health inequalities.
This report provides useful guidance for anyone involved in developing or supporting partnership working and offers realistic reflections on both the opportunities and the challenges involved.
The full report is freely available online: How To Support Partnership Working | The King’s Fund
The current bulletin for Depression & Anxiety, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
In this edition:
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The Institute of Alcohol Studies has published a new vision for tackling alcohol harm across the country. Created by a wide group of experts in policy, research and treatment, the document sets out a clear and hopeful path for long term progress.
The vision looks at how the UK can create safer communities, strengthen prevention, improve treatment pathways, and reduce the serious health impacts linked to alcohol use. It brings together evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations that can help guide national and local action in the years ahead.
For anyone working in public health, mental health, community safety or addiction services, the report offers valuable insight into the changes that could support a healthier and more resilient future.
Read more: IAS-Long-term-vision-for-alcohol-harm.pdf
A new pilot programme in the North East and Yorkshire is offering patients at acute and mental health trusts access to a digital app designed to help people quit smoking.
Participants receive free access to the Smoke Free app, which provides tools, guidance and personalised encouragement to support people on their stop smoking journey. The pilot is being delivered through a collaboration involving Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, and NHS England for the region.
Smoking rates remain higher among people living with mental health conditions, and digital support tools like this may offer an accessible way to improve long term health and wellbeing.
Read more: Healthcare partnership trials use of quit smoking app | UKAuthority
The current bulletin for Depression & Anxiety, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
In this edition:
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
The latest Mental Health Bulletin from NHS Digital is now available. It offers the most detailed picture of people who used NHS funded secondary mental health, learning disability and autism services in England during 2024 to 2025.
This annual report helps shine a light on who is accessing services, how care is being delivered and where demand continues to grow. Insights like these support better planning, service improvement and understanding of the needs of the people we care for.
You can read the full publication here: Mental Health Bulletin, 2024-25 Annual report – NHS England Digital
The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin produced by the Mersey Care Evidently Better team is now available.
In this issue:
If you are unable to access any of the included articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
