Category: Physical Health

Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

All credit goes to our co-workers over at Mersey Care.

In this edition:

  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final
  • No wrong door? A review
  • What is the sepsis Modern Service Framework?
  • What are community health services?
  • The circumstances you grow up in are linked to how long you live
  • More than four in five patients unsure who to turn to in NHS care, warns RCGP
  • Plus much more
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20 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

All credit goes to our co-workers over at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

In this edition:

  • NHS mental health system failing staff and patients, warns Mind, as survey reveals widespread concerns over quality of care
  • Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management [CG178], (Updated 04 September 2026)
  • Follow-up care for people discharged from mental health inpatient care
  • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026
  • Mental health services must change to better support survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse, acknowledges RCPsych
  • Parents urged to vaccinate children at the right time to protect them
  • Plus much more
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Barriers and facilitators to physical activity promotion by healthcare professionals: an umbrella review.

BMC Public Health; 2026.

This review highlighted several barriers faced by healthcare professionals, and further identified eight intervention functions as well as seven policy categories.

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Latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service can now be viewed at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/bulletins/suicide-prevention/

This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:    

  • Characteristics of Adolescents With Elevated Suicide Risk Presenting to the ED With Physical Health Complaints
  • Effects of Digital Interventions Implemented in Schools to Improve Youth Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Review
  • Emotion Reactivity Moderates the Association Between Momentary Negative Affect and Suicidal Thinking
  • Ketamine addiction following a single sub-anaesthetic ketamine treatment for acute suicidality in a psychiatrically multimorbid patient: case report
  • Plus much more

Please let us know if there are any other colleagues who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin.


Children and Young People Physical Activity

February Data 2026

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID); 2026.

Data on levels of physical activity in children and young people, part of the the obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile on Fingertips. A new indicator showing the percentage of less active children and young people has been added to the profile. The indicator on percentage of physically active children and young people has been updated with 2024 to 2025 data.

Access here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-and-young-people-physical-activity-data-february-2026
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Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation trust the latest Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry Bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Step Into National Walking Month

May is National Walking Month, a great reminder to make time for daily walks and enjoy the many benefits of moving more. Walking is one of the simplest ways to improve physical and mental well-being — it helps clear the mind, boosts mood, and supports a healthier body.

Whether you take a stroll through your local park, walk part of your commute, or explore new places on foot, every step counts. Walking also connects us with our surroundings, giving us a chance to slow down and appreciate the world around us.

This month, why not combine your walks with a good book or podcast, or challenge yourself to add a few extra steps each day? Let’s celebrate the small, steady power of walking.

A Roadmap to a Smokefree Country: New Report Calls for Bold Action

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health has released its 2025 report, A Roadmap to a Smokefree Country, outlining urgent steps to end smoking in the UK within a generation. Central to the plan is a proposed ‘polluter pays’ levy on tobacco companies, aiming to raise £700 million annually to fund cessation programs and reduce health inequalities. The report also recommends stricter regulations on youth vaping and a cap on tobacco industry profits. With smoking remaining a leading cause of preventable illness and death, the report urges all political parties to commit to a fully funded, long-term strategy to make smoking obsolete.

Read the full report: A Roadmap to a Smokefree Country – APPG on Smoking and Health

Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry Bulletin October 2024

With thanks to our colleagues at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation trust the latest Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry Bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. Please get in touch for support with this: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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