Category: Research

Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Learning Disabilities CAB March 2026

Dear all,

A copy of the latest Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Learning Disabilities current awareness bulletin from Library and Knowledge Services is now available

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To view the full abstracts, click on the link in the article titles. If you have any problems accessing any of the articles contact the library: library.enquiries@cntw.nhs.uk

CYPMH Evidence Based Bulletin

Dear all,

please find the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence based bulletin attached. We hope this helps to keep you up to date with current awareness within your department. Please feel free to share and disseminate with colleagues. Some evidence is freely available, others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the Library team should you need any support accessing the material.

You can also find the link to this bulletin here: CYPMH Evidence Based bulletin April 2026

If you need any further help or support regarding embedding evidence into your practice, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

CYPMH Evidence Based bulletin April 2026 by Katie Roper

Research in Practice

Dear All,

All staff can create a free account with research in practice. The evidence has already been evaluated and outcomes shared to make it easier for staff to keep up to date or make implementations to practice. You can register here: Create account | Research in Practice     The role of Adult and Children’s Services in better supporting parents with a learning disability 
A new briefing highlights how Adult Services can better support parents with a learning disability – an issue linked with increased involvement in the child protection system and, too often, family separation. 

Research shows that parents with learning disabilities are disproportionately represented in the child protection system and more likely to have their children removed. The publication forms part of a growing body of work that aims to strengthen practice, clarify legal responsibilities, and improve outcomes for parents and children.  Supporting Parents with a learning disability – the role of adult services: Research Briefing (2026) | Research in Practice

LSCFT Research Bulletin

The latest LSCFT Research bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible however others may require an Open Athens account. If you are having issues accessing the articles, please get in touch with the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

LSCFT Research Bulletin by Katie Roper

Digital peer support interventions for people with mental health conditions in outpatient settings

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Source: Croke S. BMJ Mental Health 2026;29(1):1-8.

Studies evaluated digital peer support via online platforms, mobile apps or digital communities for people aged ≥16 years with mental health conditions. Digital peer support offers modest improvements in symptoms and functioning for individuals with mental health conditions and may be considered as an adjunct to usual care to enhance engagement and provide accessible support between clinical contacts.

Read the full article here: Digital peer support interventions for people with mental health conditions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMJ Mental Health

Community Health

January Bulletin

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/01/27-january-2026/

In this edition:

  • Eating disorder services for children and young people: National guidance
  • Lost in my own city: Life after prison
  • Health Inequalities Briefing Pack: What is it and how should we use it?
  • Life-saving Jess’s Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery
  • Digital harms are a modern determinant of health – and a population health issue
  • Amend regulations to support the supply and deployment of vaccines
  • Plus much more
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NIHR helping health and social care delivery adapt to climate change

UK News

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded almost £700,000 to seven research projects aimed at helping UK health and social care services adapt to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. The funding supports early‑stage development work focused on strengthening climate resilience across care systems, including improving preparedness for extreme heat, floods and storm surges, which increasingly disrupt hospitals, care homes, community services and access to essential facilities.

The projects will build research capacity, develop stronger partnerships between academics and health/social care professionals, and identify evidence gaps around how extreme weather affects infrastructure, staffing and service delivery—particularly for vulnerable populations. Each project can receive up to £100,000 and may progress to larger NIHR Climate Change and Health Research Collaboration Awards, offering up to £2 million for programme‑level research.

Overall, the initiative represents a major long‑term investment by NIHR and the Department of Health and Social Care to embed climate resilience into the future of UK health and social care. [nationalhe…cutive.com]

NIHR helping health and social care delivery adapt to climate change | UK Healthcare News

Supporting the research workforce across the NHS

A new briefing from NHS Providers brings together practical examples of how trusts are strengthening and supporting their research workforce. The resource highlights real world approaches that organisations have used to build research into everyday workforce planning, create opportunities for staff, and embed a culture of enquiry and innovation.

For teams interested in growing their research activity, the briefing offers clear and replicable ideas that can help services develop staff skills, improve evidence based practice, and support better outcomes for patients and communities.

Read more: Schemes for supporting the research workforce

Transforming UK Clinical Research – August 2025 Update

The UK government’s August 4, 2025 update on clinical research makes notable progress in streamlining trial delivery via the UK Clinical Research Delivery (UKCRD) programme. Major highlights include:

  • A bold target to reduce clinical trial setup times to 150 days or less, enabled by digitalisation, reduced bureaucracy, and standard contracts. Phase 1 deliverables were released in April 2025 and phase 2 in June 2025.
  • The VPAG investment programme is enabling faster commercial trial delivery by establishing new Commercial Research Delivery Centres across the UK.
  • A shift toward a “right research, right setting” model aims to move more studies into primary and community care, making research more accessible locally.
  • The ‘proactive portfolio management’ approach is being adopted to enhance collaboration between NIHR and industry, including SMEs, with oversight via an Industry Advisory Group.
  • The reforms build on previous commitments, with streamlined costing and contracting frameworks already completed across NHS England and devolved systems.

Read the full update from the Department of Health and Social Care here: Transforming the UK clinical research system: August 2025 update – GOV.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

For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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