Anxiety, OCD and Phobia Bulletins

Please find the latest Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Phobia Bulletins from Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust here.

If you cannot access the articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk for assistance.

Crisis care for young people

What alternatives are there for young people’s crisis care? A new report by Look Ahead warns young people are unlikely to receive inpatient mental health care unless they ‘have attempted suicide multiple times’ and more alternatives to emergency care in A and E are needed.

Is mental health and the cost of living crisis another pandemic in the making?

This policy briefing paper from think tank the Health Foundation emphasises that suitable financial support schemes must be made available to all who need them to prevent poverty, financial stress and related mental health issues..

MHF-cost-of-living-crisis-report-2023-01-12.pdf (mentalhealth.org.uk)

Spirituality and Mental Health and Suicide and Self Harm Current Awareness bulletins

The current bulletins for Spirituality and Mental Health and Suicide and Self Harm bulletins, produced by Greater Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, are now available to view and download.

Please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk if you are unable to access any of the articles.

Healthcare Inequalities: Access to NHS prescribing and exemption schemes in England

This report from NHDS England looks at inequalities in prescribing and medication use in the areas of overall prescribing, COPD, hypertension and severe mental illness.

healthcareInequalitiesScrollytellR (shinyapps.io)

Go to chapter seven for the focus on prescribing for severe mental illness.

healthcareInequalitiesScrollytellR (shinyapps.io)