Library Bulletin

Health Services Management

The current bulletin for Health Services Management, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here

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

World Health Organization (WHO) Report

Global status report on the public health response to dementia

This report finds that only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families. Half of these countries are in WHO’s European Region, with the remainder split between the other regions. Yet even in Europe, many plans are expiring or have already expired, indicating a need for renewed commitment from governments. At the same time, the number of people living with dementia is growing according to the report: WHO estimates that more than 55 million people (8.1 per cent of women and 5.4 per cent of men over 65 years) are living with dementia. This number is estimated to rise to 78 million by 2030 and to 139 million by 2050.

Public Health

Current awareness updates

Behaviour change interventions to optimise antibiotic prescribing.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.
[Strategic behavioural analysis that aims to help understand and change behaviours related to antimicrobial stewardship and antibiotic prescribing.]

Third primary COVID-19 vaccine dose for people who are immunosuppressed: JCVI advice.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2021.
[Statement from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the benefits of a third primary COVID-19 vaccine dose in individuals aged 12 years and over with severe immunosuppression.]

JCVI statement, September 2021: COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 years.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2021.
[Updated advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on vaccination of children aged 12 to 15.]


Library Bulletins

Mental health current awareness

The current bulletins for Bipolar Disorder, Serious Mental Illness, Perinatal Mental Health and Community Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, are now available to view and download.

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

Report from the Nuffield Trust

Untapped? Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce

This report explores the roles, responsibilities and diversity of mental health clinical support staff. It aims to draw out the number and distribution of this workforce and issues around recruitment, career progression and retention.