This is the guidance for information for industry and organisations involved in health and care on preparing for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
New guidance can be found for the following:
This months Suicide Prevention bulletin is now available to view and download.
The December edition of digital mental health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view or download.
Read this week’s bulletin on Depression here
The uncertainty and anxiety that come with the experience of complexity can be overwhelming. It can be hard to think clearly and act wisely, and our wellbeing can easily suffer. The Covid-19 pandemic has made these experiences an everyday occurrence for many people, and the need for us to work clearly, wisely and healthily has never been more pressing.
The King’s Fund have put together 3 workshops to lift the lid on complexity. They’ll explore how encouraging ourselves and others to understand and acknowledge the loss of control when faced with complexity can help us, our teams and our wider organisational systems survive and even thrive in conditions of uncertainty.
The workshops will help you:
To find out more or buy your tickets click here.
This series of articles brings together experts from the government, the scientific research community, and the life sciences sector to discuss the future of vaccination and how the UK can retain its leading position in vaccine research.
To read the report click here. Or to find out more information click here.
Suicide awareness materials: do they help people with suicidal ideation?
The Mental Elf; 2020.
(Hanzla Amir and Derek Tracy summarise a recent online randomised controlled trial on the effects of suicide awareness materials on people who feel suicidal, which finds that the Papageno effect is real and that stories of hope and recovery can help.)
Whole systems approach to obesity.
Public Health England (PHE); 2020.
(A guide and set of resources to support local authorities with implementing a whole systems approach to address obesity and promote a healthy weight.
7 December 2020: Added ‘Engaging NHS system leaders in whole systems approaches to physical activity’.)
Supporting public health: children, young people and families.
Public Health England (PHE); 2020.
(Documents to support local authorities and providers in commissioning and delivering maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years. 8 December 2020: Updated to include the 6 maternity high impact area guides.)
How England will end new cases of HIV: final report and recommendations.
HIV Commission; 2020.
(The HIV Commission is an ambitious, independent process to find the path to ending new HIV transmissions and HIV-attributed deaths in England by 2030. Its report sets out 20 achievable and evidence-based actions that need to be taken if this goal is to be met.)
Obesity Profile: December 2020 update.
Public Health England (PHE); 2020.
(Obesity Profile online data tool: update with new data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for academic year 2019 to 2020.)
What people are telling us: a summary, July – September 2020 Healthwatch, 2020
(Between July and September 2020, more than 38,082 people shared their experiences of using health and social care with Healthwatch. This briefing is a summary of the key issues that the public are telling us about, including access to NHS dental care; the support provided in care homes; and accessing Covid-19 tests.)
Interventions to prevent intimate partner and sexual violence Public Health England (PHE), 2020
(A guidance resource from PHE to help tackle the root causes of violence and
change behaviours that lead to violence. It includes a summary of research and good practice in bystander interventions.)
Source: King’s Fund Digital Health Digest
This report, published jointly by Public Health Wales and The King’s Fund, explores how a lack of access, skills and motivation for using digital technologies could contribute to inequalities in health and other outcomes. It considers approaches to reduce the widening differences between groups.
Read this week’s bulletin on Dementia here
