Volume 216, issue 5, May 2020, published online
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Mental Health Campaign
Public Health England launches COVID-19 mental health campaign
There is new advice on the Every Mind Matters platform, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have narrated a new film in support of the campaign.
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Diabetes Prevention
Stakeholders’ perceptions of NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
A qualitative study with service users, intervention providers, referrers and commissioners that identified factors influencing participation and implementation of the Diabetes Prevention Programme.
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Library Bulletins
The Gosall Library, April 2020
This week’s library bulletins are on Community Health, Dementia and Suicide Prevention
Survey Results
Understanding people’s concerns about the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Academy of Medical Sciences, together with the research charity MQ: Transforming Mental Health, is working with researchers and those with lived experience to ensure that mental health is at the heart of research into the impacts of COVID-19. This report describes the findings of a consultation undertaken in late March 2020, the week that the Prime Minister announced the UK lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reading Ideas
How to read Shakespeare for pleasure
In recent years the orthodoxy that Shakespeare can only truly be appreciated on stage has become widespread. However, as with many of our habits and assumptions, lockdown gives us a chance to think differently. Now could be the time to dust off the old collected works and read some Shakespeare, just as people have been doing for more than 400 years.
Many people have said they find reading Shakespeare a bit daunting, so here are five tips for how to make it simpler and more pleasurable.
Social Care
Social care for adults aged 18-64
A report from the Health Foundation examines the social care needs of this age group and how they differ from those of older people. It suggests that many younger adults could be going without the care they need.
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News
The Conversation: How the coronavirus is putting our relationship with alcohol to the test
It is not surprising to hear that sales of alcohol are rising during this COVID-19 pandemic. Retail sales data for the UK reported an additional £104 million was spent in the last week in March, which is when lockdown measures were introduced, compared to the week before.
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Public Libraries
Borrow e-books and e-audio
Find out what’s available for you and your family at home from your local library.
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NHS England News
NHS strikes deal on first in a new generation of cancer busting drugs
At the same time as managing the most serious global health threat in a century, the NHS has struck a deal which will see hundreds of people a year benefit from a ‘game-changing’ new cancer treatment.
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