A new study shows that UK attitudes to older people are mostly negative
The Centre for Ageing Better has reviewed
research on attitudes towards ageing and
found that older people are subject to many
negative stereotypes.
Read the study here
BMJ Journals
Patient-centred medicine: Original Research
What helps and hinders the provision of healthcare that minimises treatment burden and maximises patient capacity? A qualitative study of stroke health professional perspectives
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Community
Repairing the social fabric of UK communities
Onward launches a research programme to develop understanding of how aspects of community are changing, and to work towards a stronger sense of belonging
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Health Taxes
What role do taxes and regulation play in promoting better health?
A report from the King’s Fund contributes
to the debate on how taxes and regulations
can reduce unhealthy lifestyle behaviours.
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Royal College of Nursing
A competency framework for rheumatology nurses
This publication provides a competency and role development framework for rheumatology practitioners in clinical practice (most commonly called rheumatology nurse specialists). The role of the rheumatology nurse specialist is complex and may include roles in paediatric nursing, research, advanced level skills in clinical assessment, and prescribing and providing intra-articular injections, among others.
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Public Health England
Map roles using the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework
The Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework describes the functions and activities carried out by people working to protect and promote the public’s health across the UK. It can be used to: help individuals to recognise their capabilities in relation to public health activity, enabling them to manage their development and career planning; and support career conversations between individual workers and their peers, supervisors, mentors or managers, to support career planning and progression.
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Coronavirus: Gosall Library Services
Due to the current COVID19 situation and following the Government’s guidance, the Gosall Library issue desk will be closed until further notice
Library enquiries are being dealt with, where possible, by email only. Unfortunately we are not able to deal with postal or telephone enquiries. The Lantern Centre building is currently open and staff are welcome to visit the library to work in the hot desk areas as usual or to take out/return books using the self issue machine in the main library. Library staff are still available, by email only, to renew books, carry out literature searches and search for journals and to deal with other enquiries where possible.
Please email us at: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Nursing
It’s the Year of the Nurse, but will 2020 see nursing student numbers recover?
The previous Conservative government hoped that removing the nursing bursary in 2017 would mean universities would offer more training places, eventually leading to 10,000 more nursing students. Instead the number of nursing applications dropped, while acceptances remained broadly static. The new Conservative government has restored elements of the bursary, but will this be enough to address the decrease in applications of recent years?
Read more here
Coronavirus: Gosall Library Services
Due to the current COVID19 situation and following the Government’s guidance, the Gosall Library issue desk will be closed until further notice from Wednesday 18th March 2020
The Lantern Centre building is currently open and staff are welcome to visit the library to work in the hot desk areas as usual or to take out/return books using the self issue machine in the main library. Library staff are still available by email to renew books, carry out literature searches and search for journals and to deal with other enquiries where possible.
Email us at: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Wellbeing report
Wellbeing evidence at the heart of policy
In 2015 the What Works Centre for Wellbeing became part of the What Works Network across the UK in the academic, charity, public, and private sectors. The network has created approaches to understand, measure and improve wellbeing in a range of contexts. This report updates the Commission on Wellbeing and Policy with evidence-informed priority policy areas. It outlines policy and practice changes across the UK, and what that means for government, business and civil society in post-Brexit Britain. The report sets out: what wellbeing impacts look like in different contexts; what works to improve wellbeing; and how to use a wellbeing lens to create more relevant, effective policy.
Read the report here