This report highlights that tackling preventable illness must remain a top priority for the government in the 2020s. More than half of the disease burden in England is deemed preventable, with one in five deaths attributed to causes that could have been avoided. It goes on to argue that any prevention strategy must take into account the way information can be used to promote public health and spread information.
Studies suggest medical students experience high levels of mental distress during training but are less likely, than other students, to access care due to stigma and concerns regarding career progression. In response, The School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge supported the development of the ‘Clinical Student Mental Health Service’ to provide specialist input for this vulnerable group. This study evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of this service.
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This update covers education and training actions
This month’s Digital Health Unplugged focuses on delivering digital mental health care and how technology has been used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“Military planning” has become a feature of efforts to tackle covid-19. But what is it–and how has it proved to be what we need now?
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A new NHS centre to investigate the effects of race and ethnicity on people’s health has got the go ahead after a special issue of The BMJ in February focused on the continuing problem of racism in medicine.
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This research (published by the the DHSC together with the Department for Work and Pensions) maps the current provision of occupational health (OH) in the United Kingdom and reviews work-related musculoskeletal (MSK) services in the NHS. The research aimed to examine the available models of private and NHS service provision; how these are commissioned, resourced and accessed; examine the workforce of private and NHS providers; and investigate the commissioning of MSK and work-related NHS services. The research is intended to inform the ongoing development of policy relating to OH.
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Read this week’s library bulletins on Learning Disabilities and Dementia here
