Far less than they deserve: children with learning disabilities or autism living in mental health hospitals

Children’s Commissioner, May 2019
This report finds that too many children are being admitted to secure hospitals unnecessarily – in some cases are spending months and years of their childhood in institutions rather than being treated in their communities. It warns that the current system of support for those with learning disabilities or autism is letting down some of the most vulnerable children in the country.
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National survey of local innovation and research needs of the NHS

Oxford Academic Health Science Network, May 2019
This report outlines the findings from a survey to identify local NHS innovation and research needs.  The views of local health stakeholders, including clinical leaders, managers and directors, within each Academic Health Science Networks region were collected through qualitative interviews with 61 people and a questionnaire which received more than 250 responses in total.  The report outlines the national findings from the survey with local health and social care stakeholders. It includes a detailed analysis of the innovation and research needs at local level across all AHSNs.
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Above and beyond: how voluntary sector providers of disability support add value to communities

Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, May 2019
This report looks at real-life stories from four disability support providers across England. The report outlines the voluntary care sector’s key impacts on social care, including engaging local partners and harnessing the potential of community resources, reducing social isolation and promoting inclusion, and changing perceptions of disability.
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Working well together: evidence and tools to enable co-production in mental health commissioning

Royal College of Psychiatrists, May 2019
This resource was commissioned by NHS England to support delivery of the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and the NHS Long Term Plan and the resource provides the evidence and tools to enable coproduction in mental health commissioning.  The document aims to improve local strategic decisions about, and the provision of, current and future mental health services for children, young people, adults and older adults.   The recommendations from this document are aimed at commissioners of mental health services, as well as people who need mental health services, their families, friends and carers, and those who work in mental health care and support.
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British Journal of Psychiatry – June 2019

The June edition of British Journal of Psychiatry is now available.  This issue includes articles on the neuroscience of attachment, surface-based shared and distinct resting functional connectivity in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, and a systematic review of experiences of inpatient mental health services.
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Anatomy.tv – Now available at Lancashire Care

The Gosall Library, May 2019
Staff and students on placement at Lancashire Care now have access to Anatomy.tv.  Anatomy TV is an online anatomy resource which gives you access to interactive 3D graphic models of human anatomy, as well as dissection radiology slides, animations and videos.  It is a great resource for teaching and learning human anatomy!
Access to Anatomy.tv is with your LCFT OpenAthens account.
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National Health Servers: delivering digital health for all

Social Market Foundation, May 2019
This report looks at how technology could be adopted quicker and more widely by the NHS to improve the care that patients receive and to drive better health outcomes.  The report  tracks the patient journey, from prevention and diagnosis in the community, into primary and secondary care, through into management of long-term conditions. As well as improving the care experience in primary and secondary care, the report argues that there are huge opportunities to keep patients out of the NHS: prevention of disease can reduce the likelihood of people having to enter hospital care in the first place; better digital management of long-term conditions can help avoid unnecessary readmissions into hospital.
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