Carers UK, February 2019
The report finds that 2.6 million people in the UK have quit their job to care for a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with nearly half a million (468,000) leaving their job in the last two years alone. The report findings also show that more people are caring than previously thought, with almost 5 million workers now juggling their paid job with caring – a dramatic rise compared with Census 2011 figures of 3 million. The report recommends that employers support staff with caring responsibilities to stay in the workforce through flexible working arrangements and increased Carers’ leave.
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Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future
Health Education England, February 2019
This is the report of the findings of the Topol Review, led by Dr Eric Topol. The review explored how to prepare the healthcare workforce, through education and training, to deliver the digital future. The report looks at how technological and other developments are likely to change the roles and functions of clinical staff, and investigates the skills that will be needed for these roles and how health education will need to adapt to facilitate this.
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Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health
The House of Commons Select Science and Technology Committee, January 2019
This report provides the findings of an inquiry examining whether the growing use of social media, and screens, among children is healthy or harmful. It looks at the evidence base for such claims, and whether any new measures or controls are required. The report highlights the benefits of social media, while also revealing the potential risks children face when accessing social media, and suggests what can be done to protect young users when they are online.
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The next generation: how intergenerational interaction improves life chances of children and young people
United for All Ages, January 2019
This report looks at how intergenerational interaction can have benefits for children and young people who currently face a growing crisis of confidence, loneliness and anxiety, often fearful about the future, fragmented families, segregated by age, with cuts in services and financial support. The report finds that interaction between older and younger people can help address these issues – starting at an early age with nurseries and care homes linking, through schools, colleges and universities, to mentoring and community projects.
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LCFT Research Bulletin – Feb 2019
The Gosall Library, Lancashire Care
Please click here to view the latest Lancashire Care Research bulletin to see research and journal articles produced by staff in the Trust.
BMJ Best Practice
Lancashire Care, February 2019
Lancashire Care staff can now access BMJ Best Practice directly from the Library’s TrustNet page. Just go to the Library and Information service page on TrustNet and click on the Quick Link to BMJ Best Practice.
You can still use your LCFT OpenAthens account to access BMJ Best Practice from home or on a personal device. Once you are logged in, you can create a personal account which will allow you to track CPD and download the BMJ Best Practice app.
Click here to login to BMJ Best Practice using your OpenAthens account.
Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them
Iriss, January 2019
This report finds that projects and services which use co-production methods, such as co-delivery of services, are positive and beneficial to service users. However, the report also finds that there is a need for more evidence on costs savings, social return on investment and impact on health and wellbeing, developed and delivered through participation.
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Childhood obesity: time for action report – government response
Department of Health and Social Care, January 2019
This command paper sets out the government’s response to the conclusions and recommendations in the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report ‘Childhood obesity: Time for action’.
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Health matters: health and work
Public Health England, January 2019
This guidance brings together in one place data, toolkits and evidence of what works in addressing and removing health-related barriers to gaining and retaining employment. It focuses on the actions that can be taken by employers in general, local authorities and the NHS workforce with regards to health and work.
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The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry – February 2019
The February issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry has been published. This issue includes articles on the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage, the effects of cesarean delivery and antibiotic use in early childhood on risk of later attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and developmental changes in longitudinal associations between academic achievement and psychopathological symptoms from late childhood to middle adolescence.
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