The October issue of The British Journal of Psychiatry has been published. This issue includes articles on ethnic inequality and severe mental illness, prolonged exposure therapy and supportive counselling for post-traumatic stress disorder in adolescents, and changes in the use of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England 1984/85 to 2015/16.
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BBC Music website offers dementia lifeline
BBC News, September 2018
A new BBC website aims to help by connecting dementia patients with the songs they love. The site – which was launched as part of BBC Music Day – allows people to browse more than 1,800 songs, classical works and TV theme tunes from the last 100 years, creating a playlist of personally meaningful music…
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World Alzheimer Report 2018: The State Of The Art Of Dementia Research: New Frontiers
Alzheimer’s Disease International, September 2018
Alzheimer’s Disease International report that looks at a broad cross section of research areas including basic science; diagnosis; drug discovery; risk reduction and epidemiology. With the continued absence of a disease modifying treatment, the report also features progress, innovation and developments in care research. It highlights an urgent need for increased and sustainable funding for dementia research.
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Planning And Preparing For Later Life
Centre for Ageing Better, September 2018
Summarises the available evidence on what enables people to plan for their later lives and what factors can present barriers to planning. It aimed to answer three key questions:
- Who does or doesn’t plan for later life in mid-life onwards?
- What enables or prevents people from planning for later life?
- What can be done to encourage more people to overcome the barriers to planning?
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Putting Health into Place: Introducing NHS England’s Healthy New Towns programme
NHS England, September 2018
NHS England Healthy New Towns programme has released a leaflet introducing the 10 Healthy New Town Principles: Putting Health into Place. These principles will support partners in housebuilding, local government, healthcare and local communities to demonstrate how to create new places that offer people improved choices and chances for a healthier life. A substantive publication showcasing the learning from the programme, and providing practical ‘how to’ advice for those involved in creating new places will be released in March 2019.
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Mental Health at Work resource
MIND, September 2018
This website has been produced by MIND to help employers, employees and organisations find the resources and information they need to promote good mental health at work.
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Library Mental Health Bulletins
This week’s Library bulletins are on Dementia, Learning Disabilities and Suicide Prevention.
Accelerating Artificial Intelligence in health and care: results from a state of the nation survey
The AHSN Network, September 2018
A new ‘state of the nation report about the use of Artificial Intelligence in health and care has found that we are only beginning to unlock the potential of AI. The report spotlights some of the opportunities AI creates and shows where it is already being used in projects across the country. It also considers some of the barriers to wider deployment of AI and proposes solutions, including the creation of a “code of conduct” for the sector.
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A Year Of Integrated Care Systems: Reviewing The Journey So Far
The King’s Fund, September 2018
Integrated care systems represent a fundamental and far-reaching change in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners. This report is based on interviews with eight of the ‘first wave’ integrated care systems to understand how they are developing and to identify lessons for local systems and national policy-makers.
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Carers action plan 2018 to 2020: supporting carers today
Department of Health and Social Care, September 2018
The plan sets out the cross-government programme of work to support carers over the next 2 years. It is structured around the following themes:
- services and systems that work for carers
- employment and financial wellbeing
- supporting young carers
- recognising and supporting carers in the wider community and society
- building research and evidence to improve outcomes for carers
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