A third more people die at home since the start of the Covid pandemic

Research compiled by think tank the Nuffield Trust shows that, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a third more people have died at home in England. This research sheds light on the services used by people who died at home in England, both before and during the first year of the pandemic, including looking at variation between socio-economic and ethnic groups, and by cause of death. The report includes a perspective on the findings from a patient and public involvement group based on their own experiences of end-of-life care.

Deaths at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and implications for patients and services | Nuffield Trust

Surprising trends growing in social care

The recent King’s Fund report on adult social care Social care 360 | The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk) has shown surprising trends in social care, a King’s Fund analyst has found. These trends include ten times more working-age adults are requesting support than receiving it, spending on community and nursing care has increased, but the number of people receiving care has fallen and fewer people are receiving respite care.

Three surprising trends in adult social care | The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

Obesity targets being missed and obesity policies failing, reports find

A report by the Institute of Government report finds that every government since 1992 has missed targets to reduce obesity and tries to identify the reasons behind these policy failures and sets out how to make progress. It finds that tackling obesity has suffered from ministers fearing the perception of nanny statism, despite there being public support for ambitious measures.

tackling-obesity.pdf (instituteforgovernment.org.uk)

Unicef publishes guide to supporting mental health in infancy and beyond

Unicef UK has published a resource to guide to support service leaders, commissioners and policy teams to develop a whole-system approach to support the mental health of babies and young children and enable them to develop the capacities to be mentally healthy throughout their lives. Uniced say it acknowledges that it can be harder for professionals to work together to promote and protect mental health at this life stage, as understanding varies across sectors and suggests practical steps to help all services play their role and work together.
Understanding and supporting mental health in infancy and early childhood: a toolkit to support local action in the UK