A report by former King’s Fund chief executive health policy academic Professor Chris Ham has found performance in the NHS has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower funding increases, limited funds for capital investment and neglect of workforce planning. This decline comes after multi-year funding increases and reforms had led to improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010. The Rise and Decline of the NHS in England 2000-20 (kingsfund.org.uk)
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Suicide Prevention
The current bulletin for Suicide Prevention, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Health Services Management bulletin
The latest Health Services Management bulletin produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, has been published. If you have difficulty accessing any of the articles or links in the bulletin, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk .
Open up with Open Athens
For free, secure access to a range of high-quality digital resources including ebooks, journals, study aids, databases of clinical management and social policy information and more, you need an NHS OpenAthens account. Need to set one up? Contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
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Depression
The current bulletin for Depression, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Library Bulletin
Learning Disabilities
The current bulletin for Learning Disabilities, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Hewitt’s ICS review published
A review by former Health Secretary the RT Hon Patricia Hewitt of the oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs) has been published. The review covered ICSs in England and the NHS targets and priorities for which integrated care boards are accountable, including those set out in the government’s mandate to NHS England.
The Hewitt Review: an independent review of integrated care systems (publishing.service.gov.uk)
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Community Health
The current bulletin for Community Health, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Need help with stress?
April is stress awareness month. There are some great reads around the impact of stress and how to cope with it available at the Gosall Library. Take a look and remember if you can’t make it into the library in person we can post most titles out to Trust sites.
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Dementia
The current bulletin for Dementia, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletins please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk