The current bulletin for Suicide Prevention, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
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Source: NHS Confederation
This survey, carried out by the NHS Confederation’s BME Leadership Network, found that many senior leaders from BME backgrounds had experienced verbal abuse and behaviour targeting their racial, national or cultural heritage at least once in the past three years. In addition, only one in ten respondents were confident that the NHS is delivering its commitment to combat institutional racism.
The June bulletin for Community mental health services, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, are now available to view and download.
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Source: House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts
This report finds that the Department for Health and Social Care lost 75 per cent of the £12 billion it spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) in the first year of the pandemic to inflated prices and kit that did not meet requirements – including £4 billion of PPE that will not be used in the NHS and needs to be disposed of. The report also voices concerns about the risk of further payouts as NHS commissioning is restructured under upcoming reforms.
The current bulletin for Community Health, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
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Bringing baby home: UK fathers in the first year after the birth Father Institute, June 2022
(This review of empirical evidence about UK fathers and fatherhood in the first postnatal year, explores who fathersare; what they do as caregivers, and what influences this; what impact they have (on children and mothers); and how services engage with them. The review finds that NHS systems are not set up to engage with, assess and support new fathers, despite clear evidence that there is a strong case for routine engagement with them in the perinatal period.)
Public attitudes towards institutions involved in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic King’s College London
(According to this international study of six countries three in four (74 per cent) people in the UK think the government is motivated by building or protecting its own reputation when it comes to Covid-19, while six in ten (61 per cent) believe it is motivated by making lots of money in relation to the pandemic. However, majorities in other nations share the same perceptions. These perceptions also extend, although to a lesser extent, to scientists involved in tackling coronavirus.)
Investigating factors associated with loneliness in adults in England National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)
(The DCMS commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to explore factors associated with loneliness in adults in England. The research investigated: the characteristics of those at risk of loneliness; whether the risk factors for loneliness have changed over time; whether any factors predict the alleviation of loneliness over the short term; and the relationship between loneliness and mental wellbeing.)
Make Every Contact Count (MECC) for Menopause training session The Royal Society for Public Health
(MECC for Menopause is aimed at front line health, social, wellbeing, care staff and volunteers, who have direct contact with women accessing services. It aims to raise awareness within the workplace as women often find it difficult to discuss menopause related health problems. This session is delivered by Health Education England and Royal Society for Public Health on Wednesday 13th July 2022.)
The current bulletin for Depression, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
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Source: Royal College of Psychiatrist
The government’s deadline to eliminate inappropriate out of area placements for adult acute patients by the end of March 2021 has now been missed by a full year. Sometimes hundreds of miles away from home, patients are unable to access their usual support networks while at their most vulnerable, often finding their care seriously disrupted, with long-term implications for their recovery. The NHS spent £102 million on inappropriate out of area placements in the 12 months up to and including March 2022 – the equivalent to the cost of the annual salary of more than 900 consultant psychiatrists. This briefing sets out the urgent action the NHS should take to ensure all patients get the care they need from properly staffed, specialist services in their local area.
Source: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
This report presents the findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of loneliness among those who had experienced a mental health condition. Previous research has shown there is a link between experiences of loneliness and poor mental health. The DCMS commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to explore this issue across four key life stages as part of developing the evidence base for work on tackling loneliness.
The current bulletin for Dementia, produced by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust, is now available to view and download.
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