Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final
  • No wrong door? A review
  • What is the sepsis Modern Service Framework?
  • What are community health services?
  • The circumstances you grow up in are linked to how long you live
  • More than four in five patients unsure who to turn to in NHS care, warns RCGP
  • Plus much more

20 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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In this issue:

  • Launch of second in series of bold advertising campaign, ‘A Personal Appeal’
  • ‘Our lives are on hold’: Dementia diagnosis delays hit carers’ jobs, finances and family life
  • No 10 handed letter demanding better for everyone affected by dementia
  • Alzheimer’s trial to test drug on people without symptoms to see if it can be prevented
  • Plus much more

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Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Conditions bulletin

from NHS England

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Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin

from Royal United Hospitals (RUH).

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Please note that ‘Get Confident with Evidence’ training advertised in the Bulletin is only available to staff and students based at the RUH, GWH, SFT, and partner organisations.

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Learning Disabilities Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Cancer prevention and screening for people with intellectual disabilities in Europe: a systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice
  • Developing Peer-Mentored Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adolescents With Mild-To-Borderline Intellectual Disability and Anxiety: A Qualitative Study
  • ‘Let’s Just Hope for the Best’: A Photovoice Study Exploring the Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions on Children With Intellectual Disabilities in the UK
  • Plus much more

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Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:  
   

  • A network analysis of protective and risk factors for suicide attempt among adolescents in twelve low- and lower-middle-income countries
  • Suicide in People With Co‐occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions: An Integrative Literature Review to Inform Risk Formulation in Mental Health Nursing
  • Intermittent theta‐burst stimulation versus sham stimulation for suicidal ideation and psychiatric symptoms in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
  • Plus much more

15 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Neurodevelopmental reward dysregulation and addiction risk in ADHD
  • “It’s Like a Chain Reaction of Discomfort”: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study on the Intersection of Autism and Gender Incongruence in Adolescents
  • BDA new report – Pathway interrupted Report
  • The proposed SEND reform: to what extent does it make for a neuroaffirming school environment?
  • Autism and ADHD care complaints more than triple in five years in England
  • Why Do ADHD and Mood Disorders So Often Overlap?
  • Plus much more

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Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • NHS mental health system failing staff and patients, warns Mind, as survey reveals widespread concerns over quality of care
  • Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management [CG178], (Updated 04 September 2026)
  • Follow-up care for people discharged from mental health inpatient care
  • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026
  • Mental health services must change to better support survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse, acknowledges RCPsych
  • Parents urged to vaccinate children at the right time to protect them
  • Plus much more

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Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • A Critical Need for Neuro-Affirming Maternity Care: Perinatal Experiences of Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD Mothers
  • School Exclusion as a Partial Mediator Between Autism and Adolescent Mental Health
  • 2026 Neurodiversity Index report
  • 4Q4: Autism and sexual violence: Understanding victim-blaming towards Autistic victim-survivors
  • Are autistic people more vulnerable to extremist content?
  • NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments
  • Plus much more

7 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report
  • Are GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to better mental health?
  • The PETRUSHKA tool: matching antidepressants to people’s needs and preferences
  • Interpretation bias in anxiety holds across disorders and ages
  • Plus much more

12 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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