These findings highlight the potential of dementia-friendly communities as a public health approach to promoting participation, inclusion, and social connectedness for people living with dementia
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14 October 2026 – Evidently Better
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https://www.cqc.org.uk/publications/icetr/2024-2025
[This report shares findings from the IC(E)TRs carried out between May 2024 and November 2025. It explores the practices that supported autistic people and people with a learning disability to leave long-term segregation and discusses the barriers that prevent this from happening.]
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https://re-state.co.uk/publications/care-to-stay-a-practical-place-based-strategy-for-the-adult-social-care-workforce/
[Adult social care is a vital, yet frequently overlooked, public service. It supports people at some of the most vulnerable moments in their lives. Yet the workforce is struggling, threatening the quality & availability of adult social care services altogether. Immediate action to improve the challenges facing the workforce can, & must, be taken. This report calls on local authorities, care providers, the NHS, & the Government to take action to support & enable the adult social care workforce.]
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https://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/the-new-childhood/
[This new report from the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) and Mental Health Innovations (MHI) identifies key ways to better understand the mental health of children aged 13 and younger, and outlines how to improve the support they receive. It features insights from children, captured through the Middle Years Project, and an analysis of how this age group uses Shout, MHI’s free, confidential, 24/7 text support service.]
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Co-production involves people coming together as equals to make decisions and create services that work for them. This new co-produced resource supports anyone interested in planning, running, or evaluating a co-production project. It outlines the definitions, celebrates the approach, and explores how projects can aim for the highest levels of co-production.
The tool is grouped into four key stages of co-production:
Developed from work with adults’ social care, the core principles can be adapted to support practice with young people and more.
The resource is most effective when used to support reflection by all involved in a co-production project – including members of the public, practitioners, researchers, or managers.
Find out more: How to practice effective co-production | Research in Practice
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In today’s NHS, we are not only recognising but celebrating the extraordinary value that neurodivergent practitioners bring to healthcare. A GP with ADHD may channel energy and rapid problem-solving into thriving under pressure. An autistic surgeon may bring unparalleled depth of focus and precision to complex procedures. These are not just individual strengths, they are assets to patient care and to the teams they work within. Neurodivergent professionals enrich our workforce with fresh perspectives, exceptional skills, and a diversity of thinking that drives innovation and excellence across the NHS.
Find out more: Supporting Neurodivergent Practitioners: The Role of NHS Resolution’s Practitioner Performance Advice Service – NHS Resolution
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Professional nurse educator toolkit for mental health services.
NHS England; 2024.
Clinical mental health nursing leadership is essential in enabling and empowering registered mental health nurses to continuously improve their learning on quality and safety and the care they provide to patients and families. This document describes the implementation of the professional nurse educator (PNE) role within mental health services and offers advice on how providers of mental health services can effectively implement the role within their mental health services.
