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
Source: Eventbrite, Quality of Life Now
Learning even basic Tai Chi skills can promote balance, calmness, and mental focus. Every Sunday: 11am EST (Boston, MA)
Movement is the key to maintaining mental and physical health.
This series uses seasonal training to help you develop a wide range of skills which will enhance both your mental and physical health. Introducing basic Tai Chi skills, such as posting, walking, breathing, stretching, energy work, bone tapping and hand movements.
Even outwardly simple movement when practiced correctly promote organ health, lower body strength and mental focus.
Enjoy learning at home through these weekly online lessons.
To register click here
Once HDAS has closed access to bibliographic databases will be via the various providers’ websites. Please be aware that requests for literature searches will be delayed as we familiarise ourselves with the new interfaces so please allow extra time when making requests.
If you have undertaken any searches yourself and would like to be able to access these results after the end of March please have a look at the following webpage for further information:-
HDAS closure information – https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/evidence-services/journals-and-databases/hdas-closure-information
Training material on the new platforms is currently being designed and will be made available soon.
If you have questions please contact the Library Team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
Further updates on this change-over will be published here on the blog and on our Twitter feed.
Library Team
Student Space: An evaluation of a web-based intervention supporting student mental wellbeing over the pandemic.
Centre for Mental Health; 2022.
[This report is based on Centre for Mental Health’s independent evaluation of Student Space, which was launched by Student Minds in August 2020 to support the mental wellbeing of students during the pandemic. The report finds that the platform was a valuable extra resource for students’ mental health, and offered a high quality, rapid response to a crisis when it was set up in 2020.]
Understanding local patterns of volunteer activity during COVID-19.
The Young Foundation; 2021.
[This research, commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, seeks to improve understanding of the ways in which volunteers were mobilised at local authority levels in England during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the overarching aim to support future policy development on volunteering. The findings reflect the experiences of community organisations, local authorities and funding bodies, among others, during the spring and summer of 2020.]
Physical activity as an intervention in severe mental illness.
Kandola AA. BJPsych Advances 2022;28(2):112-121.
[After reading this article you will be able to: understand why physical activity is clinically important for people with severe mental illness; recognise the possible barriers to and facilitators of engagement in physical activity by people with severe mental illness; consider the next steps for commissioners, researchers and practitioners in this area.]
85% of adolescent girls don’t do enough physical activity: new WHO study calls for action.
World Health Organization (WHO); 2022.
[Adolescent girls are not getting enough physical activity and this problem is growing worldwide and can have serious effects on health and well-being. A new study into the ‘Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity Participation in Adolescent Girls’ brings good news – there are some clear steps to change this picture.]
Social prescribing and musculoskeletal conditions: a guide for link workers and social prescribing services.
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA); 2022.
[Social prescribing has the potential to support people with MSK conditions and to reduce the chances of future MSK problems. This guide is aimed at social prescribers without a specific MSK service or background in MSK conditions to help them use social prescribing to make a difference to people’s lives and become a champion for the importance of good MSK health.]
Online food and drink marketing to young people.
Nesta; 2022.
[Young people are exposed to a range of marketing for unhealthy food and drink online, from adverts for fast food on social media to price offers and limited edition deals encouraging them to buy food via email and apps. This report shares findings from a project that sought to better understand the impact of this type of marketing on young people.]
Better Health Start for Life weaning campaign survey: March 2022.
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID); 2022.
[The survey was designed to provide attitudinal insights to support the launch of the Better Health Start for Life weaning campaign.]
Health first: how to talk about childhood obesity.
Impact on Urban Health; 2022.
[This toolkit aims to help organisations and individuals talk about children’s health, unequal access to nutritious food, and childhood obesity. The toolkit provides six key communications principles – from using metaphors that stick in people’s minds, to what key messages to leave in (and out) of communications to help them resonate.]
This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Thursday 17th March between 12pm and 1pm.
This session will feature Mark Williams, fatherhood and mental health campaigner and author, talking about mental health for new parents, with a particular focus on men.
Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or your team please email: carmel.finley@lscft.nhs.uk
The current bulletin for Health Services Management, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
The current bulletin for Stress and Burnout, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
The current bulletin for BAME, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
The current bulletin for Public Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download here.
For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
