NHS England has published guidance to support the commissioning and delivery of timely access to high quality therapeutic inpatient care, close to home and in the least restrictive setting possible.
NHS England » Acute inpatient mental health care for adults and older adults
NICE has announced that upcoming editions of the BNF and BNFC, to be published in November 2023, will be the last to be published as print copies in favour of mobile and app based versions of the reference item.
In a blog post the organisation stated: “Following extensive user research showing an increasing preference for the online and mobile app versions, and in line with the NHS’s plans to digitise, connect and transform, NICE has made the decision that the upcoming print edition of BNF86 and BNFC 2023-24 will be the last to be supplied by NICE to the NHS in England. These final print editions supplied by NICE are scheduled to be distributed in October and November 2023.”
Please find the latest Suicide Prevention Bulletin, produced by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. If you are unable to access any of the articles included please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
The latest Learning Disabilities and Autism Bulletin produced by NHS Mersey Care Foundation Trust Library Service is now available. If you are unable to access any of the featured articles please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
The latest Depression and Anxiety Bulletin bulletin produced by Mersey Care NHS Trust Library Service is available. If you are unable to access any of the articles included please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
Rising demand for mental health services continues to outstrip service provision and staff shortages remain the main threat to further improvement and expansion of care, a report by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has found.
Data and information for NHS mental health services—which are vital for managing performance, developing new services and addressing inequalities—also still lag behind that available for physical health services.
Workforce shortages are constraining the improvement and expansion of NHS
mental health services and demand continues to outstrip supply, a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report has found.
It says data and information for NHS mental health services—which are vital for managing performance, developing new services and addressing inequalities—also still lag behind that available for physical health services
Progress in improving NHS mental health services (parliament.uk)
Please find attached the latest Community Mental Health Bulletin produced by Mersey Care NHS Trust Library Service. If you are struggling to access any of the articles included please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.
A study on alcohol minimum unit pricing in Scotland has found it resulted in an estimated 13.4% reduction in deaths and a 4.1% reduction in hospital admissions. The study also found that MUP reduced deaths and hospital admissions where alcohol consumption may be one of a range of causative factors. The findings cover the period from MUP implementation up to the end of 2020.
This research looks at the role of belonging and mental health in suicide prevention for people on the autistic spectrum disorder.
