Month: October 2023

Deprived and rural communities more affected by varying dementia diagnosis rates

Dementia diagnosis rates vary widely, a report has found. At present there is a difference of more than 20 percentage points in the dementia diagnosis rates between the highest and lowest-performing integrated care systems in England.

The inquiry, researched by the Alzheimer’s Society, examined how the most deprived and rural communities are particularly adversely affected by this regional disparity. The inquiry’s findings show a complex picture in which issues ranging from variation in population health risk and dementia public health understanding, to the geographical spread of brain scans and transport networks all play a part in regional dementia-related health disparities.

Raising the Barriers.pdf (alzheimers.org.uk)

Impacts of racism affects mental health across generations

A briefing by the Centre for Mental Health and King’s College London finds that racism has far-reaching impacts on parents, their children, and the relationships between them. Based on research with both parents and teenagers from UK racialised communities, it finds that both past and present experiences of racism can affect mental health across generations of a family. The briefing calls on the government to commit to tackling all forms of racism through a cross-government strategy. It also says that the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England should fully resource work with racialised communities to design more racially equitable mental health support.

CentreforMH_Briefing62AConstantBattleFinal_0.pdf (centreformentalhealth.org.uk)

CentreforMH_Briefing62AConstantBattleFinal_0.pdf (centreformentalhealth.org.uk)

Younger people in prisons and YOIs more likely to be admitted due to violence or self harm, analysis shows

An analysis by the Nuffield Trust has shown serious challenges remain over the health and care of children in young offender institutions, as well as for younger people in prisons across the country. Missed appointments and admissions relating to violent incidents or self-harm are far more common among younger people in prisons, while support within the system for people with neurodivergent conditions remains a concern, with diagnoses of ADHD associated with higher hospital admissions for violence among young adult males.

Growing up inside (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)

Government plans to create a smokefree generation

The Government has published its proposed actions to tackle smoking and youth vaping and sets out wider measures to support existing smokers to quit smoking.

If you would like to read more on health improvement measures including smoking cessation, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk and ask for a copy of the latest Make Every Contact Count bulletin.

Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)