Total triage is important to reduce avoidable footfall in practices and reduce the risk and spread of infection. How to establish a remote total triage model in GP using online consultations available here.
Support for telephone and video consulting, GP’s, dentists, mental heath patients and cancer patients can be accessed here.
Mental heath experts summarise evidence based publications relevant to mental health practice.
They find key guidance, systematic reviews and high quality research and reports to help make your practice more evidence based.
You can also join evidence based journal clubs interactive webinars targeted at your field, or suggest a paper to be discussed.
Best of all, their work is free to read and access.
To access click this link.
The establishment of primary care networks (PCNs) is one of the most important reforms to primary care in England in recent years. This report, published jointly by The King’s Fund and the Centre for Mental Health, explores the opportunities the emergence of these new networks creates for improving the support and treatment provided to people with mental health needs in primary care, and describes why such improvement is badly needed.
A new policy report from the Campaign to End Loneliness looks at evidence for using psychological approaches, such as mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), to tackle loneliness for older adults.
A survey by the mental health charity Mind found that existing inequalities in housing, employment, finances and other issues have had a greater impact on the mental health of people from different BAME groups than on white people during the pandemic
Read more here
No one is immune to developing chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer or arthritis as they get older. But research shows social activities, like joining clubs, interest groups or volunteering, are linked to better mental and physical health and a longer lifespan.
Read more here
Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library has been promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
In our final post in this series we would like to introduce you to the Library Evidence Hub; a resource bank of carefully selected material that has been collected together with the aim of being a one-stop shop for staff and students who work and study at LSCFT.
Read here for more details and a user guide to get you started.
Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
We have a wide range of books in the library on mental and physical wellbeing, some of these on display in the entrance to the library and others on the shelves (some in the ALT/WEL section in the informal seating area just inside the library).
Here is a selection of titles we hold
Whilst the library is currently unstaffed you are welcome to browse the collection and check books out via the self-issue machine.
Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
Today’s post lists some useful Apps for general health, mental wellbeing and physical wellbeing
Health Information Week 2020 runs from 6th to 12th July and focuses on the themes of:
• Finding information you can trust
• Wellbeing
During this week the library will be promoting both themes via the library blog and in the Gosall Library.
Today we are promoting Mental Wellbeing with a list of useful resources
