Coronavirus

Public Health

Keeping up to date with current awareness

Childhood during coronavirus: protecting children from the effects of poverty

Action for Children

This report presents findings from an analysis of applications submitted to Action for Children’s Emergency Fund. It reflects on the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic for children and families and in doing so, the report also considers the recovery measures needed to ensure that children are supported to thrive – both now, and in the months and years ahead. More detail.

It’s everywhere’: alcohol’s public face private harm

Independent Commission on Alcohol Harm

This Commission was set up by alcohol health experts and parliamentarians to examine the full extent of alcohol harm across the UK. In this, its final report, the Commission outlines recommendations for reducing harm and calls for a national strategy for alcohol. More detail.

The broken plate 2020: the state of the nation’s food system

The Food Foundation

This report presents 10 vital signs that document the health of our food system, how it impacts on our lives, and why we must change the food environment. It highlights the struggle for lower-income families to afford a healthy diet, arguing that 20 per cent of households with the lowest levels of disposable income would have to spend 39 per cent of their disposable income in order to eat a healthy diet, as defined by the government’s recommended Eatwell Guide. More detail.

NHS Covid App – over 10 million downloads

Department of Health and Social Care, September 2020

More than 10 million people downloaded the new NHS Covid-19 app between its launch on Thursday 24 September and Sunday 27 September.Six million of those downloads were on the first day.

Surge in people checking their risk of type 2 diabetes

NHE, September 2020

Almost 300,000 people have accessed the tool to check their risk of type 2 diabetes online less than two months after the NHS fast tracked access to its world leading Healthier You Diabetes Prevention Programme. Latest figures show that 291,325 people used the Diabetes UK Know Your Risk tool since the end of July – a 637% increase compared to two months previously.

COVID-19: Mental Health Advice

Information on looking after wellbeing during the Coronavirus outbreak

This advice from Mind is aimed at those who may be worried about the Coronavirus, as well as anyone staying at home due to Government advice.

Read the advice here

Learning Disability Week 2020

Learning Disability Week 2020 is taking place online from 15 to 21 June.

The theme is the importance of friendships during lockdown.

Read more and see how you can get involved here

Health and Well-being

How to maintain a slower pace of life after lockdown

Before lockdown, our lives were defined by speed. Rushing around, living life at rocket pace was the norm. Keeping up with work responsibilities, social obligations and the latest tech or fashion trends was a never-ending feat. Only a privileged few could afford to slow down. This research shows that in order to experience the benefits of slowing down, people must decelerate in three ways.

Coronavirus: Gosall Library Services

Due to the current COVID19 situation and following the Government’s guidance, the Gosall Library issue desk remains closed until further notice

Library enquiries are being dealt with, where possible, by email only. Unfortunately we are not able to deal with postal or telephone enquiries. The Lantern Centre building is currently open and staff are welcome to visit the library to work in the hot desk areas as usual or to take out/return books using the self issue machine in the main library. Library staff are still available, by email only, to renew books, carry out literature searches and search for journals and to deal with other enquiries where possible.

All existing loans of books from this library are now renewed until 13th July 2020. Further details on library services will be posted on this blog as the situation develops.

Please email us with any enquiries at: academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

The Gosall Library Team

Coronavirus Murals

Inside the world of pandemic-inspired street art

There is no aspect of life the COVID-19 pandemic has not affected and the art and culture scene is no exception. Street artists all over the world have ventured out into quiet streets and left behind vibrant, thought-provoking, amusing commentary on the crisis with many depicting front-line NHS workers as the real heroes in this crisis.

COVID-19 Government Guidance

Guidance to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely during the coronavirus pandemic

The government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible.

Read the guidance here

BMJ

The positive effects of COVID-19

As the coronavirus pandemic continues its deadly path, dramatic changes in how people live are reducing some instances of other medical problems. This article explores positive side effects of the abrupt shifts in human behaviour in response to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Three ways people are reacting to coronavirus: ‘accepting’, ‘suffering’ and ‘resisting’

There remains near-universal backing for the coronavirus lockdown among the UK public. This study shows three main clusters within the population, the “accepting”, the “suffering” and the “resisting”.