Library Bulletin

Substance use research

The latest research bulletin featuring new research on substance use, treatment and recovery (produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust) is now available to view and download.

For any support accessing of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Psychiatric Nursing – April 2021

The current Psychiatric Nursing Current Awareness Bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.

For any support accessing any of the research or journal articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Serious Mental Illness

The most recent edition of serious mental illness current awareness bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, is now available to view and download.

Please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk for any support accessing the articles within the bulletin.

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Mental Illness and Primary Care

The mental illness and primary care current awareness bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.

For support accessing any of the articles within the bulletin please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

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Digital Mental Health Current Awareness Bulletin

The Digital Mental Health March bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, is now available to view and download.

Public Health

Current Awareness Updates

We can’t prevent childhood obesity by education alone: lessons from the evidence base.
University of Bristol; 2021.

(This study examined the evidence included in the most recent Cochrane Review on childhood obesity prevention. The results show that most of the current evidence targets individual lifestyle behaviours (diet and physical activity) through education. This could influence the range of evidence that policymakers see, with consequences for the focus of policies they develop. A broader evidence base is needed on which to base future decisions about childhood obesity prevention. Policy briefing.)

Loneliness: a reading list.
House of Commons Library; 2021.

(Links to various publications considering the causes and impact of loneliness, as well as possible interventions to deal with the issue in society. A companion to the Library’s Tackling loneliness (CBP 8514) briefing, which sets out in greater detail the incidence and impact of loneliness and strategies adopted to tackle it across the UK. Research briefing.)

Consultation outcome: Proposed changes to how smoking-attributable risk is calculated.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.

(Response to consultation on proposed changes to the calculation of smoking attributable mortality and hospital admissions. There was a positive response to updating the relative risks used for the calculation of smoking-related harm and all options provided through responses have been explored.)

A Snapshot of European Children’s Eating Habits: Results from the Fourth Round of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI).
World Health Organization (WHO); 2021.

(Overall, the WHO findings from this study highlight that action is urgently needed to promote healthy eating habits among children in all the countries of the European Region, especially to increase daily consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.)

Youth Sport Trust impact report.
Youth Sport Trust; 2021.

(In this report we share data, insights and stories from some of the young people whose wellbeing we have been able to support. Working together with schools and valued partners we have improved physical and mental health, nurtured the development of character and leadership, and fostered inclusion and empathy to bring down barriers and build connections.)

Understanding and addressing inequalities in physical activity: evidence-based guidance for commissioners Public Health England (PHE); 2021

(This guidance can be used by practitioners and commissioners at a local level to begin tackling inequalities in physical activity across and within protected characteristic groups. It presents the findings of a review, analysis and research aimed at understanding the enablers, barriers and opportunities for increasing physical activity across inequality groups.)

LSCFT Research

March bulletin

Take a look at all the research that our colleagues at Lancashire and South Cumbria Trust have been part of. The bulletin promotes research conducted by Trust staff and recognises their support and dedication towards evidence based practice.

It is available to view and download below.

If you or your colleagues are involved in any research, please let the Library team know by emailing; academic.inbox@lscft.nhs.uk

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Community Mental Health Services Bulletin

The February edition of Community Mental Health Services Bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download. The links to abstracts have been activated in this bulletin, so if you click on the title. If you would like to read the full article, please contact the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Covid 19

Current Awareness Updates

The impact of Covid-19 on the lives of Latin American migrants IRMO Research Report; Feb 2021

(This report reveals the intersecting crises of rising unemployment, abusive employment practices, inadequate housing and increasing food poverty facing the Latin American community. This is compounded by digital exclusion and the language barrier, meaning that many find it difficult to access mainstream support. The lack of access to basic health care raises concerns about the rollout of the vaccine among the community.)

Community testing – GOV.UK

(Community asymptomatic testing helps identify and isolate individuals who have coronavirus (COVID-19) but do not have symptoms.)

COVID-19: migrant health guide – GOV.UK

(Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.)

Protecting and supporting the clinically extremely vulnerable during lockdown.
National Audit Office (NAO); 2021.

(Report looks at how effectively government identified and met the needs of clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) people. It found there was impressive initial support offered to many people, but it took time for people to be identified as CEV, and therefore access formal support.)