There’s a lot of evidence about the relationship between alcohol consumption and harm experienced by drinkers such as ill health, disability and death. But there is less evidence to bring together what we know about the detrimental effects alcohol has
Older Men At The Margins: Guidance For Practitioners And Services Providing Groups For Older Men – Age UK
Older Men at the Margins was a two-year study to understand how men aged 65 and over from different social backgrounds and circumstances experienced loneliness and social isolation. It also explored the formal and informal ways they sought to stay
Under the skin: Listening to the voices of older people on influenza immunisation – International Longevity Centre UK
Preventing ill-health and reducing the burden of disease is increasingly recognised as vital in the context of an ageing society, and influenza immunisation programmes are a key plank of preventative strategies in many countries across the world. Rates of influenza
Raising the equality flag: Health inequalities among older LGBT people in the UK – International Longevity Centre UK
New data analysis shows that LGBT men and women aged 50+ have poorer self-rated health and are more likely to have other conditions that impact their health and wellbeing. This analysis has, for the first time, demonstrated strongly that these
Making Individual Placement and Support work: An evaluation of implementation and sustainability – Centre for Mental Health
For many people who use mental health services, having a job is an important part of recovery; yet few get the opportunity to look for paid work with the right support. This is a report of an evaluation to explore the
Above And Beyond: How Voluntary Sector Providers Of Disability Support Add Value To Communities – Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Report considering the influence and potential of voluntary sector providers of social care through real life stories from four disability support providers from across England. The report outlines the voluntary care sector’s key impacts, including: engaging local partners and harnessing
Changing Lives: the social impact of participation in culture and sport: Eleventh Report of Session 2017–19: Report, together with formal minutes relating to the report – House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report that finds that opportunities to reap major benefits in criminal justice, education and health are being missed by the failure of government to recognise and harness social impact. It argues
21st Century Social Care: What’s wrong with social care and how we can fix it – Policy Exchange
Policy Exchange report exploring the nature and extent of the serious and urgent problems affecting the provision of social care in the UK. It identifies how these problems have evolved from the institutional structures developed for providing health and social
State of the Nation 2018-19: Social Mobility in Great Britain – Social Mobility Commission
Social Mobility Commission report that assesses the progress that Great Britain has made towards improving social mobility. It highlights that inequality is entrenched in Britain, from birth to work. It also finds that being born privileged means you are likely
Making Individual Placement and Support work: An evaluation of implementation and sustainability – Centre for Public Health
For many people who use mental health services, having a job is an important part of recovery; yet few get the opportunity to look for paid work with the right support. This is a report of an evaluation to explore the critical success factors for
Integrated Monitoring System: Annual Report: Cheshire and Merseyside 2017/18 – Liverpool John Moores University Public Health Institute
The annual report for the Integrated Monitoring System (IMS) details activity delivered during the 2017-18 financial year by 50 drug and alcohol services and 95 pharmacies across Merseyside and Cheshire. The report provides information on presentations to needle and syringe
STOP-SV: a training programme to prevent nightlife-related sexual violence (Evaluation Report) – Liverpool John Moores University Public Health Institute
Globally, sexual violence places large burdens on individuals’ health and well-being, as well as local communities and services. However, few prevention strategies exist that specifically aim to prevent and respond to nightlife related sexual violence. As part of the European
Student Alcohol Research and Prevention Activity (SARPA) Pre-Intervention Report – Liverpool John Moores University Public Health Institute
The Student Alcohol Research and Prevention Activity (SARPA) project aims to encourage students in Liverpool to drink less alcohol on a night out. This report presents Stage 1 of the research activity, which incorporated a mixed methods approach. Unobtrusive venue
Trends In Life Expectancy In EU And Other OECD Countries: Why are improvements slowing? – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
This paper reports on trends in life expectancy in the 28 EU countries and some other high-income OECD countries, and examines potential explanations for the slowdown in improvements in recent years. The slowdown in improvements in life expectancy since 2011
State Of The North East 2018: Public Mental Health And Wellbeing – Public Health England
A snapshot of mental health and wellbeing in the 12 local authorities in the north-east of England, the report: provides data and evidence relating to mental health and wellbeing with a public health focus explains risk and protective factors contributing
Sugar reduction in post-Brexit UK: A supply-side policy agenda: (FRC Food Brexit Breifing) – Food Research Collaboration
The withdrawal of the UK from the EU means that new regulations must be put in place to govern the supply of sugar and other agricultural commodities. In light of this, this briefing looks at five policy options that could
State of Child Health England: Two Years On – Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Report that congratulates the Government on its commitment to child health, commending them on bold pledges in areas such as obesity, mental health and the integration of children’s health services. The scorecard, which describes progress against a series of recommendations
International comparisons of health and wellbeing in adolescence and early adulthood – Nuffield Trust and Association for Young People’s Health
Report that finds young people in the UK are making healthier life choices for themselves than before, but are more likely to die from asthma or have a poor quality of life from long-term conditions compared to counterparts in other
A teachable moment: delivering perioperative medicine in integrated care systems – Royal College of Anaesthetists
The time preparing for, undergoing and then recovering from an operation is known as the perioperative period and the College believes that tailored care throughout this time will improve long-term outcomes for patients after surgery. It suggests exercise and nutritional
Overview of the 6 early years and school aged years high impact areas: Health visitors and school nurses leading the Healthy Child Programme – Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England
The purpose of this report is to illustrate the contribution of health visitors to the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) and school nurses to the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) and to describe areas where health visitors and school nurses have a significant impact on health