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Brushing up on oral health: how can health policy prevent tooth decay in children?

Dr Georgios KitsarasProfessor Tanya Walsh By Georgios Kitsaras, Michaela Goodwin and Tanya Walsh Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: November 12, 2024

Children’s oral health in England is in crisis, with thousands of children across the country suffering from dental caries, the most prevalent and prominent form of dental disease. In response, the government has promised measures to tackle dental health inequalities. But how can policymakers best implement this plan to ensure it has the desired impact? […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, public health, schools, SMS

Several women practicing football on a grass field

Creating SPACES for young people’s wellbeing

Stephanie RaySamuel Hugh-Jones By Neil Humphrey, Stephanie Ray and Samuel Hugh-Jones Filed Under: Education, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: September 12, 2024

Adolescent wellbeing is a predictor of school attainment, adult mental health, relationships, and socioeconomic outcomes. However, the wellbeing of young people in the UK has significantly decreased in the last two decades. Current research into creative health has found increasingly positive links between supporting participation in arts, culture, entertainment,and sports (SPACES) and young people’s wellbeing. […]

Tagged With: Children & Young People, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, local government, loneliness, mental health, schools, sport

A hospital signpost, pointing toward the Outpatients Department, and the Maternity Department

From mental health to maternal health: understanding the link

A photo of Dr Holly HopeA photo of Dr Rohna KearneyA photo of Professor Kathryn Abel By Holly Hope, Rohna Kearney and Kathryn Abel Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: May 1, 2024

It is increasingly recognised that women’s health needs are under-resourced, under-researched, and under-funded. But what happens to women for whom multiple health needs overlap? Here, Dr Holly Hope, Dr Rohna Kearney, and Professor Kathryn Abel outline their research into the reproductive health outcomes of women with mental illness, and what is needed from policy and […]

Tagged With: care quality, gender inequalities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, mental health, NHS, SHS, SMS

A directory sign at an NHS facility; one arrow points to the sexual health clinic

Did the UK fail in its management of mpox? Lessons for future pandemics

A picture of Maurice NagingtonA photo of Jeremy WilliamsA photo of Jaime By Maurice Nagington, Jeremy Williams and Jaime Garcia-Iglesias Filed Under: Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 24, 2024

In 2022, Europe, the US, and Canada experienced widespread community transmission of mpox, constituting a health emergency. Previously, mpox had been endemic to Central and Western Africa. In the UK, a wide response involving multiple stakeholders was developed. In this article, Dr Maurice Nagington, Dr Jeremy Williams, and Dr Jaime Garcia-Iglesias discuss the findings of […]

Tagged With: communities, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, LGBTQ+, NHS, public health, SHS

Can we upskill the health and social care workforce to meet the growing demand for digital transformation?

Dr Alan Davies headshot photoProfessor Angela Davies By Alan Davies and Angela Davies Filed Under: All posts, Digital Futures, Health and Care, Health and Social Care Posted: April 22, 2024

There has been growing interest regarding the potential of digital transformation to aid the UK’s health and social care system in its ambition to meet modern demands placed upon it. But what skills do different employees in this sector need – and is the infrastructure in place to support them? Here, Dr Alan Davies and […]

Tagged With: care quality, digital, Digital Divide, Health & Social Care, innovation, NHS, NHS Digital, Pankhurst Institute, SHS, technology

A close up image of a person's hands resting on their knees. Sitting next to them is somebody with a clipboard and pen.

Mind your language: interpreters in Mental Health Act assessments

Photo of Professor Alys YoungRebecca TiptonPhoto of Dr Natalia Rodriguez-Vicente By Alys Young, Rebecca Tipton and Natalia Rodríguez-Vicente Filed Under: Ethnicity, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Open Minds Posted: April 4, 2024

In England and Wales, the Mental Health Act can be used to detain people experiencing a mental health crisis, and who may pose a danger to themselves or others. However, some of those assessed under these powers will not use spoken English. Here, Professor Alys Young, Dr Rebecca Tipton, and Dr Natalia Rodríguez-Vicente explore the effects on the assessment […]

Tagged With: diversity, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, immigration, inequalities, mental health, Racial Inequalities, SALC, SHS

Mind the gap: supporting prison leavers with mental illness

Dr Charlotte Lennox By Jane Senior, Jenny Shaw and Charlotte Lennox Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Open Minds Posted: March 27, 2024

Many people in prison have severe mental health problems, but what is being done to help these individuals resettle when released? And how can policy and practice reduce reoffending rates, while ensuring prison leavers with mental illnesses are given the support they need to reintegrate into the community? Here, Dr Jane Senior, Professor Jennifer Shaw, and Dr Charlotte […]

Tagged With: Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, justice, mental health, NHS, SHS

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Implications of the digital revolution for the nursing workforce

Photograph of author Dawn DowdingPhotograph of author Sarah Skyrme By Dawn Dowding and Sarah Skyrme Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care, Science and Technology Posted: March 20, 2024

As the largest professional group in the healthcare workforce, nurses have been at the frontline of a digital transformation. In this article, from our publication Working Futures, Professor Dawn Dowding and Dr Sarah Skyrme assess what this means for the workforce and suggest policy interventions. Ambitions for all NHS organisations in England to be paperless […]

Tagged With: Health & Social Care, technology

Locked up like adults – COVID-19 experiences for children in custodial settings

Dr Charlotte Lennox By Charlotte Lennox Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Open Minds Posted: March 19, 2024

During the early period of the pandemic, there was a lack of detailed guidance for many groups, including the secure estate. For children in custodial settings, this meant staff often applied measures intended for adult prisons, in lieu of any other information. Here, Dr Charlotte Lennox shares her research showing children in such settings were an invisible group […]

Tagged With: #OpenMinds, Children & Young People, COVID-19, crime, Health & Social Care, justice, mental health, SHS, Youth mental health

The toll of ‘Deaths of Despair’ in England

By Christine Camacho and Luke Munford Filed Under: British Politics, Cities and Environment, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Levelling up, Urban Posted: March 15, 2024

In 2015, a phenomenon coined as ‘Deaths of Despair’ (DoD) emerged in the US, highlighting an alarming increase in mortality due to drugs, alcohol, and suicides, particularly among white men without a college education. Here, Christine Camacho and Dr Luke Munford explore the spatial patterning of these deaths in England, where an estimated 46,200 lives […]

Tagged With: ARC-GM, british politics, communities, devolution, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, HOPE, inequalities, Levelling Up, local government, mental health, public health, SHS

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