The NHS long term workforce plan projections assume a year-on-year productivity increase of 2%. This has never happened in the history of the NHS. One problem comes from how to...
People with severe mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder) die 15-20 years earlier than people without SMI and experience higher rates of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes....
CoACH: ARBD explores alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) among hospital inpatients by assessing its prevalence and identifying care gaps. ARBD, a cognitive impairment linked to chronic, heavy alcohol consumption, is often...
We’re part of a programme of research examining the clinical and cost effectiveness of Alcohol Care Teams to inform the future commissioning of services. Alcohol-related hospital admissions continue to rise,...
A small group of service users with alcohol dependence and co-occurring mental health and physical health problems disproportionately account for the greatest use of acute hospital admissions and emergency department...
People living with both mental and physical health issues, their families, and the health and social care professionals who support them should have input on the most important questions to...
Y-MHESH is a collaboration between the Universities of York (UK) and Auckland (NZ) bringing together research evidence to answer questions about mental health that are important to young people. Evidence...
Nature-Based Interventions (NBIs), such as conservation and gardening activities, aim to improve the health and wellbeing of participants through engagement with nature. These activities also improve the ‘quality’ of the...
Despite strong evidence on the role of nature in supporting positive mental health outcomes, a variety of challenges and barriers exist for people with severe mental illness (SMI) in accessing...
The NIHR-funded SCEPTRE programme focuses on developing and testing a complex intervention to help smokers maintain or achieve positive smoking behaviour change (smoking cessation or smoking reduction) following discharge from...