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Suicide Prevention Strategy for England: The Latest Government Guidance

5 minute read

Sep 2024

Verity Mallion, the Suicide Prevention Lead at the Department of Health and Social Care, delivered an insightful keynote at our National Suicide Prevention Conference 2024 on the latest government guidance and updates aimed at reducing suicide rates and improving support for vulnerable individuals.

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The Road to Online Safety Regulation: Safeguarding Children Against Sexual Harms

6 minute read

Aug 2024

A significant number of children aged 8-11 have social media profiles, with TikTok being especially popular. The study found that even younger children, some as young as three, are exposed to social media content, although this may involve watching videos with others rather than having their own accounts. This article covers some the negative impacts of this uptake including grooming and misogyny, as well as preventative measures.

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Transforming Leadership in the NHS: Long-Term Workforce Plan

4 minute read

Aug 2024

The NHS is undergoing a significant transformation in leadership and workforce development to ensure a sustainable and inclusive healthcare system for the future. We welcomed key figures Joe Smith, Senior Policy Advisor at NHS England, and Caroline Chipperfield, Director of Leadership Development and Delivery, at the NHS Leadership Academy, to our UK Healthcare Workforce Conference 2024.

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Invisible Children: Barnardo’s Explores the Cost of Living Impact

4 minute read

Aug 2024

The cost of living crisis has far-reaching impacts on vulnerable communities, particularly children at risk of criminal and sexual exploitation. Recent research conducted by Barnardo’s, a leading child welfare organisation, delves into the troubling connections between financial hardship and child exploitation. Jess Edwards, the Senior Policy Advisor for Childhood Harm at Barnardo's, recently presented these findings at our National County Lines, Gangs and Violence Conference.

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CrowdStrike: 6 Crisis Management Lessons for the Public Sector

5 minute read

Jul 2024

The CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 involved a significant disruption in their cybersecurity services, impacting various sectors reliant on their technology, including finance, healthcare, and government. This included 8.5 million Windows devices. This incident highlighted the critical need for thorough testing, robust crisis management, and effective communication to maintain trust and continuity in essential services. This article identifies key areas for public sector authorities to protect in their systems.

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Tackling Mental Health Inequalities: Ensuring Accessibility for All Communities

1 minute read

Jul 2023

Every 1 in 4 people in the UK have mental health difficulty. In this video, the Centre for Mental Health discuss inequalities that increase risk of poor mental and how these inequalities prevent people from accessing services to get the help they need.

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Government Guidance and Updates on Tackling Substance and Drugs Misuse

29 minute watch

Jul 2023

In 2021, there were 4,859 deaths reported deaths related to drug poisoning. In this video, the Home Office Joint Combatting Drugs Unit share the latest guidance for tackling drug and substance misuse, highlighting how authorities can learn from high performing areas to reduce drug rates.

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Recruiting and Retaining Nurses to Meet Workforce Demand

18 minute watch

Jul 2023

The 2023 NHS Longterm Workforce Plan lays out a plan to increase the nursing workforce from 170,000 to 190,000 nurses, outlining training and resources needed for the future. In this video, Wendy Preston, Head of Nursing for the Royal College of Nursing shares resources for trusts to support and value staff helping solve the retention issues in the nursing workforce.

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Happy, Healthy and Heard: Ensuring Staff feel Supported at Work

17 minute watch

Jul 2023

The 2022 NHS Staff Survey found that 44.8% of NHS staff felt unwell as a result of work-related stress. In this video Alexandra Bode-Tunji discusses the joy at work people strategy and the positive impacts the strategy has had on staff wellbeing in addition to patient care.

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Government Updates

Government Update: The Essex Mental Health Inquiry

3 minute read

Jul 2023

Many people will experience mental health problems in their lives. This government update looks at some of the long-term government aims to improve mental health services and the recent Essex mental heath statutory inquiry.

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Working in Partnership to Provide Wrap-Around Support to People Affected by Eating Disorders

1 minute read

Jul 2023

It is estimated that 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder. In this video Paula Blight, Chief Executive of Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorder Association, discusses developing joined up pathways between services to intervene early and help individuals recover from their eating disorder.

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Embedding Deprivation of Living Safeguards in Social Care Teams

4 minute read

Jul 2023

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are an amendment to the Mental Capacity Act. In this article, Kirklees Council discuss how they have worked in partnership to deliver services and embed Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards as part of social care plans.

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