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Supporting Care-Experienced Young People in Accessing Higher Education

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Apr 2023

Care-experienced young people face significant barriers to accessing higher education. In this video, Patricia Ambrose from the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) discusses the importance of pro-active measures, resources, and outreach exercises to improving the educational outcomes for care-experienced young people.

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Delivering Wrap-Around Support for Vulnerable Survivors of Modern Slavery

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Apr 2023

12,727 people were referred to authorities as suspected victims of modern slavery in 2021, according to Home Office data. Dr Julia Tomas is the anti-slavery coordinator at the Passage, in this video she discusses the multi agency case conference approach they have in place to provide wrap around support for survivors of modern slavery.

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Fixing the Digital Divide to Decrease Health Inequalities

17 minute watch

Apr 2023

1.5 million households in the UK do not have internet access. Dr Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement at the Good Things Foundation discusses the impacts of the digital divide on health inequalities and how local authorities can help relieve the pressure on volunteer organisations with helping individuals have online access.

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Improving Care Outcomes for Children with Disabilities

17 minute watch

Mar 2023

As of March 2022, there were 80,000 children living in care in England. Sharon Howard, Assistant Director of Lifespan, the Disabled Children and Young People's Service at Kent County Council discusses the multidisciplinary pathway the service has developed through partnership working to deliver support to disabled young people and their families.

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Strategies for Tackling the Gender Health Gap

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Jan 2023

In July 2022, the Government published the first Women’s Health Strategy to address the challenges women face in accessing healthcare. Miss Karen Joash, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Head of the School for Obstetrics and Gynaecology for London, Health Education England discusses the strategy and specific conditions to identify gender health gap priority areas of focus in UK healthcare.

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Working with Service Users to Develop Follow Up Programmes After a Mental Health Crisis

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Jan 2023

Demand for crisis mental health services has increased by a third since before the pandemic and doubled since 2017. In this video, Owen Salem, Operational Support Officer at Youth Fed discusses how organisations need to work collaboratively with NHS Trusts and service users to understand the early signs of crises and to develop coping strategies once they are discharged.

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Understanding the Impact of the Pandemic on Health Inequalities

27 minute watch

Jan 2023

Those living in the most deprived areas of England spend a third of their lives in poor health. In this video, Dr Tammy Boyce, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Health Equity shares insights from the Marmot Report, highlighting the longer term impacts of the pandemic on health inequalities in England.

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Providing Personalised Dementia Care for all

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Jul 2022

With almost 900,000 living with Dementia in the UK, and projections this will rise to 1.6 million by 2040, the need to improve dementia care services is high. We heard from Jan Oyebode, Chair in Dementia Care at the University of Bradford about the importance of developing a more personalised approach to patient care in dementia care services.

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Adult Safeguarding: Safeguarding Adults in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

20 minute watch

Dec 2021

Although most legal restrictions have now been lifted, the impact of Covid-19 is still very significant on safeguarding services. Dr Sheila Fish provides insights into the recovery of safeguarding services during and post Covid-19.

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Revising Drugs Support and Education for Children and Young People

21 minute watch

Nov 2021

The tragic death of Daniel Spargo-Mabbs highlighted the lack of awareness and understanding around drugs among both young adults and parents. His mother, Fiona, founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, explains the importance of being realistic about drugs in order to save young lives.

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Engaging with Rough Sleepers to Improve Uptake of Drug and Alcohol Support

18 minute watch

Nov 2021

Every area has a distinct homeless cohort, and blanket policies are not the answer. Councillor Trish Hardy of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council explains that treating each area as unique and taking the time to learn the intricacies of the rough sleeping population is vital to helping individuals.

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Delivering Evidence-Based Approaches to Tackling Drug and Substance Misuse

29 minute watch

Nov 2021

It is argued that the approach to drug addiction taken in the UK for the past 30 years has been a failure. Crispin Blunt MP, co-Chair of the APPG for Drug Policy Reform, explores the example of Portugal and how the UK can bring its policies in line with the overwhelming bulk of new evidence.

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