English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance’ (ESPAUR)

The 'English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance’ (ESPAUR) report says more than one million UTI samples were analysed in NHS laboratories across England last year (2016), and that resistance was a “common” observation.

One in three (34%) of the samples analysed were found to be resistant to an antibiotic called trimethoprim, compared to 29.1% in 2015.

Public Health England has also launched a major new campaign to help ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’.

The campaign warns people that taking antibiotics when they are not needed puts them at risk of a more severe or longer infection, and urges people to take their doctor’s advice on antibiotics.

Stocktake of local mental health prevention planning arrangements

This report provides a high-level summary of how local areas are currently incorporating mental health promotion and prevention of mental ill-health in their planning processes. The stocktake was undertaken by the Kings Fund on commission from Public Health England.

The findings are based primarily on a content analysis of key planning documents in 35 local areas. This included a random sample of 16 areas across England and 19 areas selected as possible examples of transferable effective practice.

The findings from this review were used in the development of the ‘Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health Prevention Planning Resource’.

Health and work: infographics

A series of infographics from Public Health England intended to help raise awareness and understanding of the relationship between health and work.

Engaging Health Care Volunteers to Pursue the Triple Aim

This report from the American Hospital; Association showcases how volunteer services support the Triple Aim, a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that outlines an approach for maximizing the performance of the health care system. This framework looks at improving the patient experience of care; improving the health of populations; and reducing the per-capita cost of health care.

Antibiotic Guardian and Awareness

Antibiotic Guardian and Antibiotic Awareness: key messages on antibiotic use
This document explains how to use antibiotics responsibly for patients, animal keepers and pet owners, and prescribers.

Antibiotic awareness: toolkit for healthcare professionals in England
How to use antibiotic awareness resources to support the Antibiotic Guardian campaign and local initiatives.

Self Care Week 2016 Resources

Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self care across communities, families and generations.

This year’s theme is health literacy and the strapline is Understanding Self Care for Life.  Self Care Week will take place from 14 to 20 November 2016.

Sexual health promotion and contraceptive services in local authorities: A systematic review of economic evaluations 2010-2015

Since 2013, health commissioners in England’s local authorities have been responsible for sexual health services, including contraception, HIV testing, STI testing and treatment, health education and specialist sexual health services. Effective commissioning requires information to indicate which interventions may, or may not, be cost-effective. However, current UK guidance and recent research on the cost-effectiveness of sexual health services provides patchy and fragmented evidence. This study aims systematically to review the evidence available on the cost-effectiveness of OECD-based interventions relevant to UK local authority-commissioned sexual health services.

Gloucestershire Receives Award for Improvements in Cancer Diagnosis

NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has received an award from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer for its work to improve early diagnosis and one-year cancer survival rates.

Its initial focus was on delivering a large-scale education programme across GP services, and together with Macmillan, held a series of 17 very successful masterclasses. They subsequently developed a range of online resources, and have executed a quality improvement project which has given us useful learning through an audit of cancer diagnoses.

Improving The Health Of The Public By 2040: Optimising The Research Environment For A Healthier, Fairer Future

This report from the Academy of Medical Sciences explores how to organise our research environment to generate and translate the evidence needed to underpin strategies to secure and improve the health of the public as a whole. It concludes that while public health research has provided fundamental insights into human health, there remains much we do not know about the complex array of interlinking factors that influence the health of the public, and about how to prevent and solve the many health challenges we face as a population.

Royal College of Nursing G635(P) Regional diabetes awareness education for schools – regional study day

Arch Dis Child 2016;101:A374 doi:10.1136/archdischild-2016-310863.620

With the increase in incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children and young people (CYP) and the use of intensive insulin therapies, paediatric diabetes teams are under increasing pressure to support school staff with the day to day management of their pupils with diabetes. The aims of this project have been to provide school staff with an awareness of:

• All stakeholders responsibilities of managing a CYP with diabetes in school
• The difference between Type 1 and 2 diabetes
• Causes, signs and symptoms of diabetes
• Treatment options
• How to manage acute complications – hypo and hyperglycaemia
• Dietary requirements – carbohydrate counting
• Insulin pump therapy
• Have a basic understanding of the practicalities of insulin administration and blood glucose/ketone monitoring.

UHCW Research: A Orzechowska

Motivational interviewing for the prevention of alcohol misuse in young adults

Cochrane Databased of Systematic Reviews: 

Alcohol use and misuse in young people is a major risk behaviour for mortality and morbidity. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a popular technique for addressing excessive drinking in young adults. To assess the effects of motivational interviewing (MI) interventions for preventing alcohol misuse and alcohol-related problems in young adults.

AHRQ Health Literacy Toolkit Supports Better Health Communication in Tasmania

The State of Tasmania’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has used elements of AHRQ’s Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit in its plan to help patients better understand health information. Addressing health literacy in Tasmania, an island south of mainland Australia, is a priority for both policymakers and service providers because a national survey found that only 37 percent of people in Tasmania had adequate health literacy.

Start active, stay active: infographics on physical activity - Department of Health

Infographics explaining the physical activity required to achieve general health benefits for different age ranges.

A healthier life for all: the case for cross-government action

The Health Foundation and the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group have jointly published a comprehensive, accessible collection of essays setting out the current and emerging threats to health and wellbeing and what we know about what works to address them.

The essay collection concludes that addressing the wider determinants of health is critical to ensuring the prosperity and wellbeing of British society as well as easing pressure on the NHS. The essays support the view that a more proactive approach to tackling poor health across all policy areas is urgently needed, to help ensure individuals, families and communities can thrive.