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The pair of ACE's tree

The BCR Pair of ACEs tree image grew out of the need to illustrate the relationship between adversity within a family and adversity within a community. The leaves on the tree represent the ‘symptoms’ of ACEs that are easily recognized in clinical, educational and social service settings, such as a well child visit or a pre-school classroom. Adverse childhood experiences can increase a person’s risk for chronic stress and adverse coping mechanisms, and result in lifelong chronic illness such

Survey on online and distance learning – Results

According to a survey the network conducted on behalf of the European Commission during the crisis, for two-thirds of the respondents e-teaching was a new experience but the majority think online learning came to stay. Source: School Education Gateway, May 2020

The Experience of the Coronavirus Lockdown in Low-Income Areas of England and Wales

It is understood that those in lower income households have acutely felt the impact of the pandemic and lockdown both economically and in terms of mental and physical wellbeing. Young people who live in those neighbourhoods, shared their experiences, worries and opinions about life during and after the Covid lockdown. Source: Street Games June 2020

New data reveals how UK is sleeping under coronavirus lockdown

A new study of the UK public by King’s College London and Ipsos MORI finds that significant numbers have experienced changes to their sleep patterns since the lockdown was announced on 23 March, with nearly two-thirds (63%) overall saying their sleep has been worse. Source: Ipsos Mori, June 2020

MARKET RESEARCH INDUSTRY WELLBEING STUDY LAUNCHED IN THREE COUNTRIES

The survey, which will be supported by Opinium, will examine the impact of the pandemic across the UK, US and Australia, and look at how workplaces can support their staff. Source: Research Live, May 2020

Surge in appreciation of exercise and activity during lockdown

People have turned to cycling and walking to keep active outdoors during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis, with 63% of people across the first six weeks of lockdown saying exercise is important for their mental health. Source: Savanta / Sport England May 2020

COVID-19 drives demand for flexibility and more meaningful office connections

In a survey of 600+ U.K. office workers, we discovered a workforce fully embracing the flexibility remote work offers and rethinking the value of going back to the office after COVID-19. Source: Yourhana May 2020

Health Equity in England - The Marmott review 10 years on

Health Equity in England_The Marmot Review 10 Years On_full report.pdf

This report has been produced by the Institute of Health Equity and commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years on from the landmark study Fair Society, Healthy Lives (The Marmot Review).

The report highlights that:

people can expect to spend more of their lives in poor health
improvements to life expectancy have stalled, and declined for the poorest 10% of women
the health gap has grown between wealthy and deprived a

HEALTH BEHAVIOURS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (HEBECO STUDY)

We want to understand physical activity and diet, as well as the use and changes to the use of tobacco (e.g. cigarettes), nicotine (e.g. e-cigarettes) and alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). We also want to understand how we could create or provide support that may help people to make changes to their behaviours and therefore their health. Source: UCL May 2020

Inactivity caused by COVID-19 lockdowns risks chronic disease spike

Disproportionate numbers of adults with chronic diseases, such as obesity, hypertension and lung disease, reduced their physical activity levels during the first weeks of the UK COVID-19 lockdown Source: LSHTM, UCL and UoB

Wave 5: Sport England / Savanta ComRes: Survey into Adult Physical Activity Attitudes and Behaviour (May 2020)

Latest research on the impact of COVID-19 on physical activity levels Source: Sport England / Savanta ComRes May 2020

£2 billion package to create new era for cycling and walking

Far more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost greener, active transport, launched today (9 May 2020) by Transport Secretary Grant  Shapps . Source: gov.uk May 2020

Sport England / Savanta ComRes: Survey into Adult Physical Activity Attitudes and Behaviour (April 2020) Wave five

survey measuring the impact on physical activity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Sport England / Savanta ComRes May 2020

Employing physical activity to prevent chronic disease

This project will produce Australia’s first framework for national action to increase and monitor population level physical activity. It will inform policy by testing innovative programs to promote physical activity, including their scalability to population level interventions. Source: The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre April 2020

Prioritise play when schools reopen, say mental health experts

Child mental health experts have urged the government to prioritise children’s play and socialising with friends over formal lessons and academic progress when schools in England reopen and lockdown restrictions are eased. Source: Guardian May 2020

Report on UK Wellbeing During COVID-19

The authors estimate that about two-thirds of the wellbeing cost comes from the impact of social distancing alone. Levels of wellbeing are the lowest they have been in the UK since recording started in 2011. Source: Simetrca - Jacobs May 2020

Data on the Covid-19 crisis for charities and funders

There are large amounts of data available from government and official sources, which tell us about the health and economic vulnerability of certain places and communities.

Coronavirus: Challenge of reshaping UK cities after lockdown

UK transport groups and public health experts to call for radical changes - some already happening globally - such as wider pavements, traffic restrictions and cycle networks. Source: BBC May 2020

Social prescribing link workers: Reference guide for primary care networks

This guide is provided as additional information to help PCNs introduce the new role of social prescribing link worker into their multi-disciplinary teams as part of the expansion to the primary care workforce introduced under the GP contract reforms, using the new national funding available from July 2019, as part of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES). It builds on the local system guidance provided in the Social Prescribing and Community Based Support Summary Guide.1 It shoul

Social prescribing and community-based support

PDF attachment NHS Guidance 2019 social-prescribing-community-based-support-summary-guide.pdf

A short introduction to the document is below: please download the PDF or go to >> https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/social-prescribing-community-based-support-summary-guide.pdf for full article

Introduction

Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS Long-Term Plan’s commitment to make personalised care business

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