AHP Evidence and Best Practice
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A place to gather evidence and best practice regarding allied health professionals. Primarily aimed at a UK audience with a bias towards Mental Health and Community work
Measuring health confidence: benefits to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Measuring health confidence: benefits to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers
Background Patients need a high level of health confidence to manage their own care with success. However, health confidence is complex and changes throughout life.Methods The Health Confidence Score ...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Measuring health confidence: benefits to patients, clinicians and healthcare providers | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities
Healthcare professionals working in inpatient settings are often challenged by behaviours associated with learning disability, autism and other mental health needs, including high levels of violence a...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Reframing the evaluation of integrated care; examples from the NHS in England - ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reframing the evaluation of integrated care; examples from the NHS in England
There is global interest in integrated care, often associated with how to improve system efficiency, strengthen clinical and cost-effectiveness, avoid…
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September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reframing the evaluation of integrated care; examples from the NHS in England - ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Delivering a neighbourhood health service: what the 10 Year Health Plan means for local integration | NHS Confederation www.nhsconfed.org/long-reads/d...
Delivering a neighbourhood health service: what the 10 Year Health Plan means for local integration
Unpacking the 10 Year Health Plan’s vision for a neighbourhood health service and what’s needed to make neighbourhood working a success.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Delivering a neighbourhood health service: what the 10 Year Health Plan means for local integration | NHS Confederation www.nhsconfed.org/long-reads/d...
NHS Reliance On Beds In Independent Sector For Mental Health Care | The King's Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
NHS Reliance On Beds In Independent Sector For Mental Health Care | The King's Fund
Our analysis has found that around 28% of mental health care beds are found in the independent sector and not NHS trusts. We explore what this means mental health care.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NHS Reliance On Beds In Independent Sector For Mental Health Care | The King's Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
The use of multisensory environments in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40087858/
The use of multisensory environments in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - PubMed
Multisensory environment is a setting designed with activities and tools that offered sensory stimulation. Despite their widespread use, no evidence-based guidelines are currently available. The aim o...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The use of multisensory environments in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40087858/
Wider Determinants of Health: August 2025 update - GOV.UK www.gov.uk/government/s...
Wider Determinants of Health: August 2025 update
Update of data on the individual, social and environmental factors which influence the health of the population and impact on inequalities in health.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Wider Determinants of Health: August 2025 update - GOV.UK www.gov.uk/government/s...
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40145613/
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses - PubMed
Increasing research suggests a link between autism spectrum disorders and joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. However, no study systematically examined ...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40145613/
Perceived Unmet Need for Care and Barriers to Care Among Individuals with Mental Health Issues: A Meta-analysis - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40314899/
Perceived Unmet Need for Care and Barriers to Care Among Individuals with Mental Health Issues: A Meta-analysis - PubMed
Unmet needs refer to the gap between the health services individuals require and what they receive. Individuals with mental health issues often face barriers preventing them from accessing the care th...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Perceived Unmet Need for Care and Barriers to Care Among Individuals with Mental Health Issues: A Meta-analysis - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40314899/
Access, inequalities and annual health checks (AHCs) for adults living with severe mental illness in the UK: a mixed-methods systematic review | BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
Access, inequalities and annual health checks (AHCs) for adults living with severe mental illness in the UK: a mixed-methods systematic review
Objectives Individuals living with severe mental illness (SMI) are at a significantly higher risk of mortality. This mixed-methods systematic review identifies and explores factors, including access i...
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September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Access, inequalities and annual health checks (AHCs) for adults living with severe mental illness in the UK: a mixed-methods systematic review | BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...
Regulation of managers is possible-but keep it simple pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40825592/
Regulation of managers is possible-but keep it simple - PubMed
Regulation of managers is possible-but keep it simple
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September 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Regulation of managers is possible-but keep it simple pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40825592/
Improving productivity in the NHS pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40825600/
Improving productivity in the NHS - PubMed
Improving productivity in the NHS
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September 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Improving productivity in the NHS pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40825600/
Immigration crackdown threatens NHS workforce, data show pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40763984/
Immigration crackdown threatens NHS workforce, data show - PubMed
Immigration crackdown threatens NHS workforce, data show
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September 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Immigration crackdown threatens NHS workforce, data show pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40763984/
Developing the allied health professionals workforce within mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services: rapid review of learning from quality and safety incidents | BMJ Quality & Safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/34/6...
Developing the allied health professionals workforce within mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services: rapid review of learning from quality and safety incidents
Background Allied health professionals (AHPs) in inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism services work in cultures dominated by other professions who often poorly understand their role...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Developing the allied health professionals workforce within mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services: rapid review of learning from quality and safety incidents | BMJ Quality & Safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/34/6...
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork | BMJ Quality & Safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/34/7...
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork
In this issue of BMJ Quality and Safety , Black and colleagues present a qualitative study of healthcare teams working to uncover diagnoses in patients experiencing non-specific cancer symptoms.1 The ...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork | BMJ Quality & Safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/34/7...
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities
Healthcare professionals working in inpatient settings are often challenged by behaviours associated with learning disability, autism and other mental health needs, including high levels of violence a...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Reducing incidents of violence and aggression and self-harm on a secure mental health inpatient ward for women with learning disabilities | BMJ Open Quality bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/3...
Navigating social challenges: A phenomenological exploration of living with schizophrenia - Feyza Şengül, Hatice Abaoğlu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Navigating social challenges: A phenomenological exploration of living with schizophrenia - Feyza Şengül, Hatice Abaoğlu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
When occupational therapists and physiotherapists are leading—same or different? A qualitative study of management practice - Margrethe Skovbjerg, Jakob Abild Mortensen, Line Nørgaard Remmen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
When occupational therapists and physiotherapists are leading—same or different? A qualitative study of management practice - Margrethe Skovbjerg, Jakob Abild Mortensen, Line Nørgaard Remmen, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Physical health side effects of psychotropic medication www.nationalelfservice.net/treatment/an...
Physical health side effects of psychotropic medication
Key insights from new Lancet Commission published today; to help clinicians and patients make safer, more informed prescribing decisions.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Alarm bells ringing: how do people with ADHD process sensory information? - National Elf Service www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Alarm bells ringing: how do people with ADHD process sensory information? - National Elf Service
People with ADHD are often stereotyped as sensory seekers, but this new review shows a more complex picture where touch, sound, and movement can feel overwhelming, absent, or both.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Alarm bells ringing: how do people with ADHD process sensory information? - National Elf Service www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-healt...
Navigating social challenges: A phenomenological exploration of living with schizophrenia - Feyza Şengül, Hatice Abaoğlu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Navigating social challenges: A phenomenological exploration of living with schizophrenia - Feyza Şengül, Hatice Abaoğlu, 2025
Introduction: Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia face significant barriers that impact their quality of life and restrict their social participation. This...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Navigating social challenges: A phenomenological exploration of living with schizophrenia - Feyza Şengül, Hatice Abaoğlu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Dietetic-Led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID: A Novel Approach to Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder With Case Studies - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40611447/
Dietetic-Led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID: A Novel Approach to Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder With Case Studies - PubMed
These case studies highlight the potential for dietitians to act as primary clinicians in delivering CBT-AR and provide preliminary evidence on how their skillset could lead to clinically meaningful i...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Dietetic-Led Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFID: A Novel Approach to Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder With Case Studies - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40611447/