Children and young people’s health and social care
Rising demand for and financial pressures on health and social care services related to an ageing population are widely recognised, but how do children and young people fit into this picture?
Sustaining the health and adult social care workforce
What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce?
Trust, public engagement and UK Parliament
What is the relationship between public engagement activities and public trust? What makes different types of engagement methods effective, and how can they engage the public and impact trust levels?
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Horizon scanning
Mental health: prevention and resilience
Mental ill health is on the rise and costs the UK economy billions of pounds every year. How can policymakers support psychological wellbeing and build resilience in England?
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POSTnote
AI and Mental Healthcare – ethical and regulatory considerations
This POSTnote summarises the ethical implications and regulatory considerations for deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mental healthcare.
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POSTnote
AI and Mental Healthcare – opportunities and delivery considerations
This POSTnote summarises the opportunities and delivery considerations for deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mental healthcare.
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Horizon scanning
Integrating health and social care: a path to better services and outcomes
All nations of the UK have sought to improve joint working between health and social care services. Can closer working improve the quality of care and population health, and help deal with increasing demand in England?
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Horizon scanning
Healthy ageing and care for older populations
The UK has an ageing population increasingly living with multiple health conditions. Research shows there may be challenges to supporting healthy ageing and improving quality of life for older populations, as current health and social care services are under increasing pressures.
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POSTbrief
Health impacts of ultra-processed foods
This POSTbrief examines and summarises the academic evidence on the impacts of UPFs on human health.
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POSTnote
Food, diet, nutrition and cancer
This POSTnote summarises associations between diet, nutrition and cancer. It describes the dietary and nutritional factors associated with cancer risk, and interventions for cancer prevention.
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POSTnote
Human stem cell-based embryo models
This POSTnote summarises the emerging technology of human stem cell-based embryo models, discussions around their regulation and their wider ethical and societal implications. It introduces the scientific background and the potential applications of the models, outlines the challenges and opportunities in introducing their regulation and discusses stakeholder initiatives to address regulatory gaps.
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POSTbrief
The use of short prison sentences in England and Wales
This POSTbrief summarises the most recent and relevant evidence on the use and effectiveness of short prison sentences. It outlines the key trends, alternative sentencing options and wider considerations.
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POSTnote
Public health and climate change: a One Health approach
This POSTnote summarises how the One Health approach can be used to tackle key impacts of climate change and threats to public health. It outlines the key features, challenges and opportunities of implementation. This briefing takes a global perspective on implementing the approach, with areas of focus on UK policy.
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POSTnote
Problem-solving courts
This POSTnote outlines the key components of Problem-solving courts (PSC) and summarises the key outcomes of different PSC. It concludes with highlighting the opportunities and challenges to implementation of PSC across England and Wales.
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POSTnote
Invisible Disabilities in Education and Employment
Disability occurs in many different forms. An invisible disability, or non-visible disability, is an impairment or health condition that is not immediately obvious. This POSTnote provides an overview of invisible disability in the UK. It outlines types of invisible disabilities and relevant legislation and policy. It also discusses the experiences of adults with invisible disabilities, and strategies aimed at increasing access and inclusion for adults with invisible disabilities, focusing on employment, and higher and further education.
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