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Health and social care

  • POSTnote

    Public health impacts of heat

    Thursday, 23 May, 2024

    This POSTnote summarises the effects of heat on public health. It describes risk factors that make some people more likely to experience health impacts, outlines current policies and stakeholder perspectives.

    • POSTnote
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
  • Rapid response

    Psychedelic-assisted therapy in the treatment of addiction

    Tuesday, 21 May, 2024

    Researchers are exploring the role of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for addictions. How are addiction disorders currently treated and what does the latest research on psychedelic drugs show?

    • Rapid response
    • Health and social care
  • Future research

    Approved Work: Personalised medicines for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia

    Monday, 29 April, 2024

    This POSTnote will outline the health burden of blood diseases, beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia. It will explain key concepts of emerging treatment and examine perspectives regarding patient awareness and access to innovative medicines such as cell and gene therapy.

    • Future research
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Social and psychological implications of fraud

    Monday, 29 April, 2024

    This POSTnote outlines the social and psychological factors affecting risk and impact of fraud against individuals, and policy implications for victim support and prevention.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Disinformation: sources, spread and impact

    Friday, 26 April, 2024

    This briefing explains how and why disinformation is spread. It evaluates real-world impact and outlines counter-initiatives and policy considerations.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Food, diet, nutrition and cancer

    Tuesday, 23 April, 2024

    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.

    • POSTnote
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
  • Rapid response

    Psychedelic drugs to treat eating disorders

    Monday, 22 April, 2024

    Researchers are exploring the role of psychedelic drugs as a treatment for eating disorders. How are eating disorders currently treated and what does the latest research on psychedelic drugs show?

    • Rapid response
    • Health and social care
  • Rapid response

    Psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Monday, 22 April, 2024

    How is PTSD treated, how successful are current treatments and what is the potential role for psychedelic-assisted therapy?

    • Rapid response
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Human stem cell-based embryo models

    Thursday, 29 February, 2024

    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.

    • POSTnote
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Demand side response: A tool for lowering household energy bills

    Tuesday, 20 February, 2024

    This POSTnote summarises the developments in demand side response, evidence of its potential contribution to the decarbonisation of the power system, and the technical barriers associated to this tool.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • Rapid response

    Psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat anxiety disorders

    Monday, 05 February, 2024

    How are anxiety disorders treated, how successful are current treatments and what is the potential role for psychedelic-assisted therapy?

    • Rapid response
    • Health and social care
  • POSTnote

    Green skills for education and employment

    Friday, 19 January, 2024

    This briefing outlines what green skills are, why they are important for net zero, challenges and opportunities for skills development and related policy issues.

    • POSTnote
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Health and social care
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTnote

    Policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI)

    Tuesday, 09 January, 2024

    This POSTnote provides an overview of the potential policy issues that AI raises. These include economic and societal benefits, and risks, such as relating to privacy, intellectual property and disinformation. It also outlines the current regulatory landscape and potential future regulations.

    • POSTnote
    • Crime and justice
    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Health and social care
  • POSTbrief

    Prison population growth: drivers, implications and policy considerations

    Wednesday, 03 January, 2024

    This POSTbrief examines the drivers and implications of prison population growth in England and Wales, as well as future policy considerations.

    • POSTbrief
    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
    • Transport and infrastructure
  • POSTbrief

    Men’s health

    Tuesday, 12 December, 2023

    A briefing on men’s physical and mental health and the disparities in health outcomes between men and women. It describes key drivers for these outcomes and policy approaches to improve men’s health.

    • POSTbrief
    • Health and social care

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