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training - National Elf Service
Sarah Knowles reports on a survey and brief intervention study of the National Elf Service across the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, which sheds some light on how best to increase research uptake in mental health professionals.
The Mental Elf - National Elf Service
Jessica Griffiths and Una Foye explore a recent qualitative review of adverse mental health inpatient experiences, which proposes a strategic approach to improving service design and delivery, advocating for environments that prioritise patient safety, dignity and respect.
Crisis cafés: so much more than a cuppa - National Elf Service
5 days ago · Conclusions. The study identified a core set of aims for crisis cafés from the perspectives of café managers in England. Factors influencing the effectiveness of crisis cafés had similarities to other types of crisis care and included accessibility, ability to deliver person centred care, staffing and connectedness with other crisis services.
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Jan 20, 2025 · Eating disorders (EDs) are highly common in Western countries, with recent reports from US data suggesting that, by the age of 40, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men will experience some type of ED (Ward et al., 2019). Even though EDs are linked to high psychological and financial costs, as well as high mortality (Arcelus et al., 2011), it is estimated that lots of people with EDs still do not ...
Dementia - National Elf Service
Introduction. Dementia is a syndrome resulting from brain disease, characterised by a global cognitive decline, which may include disturbances of thinking, memory, comprehension and orientation.
Depression - National Elf Service
Introduction. Clinical, unipolar depression is more than just feeling low for a day or two. Depression is characterised as episodes of sadness, loss of interest and pleasure, often including feelings of low self-worth.