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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE)
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Mental Health Social Care is an area where more evidence and action is needed, to support people to live healthy lives in their community. The Mental health Social Care Incubator aims to bring people together to address this: sites.manchester.ac.uk/mhsci/about/
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2026
💡CPEC researchers contributed to a new study featured in the Guardian today, which showed that high levels of caring responsibilities can increase cognitive decline for older people, though lower levels can be beneficial for brain health.
Find out more 👉 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect
Heavy caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 & over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, new research led by Dr @baowenxue.bsky.social from @ucliehc.bsky.social finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reimagining healthcare regulation to enable improvement, learning, and safety - an article via @bmj.com featured on the hub.
'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
🏆We're delighted that Health Policy at LSE forms part of the UK's No. 1-ranked Social Policy subject area in the Complete University Guide 2027.
A huge thank you to our students, staff, alumni and partners for making this achievement possible.🎉
#LSEHealthPolicy #ProudMoment
More coverage following yesterday's publication of the findings from a collaborative study exploring cognitive function for older age carers: studyfinds.com/taking-care-...
#Caring #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #UnpaidCare #AgeingPopulation
🌡️ The recent hot weather across the UK and parts of Europe makes the next Global Observatory of Long-Term Care feel even more timely!
🗓️ 2 June 2026
🕑 13.00-14.30 BST
🔗 goltc.org/responding-t...
#LongTermCare #LTC #GlobalHealth #ClimateResilience #PublicHealth
Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect
💭New blog!
Khosru Miah, from @CommunityTPRP, reflects on his lived experience contributions to a recent CPEC roundtable discussing addiction and homelessness. Learn more about the day and find key takeaways from the resulting policy brief:
www.lse.ac.uk/cpec/news/20...
📢 Less than a week to go to submit your abstract for the 8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Policy in Long-Term Care (ILPN2026) and be part of the conversation shaping Long-Term Care policy and practice worldwide.
Deadline Tuesday 5 May!
ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere...
Josje Kok and colleagues argue that amid growing pressures on health systems, healthcare regulation must evolve beyond compliance driven approaches.
In this blog Khosru Miah, Recovery Community Mentor at The People’s Recovery Project reflects on a recent roundtable event at LSE, and draws on his lived experience of homelessness and recovery. In th...
🚨 Call for Abstracts!
Join us at #ILPN2026, 9–11 Sept in London, for a global forum on evidence‑based #LongTermCare policy.
🗓️ Submit by 5 May!
Find full guidelines, an overview of key topics, and make a submission online:
🔗 ilpnetwork.org/2026-confere...
#HealthPolicy #CareResearch
