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Ethnic inequalities in mortality in England
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Updates on vaccinations
Where did the summer go? As September brings a return to school or a new adventure at college or university, vaccinations are featuring heavily in the news.
Around 1 in 8 new students have missed their meningitis vaccination, warns the UK Health Security Agency.
All first-year students starting college or university this September and returning students who are not up to date with all their childhood and adolescent vaccinations are at increased risk of serious diseases such as meningitis, septicaemia and measles as they mix with large numbers of other students. 'Freshers' Flu' is not just an urban myth.
NHS England announces a September roll-out for flu vaccines for children.
The Children's Commissioner and school attendance
Shocking figures from Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner, on school attendance: 'Last year, the school absence rate stood at 7.5%, compared to 4.7% pre-pandemic. An increasing number of children have started to regularly miss school. A child is known as “persistently absent” when they miss 10% or more of possible sessions in school. In 2022/23, nearly a quarter (22.3%) of all children were persistently absent. Absence levels have remained stuck at unprecedented highs.'
From the King's Fund - AI could help with health literacy
Things to do in September
September is a busy month in Sheffield, with Art in the Gardens at the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Saturday 2 – Sunday 3 September and the Sheffield Festival of Walking Friday 8 – Sunday 17 September.
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Things in the Library
Things in the news
Childhood immunisation rates start to recover
The World Health Organization and UNICEF report that global immunisation services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the reduction in immunisation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, the number of 'under-vaccinated' children worldwide is still over two million more than in 2019.Guidelines for feeding young children
Health in 2040
The Health Foundation has published projections of how our ageing population will affect the numbers of people living with severe illness in 2040, finding that much of the pressure that this will create will fall on Primary and Community Care.
Things to do in August
For food lovers
A new street food market will be launched on the weekend of
5th and 6th August on the concourse outside Sheffield
Station. I would say it’s ‘full steam ahead’ for a weekend of food and live
music, but Exposed magazine got that pun in first.
For fans of dance and music
On the same weekend, as part of South Asian Heritage Month The Sunrit Culture Group present Threads of Unity: South Asian Dance, Music and Fashion in Sheffield City Centre at the Millennium Gallery on Saturday 5th August 3-4pm.
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Our New Temporary Home
June 2023 was all about change in the Illingworth Library!
The Library has been on the move: we are now in our new temporary home, on the first floor at 26 Northumberland Road (the Estates building). We are open from 9am – 4.30, Monday – Friday, with study spaces for 6-8 people. Laptops are available to use; please email or call to book a study space. This will be our home until the Helipad build is completed.We will continue to provide all your Library services: Literature searches, training (where you are, on Teams, or at at Northumberland Road), and supplying articles to support your work and learning. Our click and collect service enables you to borrow books; you can return items to Northumberland Road or to the book return box in the restaurant.
Things in the news
Free sight tests in special schools
Sight tests carried out in special schools will be delivered free of charge, following this recent announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. The scheme is due to start in 2024 to 2025 and should support around 165,000 pupils. Children in special schools are 28 times more likely to have serious eye problems than the general population and they experience more barriers to accessing eye services; this can only be good news.
Sharp rise in eating disorders: "The only thing we could control was what you ate and how you looked"
The BBC reports on a 'staggering rise' in the incidence of eating disorders among teenage girls between 2020 and 2022. During the pandemic, prolonged access to social media, more focus on body image and less face-to-face contact may have led to feelings of low self-esteem and psychological distress, particularly among adolescent girls, according to the study. Social media may also have exposed young people to content which increased the risk of developing an eating disorder.
Caring for the carers
Young people who have a long wait for a cancer diagnosis have a reduced quality of life