Things in the library 22 April

Things about child development... 
The Department of Health is developing an outcome measure of child development at age 2 – 2½ years, the data for which will be published in the Public Health Outcomes Framework from 2017. They have published a factsheet aimed at health visitors on 'Developing a public health outcome measure for children aged 2 – 2½ using ASQ-3 ' it contains many links to further information.

Things digital...
Do you need to increase your confidence and skills when online?  take a look at this free Open University course 'Succeeding in a digital world'. It explores a range of digital skills and practices, including digital identity, digital well-being, staying safe and legal, finding and using information and online tools, and dealing with information overload. The importance of developing a critical approach to life online is emphasised throughout, whether consuming or creating information. You'll be encouraged to reflect on your own situation and to apply what you learn to real-life scenarios, using a digital skills plan to keep a record of progress.

Things new...

This week I managed to pick a sunny day to walk across Western Park three times to pick up some books we have newly purchased. One of them is the new edition of Great Ormond Street  'Handbook of Paediatrics'. It will be available to borrow soon..please contact us if you wish to reserve it. Some of the other new books can be found here.

Things springlike...

(c) Gill Kaye 2016

Things on critical appraisal...
Critical Appraisal course - Thursday 12th May 9.30 am – 1.00 pm
An Introduction to Critical Appraisal  running again soon - Places can be reserved by any SCH staff involved in Evidence Based Medicine by emailing: coursebookings@sch.nhs.uk
This course is designed to give you the skills to critically evaluate research papers and interpret their findings. Prior knowledge or experience of critical appraisal is NOT required
 Further information is available from Sarah Massey, Knowledge and Library Services Manager.

Things you can get with Open Athens...

Along with the access to full text of selected journals there are other resources to which you are entitled via your NHS Open Athens account, One of these is AnatomyTV from Primal Pictures, the world’s most medically accurate and detailed 3D graphic rendering of human anatomy. Watch the movie by clicking on the image to find out more...remember you can access this resource for free with your NHS Open Athens login

Things Elizabethan...
In honour of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death why not try making these Shrewsbury cakes/biscuits which are believed to be what were referred to in Twelfth Night
 “Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”

Sir Toby’s cakes, most historians agree, were most likely Shrewsbury cakes, which were essentially shortbread cookies, flavored with rosewater, nutmeg, or cinnamon. In the play, the prime spice seems to have been ginger, which made them “hot in the mouth.”

Things in the library 15 April

Things about clinical librarians...
A recent study has looked at the work of health library and information professionals and has concluded that :
Clinical librarians provide a valuable service which impacts on direct patient care, improves quality and saves money within healthcare organisations.
• Each literature search provided by a clinical librarian contributes to multiple outcomes of importance to the healthcare organisation
• New roles for clinical librarians can involve providing information relating to business development, finance and legal issues.
(The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations  Health Information & Libraries Journal 2016 Brettle et al)
We offer all these services to SCH  and like to think we make a difference. Contact us if you think we may be able to help you or your department.

Things about children's service...
Catch22 and the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) have brought together some of the most influential figures – from government advisers, local authorities, academia and leading voluntary sector organisations – to contribute to a collection of essays, exploring new perspectives on how to do better for vulnerable children across the country.
The book has been designed to promote fresh thinking and practical ideas as children’s services struggle against a backdrop of tightened budgets, increasing demand and mixed outcomes. Political and public scrutiny is at an all time high, with vulnerable children at the forefront of the policy agenda and public consciousness. available to read here

Things about diabetes...
This week on their Shared learning database NICE published information about Oxfordshire Children’s Diabetes Service who offer comprehensive one-to one education around multiple-daily insulin injections and carbohydrate counting, for all children and young people and their families at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Read it here

The education is delivered by the specialist dietitian and supported by a patient information pack containing written and diagrammatic information and tools (including calculation tables). This education programme includes the use of insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios and correction doses, using insulin dose calculation tables and the interpretation of blood glucose readings.

The programme demonstrates the delivery of Recommendation 1.2.1 in NICE guidance NG18 which advises to 'Offer children and young people with type 1 diabetes and their family members or carers (as appropriate) a continuing programme of education from diagnosis'.  Additionally, the example demonstrates delivery of Recommendation 1.2.70: 'Support children and young people with type 1 diabetes and their family members or carers (as appropriate) to safely achieve and maintain their individual agreed HbA1c target level'.

Things about Life...
Saturday 16 April to Sunday 24 April 2016
Life festival is a celebration of the innovative medicine, dentistry and health research taking place in Sheffield. There will be hands-on activities, interactive lab demos, free health checks, theatrical performances, sporting events, film screenings and talks from our researchers on the latest medical discoveries. Including a screening of Children’s Emergency Rescue with Embrace plus Q&A

Life festival is organised by the University of Sheffield in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The festival is open to everyone and there are events for all ages. Entry is free – except The York pub quiz.
You’ll need to book a place for some events via the website – please check the event details.
Come along and find out how we’re making it better in Sheffield and around the world.

Things about medical training...
Doctors in training should be supported to continuously improve quality of patient care, according to a series of recommendations contained in a  report launched earlier this year by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. ‘Quality Improvement – training for better outcomes’ brings together expertise from all four nations of the UK and provides recommendations for embedding quality improvement training in medical education. Recognising the very complex healthcare environment that trainees are working in, it highlights the importance of making quality improvement part of the mindset of all health and social care staff. It calls on employers in particular, to provide protected time and resources for doctors to put their quality improvement training into practice.

Things to buy...
We have some older editions of books that we are currently selling in the library - contact us if you would like a list of items or call in and browse.

Things to eat...
I made this during the week and it was well received by my family - Nigella's Red prawn and mango curry. very quick and easy- needs serving in bowls as quite liquidy.

Things in the library 8 April

Systematic things...
Anywhere Systematic Reviews are here… They focus on improving the reading experience of reviews on the Cochrane Library in four simple ways:

Readability: Superfluous information and clutter have been removed so that readers can focus on the article.
Navigation: The new layout and sidebar tray allow readers easy access to important information, such as references, at any point in the reading experience, without losing their place on the page.
Functionality: As well as viewing items such as figures, table's and references in context, readers can use new tools to browse through all these items in one place, and quickly navigate to their context in the article.
Mobility:The responsive HTML systematic review will adapt to any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile - to give the optimal reading experience.
Anywhere Systematic Review is available in the Cochrane Library from the Browse list or the Table of Contents page. Plus, you can view an article in the new ‘Anywhere Article’ format wherever you see a link to Enhanced Article (HTML)



Things to do with Patient Safety..Improving the quality and safety of patient care

This brochure from Healthcare UK outlines some of the initiatives the UK is currently pursuing, and the organisations which are leading the way in standards of safety. The different sections also provide information on the partners who can best help to achieve goals of safer, better healthcare.



Things in crisis...The NHS

The King’s Fund has identified three big challenges for the NHS in England:

• sustaining existing services and standards of care
• developing new and better models of care
• tackling these challenges by reforming the NHS ‘from within’

See their article Tackling the growing crisis in the NHS here

Things ageing well - Vegans!
According to a BBC Programme "how to stay young" shown BBC1 7th April, a study on the population of the town of Loma Linda, California (where vegetarianism is very popular) found that for vegans overall mortality is reduced by a quarter compared to meat eaters and they’re half as likely to get heart disease. You might not have to become a full blown vegan to feel some benefit though, just cutting down the amount of meat we eat can help. And nuts – walnuts especially – can protect us from heart attacks.

Why not try this vegan recipe to get you going

Spinach, sweet potato & lentil dhal

Things in the library 24 March

Things about Easter...

Happy Easter to all who are celebrating at this time of year.

Please remember that next week we are open 08:45 to 17:00 Tuesday to Friday.

Things 22 years ago...

We realised this morning that today is the 22nd birthday of the Illingworth library as we know it. We were officially opened by Dr Cynthia Illingworth who was the widow of Professer Ronald Illingworth after whom we are named. The library grew from a collection of books that he originally donated - he was the first University of Sheffield Professor of Child Health. When Ronald Ilingworth arrived at the Children’s Hospital in 1946, it was largely run by visiting GPs; by the time he left, almost 30 years later, it was a centre of excellence with an international reputation. From his department he nurtured a steady stream of promising paediatricians who came from all over the world to work with him. He enlarged and transformed the Children’s Hospital and, in an age when a patient was routinely isolated from their family, pioneered a humane visiting regime, allowing parents to stay with their children and creating the facilities to allow them to do so. On a personal note my mother worked with him here in the 1950s.

It seems rather appropriate that when workmen took down an old sign outside the library this week we found the even older original sign underneath.

Things about we communities...

If you use Twitter for your personal development amongst your peers you may like to join in the regular twitter chats that take place for a variety of professions. Find out more here. They say about themselves " All of the chats on this website are run by healthcare professionals who believe passionately that through connecting people and sharing information ideas and expertise we can share best practice and ultimately provide better care. We all give our time voluntarily to host Twitter chats as we can see that through better connections and sharing comes better care. We like to share the good stuff!! Although the chats may be predominantly aimed one group of healthcare professionals (eg WeNurses is aimed at nurses) all of the chats promote an “everyone is welcome and adds value” approach to tweeting, connecting and learning with patients offering a great value too when tweeting alongside healthcare professionals."

Things about evidence based medicine 

Have you checked out the BMJ's Evidence-Based medicine Journal? Some of the articles are Open Access so freely available like this one spotted this week 'Autoinflation reduces middle ear effusion in children with otitis media with effusion' an RCT.

Things about where you should live..

The answer is Sheffield of course but there is a fun quiz on the BBC to match you to the place that suits you best

Things to go with your Easter roast...

Kate is thinking of trying this out on Sunday - it certainly sounds lovely Crispy layered thyme potatoes and unusual in layering the potatoes on their edges - so no fighting over who gets the nice crispy top edge that way....or is that just in my house!

Things in the library 18 March 2016

Things about obesity...

The transfer of responsibility for public health in 2013 to councils has led to new programmes to tackle obesity in children. Some are featured as case studies in this report 'Healthy weight healthy futures' from the Local Government Association. They include councils spread across England, covering both rural and urban environments and with varying levels of deprivation and affluence.





Things for active kids over Easter...
Active Kids at Sport Sheffield is a multi-sport and activity Camp for 5-14 Year olds which runs from 8.30am- 5.30pm on the following dates:

• Monday 21 March - Thursday 24 March (Friday 25 March CLOSED for Bank Holiday)
• Tuesday 29 March - Friday 1 April (Monday 28 March CLOSED for Bank Holiday)

They are also taking bookings for Summer Camp which runs from Monday 18 July - Friday 26 August.
Active Kids offers a huge variety of activities including bouldering, swimming, trampolining, arts and crafts, free play, team sports and much more.The Active Kids team hold the Sports Leaders UK qualification Energy Club which trains them to encourage healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle in kids. Sport Sheffield, is the University’s sports department; responsible for all aspects of sport and fitness within the University of Sheffield.
For details and how to book: https://www.sport-sheffield.com/sport/active-kids-camps

Things about child health profiles...
Public Health England has published the 2016 child health profiles. The profiles provide a snapshot of child health and wellbeing for each local authority in England using key health indicators.  The profiles will enable local organisations to work in partnership to plan and commission evidence-based services based on local need. They allow comparison of outcomes between local populations in order to identify and learn from better performing areas. The Sheffield profile is here

Things about equality in young people's health...
The World Health Organisation Europe has published the latest update from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study.  Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and well-being presents data from the 2013 and 2014 surveys of over 200,000 young people in Europe and North America.    The survey covers diverse aspects of adolescent health and social behaviour, including self-assessment of mental health; obesity and body image; dietary habits; engagement in physical activity; support from families and peers; tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use; and bullying.  The latest report focuses on the effects of gender and socio-economic differences on the way that young people grow and develop

Things about our opening over Easter...
Week commencing 21 March
Mon   08.45 to 19:00
Tue    08.45 to 17:00
Wed   08.45 to 19:00
Thur   08.45 to 19:00
Good Friday - Closed



Week commencing 28 March
Easter Monday - Closed
Tue   08.45 to 17:00
Wed  08.45 to 17:00
Thur 08.45 to 17:00
Fri    08.45 to 17:00


Easter food...
For a completely stunning 'over the top' dessert for Easter have a look at this Easter lemon pavlova from Mary Berry

Things in the library 11 March

Things starry...

The Library Team came runners up in the Trust Star Awards for Best Non-Clinical Support Service.


We would like to thank all those who nominated us and for the overwhelming reaction we received from staff at the event when our award was announced




Things about transition...
New guidance from NICE – the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – has been developed to improve the support for thousands of young people receiving health or social care as they become adults. An independent committee of sector experts, young people and carers was brought together to develop the new guideline. Their review of current service provision found that support for young people moving from Children’s to Adults’ services can often be patchy and inconsistent. The guideline aims to address this with a set of overarching principles for leaders, managers and practitioners to use in the design and delivery of services for young people.

Things about education and training...

Improving Safety through Education and Training is the first report to focus on how education and training interventions can actively improve the safety of patients.The independent report by the Commission on Education and Training for Patient Safety – supported by academic partner Imperial College – sets out the future of education and training for patient safety in the NHS over the next 10 years, making 12 recommendations to Health Education England (HEE) and the wider system.


Things for Science Week...
The main purpose of British Science Week is to inspire and facilitate a grassroots celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths featuring events and activities all around the UK local events here




Things about  friends and family test..
 NHS England is holding a mini five-day campaign next week (14-18 March) aimed at promoting the Family and Friends test.  The initiative is aimed at boosting the number of people giving feedback on their NHS care and treatment. During the week there will be a range of promotional activities in the community such as information stands in local supermarkets and posters in public libraries, local media advertising, a one-day national conference and an announcement about the winners of the first FFT Awards.


Things up for grabs...
Following our mini refurbishment we have been having a clearout and have some stationery items available for anyone who would like them.  These include A4 and lever arch files, printer cartridges and DVD boxes

Things about Journal club...

Yes ... journal club is back in full swing  Thurs 17th March  2016 8.00 -9.00 am Paper:  Are child anxiety and somatization associated with pain in pain-related functional

gastrointestinal disorders? Please email the library for a copy

Presenter: Alex Cross

Journal club is open to all health professionals and is a fun, informal way of learning to criticize papers and gather evidence to change practice. At each meeting a speaker presents a critical appraisal of a research paper, using a recognised appraisal tool such as CASP or the GATE frame. Group members then have an informal discussion to determine whether or not current practice should be altered in light of the presenter's findings.If you do not get a chance to read the paper do not worry just come along. Presenters wanted for the new season contact Sarah Massey

Venue:  Education & Skills Centre, F Floor Stephenson Wing

Things this week

It is British Pie Week this week so why not celebrate with this recipe from the Pie Week website 

Friday night: Cornish Pasties with beer gravy