Things in the Library 29 November

Things published
Child and adolescent mental health services - guide for commissioners
This guide describes what ‘good looks like’ for a modern child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Read it here

“If only someone had listened”
Office of the Children's Commissioner for England published three disturbing reports this week on child abuse and rape issues.
They can be accessed via our library catalogue here search for 'child abuse'


Excellent articles for parents/carers on Transition 
Contact a Family Charity have just published their latest issue of 'Connected' aimed at families with disabled children. Focus on transition in this issue. It can be read online here useful for professionals working with these children to see the subject from another viewpoint

Experience based co-design toolkit
This toolkit outlines a powerful and proven way of improving patients' experience of services, and helps you to understand how it can help you meet your aims. Find out more from the King's Fund here.

Things we did
You might have seen from a flurry of emails that the library has been having a bit of a spring clean by getting rid of everything from some flower vases to a printer. This has given us some more space, we have some new computer chairs in the library for our users and also a better place to work with your own laptop. Kate has also  been spring cleaning and has unworn wellies to sell (sizes adult 7/8/9) if you are interested!

Things we went to
Sarah went off Leeds on Tuesday to meet up with other NHS Library managers in Yorkshire & Humberside. I (Gill) went off to London on Thursday as I am on a user group committee for our library management software. Kate is currently studying on the City & Guild's 'Preparing to teach' course so she was off out on Wednesday..you will be able to see her in action at next week's InfoBites. Just occasionally you can catch all three of us in the library at the same time!

Things to come to
InfoBites next week on Tuesday 3rd Dec at 13:00 is a quick 20 min taster on the subject 'Why Social Media'. As usual cakey nibbles will be available or bring your lunch with you. Find out what is available, how best to use it and workplace possibilities.

Things that happened

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Journal Club this week was excellent... the paper was about a care process model for febrile children and as a result of the discussions follow up actions include looking at current trust guidelines and a potential service evaluation. The paper can be read here logging in with your NHS Athens account. Next Journal Club 10th Dec.










The muffins were "heavenly" the recipe for Rosemary Lemon muffins is here 

Things in the library 22 November

Things to do
The Cochrane Library - An introduction for Researchers

Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Starting time:13:00, GMT Time (London, GMT)

A 1 hour online training session - you need to book here (may already be fully subscribed)

Things to read and do
Analysing your staff survey results -there is an increasing amount of interest in the links between staff and patient experience. Matthew Watt from Health Education Yorkshire & the Humber has developed a tool for NHS Employers, which allows organisations to see links between the data in the staff survey and patient data. More information here

Things you might want to try

Google Scholar have launched Scholar Library you can save articles from the search page, organize them by topic, and use the power of Scholar's full-text search & ranking to quickly find just the one you want - of course you never can be certain with Google if features will stay for ever or be discontinued. If you are interested in other reference management software come and ask us. I hope to do an InfoBite on the subject next year. More about Scholar Library here

Things about Social Media

NHS Employers have published a document called "Increasing staff engagement with social media" you can read it here.This briefing looks at how you can use social media in your organisation to improve staff engagement. It is aimed at the HR community but will also be of interest to communications teams and line managers.
It discusses how social media platforms can be used to engage staff and provides examples of engaging staff using social media. It looks at what you can do now to improve staff engagement and things you need to consider.



Things to attend
You might also be interested in our next InfoBites which is entitled 'Why social media' a quick 20 min introduction to the topic, on 3rd December at 13:00 in the library.

Things moving fast
Kate and Sarah are both runners so were interested in this report showing declining fitness in children - it's claimed that on average, children today run a mile 90 seconds slower than did their counterparts 30 years ago. Read more here

Things to buy

If you have someone in your life who loves a 'real' book you might like to look at these - please will someone point my husband in the direction of this blog! Click here for more details


Things we did and ate

Journal Club had a good discussion this week around a paper on Cerebral Palsy - the next meeting will be next week 28 Nov 8:00 to 9:00 watch out for an email with further details.
This week attendees were able to sample these excellent carrot, spinach and cumin muffins recipe here

Things in the library 15th November

Journal Club helps things happen
Back in June David King attended a session of Journal Club - the discussion there gave him an idea which has just led to him, Robert Morton & Cliff  Bevan publishing a review in Archives of Diseases in Children - Eduction and Practice on 'Capillary refill time'. Read it here you can access it with your NHS Open Athens account.



So a thing not to miss

Next week the  Journal Club is on Tuesday 19th November 17.30 - 18.30.  The session will be held in one of the clinical skills rooms on F floor of the Stephenson Wing. Rohini Rattihalli will be presenting the paper "A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence". Copies of the paper are available from Sarah but if you don't get a chance to read the paper don't worry just come along
.......and don't forget all this AND MUFFINS.....best recipe here next week.

App things
Did you know the NHS reviews health apps to ensure they are clinically safe so if you want to see what you (or your patients) might find useful check them out here. They include free and paid ones and are clearly marked to show on which platforms they work.

Things in the news
You may have heard about the pilot study being undertaken by University of Sheffield to encourage mothers to breastfeed by offering incentives in the form of vouchers find out the facts here

Things we have done
If you missed Sarah on Tuesday she was off on her first-aid refresher course.She has been a first aider for many years and this was the annual update to her 3 year training - she managed to coincide with a lady from Becton doing the same course and so was able to spread news of the library. For those of you not based at Western Bank we are still your library and can provide most services remotely see here

Things published
New proposals for urgent and emergency care - read here
The national medical director of NHS England has published 'Transforming urgent and emergency care services in England Urgent and Emergency Care Review End of Phase 1 Report: High quality care for all, now and for future generations' The report has proposed a fundamental shift in provision of urgent care, with more extensive services outside hospital and patients with more serious or life threatening conditions receiving treatment in centres with the best clinical teams, expertise and equipment.

Implementation things 
NICE have a range of educational tools for healthcare professionals. On-line, interactive and free. See the range here and a specific one you might be interested in is:
Managing overweight and obesity among children and young people: costing report - read here
NICE have published a costing report and template to estimate the financial impact to the NHS of implementing the guidance in England. The costing work focuses on the recommendations that require the most resources to implement or will generate the most savings. The cost and activity assessments are estimates based on a number of assumptions. These assessments provide an indication of the likely impact and are not absolute figures. The costing template can be used by health communities to assess the local impact of implementing the recommendations, based on the local population. The national assumptions used in the template can be altered to reflect local circumstances.

Things to eat - better not be cake after that last item
Kate recommends this Cheat's Paella which her family all love - though she reduces the oil content to make it healthier. Recipe here

Things in the library 8th November

Not a thing..a new person
If you come into the library on a Tuesday or Thursday morning you might see our new member of the team. Jac Fox has joined us to assist with the NHS Athens administration. Sarah is not only responsible for our trust Athens accounts but is also the regional administrator for both Yorkshire & Humberside and East Midlands. We are very pleased to welcome Jac..you might also bump into her in Hearing Services.


Things we have done
This week an InfoBites session on a brief introduction to Critical Appraisal. If anyone would like to see the presentation from this week please email us and we will send it to you.

Things published

Tackling FGM in UK: Intercollegiate recommendations for identifying, recording and reporting Female Genital Mutilation the report can be read here 

The report recommendations include:

1. Treat FGM as Child Abuse: FGM is a severe form of violence against women and girls. It is child abuse and must be integrated into all UK child safeguarding procedures in a systematic way.
2. Implement an awareness campaign: The Government should implement a national FGM awareness campaign, similar to previous domestic abuse and HIV campaigns.
3. Hold frontline professionals accountable: The NHS and local authorities should systematically measure the performance of frontline health professionals against agreed standards for addressing FGM and publish outcomes to enable effective benchmarking.

 Information, Communication and Technology in the NHS

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a new report suggesting the NHS must radically overhaul the way it collects and shares data if patients are to be treated safely and effectively, 'i-care: Information, Communication and Technology in the NHS' sets out seven key challenges for achieving the technology revolution within the NHS. The report has been developed in answer to the Secretary of State for Health's ambition to make the NHS 'paperless' by 2018.It can be read here 

Things being grown

Various hairy appendages are sprouting along upper lips in support of Movember to raise money and awareness for men's health issues such as testicular cancer, prostate cancer and mental health. There is still time to join a group and take part or sponsor one of our colleagues. 

Two people we know are taking part are Ross Fisher and Phil Ayrton click on their names to support.

Things to sing

A study of children at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has scientifically proven what parents have suspected for centuries – that lullabies really do help to soothe poorly children and reduce their perception of pain. - see more here. 

Things to keep you warm

We open until 19:00 Monday - Thursday and this week when I finished on Wednesday I got particularly wet going home so I was very pleased to find this lovely bowl of soup waiting for me. The recipe is here although I believe some celery and carrot had been added to my version which was excellent. I actually think this photo looks nicer than the 'real' one.

Things in the library 1st November

Things we have done
Busy day in the library today as Sarah is conducting the ST1 STEPP training module on Evidence Based Medicine which she does a few times a year for the ST1s and ST3s. Sarah's new favourite book on the subject is " A beginner's guide to evidence-based practice in health and social care professions" by Helen Aveyard (ISBN 9780335246724)





Things we are going to do
Next week Sarah will be presenting a 20 min introduction to Basic Critical Appraisal on Tues 5th Nov at 13:00 in the library as the next in our InfoBites series - there will be cake too.


Things to buy
We still have some older editions of books available to buy - come up and browse.




Things in the news

image taken from Flickr taken by Robert Scoble

You may have seen reported research published in The Journal of Archives of Disease in Childhood this week which has highlighted a link between swaddling and hip dysplasia and late onset osteoarthritis. Read the full text with your NHS Athens login here





Things we are proud of
NHS libraries are judged against a variety of quality indicators and we are pleased to announce the we have just received a certificate recording our 94% compliance for 2013






Things we have found

Whilst supplying an article to another health library from a 1958 issue of the Lancet I came across some interesting snippets:

• an article bemoaning the increased habit of tablets being manufactured in colours and the concern that this would lead to an increase in accidental poisoning of children. The authors describe an experiment conducted with 'Smarties' - which actually seems to have only proved that children prefer red and orange Smarties (before the days of blue ones)
• discussions on the availability of Polio vaccine (imported from Canada in 1958) and the description of local UK outbreaks which struck a chord with the recent news from Syria.
• it had just become an offence under the clean air act to have black smoke emitting from any chimney in England and Wales
• there was also a humorous article relating problems with cycles and padlocks outside hospitals so some things never change!

I can recommend a browse through some old journals to while away some moments and you can even do this on-line (so less dust) as some publishers have digitised their entire journal holdings e.g. Archives of Disease in Childhood from 1926 onwards is available to you via your NHS Athens login (along with 2013 articles too of course). If you haven't got an Athens login set one up here .

Things about the NHS support organisations

NHS Employers has produced a new infographic showing the organisations that support the new NHS and what they do.This new infographic looks in detail at some of the other organisations in the new system that support the NHS, focussing on the NHS workforce, commissioning NHS services, patient care and support, supporting NHS organisations and public health. Click here to view

Things to eat

Sarah spotted these Bonfire Night recipes and thought the toffee apple squares sounded particularly yummy.

Things we already knew

Yorkshire is the third best region in the world to visit in 2014, according to travel guide Lonely Planet.