Things in the library 20th December

Sarah, Gill & Kate would like to  wish everyone a                  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Things beautiful and tasty
When I contacted the photographer Caroline Trotter to ask for permission to use the above image in our blog (something you should always do unless you know it can be freely used under a Creative Commons licence) she also supplied a lovely recipe for mincemeat - so here it is

Mincemeat
This is a colourful mixture with larger chunks than most mincemeats, just to show its home made!
450g apples peeled cored and roughly chopped
180g shredded suet
200g soft brown sugar
225g raisins
225g sultanas
225g currants
115g dried cranberries
225g glace cherries roughly chopped
grated rind and juice of three lemons
4 tsp mixed spice
½ tps cinnamon
tsp grated nutmeg
6 tblsp whisky

Mix all the ingredients except the whisky, place in a bowl, leave overnight covered. Then place in a oven 120C, gas ¼ for a couple of hours and mix through.
When cold stir in the whisky and store. Make mince pies!

Things inspirational
As Paediatric Surgery is one of the departments we specifically support  with clinical library services I am always interested in seeing what they get up to when away from SCH. Here is Ross Fisher giving a talk at TEDx in Stuttgart - worth watching - none of the children referred to are SCH patients.



Things Sheffield is doing well

Health leaders in the city have welcomed results today which show Sheffield is still leading the way in cutting children’s obesity rates.National figures released today show Sheffield still has one of the lowest rates of childhood obesity nationally with nearly 80 per cent of children aged four to five are of a healthy weight, which is higher than the national average figures of just under 77 per cent. Nearly 65 per cent of children aged 10-11 are of a healthy weight, only slightly lower than the national average of just over 65  per cent.Of the core cities, Sheffield is ranked highest for prevalence of healthy weight in the Yorkshire region and second highest behind Bristol for year 6 children. Read more here

Things published

Investing in people for Health and Healthcare Workforce Plan for England 2014/15 is available as pdf here

Things to know about our Christmas opening hours

Mon 23 and Tues 24 Dec 2013     Closed for Stocktaking

Weds 25 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2014  Closed 

Open again on Thurs 2 Jan 2014 08:45 – 17:00  and   Friday 3 Jan 08:45 – 17:00

Library services are available during the Christmas Period at the Health Sciences Library, Medical School, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Tues 24 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 (Open)     10:00 - 17:00 (Staffed Service Hours)

Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec CLOSED

Mon 30 Dec – Tues 31 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 Self-service only

Wed 1 Jan  CLOSED