Things in the library 21 March

Things published
Child Health profiles published this week by Public Health England. They contain data on a wide range of issues about and affecting child health, from levels of childhood obesity, MMR immunisation rates, teenage pregnancy and underage drinking, to hospital admissions, educational performance and youth crime.

Things about Sheffield children
The Child health profile for Sheffield here has the following key findings:

• Children and young people under the age of 20 years make up 24.2% of the population of Sheffield. 
• 28.8% of school children are from a minority ethnic group. 
• The health and wellbeing of children in Sheffield is mixed compared with the England average.
•  Infant and child mortality rates are similar to the England average.
• The level of child poverty is worse than the England average with 24.4% of children aged under 16 years living in poverty. 
• The rate of family homelessness is worse than the England average.
• 8.4% of children aged 4-5 years and 18.9% of children aged 10-11 years are classified as obese. 
• The hospital admission rate for alcohol specific conditions is better than the England average. 
• The hospital admission rate for substance misuse is better than the England average.
• The rate at which children and young people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents is higher than the England average. 85 children were killed or seriously injured on the roads in 2010-2012 

Things to bite with
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have produced a national clinical guideline 'Dental interventions to prevent caries in children'. Full report here



Things to do with quality
Medical revalidation of doctors became a statutory obligation for all employing organisations in 2012, but its origins stretch back to 2000. In that period, the NHS has undergone many changes and been scrutinised by several reviews. It was against this shifting context that The King's Fund carried out a qualitative assessment of the impact to date of medical revalidation on the behaviour of doctors and the culture of organisations within seven case study sites across England.Read it here

The King's Fund have been evaluating the Care Quality Commission's regulatory model - their interim report is here

Things to bite and eat
Given that we all know that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' (and perhaps the dentist too!) here is a crunchy apple salad to make from Jamie Oliver