Things in the library 24 October

Things back in the library
All of us together again - after my stint on jury service we are all now present and correct - sorry for the lack of evening opening whilst I was away. Walking to the Crown Court each day I passed a neglected area of land that I now know to be Love Square - there is currently a bid for funding to transform this unloved plot... so if you would like to find out more and vote before Nov 4th see here


Things to know about
Do you know about Siirch - the South Yorkshire Institute for Innovation and Research in Child Health.  Siirch has been developed by a collaborative group from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield. The aim is to develop cross sector partnerships and collaborations between disciplines, working together to bring research solutions to current challenges in child health. See their website here

Things published
Sheffield City Council have published 'Children and Young People’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health: Health Needs Assessment' this is the findings from a Health Needs Assessment exploring the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of children in Sheffield. The HNA will be used to inform the direction of the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Strategy and future design and commissioning of services.Full text here
NHS England you can't have missed the news coverage on the launch of 'Five year forward view' read the report for yourselves here

Things happening
From October 2015, local authorities will gain full responsibility for commissioning children’s public health services. This Westminster Briefing will provide an early insight through exploring what to expect from the transition and how to prepare locally to manage the change."Commissioning Children’s Public Health Services: Understanding New Local Responsibilities" Tuesday 11th November 2014 Venue: , London SW1V 2QQ  Time: 11.00am - 3.30pm Booking form and more details here

Things in PEDro

PEDro is a physiotherapy evidence database which celebrates its 15th birthday this month. I regularly email the paediatric updates to their database to our Physio and OT staff in the hospital. Recently PEDro published 5 myths busted (including subjects such as bed mattresses, ankle sprains and whiplash) along with 15 top trials as nominated by their users.

Things painful

Sheffield Pain Network has a Launch Event & Research Seminar on Thursday 4th December 2014 Registration deadline: Thursday 20th November 2014 This event brings together a broad panel of researchers and clinicians in the Sheffield region with an interest in pain research, treatment and management. This is a great opportunity to network and collaborate with researchers and clinicians in the pain therapy area.Details and registration here

Things to look at?

A photo sharing app for doctors has been launched called Figure 1 It is an educational network for healthcare professionals to share and discuss medical images. Patient identifying data is removed etc before images are uploaded and of course users should refer to locally produced guidelines relating to ethics, consent and confidentiality before using it. The app was designed to enable doctors to share pictures of their patients, both with each other and with medical students. So far, more than 150,000 doctors have uploaded case photos with the patient's identity obscured.

Things remembered

From next week British Legion poppies will be available to buy in the library - please note we just have the ordinary poppies not any of the metal ones etc. I visited the Tower of London earlier this year where I saw the field of poppies growing