Things in the library 20th Jan

Things to lift the January gloom
We have an excellent selection of Leisure Reading in the library - many  of them chosen as Mood Boosting books. Search here for 'Leisure'. There was also an interesting article in the Guardian online yesterday with suggestions for books for teens to read to pick you up when you feel down.


Things about babies
Recent research at University of Sheffield shows

• Babies learn best when they are sleepy
• Daytime naps of 30 minutes or more help infants to retain and remember new behaviours
• Bedtime stories are invaluable for a child’s development 

Things about services

CCG learning network provides online support, resources and information for proposed clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This includes the Model Specification for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which can be read here 

Skills for health has launched the revised National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Children & Young People’s Health Services.

Things new from NICE

A new guideline published this month on Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: recognition, diagnosis and management in children and young people. resources relating to this guideline can be accessed here. One of our consultant paediatric gastroenterologists,  Mike Thomson, was a member of the guideline development group.

Things behind the news 

Health News shock horror....do you want to check out the truth behind the latest health 'news' then this is the place to go - Behind the Headlines 

Remember that the library staff can help you find clinical evidence to support you in your work, see more about the range of our services here

Things creative..ish..

I decided to have a go at book folding last week - here is my first attempt - it may have a future life as next year's Christmas decorations! Please don't do this to your library books.

I used an old copy of the BNF which has to be discarded when the new one arrives. If you always want to be sure of accessing the BNF or BNF for Children then you can download an app for your phone/tablet - you need to have a current NHS Open Athens account to access the information. If you don't yet have an Athens accout which also gives you access to a variety of electronic resources then find out more and apply here.

Things (people) in the library

On a Tuesday or Thursday morning you may find someone sat at Sarah's desk who isn't Sarah...Jac works here a few hours each work processing Open Athens applications but at other times you will find her in Audiology. She has suggested this week's recipe Chocolate and pumpkin seed biscuits and tells us the Audiology team like her biscuits..we have noted the fact that she hasn't made biscuits for us ....but are trying not to feel hurt! 

Things in the library 9 Jan

Happy New Year
We wish all our blog readers and library users a Happy New Year

Things happening 
InfoBites in the library on Tuesday 13 Jan (next week) at 13:00 for 20 mins on Google Searching for everyone - tips and tricks...this is a re-run of a previous session. Please come along with your lunch if you wish and enjoy our cakey bites.

Things for neonates
On Monday 5 January the number of conditions newborn babies are screened for in England increased following a successful pilot study led by Sheffield Children's, Professor Jim Bonham was national lead for the project. Full details here

Things published
NICE has published an evidence update "Spasticity in children and young people with non-progressive brain disorders" find the full text here. This is a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE clinical guideline ’Spasticity in children and young people with non-progressive brain disorders: management of spasticity and co-existing motor disorders and their early musculoskeletal complications’ (2012)
Public Health England has published a support pack for A & E departments 'Young people's hospital alcohol pathway' read it here
It is aimed at A&E clinicians, hospital managers, substance misuse and young people’s commissioners and includes a set of key questions or prompts for professionals to help them develop care pathways within A&E and into other services for young people.

Things about CAMHS
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (The Tavistock) and the Anna Freud Centre (AFC) formed a consortium to further develop and refine a new model for CAMHS based on their shared thinking in this area: this is now known as the THRIVE model.
They say:
"We are sharing our thinking as it develops to help inform the current national debate on the future of CAMHS and as a basis for future provision. We are not presenting THRIVE as a tried and tested one-size-fits-all implementation model, nor is the language and terminology for different groups fixed at this point. Whilst AFC and Tavistock do have thoughts on implementation in particular contexts, this paper does not purport to be a how-to guide.
We feel that the THRIVE model offers a radical shift in the way that services are conceptualised and potentially delivered, along with suggestions for how they might be reviewed and improved. Through wider discussion,planning and, in time, the commissioning processes, the model will appropriately undergo refinements anddevelopments as to how it can be applied to local contexts. "

A search for CAMHS on our library catalogue will give you a link to this resource.

Two things for health visitors

• The Department of Health is developing an outcome measure of child development at age 2 – 2½ years, the data for which will be here published in the Public Health Outcomes Framework from 2015 find out more 
• NHS England has published the new health visiting (HV) service specification for 2015-16. Read the full text here

Things done well by the University of Sheffield
The results of REF 2014 demonstrate world-leading excellence, impact and strength across all departments within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health:

• Biomedical research  was ranked No 1 for world-leading quality in the UK.
•  84% of research across the Faculty was assessed as being world-leading 
• For clinical medicine, 84% of our research outputs were judged to be world-leading 
•  Schools of Dentistry, Nursing and Human Communication Sciences (HCS) together ranked 12th of 94 in the UK for their world-leading and internationally excellent research
• 95% of the work in the School of Health & Related Research (ScHaRR) was top rated for impact, the second highest score in the UK. 

More things on research

Do you need to know what work is being done in your field?  Find research in your area of interest with a quick and 

easy search on the European Union Clinical Trials Register 

..keeping the European theme

Things to make

Although it is a few days late (hope all your decorations are down!) but a special food made in France the 

‘La Galette des Rois’ is made for the Epiphany, traditionally observed on January 6th, a biblical date to celebrate the arrival of Magi (also known as the three Kings or the three Wise Men) visiting Jesus in his manger. Find a recipe here. The custom is to hide a little charm or fève within, and the lucky guest who finds it is crowned King or Queen. So when you buy a Galette des Rois in the bakery, a paper crown will be included.