Things in the Library 11 Dec

Things about service evaluation

The NHS 111 project aims to evaluate urgent and emergency care services to provide system wide learning for commissioners and providers to deliver better care for children and young people.
The RCPCH, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, The Health Foundation and Picker Institute Europe jointly produced the report 'The use of primary and secondary care services by children and young people following contact with NHS 111 - investigating the experience and patient flow of four common conditions.' View the recommendations and conclusions of the report. Also they jointly produced the report ‘A service evaluation of the pathways of care for children <5 years through the NHS following contact with NHS 111: a pilot evaluation with a focus on children with fever.'


Things to keep you informed
We already have our e-prompt service where you can sign up to get emails on recent publications in your chosen specialities see here for details. Recently we have been automatically adding some of these to our Twitter feed. If you follow us on Twitter please let us know if you are finding this useful or too much information.

Things to come to..cakes and coffee

Make a note in your diaries to come to our Christmas coffee and cakes morning from 10:30 to 12:00 on Monday 21st December, F Floor Stephenson Wing. A drop in session when the library staff will be available to help you with  information, sorting email, reference management, Athens accounts, accessing journal articles and how to turn your old copies of the BNF into Christmas trees and angels.

Things to read
You can also take the opportunity to borrow some leisure reading for the Christmas break - we have just added some new fiction items  this list also shows items due to be available soon - if you login to your library account you can reserve one of these items if you wish - or email us if you haven't set a PIN on your library account. One of our new books is Alan Bennett's 'Lady in the Van' - the film is well worth seeing if you can still catch it at the cinema.

Things about the Blitz - 75 years ago
Did you know that on the nights of Thursday Dec 12th and 15th 1940 Sheffield suffered devastating air raid attacks which became known as Sheffield Blitz. Sheffield was always likely to be a target because of the steel factories making munitions and parts for Spitfires. It lasted a terrifying 9 hours and over 300 aircraft were involved. If you have ever wondered why there are so few old buildings in Sheffield City Centre this is the reason as the areas that suffered most devastation were the city centre (The Moor along with Sharrow, Nether Edge, Heeley, Pitsmoor, Broomhill, Millhouses, Meersbrook, and Woodseats. There were around 600 dead, 500 seriously injured, and 3,000 houses and shops damaged beyond repair. Altogether, around 82,000 properties were damaged. At the City General Hospital the top brass had tin hats but nurses frequently had to make do with enamel bowls tied on their heads with straps made of bandages. Because of the naval blockade, there was already a shortage of some dressings and packing for wounds. They reverted to collecting sphagnum moss from the moors above Sheffield which they sterilised and then used in some operations.
Tomorrow (Saturday)  at 7.15pm, Second World War air raid sirens will ring out across Sheffield to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Blitz. Before this two original 1940s searchlights will be beamed into the sky from The Moor – an area of the city centre that was virtually flattened in the attacks. Members of the public are being encouraged to ‘black out’ their homes at the same time for two minutes, to mark the moment the bombs started to fall on the city. The event will hail the start of a two-and-a-half year Heritage Lottery Fund supported project to commemorate, research and examine the legacy of the Sheffield Blitz

Things presented beautifully 

Information presented to make sense is always important and the examples shown here are truly amazing.


If you want to learn more about Infographics and try something out for yourself then this blog entry might be useful - it gives you background information and some examples to try.


Things to bring...Food for thought
This Christmas, the Sheffield Children's Chaplaincy team are supporting a community initiative to collect donations for local independent foodbanks and they are looking for donations from members of staff! There will be a special drop off point under the Christmas tree in the Chapel, D Floor, Blue Wing, which is open 24/7 from 1 to 18 December.Colleagues at the Becton Centre, Centenary House, Flockton House and Ryegate can also gather contributions which will be collected by 18 December.Things they need:
Tins of; soup, beans, tomato, veg, curry, stews, puddings, custard.
Dried pasta, rice, coffee, tea, cuppa soups, hot chocolate, breakfast cereals.
Jars of sauces; pasta, curry, stir fry.
Tampons and towels, festive food with long best before dates, gifts and treats.