Things in the library 8 April

Systematic things...
Anywhere Systematic Reviews are here… They focus on improving the reading experience of reviews on the Cochrane Library in four simple ways:

Readability: Superfluous information and clutter have been removed so that readers can focus on the article.
Navigation: The new layout and sidebar tray allow readers easy access to important information, such as references, at any point in the reading experience, without losing their place on the page.
Functionality: As well as viewing items such as figures, table's and references in context, readers can use new tools to browse through all these items in one place, and quickly navigate to their context in the article.
Mobility:The responsive HTML systematic review will adapt to any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile - to give the optimal reading experience.
Anywhere Systematic Review is available in the Cochrane Library from the Browse list or the Table of Contents page. Plus, you can view an article in the new ‘Anywhere Article’ format wherever you see a link to Enhanced Article (HTML)



Things to do with Patient Safety..Improving the quality and safety of patient care

This brochure from Healthcare UK outlines some of the initiatives the UK is currently pursuing, and the organisations which are leading the way in standards of safety. The different sections also provide information on the partners who can best help to achieve goals of safer, better healthcare.



Things in crisis...The NHS

The King’s Fund has identified three big challenges for the NHS in England:

• sustaining existing services and standards of care
• developing new and better models of care
• tackling these challenges by reforming the NHS ‘from within’

See their article Tackling the growing crisis in the NHS here

Things ageing well - Vegans!
According to a BBC Programme "how to stay young" shown BBC1 7th April, a study on the population of the town of Loma Linda, California (where vegetarianism is very popular) found that for vegans overall mortality is reduced by a quarter compared to meat eaters and they’re half as likely to get heart disease. You might not have to become a full blown vegan to feel some benefit though, just cutting down the amount of meat we eat can help. And nuts – walnuts especially – can protect us from heart attacks.

Why not try this vegan recipe to get you going

Spinach, sweet potato & lentil dhal