Things in the library 22 July

Usual things - journal club
This week journal club will be 8-9am on Thursday 28th July, F floor Stephenson wing.  James Bull will be presenting the following paper -The Risk of Progression of Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy Patients After Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy .  Please email the library if you would like a copy of the paper

Physical things
Move More is a Sheffield-wide strategy that aims to make Sheffield the most active city in the UK by 2020. The catalyst for Move More was the establishment of the National Centre of Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), which is an Olympic Legacy programme. The objective of the NCSEM in Sheffield is to create a culture of physical activity to improve the population's health

Recommended things - Vitamin D

Everyone over one year of age should consume 10 micrograms of vitamin D daily, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has recommended in its new report "Vitamin D and Health" As a precaution , SACN recommends that all babies from birth up to one year of age should consume 8.5 to10 micrograms3 of vitamin D per day.

Things for health professionals
Pertussis: guidelines for public health management  These guidelines, which update the 2012 Health Protection Agency (HPA) guidelines for the public health management of pertussis, are based on a recent review of all currently available scientific evidence and consultation with experts where required

A clear road ahead Creating a coherent quality strategy for the NHS
A clear road ahead is the result of a project by a team from the Health Foundation, working with Professor Sheila Leatherman – whose previous work on a national quality programme fed into Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage Review – to recommend how the different parts of the NHS should work together to support and accelerate improvements in quality of care.
The report recommends creation of a single, coherent and compelling quality strategy for the NHS in England.





A new film which aims to help health care professionals to spot and respond to the warning signs of sepsis in children has just been launched. As well as providing some helpful steps healthcare workers should take if they suspect that a patient has sepsis, it also highlights the wide range of learning resurces that are available to assist with the identification and early management of sepsis in children. For more information click here.

Cooling things for summer
Gooseberries are just about ready to pick so why not try this as a refreshing summer cordial
Gooseberry & mint lemonade