Things in the library 30 Sept...

Things about ears...
A recent article in Evidence Based Medicine gives a commentary on  Venekamp RP, 'Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children'. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015. The EBM commentary  states that . "Data demonstrate that the majority of AOM which undergoes expectant observation will improve, and that antibiotics have benefits that are higher among children with otorrhoea or aged <2 years. This systematic review does not provide insight into the potential prognostication of fever, laterality or other measures of severity."

Things about eggs and peanuts...
Research news in the BMJ considered a systematic review published in JAMA which says "Introducing eggs or peanuts early into infants’ diet is associated with a lower risk of developing egg or peanut allergy" 





Things about school nurses...
A report 'Nursing in Schools' from the National Children's Bureau says that "The confidence of school nurses to provide essential support to children with long-term health conditions like diabetes and asthma risks being undermined by high work loads and having to work across numerous schools."  The research also indicated a lack of understanding amongst parents about the role of the school nurse, and that poor communication with parents was a barrier to them supporting children.

Things about neonates...
Monitoring the standard of care provided by specialist neonatal units is essential to inform efforts to give all babies the best possible chance of surviving and reaching their full potential. The monitoring is achieved through the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP), which encourages individual neonatal units and regional networks to deliver the very highest levels of care to babies and families by reporting their outcomes against standards described by professional organisations. The annual report on the 2015 data has just been published

Things about Journal Club...

By EriKolaborator - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
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For reasons we don't quite understand there have been a few tumbleweed sessions recently which is unusual and disappointing for all those that put the effort into organising and preparing presentations. Due to the low attendance Sarah has sadly taken the decision to suspend the current season of journal club after the presentation of 20th October 8-9 am. She says "Journal club cannot run without presenters and whilst I am happy to advertise sessions, oversee the presentations and provide the homemade muffins and drinks I cannot present the papers as well.  This needs YOU and your colleagues!"

She is planning a relaunch in the new year and would appreciate any comments you have to make as to what may make it easier for people to attend, the process, the days etc and if anyone would like to provisionally volunteer that would be very welcome!

Things about Clinical commissioning...
NHS Clinical Commissioners has launched a new publication to support CCGs in making difficult decisions about prioritisation of resources and changes to local services. This comes at a time when the NHS is going through a period of major change to achieve long-term sustainability and transformation making potentially hard choices increasingly inevitable.
Produced in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, ‘Making Difficult Decisions’ sets out factors that can enable CCGs to successfully command the confidence of the public, patients, local politicians and other key stakeholders when making changes. It draws on both academic research and practical insight from commissioners, patient groups and NHS England.

Things to make...
If you will miss the home-bakes in Journal Club then here is the recipe for one of the favourites - Cheese onion and olive scones.

Things in the library 23 Sept 2016

Resistant things - Antimicrobials
The Prime Minister commissioned an independent review examining the economic issues associated with Antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Lord O’Neill has made recommendations for the international community. The Government’s response to the review can be seen here

Expanding things
Health Education England (HEE) has received funding from the Department of Health to support NHS England in meeting national targets to expand the workforce providing children and young people’s mental health services. Read about it here.


This information is for service providers within and outside the NHS in England who wish to express their interest in accessing a fully-funded scheme to employ and train new staff to provide evidence-based treatment for children and young people.

NICE things
Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital Quality standard [QS131]
This guideline covers general principles for managing intravenous (IV) fluids for children and young people under 16 years, including assessing fluid and electrolyte status and prescribing IV fluid therapy. It applies to a range of conditions and different settings. It does not include recommendations relating to specific conditions.


New e-learning things through your OpenAthens account

All OpenAthens account holders now have access to a large set of elearning resources from Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH). This organisation works in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies to support patient care by providing e-learning to educate and train the health and social care workforce.

HEE e-LfH’s programmes cover subjects from audiology to anaesthesia, dentistry to dermatology, electronic fetal monitoring to end of life care, primary care to prescribing, safeguarding children to statutory and mandatory training. All content is nationally quality-assured and available 24/7.  The online training sessions enhance traditional learning, support existing teaching methods and provide a valuable reference point.



You can find the new content by going to https://openathens.nice.org.uk/Auth/Login. Log in with your OpenAthens username and password, and click on My Resources in the menu on the left hand side. For more information about accessing e-LfH resources via OpenAthens visit: http://support.e-lfh.org.uk/get-started/openathens/.




Digital things
A digital NHS? An introduction to the digital agenda and plans for implementation
This report looks at the key commitments made and what we know about progress to date, grouped under three broad themes:
1) interoperable electronic health records
2) patient-focused digital technology
3) secondary use of data, transparency and consent.

It identifies barriers to further progress and opportunities for delivering on the digital agenda..




Things to cook for the weekend
Following a week of food over indulgence celebrating my wedding anniversary and dinner at the Health Libraries Group conference I thought this would be perfect to get sensible eating back on track especially if the weather holds for the weekend!

Squash steaks with chestnut & cavolo nero pilaf

Things in the library 16 Sept 2016

Things by the seaside...

@janetsampson33

Sarah has been attending the Heath Libraries Group conference at Scarborough this week. I am trying to follow on Twitter (#HLG2016) and have picked up some good quotes:
"Health libs [librarians] have skills to enable people to gain insight, take control & make informed decisions"

"Health librarians: from bedside to boardroom, we can support quality & development in all areas of #nhs health care & management"

"Literature searches can combat research waste and save money!"

You might be surprised what we can help with so don't be afraid to ask - check out our  website or call in to see us - though I can't promise there will be rock available!

Things about looked after children...
The Department of Health and Department of Education have published Mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children: Government response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2015-16. This government response to the Education Committee report on the mental health and wellbeing of looked-after children addresses the committee’s recommendations and conclusions.

Things about sepsis...





The RCGP have launched a sepsis toolkit which provides a collection of tools, knowledge, and current guidance to 
support the identifying and appropriate management of patients with sepsis. The toolkit is aimed at GPs and healthcare professionals assessing people in the community with acute infection. The resources also include information for patients and those close to them to look for when concerned about a sudden deterioration in a person’s health in the presence of infection.

Things about FGM...
The House of Commons Home Affairs select committee has published Female genital mutilation: abuse unchecked. The Committee reported that it was "beyond belief" that thirty years after female genital mutilation (FGM) was made illegal in the UK there has been not one successful prosecution. The Committee were also concerned by reports that some clinicians are ignoring the duty on frontline healthcare professionals, social care workers and teachers to record data on FGM incidence, and repeat’s its call for the Government to introduce stronger sanctions for failing to meet the mandatory reporting responsibility.

Things a bit different next week...
Sarah will be on her own all next week so the library will be closing at 17:00 each day...sorry for any inconvenience but don't forget there is a book drop box outside the library if you have items to return when we are closed.

By KyCPE at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0,
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Things doubled up...
For some time we have been able to work with two screens on our own computers  (if you have never tried it do..it saves so much time!) and we are now pleased to let you know that we have two screens available on two of our NHS computers in the library.




Things from the seaside...
If mention of Scarborough has made you think of fish & chips then why not try this healthier version of a favourite Friday night treat.

Things in the library 9 Sept 2016

Things (us) are now mobile...
No... not the library staff on roller blades...we are very excited to be able to tell you that there is now an App (Android and iphone) for our library system which will enable you to be able to renew, reserve and manage your account from your mobile device with your library ticket number and PIN (if you don't have one email the library to request). We and some of our readers have been involved in the trialling and testing over the past few months but now you can all have access to it.
Go to your App store and search for MyCirqa - it's an owl icon. When it loads search for your library by starting to type Sheffield, or NHS or Illingworth and select us the list. Enter your library/ucard ticket number followed by your PIN and I suggest ticking the 'remember me' box. Please contact us if you have any queries.  We are ridiculously excited - and really should get out more!

Things about diabetes...
NICE quality standard published in July in case you missed it 'Diabetes in children and young people'. This quality standard covers the diagnosis and management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people aged under 18. This quality standard will not cover care for children and young people with other forms of diabetes mellitus (such as monogenic diabetes or cystic fibrosis-related diabetes).

Things from Cochrane...
Two recent reviews that may be of interest 'Codeine versus placebo for chronic cough in children' and 'Central venous catheter removal for adults and children suffering from bloodstream infections caused by Candida species.'

Things about Information technology in NHS...
The Department of health has published 'Making IT Work: Harnessing the Power of Health
Information Technology to Improve Care in England' a report of the National Advisory Group on Health Information Technology in England.  In order for the NHS to continue to provide a high level of healthcare at an affordable cost, it simply must modernise and transform. This transformation will involve enormous changes in culture, structure, governance, workforce, and training.  But none of the changes are likely to be as sweeping, as important, or as challenging as creating a fully digitised NHS. This report details the national advisory group’s overall findings and principles and gives ten implementation recommendations.

Things about sepsis...
A NICE bite which is a summary of prescribing recommendations from NICE guidance. This guideline covers recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis for all populations. Sections covered include: assessment and referral, people most vulnerable to sepsis, face to face assessment, treatment and management, antibiotic treatment, intravenous fluids, information and support, information at discharge, training and education.

Things to explore this weekend...
Every September some 40,000 volunteers across England organise 5,000 events to celebrate our fantastic history, architecture and culture. It's your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore. Check out what is happening locally.

Things for the lactose intolerant and everyone else too...
I was cooking for someone last weekend who has to avoid milk products and made this dessert  'Creamy rice with double apricots' which was really simple and everyone loved.

Things in the library 2nd Sept

Things about Journal Club...

(c)James Grellier - derivative of 

original work by VashiDonsk

Journal Club is open to all health professionals and is a fun, informal way of learning to criticise papers and gather evidence to change practice. At each meeting a speaker presents a critical appraisal of a research paper, using CASP, a recognized appraisal tool. Group members then have an informal discussion to determine whether or not current practice should be altered in light of the presenter's findings.
If you do not get a chance to read the paper do not worry just come along. The next meeting will be on Wednesday 7 Sep , 5.30 to 6.30 pm in the Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Stephenson Wing.
Muffins will be provided of course and the paper will be "Arthritis as presenting manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children"

*******Presenter needed for 22nd Sept.  Please let Sarah Massey know if you can help*******

Things new in the library...

Some new books on the shelves this week which can be found by clicking on this link

Things about flu...

Public Health England has published 'Extension of the influenza immunisation programme to children in England: experiences of using live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) in school age children 2013-16.'  Pilots were set up for school age delivery of the extension of the influenza immunisation programme to children with the aim of assessing implementation issues in a variety of settings to reflect full-scale roll-out as closely as possible.  This report gives an overview of the experiences from the pilot years and also includes information from the national roll out to all children of appropriate age for school years 1 and 2.

'Things' we are sorry to say goodbye to...

Jac has been responsible for much of the NHS Athens administration for the last 3 years. She is leaving her job in the library to have more time for some studies she is starting soon. We will miss her greatly but as she will still be doing her main job in Audiology we hope we will see her around the hospital- thanks Jac and Good Luck - we will miss you!

Jac learning the job 3 years ago
 with Sarah

If you want to make the most of the resources available to you and if you work for the SCH then an OpenAthens account is worth having.  If you follow the instructions here it is very straightforward. You can then access electronic resources (including our collection of e-books). Sign in to search and then browse items or ask us to purchase specific items for prolonged use.

Things to do out and about...

The Wirksworth Festival is starting soon 9-25 September. It is a leading rural arts festival – with art for everyone. Enjoy the work of more than 150 artists plus an inspiring programme of performances and events in this historic market town, right at the heart of the Derbyshire Dales. It is about an hours drive from Sheffield and full details can be found on the website.

Things to eat...

I should have asked Jac to suggest a recipe this week but I forgot...however I know she likes visiting family in Spain so I am fairly certain that these Churros would meet with her approval!