Things in the library 16 June

Things about healthy eating...
A new survey commissioned by Diabetes UK has found that 66 per cent of adults eat three or fewer portions of fruit and/ or vegetables a day- well below the recommended five portions- and 46 per cent won't eat any fruit at least three days a week.




Regulatory things...

Care Quality Commission (CQC) are consulting on a further set of proposals which will help shape the next phase of regulation of health and social care in England. For the next eight weeks anyone with an interest is encouraged to have their say.  

The proposals include:

• Changes to the regulation of primary medical services including the frequency and intensity of CQC's inspections 
• Improvements to the structure of registration and CQC's defintion of 'registered providers' 
• Further information on how CQC will monitor, inspect and rate new models of care and large or complex providers

Child dental health things...

This resource produced by Public Health England outlines how health professionals can help prevent tooth decay in children under 5 as part of ensuring every child has the best start in life. 

New things in the Library... 

Meena Balasubramanian, from Sheffield Children's Hospital Clinical Genetics Department has published the following book ...Clinical and Molecular Heterogeneity of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. It is now available in the Library.

The library regularly replaces the book stock and there are a number of new titles available. A selection is shown below but the complete list can be seen on the library catalogue.


Things to be aware of... Female Genital Mutilation...
NHS Digital has published an experimental statistics report on female genital mutilation (FGM)  in England for the period January- March 2017. Figures show there were 2,102 attendances reported at NHS trusts and GP practices where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Barnardo's children's charity is also providing advice to professionals of the signs that a girl may be a risk of undergoing FGM as 'cutting season' approaches.


Things about returning to practice...

The Health and Care Professions Council's guide provides information for professionals returning to practice after a break of more than two years.

It's a wrap! Yorkshire pudding things...
Try this Yorkshire Pudding wrap  from the BBC Good Food website for a change to the traditional Sunday dinner classic! Follow the recipe or watch the video.