Things in the library 4th August...

Things new...
Blog going out a bit late today as I have been putting lots of lovely new books out on the shelves. See them here  . You can always make suggestions of new books that you think we should buy and if you have found a book particularly useful (or not) why not rate it on our catalogue and leave a comment for other users. You can also make suggestions of e-books you would like us to purchase by logging on to the e-book platform with your NHS Open Athens account

More new things...
Lots of new staff arriving this week - we look forward to helping you in any ways we can whilst you are here. If you need anything relating to information or organisation skills we are your people.

Things about juvenile mood disorders...
Suicide attempts are prevalent in association with major mood disorders, and risk is greater with bipolar disorder (BD) than major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. There may be similar relationships in juvenile mood disorders, but the evidence has not been compiled systematically and quantitatively. Article published in JAA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry



Things about wellbeing...
Independent high quality evidence on what organisations – Governments, Charities, Businesses – can do to improve wellbeing is available here.

Things about undernourishment of children in England...
The Patients Association has issued a report suggesting that under-nutrition among children is not confined to the developing world, but is a problem in Britain today.
The project was undertaken by the Patients Association and funded by a non-restricted education grant from Abbott. A cross-section of health and care staff in four sites – Bradford, Cornwall, Tower Hamlets and Birmingham – were interviewed. Parents were also interviewed in Bradford and Cornwall. The findings reveal examples of positive efforts in working with children and families across agencies, particularly by public health teams, community and acute health staff; but many are overstretched and unable to meet demand for the types of information and guidance that people need. The report’s recommendations include:

• Awareness of under-nutrition should be raised among both professionals and the public
• New and existing training and guidance for professionals should include the identification and treatment of under-nutrition
• National guidance and a care pathway should be developed specifically for undernutrition.

Things improved...

New improved BNF and BNFC app has been launched.

The publishers of the British National Formulary (BNF) and British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) have released a new, faster, easier to use and access app. 

The new app has been purpose built for iOS and Android platforms. This has enabled an intuitive design and enhanced features around search, interactions checking and updating mechanisms. 

For the first time adult and child BNF content is available through a single app, providing ease of use and saving space on users’ devices.

The new app is fully portable and users don’t need to be connected to the internet to access it; this means the BNF and BNFC’s authoritative guidance is readily available at the point of care in a digital format to suit the needs of health and social care professionals.

Things to read...

We had an enjoyable time at Reading Group this week discussing our last book. The next meeting is at 17:15 on Wed 6th Sept and the book we will be discussing then is Lion: a long way home by Saroo Brierley. Do come and join us.

Things to attend...

Did you know Sheffield is hosting the Special Olympics between 7 - 12 August? Tickets are now on sale for the opening ceremony. We attended this in 1993 and it was great. However the previous night I had spent in Sheffield Children's where son number 1 was having a Lego brick he had inhaled removed....sigh.  PS If the junior doctor who was on duty when we first brought him in ...and didn't believe us......is now an esteemed consultant...do come and have a word...! 

Things to eat...

For the Reading Group this week I made some Buttermilk biscuits from the recipe in the book we were reading. The recipe below is similar and one I have made before...great with chowder.