Things in the library 16 March...

Things to trust...
The YouGov poll of adults in Great Britain shows:
- 66% agree that it is harder than ever to find trustworthy information.
- 84% agree that they trust information more when it is given by a professional.
- 90% agree that it is important to educate people on how to find trustworthy information.
- Medical staff topped the list, with 74% of British adults saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information, followed by teachers and police officers (both at 49%), librarians (46%) and lawyers (39%). Bottom of the list were politicians, with 2% of respondents saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information. We can help you find reliable information via our 'Book a Librarian' service.

Things about NHS priorities...

This editorial in BMJ says the NHS must prioritise health of children and young people as our future health and prosperity depend on it. Children and young people are a quarter of our population but 100% of our future. Our moral obligation to promote children’s health is clear within UK law and in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Furthermore, 94% of adult Britons believe children’s health should be a priority for the NHS. Despite this, the low priority that UK health systems give to children suggests we must marshal other arguments to convince policy makers. Children and young people aged 0-19 years are the workforce of the 2020s and the parents of the next generation. Their health will be one of the factors deciding whether the UK is prosperous after 2019. Countries that invest in child health reap impressive economic rewards, with each pound spent on children’s health returning over £10 to society over a lifetime. The converse is that poor health in childhood leads to reduced workforce participation and productivity and lowers national wealth

Things about coping under pressure...
The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) NHS reality check: Delivering care under pressure reports gives over 2,100 doctors and NHS teams, who are overwhelmed by rising levels of demand in hospitals, a voice on how their profession is coping. It returns to last year's key report and once again gives over 1,500 doctors working in the NHS the chance to discuss their experiences of delivering care in the UK health service. The key finding for the 2018 update was that conditions had got worse and NHS staff, who have benefited from some of the best medical education in the world, were not able to provide the standard of care they have been trained to deliver.


Things to come and join in...
Journal Club next week is on Tuesday 20th March at 13:00 to 14:00 in Clinical Skills centre F Floor Stephenson Wing. The article being discussed is 'Are three malaria tests necessary in children returning from the tropics with fever?' Please contact us if you would like a copy of the paper. Home made muffins provided.






Things historic...

This year is the 70th anniversary of the NHS. If you know of someone from Sheffield Children's Hospital whose groundbreaking research has led to a significant difference to the care of our patients ...whether 70 years ago or more recently... please let  Gill  know. We would like to find out more about them and their work.


Things warm and comforting...
Nothing like a good beef stew for a cold weekend like this one from Mary Berry





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or if you want a vegetarian option...Butternut squash and root veg hotpot