Things in the library 12 Oct...

Might children rust...

Certainly a danger of that if left outside in today's rain! However this is a serious editorial about the risks of supplementary oxygen in acute illness. It's also not very often that one of the references dates from 1774!


Things about online forums...

This research sought to determine if the health advice provided in online discussion forms aimed at parents of young children is accurate and in agreement with evidence found in evidence-based resources and to discover whether or not these forums are an avenue for misinformation. They concluded that: "While roughly half of the health-related advice provided in online discussion forums aimed at parents of young children is accurate, only a small portion of the advice is incorrect; therefore, these sources are not a major concern for the spread of misinformation."
If you want help to identify the best available evidence then you can request training or ask us to do a literature search for you.

Things about integrated care in South Yorkshire...
From the beginning of October national NHS bodies have transferred greater control to South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw for health services run and delivered to the 1.5 million people who live there. Most of the partnership work between the NHS, councils and the voluntary sector will take place at a local level in each of the five places covered by the arrangements: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.  The Integrated Care System will support this work and address issues that will be best delivered through collaboration across the whole of South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.

Things to read...
As the weather gets more gloomy what better than to curl up with a good book.
The reading Agency has announced their Mood Boosting Book list for 2018. if you want the full details of the titles please email the library for the list.

Things not to miss...
Still time to sign up for our Randomised Coffee Trial in November if you work at SCH. So far 97 people have signed up...who will be the 100th? You will be matched randomly with another volunteer then all you have to do is agree a time and place for you both to meet and chat for 30-40 mins. Sign up via this form (may not work in Internet explorer so use Chrome)

Things about health inequalities...
Public health England recently published a report comparing physical health conditions between people with severe mental illness and the general population by age, sex and deprivation using primary care data. It shows people with severe mental illness suffer significantly worse physical health compared to the general population, with the greatest inequalities seen among younger people.

Things to eat...
I made this pasta sauce last night from a New York Times recipe which sounded intriguing  Pasta With Fried Lemons and Chile Flakes and we really loved it. It sounds a bit fiddly but it really isn't and you use the boiling water in which you have blanched the lemon slices in to cook your pasta. It says the celery leaves and parsley are optional but I would add them if you can...so if you saw me rejecting lots of packs of celery in Tescos yesterday you now know why!