Things in the library 21 Feb...

Things that were won...

Our recent 70th birthday quiz - based on our website - was won by Choire Wilson based at Ryegate - congratulations and enjoy the fizz Choire! Look out for more quizzes and prizes during our 70th birthday celebration year.


Things not to miss...
The Grand Round on Thursday 30th April (the day before our actual birthday) will be given by an external speaker Sue Lacey Bryant, Review Programme Manager Health Education England who was involved with the Topol Review published last February.  To refresh your memories the Topol Review was an independent report commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to provide advice on:

• how technological and other developments are likely to change the roles and functions of clinical staff in all professions over the next two decades to ensure safer, more productive, more effective and more personal care for patients;
• what the implications of these changes are for the skills required by the professionals filling these roles, identifying professions or sub-specialisms where these may be particularly significant;
• the consequences for the selection, education, training, development and lifelong learning of current and future clinical staff.

This has the potential to affect all clinical staff and services so do take the opportunity to hear more about it, ask questions and discuss the implications with  Sue Lacey Bryant who was closely involved. More details later but please put the date in your diaries.

Things about Outcome Measures...
Another date to save is for 5th National Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Annual Research Conference 2020 The Diamond, Wednesday 10th June 2020.

The Conference will be hosted by ScHARR and chaired by Professor John Brazier, with support from the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber.  The conference was founded by John and colleagues back in 2016 and goes from strength to strength.

The conference attracts clinicians, researchers, academic, patient representatives, students and early career researchers working or interested in Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) research.

Things about Eczema...

New Sheffield study of newborn babies seeks to prevent eczema. A research collaboration between the University of Sheffield and the University of Manchester will seek to understand how our skin develops from birth. The study will follow 175 newborn babies during their first year of life. Researchers hope to identify those with a high risk of developing eczema to improve standards of neonatal skincare. In the UK alone, one in five children and one in 12 adults have atopic eczema.

Things to buy...
We have a good selection of second-hand books that we are selling. These are mostly those which we have replaced with a newer editions. The current list of what is available is here - although some of these will have already been sold but some more books will be added next week. Why not come up and browse and buy a coffee and biscuit whilst you are here (25p reduction if you bring your own cup...which is the same cost of a biscuit!)

Things about diversity in NHS...

Chairs and non-executive directors are crucial to providing the governance needed to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan. They also play a key role in driving forward transformational change across the health service. But as a community of leaders, they are often not representative of the staff they govern or inclusive of the communities they serve. Research suggests that they are insufficiently diverse across gender, race, disability and age to be as effective as they need to be. To address this, the NHS Confederation is establishing an independent taskforce to improve the diversity of chairs and non-executive directors in the NHS. Find out more about the working group, its members and why diverse leadership matters for the sustainability of the NHS.

Things about maps...
If you love maps and have an eye for detail you might find helping out with this very rewarding and interesting. The Ramblers are trying to make sure any missing paths are recorded before 2026. It is easy to take part - sign up then you will see a random small piece of map along with two older version of it and the clear instructions show you what to look for and how to draw in any missing paths for them to then investigate.

Things to make...

Pancakes...it is that time of year again - the start of Lent is marked by eating pancakes next Tuesday Feb 25th. For something different this year why not try a stack of American Blueberry pancakes?