Things in the library 26 June...

Things for parents... 

The Department for Education (DfE) has published information for parents and carers about the opening of early years providers, schools and colleges, safety in schools, attendance, transport, school meals and exams. the guidance can be found here

Things to join in... 

Next Wednesday our virtual reading group will be meeting from 18:15 to 19:15 and the book being discussed is 'Before the coffee gets cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Translated from Japanese this book is  a fable about regret and reclaiming lost opportunities. What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years.

If you would like to take part please contact the library for the joining link.

Things coming to an end... 

We hope those of you who have been joining in the most recent Randomised Coffee Trial (Virtual) in June have had chance to meet-up. I will be sending out a feedback form next week so please let us know how it went and if you would like more virtual RCTs organising. 

Things to know if you are using the library...

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Things out and about... 

Many of you in Sheffield may sometimes come across footpath signs saying 'Round Walk' - this doesn't actually walk all around Sheffield but is a 14 mile walk through the parks, woodland and countryside of south west Sheffield. It starts in Endcliffe Park at Hunters Bar goes through Whiteley Woods up into Mayfield and Porter Valley, emerging at Ringinglow before descending again into Whirlow and Ecclesall Woods.  There is an ascent into Ladies Spring Wood, through Beauchief and Chancet Wood then into Graves Park and down through Gleadless Valley, returning to Hunters Bar via Meersbrook Park and Brincliffe Edge Woods. More information on this and other Sheffield walks, including a civil engineering one around the city centre, can be accessed here.

Things to book... 

Please remember that by using our Book a Librarian service you can have one-to-one help and our undivided attention...well unless the cat walks across the keyboard. We can do training, give general library help and advice, discuss a literature search and much more. Please use the form on our website accessed by the Book a Librarian button or follow this link.

Things to make... 

A lovely Chicken & chorizo ragu which you could have with pasta, bread, rice or jacket potatoes.  I find it is extra special made with the real sundried tomatoes rather than the ones in oil (though that is good too), you can make a batch and freeze it. 

Things in the library 19th June...

Things open...

As the situation changes we continue to assess and adapt the library service. The library is open 8:30 - 17:00 for business with limited staffing and facilities due to social distance restrictions. Please abide by the library use protocol displayed by the entrance if you do want to use the library. Library staff also continue to work from home and training is available online (no face to face training is currently provided). However all books currently on loan have been renewed until September, so do not feel you have to physically come to the library if you don't want to; no fines will be charged during this time. 

If you feel you can return your loans please do so - if not please keep them safe so that we don't lose the books. Books can also be returned to the library whilst we are closed via the book drop box outside the library, on return all books will be quarantines for 72 hours before being available for loan to someone else, this is clearly shown on our library catalogue.

If you have any information needs that require a discussion with us, then please email us and tell us your phone number and we will ring you.

Things to chat about...

We are trialling an Instant Chat facility via our online catalogue if you want to use this instead of email - the status at the right hand side will either show one of these two messages - it will open up a Chat window which we will try to respond to - sometimes though we may be on another call/meeting in which case we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Things about librarians...

A mixed-methods research study, funded by Health Education England, has identified several positive benefits resulting from a librarian working in a critical care team. A return on investment (ROI) analysis indicated that for every £1 invested in the embedded librarian model, a financial value in a range from £1.18 to £3.03 was generated in time saving, enhanced professional development and improved patient care . A librarian worked alongside staff in the critical care department for 15 months, delivering a “pop up library”, providing evidence support, training both face to face and virtually, and attending meetings, journal club and other departmental activities. The model supported learning and education across all staff groups, nurtured an evidence-based culture and enhanced the quality of care. The study findings highlight the pivotal role of the critical care nurse in sharing knowledge between staff and patients; the bedside nurse was considered approachable, reassuring, knowledgeable and trustworthy, and they were a preferred source of knowledge for the patient and family. Findings demonstrate that a librarian working in a clinical team can feasibly support the knowledge requirements of staff. We support several departments with our vclinical librarian service (remotely at present) if you would like to discuss any support your department would like from us please contact us.

Things to identify children...

Having a unique, consistent identifier for children will allow professionals interacting with children to share information easily and provide better care for their needs. This position statement from RCPCH recommends that the NHS number is used to provide a link between children’s records in England and Wales.

Things digital...

An agreement struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft will save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds and enable all eligible organisations in England to access Microsoft 365 digital tools.The agreement guarantees significant cost savings for both individual NHS organisations and the NHS as a whole. It will improve productivity, enhance collaboration and strengthen cyber security across healthcare services. As part of the agreement, Microsoft 365 will be deployed to as many as 1.2 million staff across NHS organisations, including Trusts, CCGs, and health Informatics Services, creating a truly joined-up NHS. Staff will be able to communicate more effectively and will have access to the information, applications and services they need, reducing the administrative burden on staff and improving patient safety.

 

Things about rainbows...

The Rainbow Badge team at SCH would like to remind you that June is Pride month – when we are encouraged to focus on the experiences and challenges of the LGBT+ community and the need to be a strong community of members and allies. BAME LGBT+ people are particularly marginalised. The beautiful rainbows all over the country have expressed the public’s support for the work of the NHS. The NHS Rainbow Badge is specifically to represent the work of the NHS in supporting LGBT+ patients, colleagues, carers and service users. We do not want to forget our most vulnerable young people in the storms of worldwide upheaval. One of the best ways to help, either as a member or an ally, is to educate ourselves about the issues, the history, the legislation and the lived experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. The Rainbow badge Team team have put together a few suggestions of some books which might be of interest:

• This Book is Gay - Juno Dawson
• The ABCs of LGBT+ - Ashley Mardell
• From Prejudice to Pride – Amy Lamé
• Trans Britain – Christine Burns
• Straight Jacket – Matthew Todd
• The Velvet Rage – Alan Downs
• We are Everywhere – Matthew Riemer & Leighton Brown

They also recommend the Pride Circle Challenge. This is a really great international resource that leads you to many diverse reports and stories. With advice on how to support LGBT+ pals from all areas of the community. Please keep the conversations flowing, reaching out, lifting up, promoting positivity and inclusion for all the LGBT+ young people we meet.

Things to eat...

It is always a lovely time of year for fresh fruit and there are cherries in the shops now. This Fresh cherry cake is suggested for a picnic...not the weather today but next week is supposed to be lovely.

 

Things in the library 12 June ...

Things about inequality...

Following on from the death of George Floyd, the King's Fund have expressed their solidarity with and support for Black colleagues working across health and care. They say "These events are the latest manifestation of deep and long-term inequalities that exist across the whole of society, including in our health and care systems. In the past few days we have also seen clear evidence of the terrible and disproportionate toll Covid-19 has taken on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities." They have 

responses to the stark inequalities exposed by the Covid-19 crisis, details of their ongoing project on discrimination faced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues working in the NHS, and their podcast with Professor David Williams on racism and its impact on health.

Things for children to read...

The National Literacy Trust has brought together a series of book lists for children and young people of all ages to share black stories and promote black voices. The book lists available are:

Book list for ages 0-4

Book list for ages 5-8

Book list for ages 9-12

Book list for ages 13-16

Book list for ages 16+

Things about bullying...

A recent article looked at whether relative age was associated with bullying involvement and whether the associations were independent of child psychiatric symptoms. They found that when the relatively youngest children were compared with the relatively oldest the youngest children had increased odds of being victims according to child and parent reports. The youngest also had decreased odds of being perpetrators according to child and teacher reports. These findings were independent of psychiatric symptoms; the article concludes that considering this newly recognized risk factor for victimisation is important within anti-bullying practices.

Things about science fiction...

I was interested in this recent item about E M Forster's little known book The Machine Stops published in 1909. The short story is set in what must have seemed a futuristic world to Forster but won't to you. People live alone in identikit homes (globalisation) where they choose to isolate (his word), send messages by pneumatic post (a proto email or WhatsApp), and chat online via a video interface uncannily similar to Zoom or Skype. Not what you expect from the writer of  'A Passage to India'. I have certainly added it to  my 'things to read' list.

Interestingly, looking back at the books our Reading Group read during 2019/20 our most highly scored book we read was 'The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham...it was the last book we read before lockdown though we continue to meet virtually.

Things published...

We have some prolific writers/contributors to articles in the SCH Trust. We now add all SCH attributed author publications to our library catalogue as an ongoing repository. The catalogue entries link to the PubMed record of the articles. You can view all these items via this link . Or if you search the catalogue for your subject interests these items will be shown along with other resources on that topic.

Things to cook...

With the current weather I thought a nice warming soup recipe Mary Berry's butternut squash soup

Things in the library 5th June...

Things about reading...

We had an excellent Reading Group meeting this week where we discussed 'God's Own Country'. Our next virtual meeting will be 1st July  at 18.15 - 19.15 and our next book is 'Before the coffee gets cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi  If you would like to join us please email the library.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, but the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story – translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot – explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

Things about training...

We are getting quite accustomed to online training for literature searches, managing references (Menderley) etc and are happy to do this. If you would like to Book a Librarian session with us please do so - all you need is a computer with audio and video capabilities and we can come to you wherever you are. We are hoping to expand the courses we can offer via this method and will probably keep this as a training option even when the library is fully open again. 

Things about learning...

The Learning Hub is a new digital platform that provides easy access to a wide range of resources that are pertinent to education and training in health and care.  New features will be frequently released to provide a comprehensive learning experience for users. You can access the Learning Hub either using eligible e-Learning for Healthcare log in details or by creating a Learning Hub account. 

The resources shared on the platform play a pivotal role in its success, in its vision for collaboration and supporting learners.  Many stakeholders from across the health and care workforce, including clinical commissioning groups, social care, professional bodies, charities and the simulation community, have already contributed a range of quality learning resources.  Many of the resources are in response to the COVID-19 efforts to support the health and care workforce.  These resources include videos, webinars, slide presentations, Q&A packs, simulation scripts, lesson plans and web links to support system readiness, recovery and beyond.

Things about nature...

From R S Illingworth 'Babies & Young Children'

Many of us are discovering nooks and crannies in our local area in which to enjoy the benefits of nature during this lockdown. This article caught my attention this week looking at the effect of nature play on the health and developmental outcomes of children. The studies they looked at showed "Nature play had consistent positive impacts on physical activity outcomes and cognitive play behaviours (imaginative and dramatic play)." although they pointed out this difficulty of comparing studies of this kind.

Things about assessing physical activity...

Although based on American recommendations this article in Pediatrics looks at the role of GPs and paediatricians in supporting physical activity amongst children & adolescents. Physical activity is known to shown to be associated with decreased rates of smoking and fewer symptoms of depression, and increased rates of inactivity and sedentary activity can predict future alcohol and drug use in adolescents. Benefits of increased activity on academic achievement, memory, attention are also cited along with the more obvious physical benefits of improved health.

Things about Coronavirus mental health...

The NSPCC has released figures which show that Childline has delivered 6,938 counselling sessions to children and young people in the UK who mentioned the coronavirus crisis since January 2020. Figures also show that more than half (16,644) of all counselling between 23 March, the start of lockdown, and 10 May 2020 related to mental /emotional health; suicidal thoughts and feelings; or self-harm.

Things online...

Don't forget that we have a good selection  of e-books (159) available to you which you can access via our library catalogue even if you are working at home. You can see all of the available titles here and if you have any specific needs you can search here and, depending on cost, you can ask us to authorise a purchase or short-term loan of new titles  - for this you will need to log in with your NHS Athens account.

Things to eat...

A nice mixture of summer vegetables along with a bit of comfort food feel seems right for this 'not quite as hot' weather. Caponata with cheesy polenta, which is gluten-free and vegetarian.