Things in the Library - December

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An infographic from NHS England on reducing health inequalities for children and young people- click the link for a full size version and summary.

Critical Appraisal of Research

ScHARR, the University of Sheffield's School of Health & Related Research, are running an online course on How to Critically Appraise Research over two half days on 7th and 8th December. It will look at how to quickly read a paper and grasp its key findings, how to interpret and understand key data, how to appraise a paper’s methods and assess its usefulness and value. The course will benefit health and social care professionals, as well as researchers and information specialists. 

Early Childhood Interventions

The Institute of Fiscal Studies has published a paper on the health effects of universal early childhood interventions, in which they look at Sure Start and how their centres affect hospitalisations in their area. They compare the universal nature of Sure Start plus the UKs universal health service with targeted provision and private health care in the US. They found that hospitalisations were reduced in older children where there were more Sure Start centres.

Children's Mental Health 

In Hospitals: Over the past decade, there has been increasing need for mental health services to support children and young people. The pandemic resulted in a greater number of children and young people presenting with mental health disorders, often with complex needs requiring care or medical stabilisation, within a paediatric or acute setting. This framework from NHS England commits to ensuring children and young people, and those who look after them, are supported.

Digital tools:  This report from Oxford Academic Health Science Network identifies potential digital solutions to support NHS mental health services for children and young people. The audit of 24 digital tools and solutions covered current usage, interoperability, user experience and cost, and fit with NHS strategic priorities.

Safeguarding: The Association of Directors of Children’s Services has used data included in the ADCS Safeguarding Pressures Phase 8 research to develop a supplementary thematic report on children’s mental health. It draws together returns from 125 local authorities, 21 interviews with directors or assistant directors of children’s services and supplements this with existing data to provide further evidence of a crisis in children’s mental health. The report adds to the growing body of evidence highlighting a children’s mental health system in need of urgent attention, investment and change.

Water Fluoridation

Researchers at the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge have led a study on the effects of water fluoridation on children's dental health. The researchers found only modest benefits, however it still lowers the cost that the NHS spends on dental caries. As ever, health inequalities are key, with those in disadvantaged communities more likely to suffer poor dental health.

Parental Responsibilty

The House of Commons Library have produced a briefin report on the limits and restrictions to parental responsibility in England and Wales.

Parental responsibility is not a constant right, but diminishes as the child gets older and so can reach a sufficient understanding and intelligence of the consequences of decisions relating to them.

Things to do in Sheffield in December

Kelham Island Victorian Christmas Martket

The famous and much-loved Victorian Christmas Market returns to Kelham Island on 3rd and 4th December. There will be markets, local brass bands, musicians, choirs and carollers. There will be wonderful walkabout characters, traditional dancers and the amazing Snow Queen on stilts. Santas Grotto, Christmas crafts and miniature engine rides. There's something for everyone.

Linocut Printing and Festive Card Making

Pop along to Carousel Print Studio and learn how to use linocut to create your own festive and seasonal designs to print onto cards. This is a relaxed and fun beginners course – drawing skills aren't necessary to enjoy it.

Recipe of the Month

It's a little bit tricky being a vegetarian at Christmas - dry and tasteless nut roasts are not the one. This savoury spiced baklava is much more exciting. It's got butternut squash, chickpeas, chestnuts, feta, and harissa, and it is absolutely delicious. Thanks go to Library Manager Sarah Massey for making this, bringing it in and letting me try it.

Things in the Library - November

 Toddler development checks

The National Institute for Health & Care Research have found that about 1 in 4 children are missing their 2-2.5 year development checks. Children from deprived backgrounds, and those in local authority care, were less likely than other children to have these checks recorded. The Healthy Child Programme in England states that all children aged 2-2½ should have a health check by the health visiting team. Not all children receive these checks, and, before this study, it was not known whether certain groups are more likely to miss out.

Protecting children online

Ofcom has published a report looking at the measures taken by video sharing platforms to protect children and ensure that they do not view adult material including pornography. The report found that most UK sites do not have robust verification methods in place, and many sites merely require the user to check a box stating that they are 18 or over.

NSPCC Learning has created an e-learning course to help designated child protection leads understand the risks around children sharing nude images and how to respond appropriately. The course includes training on recognising when sharing imagery is harmful sexual behaviour, and steps to safeguard all young people involved.  

  

Workforce Census 2022

The Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health has published an overview of paediatric and child health workforce, focusing on consultants and SAS doctors working in the UK. It includes recommendations and key findings graphics. 

Childhood obesity

From the Nuffield Trust:Despite numerous initiatives, there have been no improvements in the levels of childhood excess weight and obesity in England over recent years. Much of the research used to inform policy on childhood obesity has been based on ways of changing the behaviour of individuals rather than influences outside their control, like the characteristics of a local area. Understanding these external factors is particularly important for children, who cannot choose the environment they grow up in.

A Million & Me

Centre for Mental Health have released a report into A Million & Me, which  was developed by BBC Children in Need to explore how ordinary, trusted relationships can help children who are beginning to struggle with their mental wellbeing. Funded projects include including text and phone support for children, the production of digital resources and training for trusted adults, and activities aimed at boosting children’s wellbeing.

Things happening in Sheffield in November

Wreath making at Kelham Island Museum

Get festive and learn how to make a fresh Christmas door wreath  using locally sourced foliage, beautiful dried fruits, ribbons and sparkly bits and bobs. Enjoy hot drinks and mince pies while you craft the evening away, and come away with a beautiful hand-crafted wreath to decorate your door for the season. All abilities are welcome from complete beginners to experts and all materials will be provided. Thu, November 10, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Tickets here.

The Art of Play at the National Videogame Museum

Did you know that Sheffield is home to the National Videogame Museum?  Based in Castle House in the city centre, it is currently exhibiting The Art of Play, which showcases the artistry behind videogames

Recipe of the Month

These pear, apple and cider muffins are exactly the kind of treat to see us into November.

Things in the library 11 Dec...

Things closing for Christmas... 

These are our closing dates for Christmas - I am posting them now as I am on annual leave next week so this will be the last blog before Christmas.

Mon 21 Dec  Closed for Stock Taking

Tues 22 Dec – Sun 3 Jan  Closed for Christmas & New Year

We will reopen Mon 4 Jan 2021

As always there is a book drop box outside the library if you need to return items whilst we are closed.

Things finished, until the next one...  

The recent Randomised Coffee Trial is receiving good feedback from people who took part. Some people found it difficult meeting online without disturbing colleagues in their workplaces. Not much we can do to help with that I'm afraid - hopefully people will be able to meet up again physically at some point next year - you will perhaps have to encourage your colleagues to sign up too!. Some people based on the Acute site went for a socially distanced walk in the park. Meeting virtually is not ideal but it does make it easier to meet colleagues from different sites. We expect the next RCT to be in February with sign-up being available anytime from now until the end of January.

Things about autism...

This article was highlighted to us from our colleagues in CAMHS 'The effectiveness of parent training for children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analyses' it is available on open access. 

Things about training... 

If you are clinical staff you may be directed to use Clinical Skills Net for some of your training.  If so and you have not previously registered to use this, then please email the library and tell us your NHS email address, staff assignment number (you can find this when you log in to ESR) and your staff category/job role. We will then set up your account so you can access the courses.

Things to attend... 

The next Journal Club meeting is on Tuesday 15th  December 13:00 - 14:00.

Venue: Virtually & from the Education & Skills Centre. Click here to join the meeting.

Paper: Primary care faecal calprotectin testing in children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease: a diagnostic accuracy study

Things about Christmas past... 

I have just been re-reading Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' as I try to do each year. One of the things I always enjoy is the glimpses of life in 1843, of the Cratchit’s Christmas pudding he writes:

"A great deal of steam! the pudding was out of the copper. A smell like a washing-day! That was the cloth. A smell like an eating-house and a pastry cook's next door to each other, with a laundress's next door to that. That was the pudding."

Not many people make their own puddings these days and if they do I hope they don't use their washing machines, but if you have left over Christmas pudding this year there are many options. I have seen one suggestion that you fry up a slice to go with a full English breakfast in the place of black pudding!. Perhaps a little more conventional is Christmas pudding ice cream.

Illingworth Library staff would like to wish everyone a 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Things in the library 13th Dec...

Things to listen and watch...
The Snowman: Live   Saturday 21 December, 3pm Family ticket: £40 (up to two adults) Under 18s £10 / Adults £14 Babies go free
Raymond Brigg’s heartwarming tale of a snowman that comes to life, and his adventures with the little boy who built him is magically brought to life in this breathtaking performance!
A full orchestra (Sheffield Rep.) will play Howard Blake’s musical score live as you watch the film. The orchestra will also be playing a medley of music from the film FROZEN, alongside other Christmassy favourites; timeless Christmas magic for the whole family!
This concert takes place in The Octagon, Clarkson Street, Sheffield S10 2TQ.
The event is seated but specific seat numbers are not allocated.

Things inside...
The human microbiota plays a crucial role in educating the immune system and influencing host health right since birth. Various maternal factors along with the vertical microbial transfer from the mother, as well as the horizontal environmental transmission and internal factors relating to the infant, play a crucial role in modulating the gut microbiota. The early life microflora is highly unstable and undergoes dynamic changes during the first few years, converging towards a more stabilized adult microbiota by co-evolving with the host by the age of 3-4 years. Microbiota studies have underlined the role of dysbiosis in developing several metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and immune-related disorders like asthma, to name a few. Thus, understanding early life microbial composition and various factors affecting the microbial community will provide a platform for developing strategies/techniques to maintain host health by restoring gut microbial flora. This review focuses on the factors that affect the microbial composition of the foetus in utero, during birth, infancy through childhood.

Things about delivering care with magic...

This article discusses five unconventional health and care organisations. These are organisations that have considered deeply the needs of people in their care and found substantively different ways of supporting them, in some cases adopting practices that might seem unusual or even risky to people working in traditional health and care services. There is also evidence that they have been successful, including in coping with increasing demand for services, delivering humane and compassionate care with limited resources and providing effective support for people with complex needs. The long read highlights common features of these organisations’ approach: their ways of working with service users, their approach to providing care, their organisational structures and their management practices. Magic is one of the examples used in Evelina London Children’s Hospital with children with hemiplegia.

Things to drink...
Research shows that what children drink – from birth through age 5 – can have a big impact on their health, as beverages make a significant contribution to dietary intake during this period. However, with so many choices available in the marketplace, it can be confusing for parents and caregivers to know which drinks are healthy and which ones to avoid. Many authoritative bodies have issued guidance and recommendations for healthy beverage intake, but important gaps exist as these recommendations have not been comprehensive in the age groups covered or in the types of beverages discussed. Given the importance of beverage consumption in early childhood and the need for comprehensive and consistent evidence-based recommendations, Healthy Eating Research convened an expert panel representing 4 key national health and nutrition organizations to develop comprehensive recommendations for beverage consumption consistent with a healthy diet for children from birth to age 5. The 4 organizations represented on the expert panel are the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart Association. The beverage recommendations put forward by this expert panel are based on the best available evidence and provide consistent messages that can be used by health care providers, public health practitioners, and parents and caregivers to improve the beverage intake patterns of infants and young children. This consensus statement presents the expert recommendations and an overview of the evidence for why certain beverages are or are not healthy for young children.

Things to attend...
Journal Club F Floor Stephenson Wing,  Thursday 19 Dec 8.00 - 9.00 am, the article being presented and discussed is 'Chromosomal Microarray Analysis and Whole-ExomeSequencing in Children With ASD'. Please contact the library if you wish to see a copy of the paper.



Things to read next year...
The full list of books we will be reading in our Reading Group next year and the dates are as follows. As always we will have one copy of each available to borrow in the library - we have an extensive fiction collection now so do come and choose some Christmas reading.


8th  Jan   The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 

5th Feb    Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

4th Mar   Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

1st  Apr    Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

6th  May  The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 

3rd  Jun    God’s Own Country by Ross Raisin

1st  Jul     Before the Coffee gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

5th Aug    The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

2nd  Sep   When I had a little sister by Catherine Simpson.

7th  Oct     The versions of us by Laura Barnett

4th Nov    John Wyndham: Day of the Triffids

2nd  Dec  The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

6th Jan 2021 The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Things to eat...

A breakfast dish for today, Papas a lo pobre with chorizo,

Things in the library 23 Nov...

Things about coffee...

Our Randomised Coffee Trial is well under way with many 'partners' having already met for a chat and there is some interest in running another one in the New Year. If you haven't yet met your partner don't worry - you still have time - ideally before the end of November but it doesn't matter if it is later than that. I will be sending out a very short anonymous form next Friday for feedback so we can find out how people feel about the project.

Things to attend...

Journal Club next week is on Thursday 29 November 8 am to 9 am in Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Grey Lifts. The paper being discussed is "Outcome of fetuses with prenatal diagnosis of isolated severe bilateral ventriculomegaly: systematic review and meta-analysis"  SCH staff may contact us if you want a copy of the paper.

Things available...

We have available, free to anyone in SCH, a metal book trolley and four small tables which can be used singly or configured into various combinations (shown as hexagons) for Trust use only. Please contact us if you are interested.










Things about discipline...

Paediatricians are a source of advice for parents and guardians concerning the management of child behavior, including discipline strategies that are used to teach appropriate behaviour and protect their children and others from the adverse effects of challenging behaviour. Aversive disciplinary strategies, including all forms of corporal punishment and yelling at or shaming children, are minimally effective in the short-term and not effective in the long-term. With new evidence, researchers link corporal punishment to an increased risk of negative behavioural, cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional outcomes for children. In this Policy Statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics provides guidance for paediatricians and other child health care providers on educating parents about positive and effective parenting strategies of discipline for children at each stage of development as well as references to educational materials. This statement supports the need for adults to avoid physical punishment and verbal abuse of children.

Things about backpacks...

Backpack loads of school students during school days have been suggested to range from 10% to as high as 25% of their body weight and may have a negative impact on their body. The aim of this review was to identify and review studies that have examined impacts of contemporary backpack loads on school children.

Backpacks worn by children should be well-designed, appropriately adjusted and worn over both shoulders to balance out the weight. Heavy satchels and shoulder bags are best avoided.

Things to make...
If you are fed up with hearing about Black Friday  and want a more personalised gift to make this year there are some lovely ideas here . I think I might need to road test some of them before Christmas!

Things in the library 24 Nov...

Things about IBD...

Family history is the strongest risk factor for developing Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). This research investigated whether the proximity of relationship with the affected relative and concordance for type of IBD modifies the effect of family history on phenotype and disease severity. They concluded that a family history of CD in 1st degree relatives was associated with complicated CD. Family history discordant for type of IBD or in distant relatives did not influence disease phenotype or natural history.

Things about asthma...
It is well established that the healthy bronchial tree contains a microbiome distinct from that of the upper respiratory tract and that the lung microbiome may be dysregulated in individuals with a chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma. In addition, after birth, gut microbes interact with the host tissue, especially with the lymphatic tissue, thereby guaranteeing efficient immune activation. This review focuses on the available literature on the relationships between the gut microbiome, immune function and asthma in childhood, as well as the therapeutic strategies aimed at acting on the modulation of the microbiome. This article is in Immunotherapy journal which isn't one easily available to you as part of your NHS Open Athens resources however we can get most resources for you from other libraries or the British Library - just ask us or fill in a request form.

Things about fat intake in children...
Elevated cholesterol has been linked to cardiovascular disease in adults and preclinical markers of atherosclerosis in children, thus reducing saturated (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA) intake from an early age may help to reduce cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. The aim of this review 'Health effects of saturated and trans-fatty acid intake in children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta-analysis' is to examine the evidence for health effects associated with reducing SFA and TFA intake in free-living children, adolescents and young adults between 2 to 19 years of age. The conclusion is that advice to reduce saturated fatty acids intake of children results in a significant reduction in total and LDL-cholesterol levels as well as diastolic blood pressure without evidence of adverse effects on growth and development. Dietary guidelines for children and adolescents should continue to recommend diets low in saturated fat.

Things about keeping up-to-date...
Through our blog and our weekly bulletin to all SCH staff on a Monday we try to draw your attention to new developments and reports. However for more subject specific information do try out our e-prompt service which will inform you of new publications in your areas of interest. Please remember that articles to which you are alerted are not automatically available to you full text but anything you want to read in more detail you can request from us (as above). Watch out in the New Year for a new service we will be offering.

Things to visit...
I am off to the Christmas market at Wakefield's Hepworth Gallery this weekend which I am told is very good. I love the gallery itself so I am hoping to buy lots of Christmas presents too. Rather tempted by the sound of Rhubarb Gin!


Things to eat...
Did you know this weekend is 'Stir-up Sunday'?  Traditionally this is the day to make your Christmas puddings and mincemeat as it is the last Sunday before Advent - the Christian count-down to Christmas. Everyone in the family takes a turn to stir the pudding mix and each person involved makes a special wish for the year ahead. This can also be the point to add 'silver' coins as it is believed that finding a coin brings good luck. Although we always added coins just before bringing the pudding to the table to make sure that the children were able to find (and not choke) on them! You may not want to make a pudding but mincemeat is very easy for children to make and perhaps give as gifts.

Things in the library 16 December...

Things closing for Christmas...
We will be closed for stocktaking all day on Thursday 22 December and then closed between Christmas & New Year re-opening on Tuesday 3rd January.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Things about journal club...

The next meeting of Journal Club will be on Thursday 22nd December 8:00 to 9:00 - Paper: Evaluation of a New Strategy for​ Clean-Catch Urine in Infants (Pediatrics Volume 1 38, number 3 , September 2016)​. If you then need to work off the homemade muffins you could come and join the library staff for a really exciting party game ...stocktaking!

Things on Evidence Based Medicine...
School of Health and Related Research are advertising this course at the moment booking Deadline: Wednesday, 4th January 2017: Real World Evaluation: Ten key principles for Evaluating Complex Health and Social Interventions (2 day course) Thursday, 2nd - Friday, 3rd March 2017

Things about fractures...
This week, as part of the Child Health Emergency Medicine Social Media Campaign, Cochrane Child Health are highlighting a 2014 Cochrane summary on interventions for treating femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents. This review was selected for the TREKK Evidence Repository on fractures.

Things about decisions...

This week was the pre-launch of a joint campaign by Health Education England (HEE) and CILIP, the (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals),  highlighting the multiple beneficial outcomes when health service providers work closely with their library and knowledge services. Every day across the healthcare sector in England more than a million decisions are made that have a profound and lasting impact on people’s lives and which influence the quality of healthcare and the cost of services.
HEE and CILIP are campaigning for decisions in the healthcare sector to be fully evidence-based, calling on government and health service providers to employ and make use of the skills of librarians and knowledge specialists in meeting their obligations under The Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Let us know if help we have given you has had an impact on your work.

Things about improvement...
An evidence-based national framework to guide action on improvement skill-building, leadership development and talent management for people in NHS-funded roles has been published. Developing People- Improving Care. The vision is for team leaders at every level of the NHS to develop improvement and leadership capabilities among their staff and themselves. This will help protect and improve services for patients in the short term and for the next 20 years.

Things children are eating...
Health Survey for England 2015  was published this week this report examines the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in England in 2015. It describes differences between groups of children, by age, sex and income. Parents’ and children’s perceptions of their weight are
compared with objective measures of body mass. Trends in childhood obesity over time are also discussed. There is comment and further information from Children's Food Trust

Things about infections...
Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance: NHS hospitals in England was published this week. This annual report covers surgical site infection (SSI) data collected by NHS hospitals and independent sector NHS treatment centres.

Things to curl up with...
What better than a good book....don't forget we have a selection of leisure reading that anyone may borrow. Don't take a chance on Father Christmas not bringing you something to read this year ! Come up to the library and browse before we close for Christmas.

Things in the library 9 Dec...

Things going up...

Jeanette Hall (SCH staff) says: "My daughter Emily (14yrs), and her friend Abi (13yrs) are climbing every single climb (364 in total!) in the Climbing Works in aid of Sheffield Children's Hospital on 21st Dec! Last year they took 9 hours to do this!Please sponsor them. You can also support them by coming down to watch on the day, we will be there from 10am until night!"

Things about Gastrostomy Tubes...

This was a retrospective cohort study comparing complications and outcomes between different low-profile non-balloon GTs at a pediatric tertiary care center over 10 years.

Things about end of life care...

A new NICE guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to involve children, young people and their families in decisions about their care, and improve the support that is available to them throughout their lives. The guideline does not cover children and young people without a life-limiting condition who die unexpectedly (for example, accidental death).

Things about migraine...

It is sometimes assumed that children and adolescents with migraine have a psychiatric or behavioral comorbidity, a belief that can be stigmatizing. This review examines the recent literature addressing this area to determine if pediatric and adolescent migraineurs are at increased risk for psychiatric comorbidity and to discuss management strategies.

Things about Journal Club...
​Thursday 15th December 8-9am, in the Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Stephenson Wing.
Paper: Evidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Spread by Aerosol. Time to Revisit Infection Control Strategies?


Things closing...

Advance notice we will be closed for stocktaking on Thursday 22 December and we will be closed between Christmas and New Year - reopening on Tuesday 3 January.








Things in Weston Park museum...
The Museum across the road from the hospital will be transforming their Arctic World gallery into Santa’s North Pole ho-ho-home and he’ll be there in person with a warm welcome and quality presents. Open weekends, 3–18 Dec: Sat 10am–5pm Sun 11am–4pm Also open Mon 19 - Fri 23 Dec, 10am–5pm Sat 24 Dec, 10am–4pm. Santa’s appearance times may vary (even Santa needs to have lunch!) Please check times on arrival.

Things to sustain you...
I expect you all have a busy weekend ahead ( when my list of things I have to do got to 20 I stopped adding anymore) so why not try this healthy but comforting dish of Pearl barley, bacon & leek casserole that takes little preparation time.