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 15 April

Things about clinical librarians...
A recent study has looked at the work of health library and information professionals and has concluded that :
Clinical librarians provide a valuable service which impacts on direct patient care, improves quality and saves money within healthcare organisations.
• Each literature search provided by a clinical librarian contributes to multiple outcomes of importance to the healthcare organisation
• New roles for clinical librarians can involve providing information relating to business development, finance and legal issues.
(The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations  Health Information & Libraries Journal 2016 Brettle et al)
We offer all these services to SCH  and like to think we make a difference. Contact us if you think we may be able to help you or your department.

Things about children's service...
Catch22 and the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) have brought together some of the most influential figures – from government advisers, local authorities, academia and leading voluntary sector organisations – to contribute to a collection of essays, exploring new perspectives on how to do better for vulnerable children across the country.
The book has been designed to promote fresh thinking and practical ideas as children’s services struggle against a backdrop of tightened budgets, increasing demand and mixed outcomes. Political and public scrutiny is at an all time high, with vulnerable children at the forefront of the policy agenda and public consciousness. available to read here

Things about diabetes...
This week on their Shared learning database NICE published information about Oxfordshire Children’s Diabetes Service who offer comprehensive one-to one education around multiple-daily insulin injections and carbohydrate counting, for all children and young people and their families at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. Read it here

The education is delivered by the specialist dietitian and supported by a patient information pack containing written and diagrammatic information and tools (including calculation tables). This education programme includes the use of insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios and correction doses, using insulin dose calculation tables and the interpretation of blood glucose readings.

The programme demonstrates the delivery of Recommendation 1.2.1 in NICE guidance NG18 which advises to 'Offer children and young people with type 1 diabetes and their family members or carers (as appropriate) a continuing programme of education from diagnosis'.  Additionally, the example demonstrates delivery of Recommendation 1.2.70: 'Support children and young people with type 1 diabetes and their family members or carers (as appropriate) to safely achieve and maintain their individual agreed HbA1c target level'.

Things about Life...
Saturday 16 April to Sunday 24 April 2016
Life festival is a celebration of the innovative medicine, dentistry and health research taking place in Sheffield. There will be hands-on activities, interactive lab demos, free health checks, theatrical performances, sporting events, film screenings and talks from our researchers on the latest medical discoveries. Including a screening of Children’s Emergency Rescue with Embrace plus Q&A

Life festival is organised by the University of Sheffield in partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The festival is open to everyone and there are events for all ages. Entry is free – except The York pub quiz.
You’ll need to book a place for some events via the website – please check the event details.
Come along and find out how we’re making it better in Sheffield and around the world.

Things about medical training...
Doctors in training should be supported to continuously improve quality of patient care, according to a series of recommendations contained in a  report launched earlier this year by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. ‘Quality Improvement – training for better outcomes’ brings together expertise from all four nations of the UK and provides recommendations for embedding quality improvement training in medical education. Recognising the very complex healthcare environment that trainees are working in, it highlights the importance of making quality improvement part of the mindset of all health and social care staff. It calls on employers in particular, to provide protected time and resources for doctors to put their quality improvement training into practice.

Things to buy...
We have some older editions of books that we are currently selling in the library - contact us if you would like a list of items or call in and browse.

Things to eat...
I made this during the week and it was well received by my family - Nigella's Red prawn and mango curry. very quick and easy- needs serving in bowls as quite liquidy.

Things in the library 27 November

Things about attachment
New NICE guideline covers the identification, assessment and treatment of attachment difficulties in children and young people up to age 18 who are adopted from care, in special guardianship, looked after by local authorities in foster homes (including kinship foster care), residential units and other accommodation, or on the edge of care. It aims to address the many emotional and psychological needs of children and young people in these situations, including those resulting from maltreatment.

Things about Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses and wheezing 
An article ( Early Administration of Azithromycin and Prevention of Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Preschool Children With a History of Such Illnesses
A Randomized Clinical Trial) and an editorial (Individual Benefit vs Societal Effect of Antibiotic Prescribing for Preschool Children With Recurrent Wheeze) were published in JAMA  recently. JAMA. 2015;314(19). If you have a MUSE login from University of Sheffield you can access the full text, however if you have an NHS Athens account you will have to wait for the one month embargo to expire (or ask us to obtain them for you from another library). If you don't have a University MUSE login and want to know if you are eligible then check out this information.

http://w3.unisa.edu.au/cahe/news/newarchive.asp

Things about Critical Appraisal 
The 'Introduction to Critical Appraisal' course is next running on 7th December 2015   13:00 to 16:30 in Clinical Skills, F Floor, Stephenson Wing. It is designed to give you the skills to critically evaluate research papers and interpret their findings. It is aimed at any SCH staff and by the end of the course you will:

• Understand the principles of critical appraisal and why you should undertake it
•  Be able to appraise published research and judge its reliability
•  Be able to assess the relevance of published research to your own work

Further information is available from Sarah Massey, Knowledge and Library Services Manager.  Please  email: sarah.massey@sch.nhs.uk.  Places must be booked by emailing: coursebookings@sch.nhs.uk

Things not to forget 
Our next InfoBites session is on using Evernote...to remember everything! Tuesday 8th December at 13:00 - 13:20 in Illingworth Library. As always bring your lunch or enjoy our cakey bites - you can buy a hot drink whilst you are here too if you wish.

Things that look a bit different


The observant amongst you will have noticed our new library logo which you will see replacing our old purple square and wordcloud images on various social media, publications and posters. We hope it conveys to you that the library is about coming to where you need us both physically - such as by our clinical support for departments/sites and also remotely via a variety of social media, electronic resources, email etc. We try to provide the services you need where and when you need them - just ask us.



Things to bake

And to end what better than a muffin recipe these Fruitburst ones look tempting...and they have fruit in so must be good for you..???

Things in the library 20th Jan

Things to lift the January gloom
We have an excellent selection of Leisure Reading in the library - many  of them chosen as Mood Boosting books. Search here for 'Leisure'. There was also an interesting article in the Guardian online yesterday with suggestions for books for teens to read to pick you up when you feel down.


Things about babies
Recent research at University of Sheffield shows

• Babies learn best when they are sleepy
• Daytime naps of 30 minutes or more help infants to retain and remember new behaviours
• Bedtime stories are invaluable for a child’s development 

Things about services

CCG learning network provides online support, resources and information for proposed clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This includes the Model Specification for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services which can be read here 

Skills for health has launched the revised National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Children & Young People’s Health Services.

Things new from NICE

A new guideline published this month on Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: recognition, diagnosis and management in children and young people. resources relating to this guideline can be accessed here. One of our consultant paediatric gastroenterologists,  Mike Thomson, was a member of the guideline development group.

Things behind the news 

Health News shock horror....do you want to check out the truth behind the latest health 'news' then this is the place to go - Behind the Headlines 

Remember that the library staff can help you find clinical evidence to support you in your work, see more about the range of our services here

Things creative..ish..

I decided to have a go at book folding last week - here is my first attempt - it may have a future life as next year's Christmas decorations! Please don't do this to your library books.

I used an old copy of the BNF which has to be discarded when the new one arrives. If you always want to be sure of accessing the BNF or BNF for Children then you can download an app for your phone/tablet - you need to have a current NHS Open Athens account to access the information. If you don't yet have an Athens accout which also gives you access to a variety of electronic resources then find out more and apply here.

Things (people) in the library

On a Tuesday or Thursday morning you may find someone sat at Sarah's desk who isn't Sarah...Jac works here a few hours each work processing Open Athens applications but at other times you will find her in Audiology. She has suggested this week's recipe Chocolate and pumpkin seed biscuits and tells us the Audiology team like her biscuits..we have noted the fact that she hasn't made biscuits for us ....but are trying not to feel hurt! 

Things in the library 8 Aug

Good Things
Overall Good is how Sheffield Children's Hospital was rated by the Care Quality Commission in the report published on 5th August 2014.
You can see the report here
The CQC has also published Getting it right for children & young people (including those transitioning into adult services): a report on the CQC’s new approach to inspection.  Some of the report's recommendations formed the basis of the pilot inspection of our Trust.

Things the Trust is involved in - Genes
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to be a Genomic Medicine Centre. This is part of the 100,000 Genomes project aiming to provide a resource for research into the genetic basis of disease.
The Clinical Genetics department leads on research into Juvenile Huntington's disease and last week received a visit from a Belgian cyclist who is raising awareness of the disease.

Things you copy

For the next 6 weeks you will see these yellow boxes next to photocopiers in the Trust. The Copyright Licensing Agency is collecting data on what is copied so authors, artists and publishers are correctly remunerated for their work. Instructions next to the boxes will tell you what to do. There will also be a survey of what material is scanned and sent but will be undertaken by an identified number of individuals.







Things to help you 
The Library's Clinical Question Answering Service
If you need help to find the evidence to write guidelines, care plans, make clinical decisions, update your knowledge,  look no further than the library.  Sarah & Gill can do free literature searches for you and send you relevant articles (small charge for these). We  have recently received positive feedback that our work significantly helped a department with their decision making.  To request a literature search fill in this form.

Friday things - FISH
This creamy tart is full of smoky fish and sweet prawns, but less heavy than the usual mash-topped pie

The recipe can be found on the BBC Good Food site here.

Things in the library 6 June

Things happening
The library will be open between 10:30 and 15:30 tomorrow Sat 7 June as part of the recruitment day. You are welcome to come in to use the library as normal during this time if you wish.

Infobites on Tuesday 10 June at 13:00 - how to access full text articles - 20 min session with cakes - all welcome. If you don't understand how to get full text articles and why it sometimes seems so difficult this is the session for you.

Advanced warning that the library will be closed on Tuesday 17 June all day for the library staff annual away day where we will be planning services for the next year. Apologies for any inconvenience - books may be returned in the book-drop box outside the library.

Things to read
Health Education England have published their strategic framework for 2014-2029 Framework 15 covering 'Global drivers of change', 'People and patients of the future', Future workforce' and 'Strategic response'. This is all about improving the quality of care for patients by ensuring there are enough staff with the right skills and attitudes. Report here



Things to use
A Patient and Family-Centred Care toolkit has been produced by the King's Fund. The toolkit is a simple, step-by-step method for understanding what a care experience is like, what needs to change, and which small improvements can make a big difference to patients, families and staff alike. Across the country teams have implemented the approach to improve services, ranging from paediatric accident and emergency to the care of frail older people, with measurable results. Two of the case studies follow the patient experience of children - one with asthma and one with acute abdominal pain. Full details here

Things smelly
Ever wondered why old and new books smell as they do... answer here ...feel free to come and stick your nose into our books anytime! (thanks to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Libraries for Tweeting this link)

Things to eat

Keeping on the smelly theme...I love this blue cheese pasta

Things in the library 31 Jan

Things in the news
You will have heard about the peanut allergy 'cure' in the news this week, read the full text of the article in the Lancet here

Things new
We now have a colour printer/photocopier available in the library - self-service - no change to cost  5p a
side for black & white or 35p a side for colour. If your department has an account with us, and you have permission to charge to it, then we can add the cost to that. Remember you can scan and send a document as a pdf to your SCH email address from here without charge.





Things for finding evidence

http://blogs.umass.edu/gsgs/files/2014/01/magnifying-glass.jpg

We are great fans of Google up here in the library and one of our recent InfoBites session was on tips & tricks in searching better with Google BUT we never recommend it for looking for clinical queries. This 2010 article "Googling children's health: reliability of medical advice on the internet" found that the advice on 11% of sites was incorrect. If you don't have time to do a search yourself don't forget we have a Clinical Q & A service where we can search for you. More details about searching for evidence, good sites to use and a form to request a search here

Things to celebrate
Happy Chinese New Year to those celebrating today - the year of the wooden horse


Things to eat
So as a good excuse (if one was needed) to eat Chinese and you want to make your own there are a selection of recipes here  I rather fancy the pork potsticker dumplings

Things in the library 20th December

Sarah, Gill & Kate would like to  wish everyone a                  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Copyright http://www.carolinetrotter.co.uk/

Things beautiful and tasty
When I contacted the photographer Caroline Trotter to ask for permission to use the above image in our blog (something you should always do unless you know it can be freely used under a Creative Commons licence) she also supplied a lovely recipe for mincemeat - so here it is

Mincemeat
This is a colourful mixture with larger chunks than most mincemeats, just to show its home made!
450g apples peeled cored and roughly chopped
180g shredded suet
200g soft brown sugar
225g raisins
225g sultanas
225g currants
115g dried cranberries
225g glace cherries roughly chopped
grated rind and juice of three lemons
4 tsp mixed spice
½ tps cinnamon
tsp grated nutmeg
6 tblsp whisky

Mix all the ingredients except the whisky, place in a bowl, leave overnight covered. Then place in a oven 120C, gas ¼ for a couple of hours and mix through.
When cold stir in the whisky and store. Make mince pies!

Things inspirational
As Paediatric Surgery is one of the departments we specifically support  with clinical library services I am always interested in seeing what they get up to when away from SCH. Here is Ross Fisher giving a talk at TEDx in Stuttgart - worth watching - none of the children referred to are SCH patients.



Things Sheffield is doing well

Health leaders in the city have welcomed results today which show Sheffield is still leading the way in cutting children’s obesity rates.National figures released today show Sheffield still has one of the lowest rates of childhood obesity nationally with nearly 80 per cent of children aged four to five are of a healthy weight, which is higher than the national average figures of just under 77 per cent. Nearly 65 per cent of children aged 10-11 are of a healthy weight, only slightly lower than the national average of just over 65  per cent.Of the core cities, Sheffield is ranked highest for prevalence of healthy weight in the Yorkshire region and second highest behind Bristol for year 6 children. Read more here

Things published

Investing in people for Health and Healthcare Workforce Plan for England 2014/15 is available as pdf here

Things to know about our Christmas opening hours

Mon 23 and Tues 24 Dec 2013     Closed for Stocktaking

Weds 25 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2014  Closed 

Open again on Thurs 2 Jan 2014 08:45 – 17:00  and   Friday 3 Jan 08:45 – 17:00

Library services are available during the Christmas Period at the Health Sciences Library, Medical School, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Tues 24 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 (Open)     10:00 - 17:00 (Staffed Service Hours)

Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec CLOSED

Mon 30 Dec – Tues 31 Dec 09:00 - 17:00 Self-service only

Wed 1 Jan  CLOSED

Things in the library 6th Dec

Things to like 
Don't forget we have a Facebook page 'Like' us to keep up with things we find interesting

Things about referencing
Ever wondered how to reference a Tweet or a Facebook page? Bournmouth University have some useful guidelines here, though you should always check with the publication/organisation for which you are writing in case they have specific preferences

Things that won't be working (only on Saturday 7th December)
The suppliers of the Cochrane Library will be conducting maintenance on their platform from 10am UK time on Saturday the 7th December 2013 for approximately 5 hours. We have been informed that reviews and search functionality will not be available during this period.

Things that will be normally be working
The rest of the time the Cochrane resources are all available to you in full text here. They have a variety of online training resources here to help you.

Things to read
We spotted this article published this week 'Bronchiolitis Management Before and After the AAP Guidelines' in Pediatrics. You can access the full text with your NHS Open Athens account.

You may have heard of the report published in November  'How to ensure the right people, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time: A guide to nursing, midwifery and care staffing capacity and capability' published recently read the full text here

Things to give you a flavour of what we do

A medical publisher recently organized an award scheme to recognise the value medical librarians bring in complex healthcare environments such as medical schools, hospitals and other healthcare institutions globally the winning video can be seen here on YouTube. These are exactly the sort of services we can provide so please ask for more information about how we can support you and your department.

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Things to keep you warm and cosy
Sarah thinks her favourite warming 'Chicken in Green Curry with mint and basil' will do the trick