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?

Things in the library 21 Oct...

Things about literature searching...

The Health Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) was relaunched on October 17th with a new look and some differences in functionality. Help documentation is available or ask us for help in the library. All saved searches and alerts set up from 2008 onwards in old HDAS have been migrated to the new system but you will need to import them. When you log in you will see an Import link at the top of the page, next to Saved Results and Alerts:

- click on the Import link and you will see a drop-down list of years
- select a year, and then you will see the list of your saved searches and alerts from that year

- select the ones that you want to import.

Things being reviewed...
NHS England has announced more details of the accelerated national reviews into paediatric critical care and specialised surgery for children. The reviews, which are part of NHS England’s regular round of specialised commissioning service reviews, would normally take up to two years to complete, but have been fast tracked to run in parallel with other work on new nationally agreed standards for congenital heart disease.

Things about coeliac disease...
A new Quality Standard  on coeliac disease has been published by NICE it  covers the recognition, assessment and management of coeliac disease in children, young people and adults.

Things about changes to drugs and other technology appraisals...
NICE and NHS England have launched a 12 week consultation on changes to the arrangements for evaluating and funding drugs and other health technologies appraised through NICE’s Technology Appraisal (TA) and Highly Specialised Technologies (HST) programmes. Consultation closes 13 Jan 2017 if you have views or feedback you would like to express.

Things about tuberculosis...
WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease at global, regional and country levels. This is done in the context of recommended global TB strategies and targets endorsed by WHO’s Member States and broader development goals set by the United Nations.

Things about Health Education...
The mandate to Health Education England (HEE) sets out the government's objectives for HEE to provide healthcare education and training. The Health Education England mandate for 2016 to 2017 reflects strategic objectives around:
- workforce planning
- health education
- training and development
The mandate looks at how the healthcare workforce can be developed to improve care for patients through education and training.

Things off the shelf...
A reminder that the Off the Shelf literary festival is now underway in Sheffield with events for all from 'Children's Illustration Workshops' to the 'Science behind the Game of Thrones' - answering questions such as Do dragons actually exist? How does wildfire win wars! Check out what is available here.






Things serendipitous... 
I had never seen or heard of fougasse bread before the current series of 'Bake off' however on our weekend in Barcelona our hotel was above a fabulous bakery - see what I spotted! If you want to try making one the recipe is here.