Things in the library - August

Why Language Matters

NSPCC Learning has released the first in a new series of blogs looking at the effects of language used in safeguarding and child protection. This first blog discusses health professionals shifting from recording children’s missed healthcare appointments from “did not attend” to “was not brought” and the impact this can have on wellbeing. A child has no input on whether they will attend an appointment, and is entirely reliant on their caregiver to ensure that they receive adequate healthcare.  

Active Children over Summer

The government has relaunched its 10 Minute Shake Up campaign, aimed at encouraging parents of primary school aged children to get their kids active in the summer holidays. Without PE lessons and daily walks to and from school, children's activity often falls over summer, and this campaign uses some favourite Disney characters to create active games for children to enjoy, involving characters from Marvel, Lightyear, Encanto and Frozen.

Better care for people with a learning disability and people with autism

The Department of Health & Social Care has published the Building the Right Support Action Plan which aims to offer better support from birth, better preventative support in the community and work to improve quality of care for for people with a learning disability and autistic people. They want to ensure that people can live independently in their own home, as part of a community, and to limit the scope under which people with a learning disability and autistic people can be detained by reforming the Mental Health Act to improve how people are treated in law.

A Community-Powered NHS

The think tank New Local has proposed a radical shift towards a healthcare system focused as much on preventing illness as treating it by working collaboratively with communities as equal partners in the design and delivery of healthcare. They believe that prevention is at the heart of a sustainable future for the NHS. In the report, entitled A Community-Powered NHS, they talk about the state, market and community paradigms of the NHS, and in particular the limits of the state and market elements and the strengths of the community. Wider issues such as poverty, racism and a poor-quality environment have huge impacts on community health, and improving these issues can help the NHS can be fit for the 21st century.

Diving Beneath the Surface of Poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has just published it's new report on poverty in the UK, which shows that although the actual number of people in poverty has not moved a great deal, those who are are living in increasingly deeper levels of poverty. This is especially true for larger families, who find themselves increasingly unable to afford basic essentials.

National Child Measurement Programme

The findings of the National Child Measurement Programme for 2021/22 have been published. They show that obesity rates have decreased in the two cohorts measured, 4-5 year old in reception and 10-11 year olds in year 6.

Health Profile for Yorkshire & the Humber 2021

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities produce the Local Authority Health Profiles, which provide an overview of health for each local authority in England. You can see Sheffield's as well as a comprehensive snapshot of the region, the Health Profile for Yorkshire & the Humber. The report shows how Covid 19 has impacted people in the region differently, specifically hitting ethnic minorities, those with existing health problems, and those living in deprived areas. 

Things to do in Sheffield in August

A summer of Lego

If you have children to entertain over the summer holidays, or if you are a really big nerd just really like Lego and/or dinosaurs, Sheffield Bricktropolis' Brickosaurs is a must-see this August. From 6th-21st August there will be a trail of 15 Lego dinosaurs to find in the city centre. You can get a map for £1 from  Explorer Central (next to the Winter Gardens) and you'll have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win a family holiday to Legoland Windsor.

Alpaca Life Drawing

Head over to Holly Hagg Community Farm to try some alpaca life drawing on the 13th and 20th August. This extremely cute activity is open to all drawing abilities, adults and children. See the information in the link to sign up. Please keep an eye on the weather and your emails after booking – the events can only go ahead if it's not raining!

Recipe of the month

Adding to the cute animals theme (if you're into that sort of thing) and in honour of the England Lionesses making it into the Women's Euro's final on Sunday, here are some very adorable lion cupcakes to enjoy with the match. You can make them from scratch, or you can decorate some pre-bought. Either way, up the Lionesses!

Things in the Library - July

Here is the Illingworth Library July blog - one week later than promised, because both life and June travel fast.

NHS in England

The Kings Fund have posted a really great video which explains how the NHS works, and how it is changing.

"What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care? Watch our animation to find out."

Voices of England’s Missing Children

The Children's Commissioner for England published a report of the findings of an audit of children regularly missing from education settings. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the disruption to education faced by children since the beginning of the pandemic, their number has almost doubled since 2018/19 to 1.7 million. The report gives six ambitions to account for every child:

• Ambition 1. Ask, Listen, Communicate: decisions about children’s education need to be made with children, their families and other adults in their lives.
• Ambition 2. Meet children where they are: all children receive support in school, through families of schools.
• Ambition 3. Exclusion as a trigger for intervention: children should receive a fantastic education, regardless of setting, always and receive targeted support following exclusion or suspension.
• Ambition 4. Letting children be children: no child should feel that they need to miss school to support or care for their family.
• Ambition 5. Attendance is everyone’s business: school leaders have a relentless focus on attendance and work together with LAs to ensure children are supported to be in school and to attend regularly.
• Ambition 6. No more ‘known unknowns’: lack of information should no longer be the reason why children are not receiving a suitable education.

Sexting

Revealing Reality has released a report, supported by the PSHE Association, which looks at sexting. The report highlights the extent of the issue and the unequal way it affects young people depending on their gender, socioeconomic circumstances and self-perception. Findings from a survey of 5,197 14-18-year-olds include: 61% of girls have been asked to share a nude image compared with 31% of boys; and nearly two thirds of girls from a disadvantaged background had been asked to send a nude image, compared with half of the girls from non-disadvantaged backgrounds. 

National Paediatric Diabetes Audit

The Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health has published 'Care processes and outcomes' the national, annual report from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit highlighting the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England and Wales. Read it here.

PANTS for Makaton

The NSPCC has created new PANTS resources to keep children who communicate using Makaton safe from sexual abuse. PANTS (the five underwear rules) supports parents and carers to have conversations with their child to help keep them safe from sexual abuse. The resources include Makaton guides explaining the rules and setting out the importance of having these conversations with children.

Things to do in Sheffield in July

July is always a bumper month in Sheffield. Beginning the month is the new exhibition at the Millennium Gallery, Creative Connections Sheffield which runs from 30th June-2nd October. The exhibition brings together over 30 works from the National Portrait Gallery and Sheffield’s own collection, including portraits of Alex Turner, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sean Bean, Self Esteem, Otis Mensah, Helen Sharman, Mary, Queen of Scots and more. 

If you like architecture you may get a kick out of Out & About Urban Futures Weekends, happening over four weekends beginning the first weekend in July. You can try print making, sculpting a new landscape, and learn about art-led housing.

On the 16th there's Pinknic, Sheffield's biggest Pride event this year - it's a family-friendly event with stalls and performers from across the TV-talent-show board, and it starts with a unity walk beginning at Orchard Square at 11am.

And of course at the end of the month there is Tramlines, Sheffield's biggest music festival which requires no introduction - go and see Self Esteem!

Something to make

Tomato & harissa stew with cheddar dumplings is July's recipe of the month. These cheese dumplings are the perfect dumpling consistency, and the flavour of the harissa goes really well with them.  It also involves chickpeas and perfectly cooked courgettes. I make it all year round, and it's good for the type of warm-but-rainy day that this blog is being written on.

Things in the library 7th June...

Things about the NHS App...
The NHS App went into the Apple App and Google Play stores on Monday 31 December, with a web based version due to launch in the coming months.
During testing between September and December, NHS England and NHS Digital teams listened to feedback from patients and practice staff and used this to make improvements to the app and plan the national rollout. Changes included improving the online registration process, how GP appointment information is presented, and changes to the information patients see before accessing their GP medical record.

The app is now being rolled out across England, with individual GP practices needing to review some of their system settings before they can go live and all the functions of the NHS App will be available. These actions and the gradual rollout will ensure patients have the best possible user experience of the app.
When the GP practice is connected patients will be able to use the NHS App to:

• book and manage appointments at their GP practice
• order their repeat prescriptions
• securely view their GP medical record
• check their symptoms using NHS 111 online and the health A-Z on the NHS website
• register as an organ donor
• choose whether the NHS uses their data for research and planning

Until the GP practice is online patients will be able to use the NHS App to check their symptoms using NHS 111 online and the health A-Z on the NHS website.
Most practices will go live between April and June 2019, [I just checked and no Sheffield GPs on yet] the NHS App was expected to be fully rolled out to practices and patients by 1 July 2019 so I don't know if that is still the target. It's not getting great reviews on the App stores at the moment but its something you might need to know about.

Things about opening hours...
We always try to stay open for our core hours of 8:45 - 17:00 Mon - Fri but over the summer there will be occasions when we cannot open in the 17:00 to 19:00 (Mon - Thurs) time slot due to staff holidays. if you are planning to come to the library in the evening do give us a ring to check to avoid a wasted journey. In the next couple of weeks we will be closing at 17:00 on the following days:
Thurs 13 June, Mon 17 June, Wed 19 June,  Mon 24 June, Wed 26 June.

Things to read...
If you are going on your summer holidays don't forget we have a good selection of leisure reading books available for you to loan - fiction and non-fiction. We have just finished reading Stephen Fry's 'Mythos' at our reading group and out next book is Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult discussed at our meeting on July 3rd at 17:15 (drinks and nibbles provided).
 "The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center—a women’s reproductive health services clinic—its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage. Jodie Picoult is one of the most fearless writers of our time—and tackles a complicated issue in this gripping and nuanced novel. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? What does it mean to be a good parent? A Spark of Light will inspire debate and conversation." [Goodreads website]

Things about social media...
ScHARR are running a short 1 day course on 27th June "An Introduction to Using Social Media to Communicate Research" the aim of the workshop is to offer an introduction to the many tools you can use to help you communicate research and work smarter. The purpose of the day is to help attendees come away with a variety of tools and artefacts they can use to help communicate and share their work. They will teach you basics of social media in an academic setting and demystify some of the barriers that may have put you off from using these tools in your work.

Things about self-harm...
In the news this week an increasing number of people, especially girls and young women, are turning to self-harm to cope with painful feelings. The full study can be read in The Lancet Psychiatry The following points are made on the NHS behind the headlines site :
 "...the study has some limitations. The overall number reporting self-harm, especially in the 2000 survey, is fairly low (65 men and 105 women in 2000), which means the results may not be an accurate picture of the overall population level of self-harm. Also, although the same questions were asked in each survey, people's understanding of self-harm is likely to have changed since 2000. 
People may be more likely to report self-harm, or see certain acts as self-harm, than they were when the survey began. Also, we do not know whether the people who declined to take part in the survey were more or less likely to have self-harmed than those who did participate. We also crucially do not know how often people were engaging in self-harm. Because they were asked if they'd ever self-harmed, we do not know whether they were reporting a single event or an ongoing pattern of behaviour. Previous studies of self-harm have focused on people who were in contact with medical services as a result of self-harm. As the study discovered, more than half of people who self-harm do not seek help, so this study improves our knowledge of the scale of the problem. Despite its limitations, the study seems to have found a worrying increase in self-harm, especially among young women."

Things to eat...
I rather feel I should be posting salad and cooling drink recipes but with the rain lashing down outside and a colleague off on a UK holiday (always a sign of impending rain) I feel more like hunkering down with something warm and comforting! How about a slow classic ratatouille from Jamie Oliver served with some crusty bread, couscous or rice?

Things in the library 31 May...

Things about the NHS...

The King's Fund are running a free online course, 'The NHS explained: how the health system in England really works' which is open for enrolment  and will start on 3 June 2019. The four-week course will provide you with a broad understanding of the NHS – its inner workings, how it all fits together and the current and future challenges it faces. You will build your knowledge of the health system in England through articles, quizzes and videos with experts from The King’s Fund. Plus you can study each week at a time that suits you. The course is ideal for NHS and social care staff, patients and anyone interested in health care in England.

Things about research...
From our very own Prof Nick Bishop is a blog entry about his journey into child health research in his role as Vice President for Science and Research, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.


Things about SCH publications...
For some time we have been keen to find a way of capturing and sharing the publications of SCH staff. We are pleased to announce that we have started SCH Repository on our library catalogue. As we become aware of articles/poster presentations etc, attributed to staff at SCH, we will add them to our catalogue - usually in the form of a link to their PubMed entry. They can be identified in the catalogue with the logo shown on the right and if you want to see what has already been added then this link will search the catalogue for 'SCH repository'. We hope that this will help with sharing knowledge in the trust. Full text won't necessarily be available online...but the abstract will be and you will know which colleagues to contact for more information...let us know what you think!

Things about family alcohol misuse...
The Children’s Society, a charity that works with the country’s most vulnerable children and young people, has launched a new national initiative to help children affected by parental alcohol misuse. CAPE (Children of Alcoholic Parents Engagement) is a new learning programme which provides free online resources and toolkits as well as workshops and training to frontline professionals who work with young people. It will support NHS staff, social workers, police, youth, school and voluntary workers to increase their awareness and understanding of children who may be affected by parental alcohol misuse and help them to identify those that are at risk.

Things about e-cigarettes...
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and vape devices have rapidly become the most common tobacco products used by youth, driven in large part by marketing and advertising by e-cigarette companies. Most major e-cigarette brands are owned by big tobacco companies that use similar marketing and advertising strategies to attract youth users as they did with traditional tobacco products. This article 'A Public Health Crisis: Electronic Cigarettes, Vape, and JUUL' in Pediatrics, whilst discussing USA federal laws, may well be of interest as they provide an overview of e-cigarettes and vape devices with an emphasis on the impact for the paediatric population. The full text is available to you via your NHS OpenAthens account.

Things to watch...
A couple of videos from the King's Fund on  Artificial intelligence (AI) and its application in health care?   by Rose Gray, Policy Manager at Cancer Research UK, who outlines what AI is and its different applications in health and care.  Also what does the digital experience look like for patients  by Indra Joshi, Digital Health and AI Clinical Lead, NHS England, who explores the digitisation of services and the impact this has on patients, discussing why patient experience should be at the heart of digital innovations in health and care.

Things that are green...

There is much research about the benefits of being outside and gardening to improve your wellbeing...so if you fancy growing some of your own veg - could be in pots or growbags if you don't have much space then here are some suggestions for things you can plant now. french beans, oriental greens, beetroot, leaf beets - perpetual spinach or chard, Herbs - basil/coriander/parsley. These tips are from James - who I met last year - he also runs a Growing Workshop and the next one is on Thursday  6th June 5.30-7.00pm at Union Street Co-working, 18-20 Union Street, S1 2JP. They will be looking at growing herbs in this session, but you may take your questions about any other aspects of food growing (and garden photos/sketches if you like) Pay-as-you-feel (suggested amount £5 - £10) Facebook event page for more information

Things using herbs...
A simple lovely fresh salad Garlic & herb bulgur wheat to inspire you to grow and eat your own herbs!

Things in the library 6th July...

Things about the outside...

An article in J Epidemiol Community Health looks at the 'Mental health benefits of interactions with nature in children and teenagers: a systematic review.' and the findings support the contention that nature positively influences mental health; however, in most cases, additional research with more rigorous study designs and objective measures of both nature and mental health outcomes are needed to confirm statistically significant relationships. Existing evidence is limited by the cross-sectional nature of most papers.

The next birthday...
Celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS has prompted the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) to do some crystal ball gazing and look at what the NHS might be like at 100. Their conclusions include:
"The challenges facing the NHS over the next 30 years are significant. Some of these we can see developing now, others are beyond our comprehension as the technology does not yet exist." 
"However, the people that we are training now, and in the coming decades, need to be prepared to face the challenges and continue to meet the guiding principles of the NHS, that it is free at the point of delivery and based on need, not ability to pay. Developing technologies that are changing working practices require a flexible workforce that can adapt and learn throughout their working lives. And increasing personalisation across both care and medicine means that the challenge of efficiency through standardisation will be replaced by a more bespoke approach that needs to remain equitable for the whole population. These future developments are set against a backdrop of  a growing, and ageing, population with increasing needs for care while funding for that care is decreasing. The challenge for the NHS and the wider health and care economy is to have a sustainable and effective service that meets the population’s needs in 2048."



Things about obesity & depression...
Childhood mental illness is poorly recognised by healthcare providers and parents, despite half of all lifetime cases of diagnosable mental illness beginning by the age of 14 years.Globally, depression is the leading cause of disease burden, as measured by disability-adjusted life years, in children aged 10–19 years.Untreated, it is associated with poor school performance and social functioning, substance misuse, recurring depression in adulthood and increased suicide risk, which is the second leading cause of preventable death among young people.The resulting cost to the National Health Service of treating depression is estimated at over £2 billion, and the wider social and economic impact of depression is likely to be considerable.This is the background to a  systematic review and random-effect meta-analysis of observational studies to see if  obesity is associated with depression in children.

Things about truth...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published Victims and Survivors Speak Out - accounts of child sexual abuse shared with the Truth Project, set up for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to share their experiences in a supportive and confidential setting.




Things about smoking and hospitals...
A major new report has been released by the Royal College of Physicians calls for a radical change in the way the NHS treats smoking, by providing opt-out cessation services as a routine component of all hospital care. The report found that by giving smokers the help they need to quit smoking while in hospital it will save lives, improve quality of life as well as increasing life expectancy for all smokers, and help to reduce the current £1 billion per year cost to the NHS of smoking by patients and staff. The report ‘Hiding in plain sight: Treating tobacco dependency in the NHS’ from the RCP’s Tobacco Advisory Group says that: "Treating tobacco dependency is not just about preventing disease: in many cases it represents effective disease treatment. Clinicians working in all areas of medicine can improve their patients’ lives by helping them to quit."



Things to make...

A really easy and yummy cake that kids can make almost by themselves 'Raspberry Yoghurt Cake'

Things in the library 15th June...

Things about ADHD...
A recent article in 'Child's Nervous System' looked at whether there is an association between mild head injury (MHI) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in preschool children. That preschool children with MHI have more pre-injury ADHD symptoms and oppositional and emotional-behavioural symptoms than healthy children without trauma. Clinicians should screen children with MHI for ADHD symptoms and refer them for treatment when necessary. Evaluation of children presenting with MHI by a child psychiatrist may prevent repetition of injuries.

Things from the Children's commissioner...

The report, ‘Public Spending on Children in England: 2000 to 2020’, shows that levels of government spending on children have been broadly maintained over the last twenty years. However, the analysis also reveals a number of deeply concerning trends, with mainstream and acute services, such as 4-16 education and support for children in care, protected at the expense of targeted preventative services. Almost half of spending on children’s services now goes on 73,000 children in the care system, while the other half has to cover the remaining 11.7 million children in England. Altogether, 72% of children’s services budgets go towards helping families in severe need.
The report shows there has been a significant reorientation of spending in recent years towards statutory help for children in crisis, while overall children’s services spending has been largely frozen since 2009–10. Spending on preventative support, such as Sure Start and young people’s services, has consequently been cut by around 60% in real-terms between 2009–10 and 2016–17.

Things about NHS70...
The University of Sheffield is holding an exhibition and activity event on Thurs 5 July 11am-7pm Sheffield Cathedral forecourt. There will lots of hands-on activities and demos from healthcare organisations across the city, including stands focusing on Sheffield's contribution the development of medical research and clinical trials. There will be activities for all ages including healthcare robots, taking the carbohydrate challenge, using computer models to measure our body’s movements, finding out how our hearts works, the chance to explore a vintage ambulance and much more.

Things about preterm children...
Preterm Children Have Higher Risk Than Full-term Children of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease During the First 2 Years of Life according to a recent publication in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal






Things about winter...
Yes I know summer has finally arrived but NHS Confederation has been looking the pressures on the NHS...which are not just in winter. Their report System under strain is available online







Things about transforming care...
Transforming care is built on principles that put the child, young person or adult and their family and community at the centre.  Sometimes this can be hard to achieve if someone’s particular needs do not fit into services which already exist. This case study looks at Josh, who has a learning disability and autism, and how transforming care helped to bring him home to live with his family in Cornwall.

Things about migration...

From next Tuesday 23 June the Migration Matters Festival will be taking place over five days across Sheffield. Migration Matters is an annual Sheffield festival that runs during national Refugee Week. Events take place in city centre and community venues, uniting Sheffield’s communities and cultures. Sheffield was the UK’s first City of Sanctuary and it is a city that is made vibrant by its diversity and interconnecting cultures. Last year’s festival saw thousands of people enjoy events including: theatre, film, music, fashion, installation, talks and food events. It includes a photography exhibition 'Hidden Voices: The Health Experiences of Migrant Children' at Theatre Deli (202 Eyre Street) - no booking required.

Things to eat...
Fancy a bit of baking?  Well these polenta cupcakes are easy and quick and make the most of seasonal strawberries.

Things in the library 9 April

Tough things..
Plans for the NHS in the coming year look impossible to deliver despite comments from the prime minister on long term NHS funding, according to a detailed analysis by NHS Providers.

The report Tough Task: The NHS delivering for patients and staff in 2018/19 presents a stark and worrying assessment of the challenges facing NHS trusts this coming financial year.
The report reveals widespread scepticism about the ability of the service to meet performance and financial targets in 2018/19.

Things about weight perception..

A study in the Lancet in 2017 described the global trends in the prevalence of obesity, overweight and underweight in children, adolescents and adults from 1975 to 2016. Parent's play a vital role in controlling children's weight and one important aspect is how parents perceive their children's weight status. They must be aware of any growth deviations in their children, such overweight or obesity, in order to take action. This editorial in Acta Paediatrica discusses papers relevant to this issue.


Things working closer together..

NHS England and NHS Improvement have revealed their intention to work much more closely together to maximise efficiencies and reduce duplication.
From September 2018 (subject to board approval), the groups intend to increase integration and alignment of national programmes and activities, led by one team where possible, as well as integration of NHS England and NHS Improvement regional teams, to be led in each case by one regional director working for both organisations.

Details of the proposals are available here.

Things on the move..

Thousands of runners will be taking part in the Asda Foundation Sheffield Half Marathon this Sunday 8th April. With a city centre start and finish, the event boasts a super scenic route with stunning views of the Peak District for those who conquer the climb to Ringinglow. 

Check the route for where road closures will be. 

Things from Madeira

Sarah has just returned from the island and discovered some interesting things..

The famous Madeira cake is not from Madeira.  It was named after Madeira wine, invented in the 1800s and often served with it.

The recipe can be found here

Madeirans produce their own traditional cake - bolo de mel, a dark, spicy, honey cake.  It is similar to an English Christmas cake and has great depth of flavour.

The recipe can be found here

Madeira wine is produced in a variety of styles ranging from dry wines which can be consumed on their own as an aperitif to sweet wines usually consumed with dessert. Cheaper cooking versions are often flavoured with salt and pepper for use in cooking, but these are not fit for consumption as a beverage.

Things in the library 16 March...

Things to trust...
The YouGov poll of adults in Great Britain shows:
- 66% agree that it is harder than ever to find trustworthy information.
- 84% agree that they trust information more when it is given by a professional.
- 90% agree that it is important to educate people on how to find trustworthy information.
- Medical staff topped the list, with 74% of British adults saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information, followed by teachers and police officers (both at 49%), librarians (46%) and lawyers (39%). Bottom of the list were politicians, with 2% of respondents saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information. We can help you find reliable information via our 'Book a Librarian' service.

Things about NHS priorities...

This editorial in BMJ says the NHS must prioritise health of children and young people as our future health and prosperity depend on it. Children and young people are a quarter of our population but 100% of our future. Our moral obligation to promote children’s health is clear within UK law and in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Furthermore, 94% of adult Britons believe children’s health should be a priority for the NHS. Despite this, the low priority that UK health systems give to children suggests we must marshal other arguments to convince policy makers. Children and young people aged 0-19 years are the workforce of the 2020s and the parents of the next generation. Their health will be one of the factors deciding whether the UK is prosperous after 2019. Countries that invest in child health reap impressive economic rewards, with each pound spent on children’s health returning over £10 to society over a lifetime. The converse is that poor health in childhood leads to reduced workforce participation and productivity and lowers national wealth

Things about coping under pressure...
The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) NHS reality check: Delivering care under pressure reports gives over 2,100 doctors and NHS teams, who are overwhelmed by rising levels of demand in hospitals, a voice on how their profession is coping. It returns to last year's key report and once again gives over 1,500 doctors working in the NHS the chance to discuss their experiences of delivering care in the UK health service. The key finding for the 2018 update was that conditions had got worse and NHS staff, who have benefited from some of the best medical education in the world, were not able to provide the standard of care they have been trained to deliver.


Things to come and join in...
Journal Club next week is on Tuesday 20th March at 13:00 to 14:00 in Clinical Skills centre F Floor Stephenson Wing. The article being discussed is 'Are three malaria tests necessary in children returning from the tropics with fever?' Please contact us if you would like a copy of the paper. Home made muffins provided.






Things historic...

This year is the 70th anniversary of the NHS. If you know of someone from Sheffield Children's Hospital whose groundbreaking research has led to a significant difference to the care of our patients ...whether 70 years ago or more recently... please let  Gill  know. We would like to find out more about them and their work.


Things warm and comforting...
Nothing like a good beef stew for a cold weekend like this one from Mary Berry





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or if you want a vegetarian option...Butternut squash and root veg hotpot