Things in the library 20th Aug...

 Things about Sure Start... 

The Institute for Fiscal Studies published their research which finds that one of England’s biggest early years programmes delivered long-lasting health benefits for children through their teenage years. Taken together, ​the savings from reduced hospitalisations up to age 15 offset around 31% of spending on the programme.

Established in 1999, Sure Start Children’s Centres brought together health, parenting support, childcare and parental employment services into a one-stop shop for families with children under 5. At its peak in 2010, Sure Start received £1.8 billion a year (a third of overall early years spending), but spending has since fallen by more than two-thirds as many centres have been closed, scaled back or integrated into Family Hubs.

The research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, builds on previous IFS analysis and provides the first evidence of how this major initiative affected children’s health up to age 15.

These results highlight ​the importance of integrating a range of services during the early years to improve child health ​in both the immediate and longer term. These are important lessons for existing services (such as Family Hubs) and ​should inform the government’s approach to the recommendations in the recent Leadsom Report ​on the first 1,001 days of life. While this autumn’s Spending Review will be a tight one, these results highlight the importance of considering the long-term benefits of early intervention policies, not just their up-front cost.

Things about RCPCH... 

The General Medical Council has now approved the plans for new two-level, run through specialty training programme from summer 2023, which will be "flexible, fulfilling and fit-for-purpose" called RCPCH Progress+. As a trainee or a educational supervisor these FAQ may be of interest to you to find out more.

Things about Covid-19... 

Recent article in JAMA Pediatrics looked at whether there were differences in the odds of household transmission by younger children compared with older children. The ages of children were grouped as 0 to 3, 4 to 8, 9 to 13, and 14 to 17 years. The study suggests that younger children may be more likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with older children, and the highest odds of transmission was observed for children aged 0 to 3 years. Differential infectivity of pediatric age groups has implications for infection prevention within households, as well as schools/childcare, to minimize risk of household secondary transmission. Although children do not appear to transmit infection as frequently as adults, caregivers should be aware of the risk of transmission while caring for sick children in the household setting. As it is challenging and often impossible to socially isolate from sick children, caregivers should apply other infection control measures where feasible, such as use of masks, increased hand washing, and separation from siblings.

Things in the gardens... 

Held annually in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Art in the Gardens is an outdoor art exhibition, with artists, craft makers and visitors coming together from across the UK.

This event on 4th-5th September is an opportunity to buy a piece of art or craft direct from the artists, whilst enjoying the surroundings that the gardens have to offer. Thousands of pieces of art and craft are on show and for sale.

From premier artists in the pavilions and marquees, sculptures on the lawns to the Open Art Competition, a dedicated 'Home and Gardens' area and a host of professional artists and craft makers. Go along to explore the gardens, meet the artists, enjoy some locally sourced food and drink, beautiful artwork and enjoy your day. Online pre-sale tickets available  and it does sell out. there will be two sessions each day. This will be 10.30am-14:00pm and 14:00pm-17:30pm. 

Things to eat... 

I think aubergines are a wonderful vegetable lending themselves to many cuisines. Here is a recipe for the vegans amongst you...or anyone else who wants a meat free tasty burger.

**** No blog next week as I will be taking a day off ****

Things in the library 25th June...

 Things back in the library... 

(C) Gill Kaye 2021

Me!  After a wonderful break in Cornwall and calling in on friends and relations along the way - with frequent lateral flow tests! It was wonderful to be welcomed to Cornwall by a fly past from the Red Arrows 30 mins after we had arrived...right over head...as this view from our chalet shows! 

Things about young people with cancer...

Teenage Cancer Trust has revealed recently that more than a third of young cancer patients who felt they needed it, have had no, or reduced access to a psychologist in the six months prior to being surveyed, due to inadequate access in parts of the UK. The ‘#NotOK: Filling the gaps in mental health support for young people with cancer’ report, published today to mark the launch of the charity’s #NotOK campaign, also highlights the frustrations of psychologists who feel like they are ‘firefighting’ due to the high demand on ‘limited resource’. 87% of psychologists surveyed think current national provisions for specialist psychological support for teenagers and young adults with cancer is insufficient to meet their specific needs. Teenage Cancer Trust warns that young cancer patients could face depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions well into their adult lives unless UK Governments provide protected funding for high quality support that is available from the point of diagnosis.

Things about fathers... 

The Fatherhood Institute published a report 'Lockdown Fathers: the untold story'.

Their recommendations include:

During lockdowns fathers in the UK almost doubled the time they had been spending on childcare, grew in confidence, learned new skills and built stronger relationships with their babies and children.

All children should benefit, in learning and love, from the support that time with a confident, well-supported dad can bring. As we build back from this pandemic, we owe it to them to make this happen.

Fathers want to keep contributing, but shift patterns dictated to them at the last minute, long commutes, and long and inflexible working hours can get in the way. 

Following on from this is their campaign ‘Time with Dad’ to preserve the ‘lockdown positives’ of fathers spending more time with their children and supporting their learning, development and education. They want the UK to build back from the pandemic in ways that take account of fathers’ importance – and the limits on their time. They are looking for employers, schools, dads, mums, anyone who shares their vision, and might be interested in helping them turn it into a reality.

Things about air quality... 

Ambient air pollution is produced by sources including traffic, coal-fired power plants, hydraulic fracturing, agricultural production, and forest fires. It consists of primary pollutants generated by combustion and secondary pollutants formed in the atmosphere from precursor gases. Air pollution causes and exacerbates climate change, and climate change worsens health effects of air pollution. Infants and children are uniquely sensitive to air pollution, because their organs are developing and they have higher air per body weight intake. Health effects linked to air pollution include not only exacerbations of respiratory diseases but also reduced lung function development and increased asthma incidence. Additional outcomes of concern include preterm birth, low birth weight, neurodevelopmental disorders, IQ loss, pediatric cancers, and increased risks for adult chronic diseases.  This policy (from the American Academy of Pediatrics and available to you with an NHS Athens login) reviews both short- and long-term health consequences of ambient air pollution, especially in relation to developmental exposures. 

Things about fever... 

In the press today is news that Emergency departments across the UK are seeing very high numbers of young children for this time of the year because of a rise in infections usually seen in the winter.  RCPCH, RECM and RCGP are issuing advice for parents and carers concerned about fever in their child. One emergency paediatrician described the situation as “winter in June”. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has heard from paediatric emergency medicine doctors around the country describing pressures on their emergency department (ED) from an increase in children being brought in with mild fever by anxious parents. Many parents have not seen fever in their child – particularly if they were born during lockdown – and are taking them to A&E rather than seeking help at pharmacies, their GP, NHS 111 or online.

Things about mental health... 

Children and young people will benefit from a cash injection to mental health services which includes addressing the increasing demand for the treatment of eating disorders. An extra £40 million has been allocated to address the COVID impact on children and young people’s mental health and enhance services across the country. One way the additional money will be spent is to support ensuring the right type of beds are in the right places, or that alternatives to admission are in place, supporting parts of the country that have more challenges in their range of bed capacity. Across the country £10 million capital funding is being used to provide extra beds at units which provide care for young people with the most complex needs, including eating disorders, as well as £1.5 million to ensure there are additional facilities for children under 13. This funding is on top of £79 million made available by the government to support children and young people’s mental health in the community, including via increased access to crisis and eating disorder services, and new mental health support teams being rolled out – by April 2023, there will be around 400 teams covering 35% of the country.

Things to visit... 

It is great to be able to visit galleries again so I am looking forward to seeing Sheffield-born John Hoyland, one of Britain’s leading abstract artists, in this new exhibition opening at the Millennium Gallery. John Hoyland is renowned for his bold use of colour and inventive forms. In a career spanning over 50 years, his tireless innovation pushed the boundaries of abstract painting and cemented his reputation as one of the most inventive British artists of the 20th century. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing, John Hoyland: The Last Paintings brings together large-scale canvases, some of which have never been publicly displayed before, made during the last eight years of the artist’s life. Sat 3 Jul - Sun 10 Oct 2021 Millennium Gallery. 

Things fishy...

On our one venture into St Ives (predictably they had a COVID outbreak following the G7 summit) we ate in a wonderful little restaurant recommended on one of Rick Stein's programmes. All the fish we ate in Cornwall was wonderful, of course, so today my recipe is  Hake in a Chorizo, Tomato & Olive Sauce.

Things in the library 5th March...

Things for children... 

If you are looking for new books for your children then you might be interested in the recently announced longlists for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. The Medals celebrate outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively and are unique in being judged by children’s librarians, with the Shadowers’ Choice Award voted for by children and young people. 40 titles have been longlisted for the 2021 Medals (20 on each longlist) selected from a total of 152 nominations, read by an expert volunteer team of 15 children’s and youth librarians from across the UK.

More things about books... 

Yesterday was World Book Day and this link was suggested to us by a member of staff as there are many activities people might be interested in for their children. 

We have been fortunate to obtain some books to give away for World Book Night in April-  we will announce how they will be available as soon as we can.

Things to attend online... 

ScHARR are changing some of their courses to an online format. Please find links to their online courses below, as well as their usual face-to-face programme. Please contact them directly if you want more information or to book.

ScHARR SHORT COURSES: January - 31st July 2021

• Now ONLINE: An Introduction to using Social Media to Communicate Research : 27th – 28th April 2021 (2 x half-days) ; Fees £149

• Now ONLINE: Developing Complex Interventions to Improve Health (NEW for 2021): 17th March 2021 (one day); Fees £199 (online version) **Course full** Waiting list in operation. Date for next 2021 intake tbc. 
• Now ONLINE: Introduction to Stata : On demand between 19th April - 16th May 2021 (4 x half days) : Fees tbc
• Now ONLINE: How to Quickly Synthesise Research : 21st – 22nd April 2021 (2 x half days) ; Fees £149
• Now ONLINE: ScHARR Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis : 10th – 11th May AND 17th – 18th May (4 x half days) : Fees £499
• Introduction to 'R' : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• The Identification and Review of Evidence to Inform Cost Effectiveness Models : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Rapid Review Methods : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Cluster Randomised Trials Design and Analysis (NEW) : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Utility Data for Health Technology Assessment : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Mixed-methods Approaches To Evidence Research in Europe (MASTERIE) : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Systematic Approaches to Searching for Evidence (NEW) : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Scoping Reviews, Mapping Reviews and Evidence Gap Maps (NEW) : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC
• Introduction to Meta-analysis (NEW) : 2021 date and delivery method TBC ; Fees TBC

Things about long Covid... 

Long COVID is defined as “signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19 that continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.”

The Long Covid: Post Covid syndrome section of  the Health Education England, Knowledge and Library Services website signposts information from physiotherapists, occupational therapists, post-Covid fatigue booklets and exercise plans as well as ways to support emotional wellbeing.

Things about paediatrics... 

In February The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) published a report setting out their vision for the future of paediatrics in the UK focusing on four areas - data, innovation, models of care and working lives. The report is the result of discussions with paediatricians, other health colleagues and nearly 900 children and young people across all four nations. The report forecasts increases in mental health, substance use and the consequences of prematurity for adolescents and young adults over the next 20 years. Children and young people were asked what their top priorities and ideas for paediatrics in the next 20 years would be. Suggestions include supporting people with their mental health, improving and learning from mental health support during the Covid-19 pandemic and  working with children to find new ways to explain things, using child friendly language and helping children to learn about topics like LGBTQ+, eating disorders, drugs and alcohol.

Things about going back to school... 

NSPCC Learning has updated its content to help support children and young people in the UK who are transitioning back to school. Topics covered include: safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures; recognising and responding to concerns; the impact of coronavirus on children’s mental health; and supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.

Things to eat... 

This is on my list of recipes to try soon as I love Middle East flavours (and I have a bag of pomegranate seeds in the freezer bought as an experiment to see what they are like!). This Harissa cauliflower pilaf is vegan/vegetarian and cooks in the oven.

Things in the library 23 Oct...

 Things to do... 

Don't forget to take part in our Catalogue Treasure Hunt and the chance to win a £30 gift voucher.

Don't forget to sign-up to take part in our November Randomised Coffee Trial - Ruth Brown (Deputy Chief Executive, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust) tweeted about them this week 

"works really well and great way to meet up with new people". 

Sixty people signed up so far - and if you recruit new participants you might win a prize!

Working at home things ... 

If you are working at home as we go into Tier 3 remember we can still support you and provide services for you. We can do literature searches, train you virtually, you can join in our reading group, we can supply your articles and we can help you meet up with new people in the trust (see RCT above). Just contact us via our email address illingworth.library@nhs.net or via our Book a Librarian form. 

If someone in your family is having to work from home due to COVID-19 it is worth checking out if they are eligible for tax-relief for job expenses.

Things about Paediatricians of the Future... 

The RCPCH launched their 'Paediatrician of the Future' document this week, setting out their vision for the future of paediatric training across the UK. Healthcare is changing, and this has been incredibly evident over the last few months. But while COVID-19 has forced innovations at a rapid pace, they were already aware that the paediatrician of the future would face different challenges to those of consultants today.

The Paediatrician of the Future: Delivering really good training, is their guide to the principles for postgraduate paediatric training and how to apply them within local training programmes. This document, written in collaboration with consultants and trainees across the four nations, sets out the College’s vision for the future of training and will form part of the submission to the General Medical Council (GMC) in early 2021.

Their vision for paediatric training explores a more holistic approach to child health, with mental and physical health seen as one alongside an increased focus on prevention and equity. For trainees, there will also be more flexibility with opportunities for out of programme study and an encouragement for trainees to find learning opportunities at every stage.

Things about safeguarding... 

An article in the most recent issue of  Paediatrics and Child Health discusses the topic of  the difficult subject of honour-based violence. Honour-based violence is fundamentally different to domestic violence or other forms of violence against women. Honour-based crimes are violent crimes or other forms of abuse that are carried out in order to protect the so-called ‘honour’ of a family or community. The code of ‘honour’ to which it refers is set by the male relatives of a family, and women who break the rules of the code are punished for bringing shame upon the family. Violence against women and girls includes domestic abuse, rape and sexual offences, human trafficking, female genital mutilation, forced prostitution, child abuse and pornography. It also includes honour-based violence and forced marriage that go hand in hand. Honour-based killings are seen as the most extreme form of honour-based violence, however the degree of abuse and violence that women may be subjected to even without or before being killed can be extreme.

Things about food banks...

There are many more finding this time very difficult in Sheffield, a situaltion which is only likely to get worse. There is a network of foodbanks in Sheffield and if you want to help out with donations or practical help they are listed here.

Things to read... 

Our reading group has continued to meet every month this year - switching (almost) seamlessly to a virtual group. If you would like to be informed of the link each month then please contact the library ans ask us to put you in the mailing list. Our next meeting is on Wed 4th November and our current book is Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn and our December meeting is Silver Sword (a children's classic) by Ian Serraillier.

Things cheap and nutritious...

Switch your normal jacket potato to a sweet potato and choose a filling such as tuna for a cheap quick and healthy meal.  

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 (and flying past) the library 22 Feb...

Things flying by...

 Well the flypast mentioned in last week's blog to commemorate Mi Amigo has just happened and... as we are the most elevated part of the hospital site... those in the know flocked to our viewing platform (i.e. fire escape) ...shame about being surrounded by scaffolding at the moment but we still had a great view!

Things about Arts Tower...
The nearby Arts Tower would have been an even better viewing point but the cameras are turned as it features in a new exhibition at University of Sheffield's Western Bank Library which is a celebration of Sheffield's original high rise and modernist beacon. 'One Hundred Views of the Arts Tower' is made up of artwork submitted through a public open call - featuring everything from photography and film to felt and lino print - alongside materials from the University's archives. Monday to Thursday from 9am to 7pm Friday 10am to 7pm Saturday/Sunday 12pm until 6pm (excluding holidays)

Things about the RCPCH...
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has announced that it has stopped accepting funding from companies that make formula milk.The college said that it received in the region of £40 000) a year from formula milk companies in event sponsorship and advertising, but after a review by the RCPCH council, which advises on policy issues, it ended this practice on 31 January.

“The college, which has 19 000 members worldwide, wishes to reiterate the importance of promoting breastfeeding as the best possible method of infant feeding,” it said.

Under the new arrangement, the RCPCH said, it will continue to “engage and work in partnership” with formula milk companies on specialist formula milks for babies who cannot breastfeed and those with allergies and gastrointestinal conditions. The policy decision came amid growing pressure from doctors and campaigners for the college to stop accepting funding from formula milk companies, saying that it was incompatible with the healthy promotion of breastfeeding.

Things compared internationally...
This Nuffield Trust report summarises how 17 key indicators of the health and wellbeing of young people aged 10–24 vary in a selection of 19 similar high-income countries both within and outside of Europe. The report, published with the Association for Young People's Health, provides an indication of where health outcomes for adolescents and young adults in the United Kingdom (UK) could be improved.

Things about Critical Appraisal...
Whether you know a bit about how to do this, know nothing or have forgotten what you used to know ....then book a place on one of our popular Critical Appraisal courses. These can be booked via Course Bookings on the intranet and the next one is on 6th March  13:00 - 16:30.

Things to find...
The move around of library books has just about finished so if you can't find a favourite book or want to search for something please use our online catalogue. Just search for a keyword or author's surname. If you login with your Library ticket/UCard number you will be able to reserve items, save favourite lists and write reviews to help other users. The links below will take you to some of the specific areas that have moved around.

Paediatric orthopedics  Palliative Care   Adolescent Psychiatry

Paediatric Surgery  Pediatric Indectious Diseases (general books)  Epilepsy

Things to eat...
Pancake day (Shrove Tuesday)  will be coming up soon (5th March)...why not get some practice in this weekend with these easy American-style pancakes.

Things in the library 25 Jan...

Things about Prof Illingworth (our namesake)...
We had an email this week from Kate Statham (Communications/Events Co-ordinator at Western Bank Library) she said this:

I work for The University Library at The University of Sheffield and I am currently involved with organising The Sheffield Authors Showcase, which celebrates publications by some of the universities leading academics.
As part of this, we are filming a short documentary on the following book -  Ronald Illingworth: The Normal Child
I am looking for interviewees, who have read this book or have some interest in this subject/Ronald Illingworth. 
If you would like to help Kate please email her

Things for keeping quiet...

If you are studying or working in the library and do not want distractions, please request our ‘Do Not Disturb’ notice. Place it on the back of your chair or on the desk and it’s clear to others that you are here to work.






Things not to keep quiet...
There is still time to sign-up for our next conversation opportunity in February's Randomised Coffee Trial.
Thank you to all of those who have already signed up i will be matching next week so click on the link to find out more.

Things that might confuse you...
The National Library of Medicine (whose classification system we use) has recently overhauled the paediatric numbers it uses. This is actually a great improvement as now more of the paediatric books will be close together and subjects like childhood asthma and obesity have new numbers in the paediatrics section of the library (books with spine labels beginning WS)

We are gradually moving these books around and relabelling them so if you go to the shelf for a favourite book and it isn't there please ask library staff to help you or search our library catalogue for the new number.

Even if the books you use haven't been given new numbers you may find they have moved several shelves to the left in order to make room for some of the others...we are sorry about this as we know how irritating it is when supermarkets change where things are kept...but you never know you might just stumble across something interesting which you wouldn't have otherwise found.

Things about inpatient mental healthcare...
From Young Minds website there is a useful set of resources aimed at young people about what happens in a mental health unit if they are an inpatient.

Things to access and read...

People sometimes forget we have e-books available to you via your NHS Athens login. They can all be found via our library catalogue. The most used titles at the moment are:

• Training in Paediatrics
• Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Operative Pediatric Surgery
• Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder : Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment
• Essentials of Audiology

If there are books which you think would be useful as e-books for you or your team please contact us and we can consider buying them.

Things to attend...

These three courses from ScHARR are available to book

Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis  

3 day course:  Tuesday, 26th - Thursday, 28th March 2019

The Early Bird Rate for this course will automatically close at 11pm on Sunday, 27th January 2019 Here is the  link to the full course information, including fees:

How to Quickly Synthesise Research 

1 day course:  Tuesday, 12th February 2019

Bookings for this course will automatically close at 11pm on Wednesday, 29th January 2019. Here is the link to the full course information, including fees:

Utility Data for Health Technology Assessment  

2 day course:  Monday, 11th - Tuesday, 12th March 2019

Bookings for this course will close automatically at 11pm on Monday, 25th February 2019 Here is the  link to the full course information, including fees:

Things about child health...

This report from RCPCH on 'State of Child health: England - two years on'  congratulates the Government on its commitment to child health, commending them on bold pledges in areas such as obesity, mental health and the integration of children’s health services. However, the scorecard also reveals that England continues to lag behind other Western European countries on a range of child health outcomes and notes areas for improvement, particularly in universal public health provision, including: reducing child poverty and inequality; child deaths; tobacco and alcohol control and breastfeeding.

Things to make...
A recipe from Kate this week for Peanut butter chicken...apparently yesterday was Peanut Butter Day!

Things in the library 19th Oct...

Things about Child Health...
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published Child health in 2030 in England: comparisons with other wealthy countries.  This report uses long-term historical data to project outcomes for children and young people’s health in 2030. The report concludes that whilst England is middle of the pack for some outcomes, on the majority England is likely to fall further behind other wealthy countries over the next decade.

Things about technology...
The Dept of Health & Social Care have issued a policy paper on The future of healthcare: our vision for digital, data and technology in health and care.

"Technology systems used daily across hospitals, GP surgeries, care homes, pharmacies and community care facilities don’t talk to each other, fail frequently and do not follow modern cyber security practices. As a result, some people are getting suboptimal care, staff are frustrated and money could be saved and released for the front line. Just being able to make the best use of mainstream products and services would transform health and social care in this country.
But it’s not just about getting the current systems to work better – our ambition should be for the use of the best technology available for the NHS and social care sector. The potential of cutting-edge technologies to support preventative, predictive and personalised care is huge."

The document covers guiding and architectural principles and the priorities for Infrastructure, digital services, Innovation, skills and culture. They have set up an online questionnaire for you to provide comments and feedback on the vision. The main audience for this will be innovators and suppliers of digital technology, health and care providers, and other organisations in the sector. However, anyone with an interest is welcome to share their views.

Things about FGM...
The Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Home Office have updated the Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation.

Things about society...
The Festival of Social Sciences takes place in Sheffield 3-10 November...there are free events for all ages and interests, including talks, debates, performances, exhibitions and immersive experiences. Everything from a walking a tour of the Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to learn about Sheffield’s heat network  (deep underneath our city are 44 kilometres of pipework which carry hot water to hundreds of buildings to keep them heated) to multi-generational living.

Things about vulnerable babies...
A report published this week by the Children’s Commissioner for England, suggests there are 15,800 babies under the age of 1 considered by local authorities to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of harm, but still living at home. The report, ‘A Crying Shame’ looks at how many babies might be vulnerable to severe harm.



Things to read...
Our next reading group is on 7th November where we will be talking about a ghost story written in  Henry James book 'Turn of the Screw'. All welcome 17:15 for about 1 hour in Illingworth library...refreshments provided.






Things to eat...
I think this Chicken & leek filo pie looks lovely and can use up left over roast chicken if that is what you are planning for the weekend.