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 24th May...

Things about jackets...

Well what a flurry....I sent out a general notification to all our library users about a jacket which was left in the library last Friday (17th) there is no indication of to whom it belongs..just a man's blue jacket and tie. Unfortunately about 30 of our 550 library users thought we were telling them it was their jacket and the personalised nature of the notification 'trumped' the phrase 'if you have lost your jacket'. Needless to say it has still not been claimed so if you have any colleagues walking around under-dressed or complaining they have lost their jacket somewhere please show them this photo. Sorry to all those who doubted their own memories about where they were and what they were wearing last week.
At least we now know how to get your attention when we need it!

Things about digital health...
 The Social Market Foundation have published a report 'National Health Servers: delivering digital health for all'. This research considers how technology could be adopted quicker and more widely by the NHS to improve the care that patients receive and to drive better health outcomes.

The report’s structure tracks the patient journey, from prevention and diagnosis in the community, into primary and secondary care, through into management of long-term conditions. As well as improving the care experience in primary and secondary care, the report argues that there are huge opportunities to keep patients out of the NHS: prevention of disease can reduce the likelihood of people having to enter hospital care in the first place; better digital management
of long-term conditions can help avoid unnecessary re-admissions into hospital. It concludes with six policy recommendations to drive improvements across the care pathway.

Things about child grooming...

Since the NSPCC successfully campaigned for a new law to make it illegal for adults to send sexual messages to children, over 5,000 online grooming offences have been recorded by police forces in England and Wales (2017/18). This blog entry is aimed particularly at teachers and other people working with young people and gives advice about how to spot the signs that a child may be being groomed.

Things about mental health and wellbeing...
The LGA's Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Peer Learning Programme looked at how to prioritise early help and free up acute care for the most vulnerable in order to achieve change; supporting councils and their local partners to learn from each other, and from other councils across the country. Eight councils and their partners took part in two learning days and a visit to another council, gaining further knowledge and understanding on how to tackle their local issue. Their finding have now been published.

Things about mental health support....
A podcast to listen to where you can  hear examples from Greater Manchester, Surrey Heartlands and South West London who, from working in an integrated way with young people and community partners, are bringing more mental health support into schools, with a strong focus on prevention. This podcast is a discussion between clinicians and system leaders talking about the benefits of improving mental health provision in schools.

Things about body image...

The Mental Health Foundation published a very accessible report on Body Image for Mental Health Awareness Week last week. The report sets out the individual, family and cultural influences that are coming together to mean that we often have a gnawing and debilitating sense of dissatisfaction with our own bodies. They also identify the heightened risks of mental health problems that too often accompany poor body image. They make the case that the distress related
to poor body image and the related mental health problems can be prevented. This report is clear that changes to culture, parenting styles, schooling approaches, use of technology, advertising standards and how we address discrimination will make a real difference. They are calling for action across all levels of society, which, if heeded, will help us to be kinder to our bodies and healthier in our minds.

Things to help you switch off...
I have read some positive reviews about an app called 'Offtime' (Android and iOS). It provides you with intuitive analytics of your phone usage, enabling you to identify your habits. Learn what you’re doing, when you’re doing it, and how long for. You can set hurdles, reminders or restrict access to any apps that you find distracting. Instead of pointless procrastination, you can get involved with what’s right in front of you. For a chosen period, you can block calls, texts and notifications that might disturb you, though you can select the people who can still get through (Android only). Download from your your usual App store where there is a free and pro version available I believe.

Things to eat...
These oriental-style salmon fishcakes (or burgers) are easy to make, healthier than meat and traditional fishcakes and delicious.

Things in the library 3 May...

Things to spring clean...

(c)Mahua Sarkar from Pixabay

If you use the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS)  you need to be aware that HDAS has built up a large amount of saved data, which has a potential impact on performance. Please review your saved search strategies and saved results and delete any that you don’t need any more, or export those that you do.  You can export saved results in a variety of formats to save outside HDAS eg Word, Excel, RIS.

From 1st August, HDAS will automatically delete any saved results that are more than 2 years old but your saved search strategies will still be available.
If you want to know how to use HDAS for literature searching we offer a one hour individual or small group training sessions - book here!

Things about young carers...
New research from Barnardo's says BAME young carers in England are missing out on their childhoods because of the additional responsibilities and stresses they have to deal with. Barnardo’s research, based on interviews with BAME young carers and practitioners found:

• Many young south Asian carers were far too often being relied upon as interpreters, relaying technical and deeply personal medical information between patients and doctors, which can lead to misdiagnosis and increased anxiety within families.
• The concept of a young carer is unfamiliar to many BAME communities as helping your family and extended family is often expected.
• Often BAME families do not want agencies involved as there is a deep mistrust of social services, or authorities and they are fearful of their families being split up.
• There is stigma within many BAME communities in acknowledging mental health and disability issues and in seeking support.

Barnardo’s key recommendations in the Caring Alone report include:

• All patients who don’t speak English should have access to a translator. Children and young people should never be expected to translate for a relative.
• The NHS should work with communities to tackle stigma around within BAME communities to reduce the stigma of mental illness, special needs and disability and improve access to services.
• NHS services should employ community outreach workers to improve understanding and relationships in BAME communities

Things about exercise and sleep...

The World Health Organisation has published guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age. The full report is available here

Things digital...

Child health information will be available to health professionals and parents at the point of care, thanks to a new live national service which has been launched by the NHS. Parents and health professionals can securely receive information digitally and use it to inform decisions on care and treatment, using the National Events Management Service, which securely publishes information on key health interventions for children.

The service shows which preventative interventions a child has received; improving the speed of diagnosis and treatment by giving health visitors and parents access to the same information sources at the same time.

The service has initially launched in North East London in partnership with North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) and their health visiting and child health services. The IT system suppliers supporting the trust – System C2 (CarePlus), Servelec3 (Rio) and Sitekit4 (eRedbook) – have all collaborated with NHS Digital to connect their systems to the new service.

It implements a near real-time message exchange sending birth notifications, change of address and change of GP practice details. Data is also forwarded to a digital red book offered to mothers as an alternative to the current paper red book.

Commenting on the first week's live running, David Pike, Programme Manager at NELFT, said “The results so far have been very encouraging. Within the first couple of days we achieved a 20% increase in the timeliness of new birth notifications from out of area maternity units, enabling our health visitors to see new families sooner."

“We also received 2000 address changes on the first day, which means we're picking up children new to NELFT services much quicker; ensuring those children moving out of area are rapidly notified to their new service provider. Based on these early improvements, we expect to be targeting health resources much more accurately in the coming year.”

Things about sexual abuse...

The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse has published a report and video about medical examinations for child sexual abuse. Findings from the report, which is based on a review of available literature, includes: most children are not referred for medical examination, some professionals have concerns about harm through examination and most children reflect on the medical examination as a positive experience. A video, which has been produced alongside the research, aims to help professionals and practitioners involved in advising, referring and supporting children and families to make decisions and explain the processes involved in medical examinations.

Things to read ...

Our next reading group book is Mythos by Stephen Fry ..so an ideal choice if you want to brush up your knowledge of Greek myths and legends. The discussion meeting (with drinks and nibbles) will be in the Illingworth Library on Wednesday June 5th at 17:15 - you will be made very welcome.

Things to eat...

I'm just back from Avignon and rediscovered the delights of nougat whist there. This dessert of Iced nougat & raspberry terrine looks lovely for a special occasion...in small quantities!

Reminder we will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday

Things in the library 23 Feb...

Things to do with the children...
Nature Detectives Event, Weston Park Museum Saturday 24th February 2018, 11-4pm
Come and meet some scientists and discover how they identify animals using DNA, bird calls, poo, tracks and other clues.
Have a go at becoming a nature detective yourself, get up close to the taxidermy collection, and find out more about real scientific projects such as how otters are tracked in Sheffield.

Things about behavioural and emotional disorders...
Behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood: A brief overview for paediatricians.
Childhood behaviour and emotional problems with their related disorders have significant negative impacts on the individual, the family and the society. They are commonly associated with poor academic, occupational, and psychosocial functioning. It is important for all healthcare professionals, especially the Paediatricians to be aware of the range of presentation, prevention and management of the common mental health problems in children and adolescents.

Things about probiotics...
European guidance on paediatric use of probiotics states that benefits are limited to several conditions and urges caution with specific vulnerable groups. The use of probiotics has been covered by many guidelines, position papers and evidence-based recommendations, but few have referred to specific patient groups or clinical indications. This European study summarises recommendations and scientifically credited guidelines on the use of probiotics for children and provides practice points. The panel found that specific probiotic strains were effective in preventing antibiotic associated and nosocomial diarrhoea, treating acute gastroenteritis and treating infantile colic in breast fed infants. However special caution is indicated for premature infants, immunocompromised and critically ill patients and those with central venous catheters, cardiac valvular disease and short-gut syndrome. We discuss the safety of using probiotics for paediatric patients and the quality of the products that are available and provide practice points based on our findings.

Things about activity...
Extended physical education in children aged 6-15 years was studied in this recent article, they conclude that  increasing weekly physical education over nine years was associated with improved academic achievement in boys.










Things to attend...
This King's Fund two-day Digital health and care congress ( 10 - 11 July 2018) provides an established forum for health and care professionals to come together and learn from successful adoptions and practical implementations of digital health and care.




Things for those who like maps and history...

I discovered this National Library of Scotland site during the week. You can look at old maps and current satellite images or maps side by side - and as you move or zoom on the current map the same thing happens in the split-screen on the old one, hours of fun!



Things to use up...
Any left-over dhal after an indian meal?  Try this recipe to perk them up and create an extra meal.

Things in the library 8th December..

Things for next year...
We had our Winter Miscellany meeting of the Reading Group this week with festive/wintry poems and extracts along with seasonal fare. We also choose most of what we will be reading next year so here are the dates we will be discussing the books chosen. If you would like to join us we are an informal and friendly group and you would be very welcome...or you might want to read along with us at a distance.

3rd January   Hogfather by Terry Pratchett	4th   July    The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
7th  February  Cider House Rules by John Irving	1st  August    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by D.Moggach
7th  March    Eyam: plague village (by David Paul - there is another book with same title)	5th   September   Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
4th  April   Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman	3rd   October    The Children Act by Ian McEwan
2nd  May   Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde	7th   November  Perhaps a ghost story?
6th  June  The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman	5th    December  Choosing books for the next year

Things about pneumonia...

A recent publication 'Childhood community-acquired pneumonia: A review of etiology- and antimicrobial treatment studies' summarises and critically reflects on the available evidence for the epidemiology, etiology and antimicrobial management of childhood CAP worldwide.



Things about breathing...

A statement has been produced by a European Respiratory Society Task Force to summarise the evidence and current practice on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children aged 1–23 months.

Things about kinship care...
Grandparent’s Plus has published a report on the experiences and outcomes for young people growing up in kinship care, compared with the progress of care leavers and their peers in the general population. Findings from interviews with 53 young people aged 16-26 who had lived in kinship care for at least two years and 43 kinship carers include: outcomes for young people in kinship care were generally better than those for young people in other types of care, but not as good as in the general population; and many carers did not feel well supported at the point that they took on their caring role.




Things about Sheffield...
How well do you know your city? Are you  ever short of attractions to which to take visitors?  Need a Christmas present that is a bit different? You may be interested in a book published this week '111 Places in Sheffield That You Shouldn’t Miss' uncovers the quirkier side of Sheffield and picks out some of the city’s hidden highlights. From its bars, beauty spots and industrial heritage, to the room where the Arctic Monkeys cut their first album, author Michael Glover uncovers the quirkier side of Sheffield and picks out some the city’s hidden highlights.
Glover, an acclaimed art critic, poet and native of Sheffield, was supported by the University of Sheffield and Marketing Sheffield in the researching and writing of the guide book. Sheffield joins the tourist hotspots of York, Liverpool, Bath and Cambridge in being one of the select few UK cities to be featured in the 111 Places series outside London. Can be bought from usual sources and they currently have some copies in Blackwell's bookshop at the University of Sheffield (Jessop West building).

Things about email...
Email is an essential method of communication within academic medical environments and elsewhere. There is a growing body of literature that focuses on provider-to-patient communication in addition to studies examining the intersection of social networking and professionalism. Relatively little research exists, however, regarding the components of professional email interactions or "best practices" for electronic correspondence among colleagues, faculty, and trainees. After reviewing the existing literature the authors of this article"Are You SURE You Want to Send That?" created a practical approach for skillful email construction; the SURE model proposes a simplified framework that teaching institutions can use to improve interdisciplinary interactions and enhance email professionalism.

Things about digital health and care...
This two-day congress provides an established forum for health and care professionals to come together and learn from successful adoptions and practical implementations of digital health and care.
10 - 11 July 2018  The King's Fund, London. Project themes are:

• Prevention and improving access to care
• Cross-sector working
• Care design and delivery

The deadline for submitting projects is Friday 15 December 2017

Things about ADHD...
Adolescents experiencing social anxiety often experience co-occurring attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Yet, assessing for social anxiety poses challenges given the already time-consuming task of distinguishing social anxiety from other commonly co-occurring internalizing conditions (e.g., generalized anxiety, major depression). Assessors need short screening devices to identify socially anxious adolescents in need of intensive ADHD assessments. A six-item version of the ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-6) was originally developed to identify adults who likely meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD, but its psychometric properties have yet to be examined among adolescents. The authors of this article 'Validity of Adolescent and Parent Reports on the Six-Item ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-6) in Clinical Assessments of Adolescent Social Anxiety' tested the psychometric properties of the ASRS-6 when administered in clinical assessments for adolescent social anxiety.

Things to eat...
For an easy and comforting meal to make this snowy (probably) weekend how about meatballs and spaghetti - if you make more than you need they freeze well and make a useful meal to have as a standby. You can freeze the sauce and meatballs separately or combined. To freeze together, mix the roasted meatballs into sauce and freeze in portions. Defrost thoroughly overnight in the fridge, then heat in a covered pan until the sauce and meatballs are piping hot.

Stay warm and safe this weekend!