Things in the library 13th August...

 Things to read... 

Whether you are staying at home in the garden or holidaying away don't forget our great selection of Leisure Reading which anyone in the trust can borrow. From light and frothy to hard-hitting and thought provoking, come and browse the shelves or view our selection online. Simply join the library to take advantage of all our services.

Things about sleep... 

A good night’s rest is essential to a healthy lifestyle – protecting you physically and mentally as well as boosting your quality of life. The Sleep Charity has a wealth of good advice and support for Children and adults. There is also a special website aimed at teenagers so if you or someone you know is struggling with sleep have a look at their resources.

Things to help you...  

Make sure you have a NHS Open Athens account set up to access many of the online resources available to you. One of these is BMJ Best practice. You can access this anywhere, it has trusted, evidence-based content and you can earn CME points whilst searching for answers to your clinical questions. Its particular value is for trainees in years 1-5, students, and a broad range of healthcare staff learning and practicing in the UK. Also available as a quick link from the SCH Intranet without an Athens account.

Things out and about... 

As a change from the Peak District's rivers and reservoirs you might like to visit Carsington Water or Rother Valley Country Park for water or cycling or a good picnic venue  or my personal favourite Attenborough Nature Centre and Reserve for all things watery. All of these are within one hour and 15 mins drive from the hospital with activities for all ages (bookable in advance).

Things to learn... 

We can provide help or training on a variety of topics delivered remotely to small groups or individuals. To arrange this all you need to do is join the library (see above) and then 'Book a Librarian'. If there is something you need help with which isn't listed on the booking form then please ask if it is something we can help you with or point you in the right direction.

Things afternoon tea... 

This week Sarah has been providing scones, jam & cream, brownies and drinks in the library with the chance to get away from the workplace. Still chance to pop up today before 4pm. Her excellent scones are made from this recipe. Colouring in sheets also available.

Things in the library 19th March...

 Things not in the library... 

Me until after Easter, so there may not be a blog for the next couple of weeks - so if you celebrate it may I wish you all a Happy Easter in advance. The library will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday re-opening on Tuesday 6th April.

Things from 1949... 

We have reciprocal arrangements with libraries across the UK which is where we source most of the articles we supply to you via our Article Request service.  This week I was asked to supply an article to another health library from a 1949 issue of the Lancet. This necessitated the deployment of the step ladder and initiated a little cloud of dust, as these are not consulted frequently. They are always fascinating however and this article was no exception - The Seven Sins of Medicine. This was in a lecture by Richard Asher MD to medical students "in the hope that those students who wish to avoid them may do so and those who wish to indulge in them may enlarge their repertoire or refine their techniques". A humorous article but making a serious point with some poignant examples of bad practice. The seven sins listed are obscurity, cruelty, bad manners, over specialisation, love of the rare, stupidity and sloth. If anyone would like a copy of the article please contact the library - or come and explore some of our older journals yourself.

Things about obesity... 

Whilst attending a dept audit meeting recently (do let us know if you would like us to support your department in the way) I was interested to learn about Sheffield's Live Lighter service. They provide brief interventions weight management training aimed at all professionals working across Sheffield that regularly engage with children and young people under 18. It will encourage a considered approach to bringing up the topic of weight management with children and their families and provide a suggested standardised process of how to have a quick, positive and opportune conversation around the topic when talking to those that it may be relevant to. It will also involve an overview of Live Lighter’s specialised free weight management programme for families in Sheffield and how professionals can refer to that (training is usually 1 hour but can be adapted in length if required.) If there are any teams or individuals that would like to access training, please email and they will appoint a staff member to arrange/deliver. For NHS staff this Sharepoint link should open a video telling you more about their work. Any difficulties please contact the library.

Things to 'attend'... 

An 'on-demand' production from Sheffield's Crucible Theatre. From writer Chris Bush (Standing at the Sky’s Edge), The Band Plays On is a rousing night of extraordinary tales and live music. Funny, moving and often unexpected, these episodes from our past might start to show us a way forward. Stories of solidarity and survival from the Steel City, punctuated by songs from some of Sheffield’s best-loved bands and artists. You can purchase a pass for 3 days' access at a time that suits you from Tuesday 16 until Sunday 28 March. This has had excellent reviews so I hope to watch it this weekend. 

Things about Clinical Skills Net... 

Some of the Trust's mandatory training is hosted on this platform. You will need an account set up to access this, so if you haven't already done so please email the library with the following information.

• your assignment number (found on ESR or your payslip)
• your ESR staff category
• your nhs.net email address

We cannot register you without this information

Things to make... 

Make a classic Simnel cake for Easter - a spicy fruit cake covered in marzipan and traditionally with 11 small marzipan balls decorating the top (one for each of the apostles). Simnel cakes have been known since at least medieval times, the meaning of the word "simnel" is unclear: there is a 1226 reference to "bread made into a simnel", which is understood to mean the finest white bread, from the Latin simila – "fine flour" (from which 'semolina' also derives). [source Wikipedia]

Things in the library 18 Nov...

Things that go pop...
Spotted this recent innovation award given to three  University of Sheffield students. Handy Fasteners, have been awarded £25,000 by Arthritis Research UK to further develop their magnetic buttoned shirts for people with arthritis or other musculoskeletal conditions. Handy-Fasteners is a set of magnetic buttons that can be retrofitted to any garment to replace fiddly buttons or fasteners.

Things about brain tumours in children...
The Royal College of GPs has launched the Brain Tumours in Children toolkit. This toolkit, created in partnership with national awareness campaign HeadSmart, brings together a range of reliable and user-friendly resources including detailed decision support tools for clinicians. It is primarily aimed at healthcare professionals but also contains information and sources of support for patients and carers.

Things about sexual exploitation...
The University of York and Basis Yorkshire have worked with young women from Basis Yorkshire and a young man from the BLAST Project to create “Breaking Through – Moving on from child sexual exploitation” , a new set of resources about child sexual exploitation (CSE). These include an animation of young people talking about their experiences of getting involved in CSE and moving on from it, a booklet with short quotes from their stories and all the stories in full.

Things available on e-learning ...
Health Education England’s e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) programme and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have developed an e-learning resource focusing on NICE Guidance. The e-learning offers practical advice about how to use evidence based medicine in daily practice. The e-learning resource includes content that has been adapted from NICE guidelines and illustrates application of the guidance using practical examples. Learners will be able to plan and record their learning and return to any unfinished sessions. The sessions may also help learners meet their CPD/CME needs.

There are eight sessions of e-learning that cover:
* Evidence-based medicine
* Principles of decision making in healthcare
* Changing clinical practice
* Audit and feedback.
* The e-learning will help users to:
* Follow the guidance for evidence-based medicine
* Make decisions in an evidence-based and fair way
* Understand, identify and overcome barriers to change
* Conduct an audit and provide feedback

Things volcanic...
We have finally had a communication from our travelling librarian.
"Have just got back from our 4 day acclimatisation hike. Walk went through villages, forest, grass lands and high plains and the scenery was amazing. The place is so vast pictures do not do it justice. Campsites had stunning views. Climbed one volcano yesterday, have another tomorrow, then another on Sunday"


Things (not guinea pigs) to eat... 
This looks like a quick and warming bowl of food for the weekend

Jerk prawn & coconut rice.

Things in the library 14 October

Things about Journal Club..revived...
NEXT MEETING - Audience needed!  Thurs 20th Oct 8am - 9am
Presenter:​Sam Armitage  Location:  Education and Skills Centre, F Floor
Paper: Meta-analysis of family-centred helpgiving practices research

Journal Club is open to all health professionals and is a fun, informal way of learning to criticise papers and gather evidence to change practice. At each meeting a speaker presents a critical appraisal of a research paper, using CASP, a recognised appraisal tool. Group members then have an informal discussion to determine whether or not current practice should be altered in light of the presenter's findings. If you do not get a chance to read the paper do not worry just come along. Muffins: Of course!

Things to give your feed back on...
Journal Club needs to know what you think of it, can contribute to it and want from it; also when would be the best times to meet - have your say now

Things about e-learning...
NICE Guidance - Evidence into Practice is an e-learning resource for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), primarily aimed at medical undergraduates. The e-learning offers practical advice about how to use evidence based medicine in daily practice. The information has been adapted from NICE Guidance and illustrates application of the guidance with practical examples.
Eight sessions of e-learning cover the following four topics:

• Evidence-based medicine
• Principles of decision making in healthcare
• Changing clinical practice
• Audit and feedback

The NICE Guidance Programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-Learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career. Find out more

Things about attachment...

NICE has published a quality standard Children’s attachment (QS133). This document covers the identification, assessment and treatment of attachment difficulties.  It focuses on children and young people up to age 18 who are on the edge of care (those considered to be at high risk of going into care); looked after by local authorities in foster homes (including kinship foster care); in special guardianship; adopted from care and in residential units and other accommodation.

Things about child protection services...

In the news this week is the National Audit Office  report on Children in need of help or protection.This report examines the Department for Education’s progress in improving the system to help and protect children.

Things about predatory journals...

A recent article in Journal of Nursing Scholarship aimed to identify predatory journals in nursing, describe their characteristics and editorial standards, and document experiences of authors, peer reviewers, and editors affiliated with these journals. This prompted me to also direct you to this article in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. So how do you decide if an Open Access journal is a legitimate place to publish or not? Using this website Think Check Submit might give you some useful pointers. Prof. Jeffrey Beall, University of Colorada Denver librarian, maintains a list of potential predatory publishers and stand alone journals. Follow the link  to check if a publisher or journal has been flagged as possibly predatory. 

Things dusty...

For many years our bound journal volumes have not had a dust - though we do the rest of the books every year when we stocktake. From next week there will be some occasions when cleaners are in the library taking volumes off the shelves and cleaning the books and the shelves. We hope to keep disruption to a minimum but please bear with us whilst we make ourselves sparkingly clean!

Things Spanish...

I am off for the weekend to celebrate my 60th birthday in Barcelona so thought I would get into the mood by featuring these tapas recipes.... really looking forward to all the Gaudi architecture!

Things in the library 23 Sept 2016

Resistant things - Antimicrobials
The Prime Minister commissioned an independent review examining the economic issues associated with Antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Lord O’Neill has made recommendations for the international community. The Government’s response to the review can be seen here

Expanding things
Health Education England (HEE) has received funding from the Department of Health to support NHS England in meeting national targets to expand the workforce providing children and young people’s mental health services. Read about it here.


This information is for service providers within and outside the NHS in England who wish to express their interest in accessing a fully-funded scheme to employ and train new staff to provide evidence-based treatment for children and young people.

NICE things
Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital Quality standard [QS131]
This guideline covers general principles for managing intravenous (IV) fluids for children and young people under 16 years, including assessing fluid and electrolyte status and prescribing IV fluid therapy. It applies to a range of conditions and different settings. It does not include recommendations relating to specific conditions.


New e-learning things through your OpenAthens account

All OpenAthens account holders now have access to a large set of elearning resources from Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH). This organisation works in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies to support patient care by providing e-learning to educate and train the health and social care workforce.

HEE e-LfH’s programmes cover subjects from audiology to anaesthesia, dentistry to dermatology, electronic fetal monitoring to end of life care, primary care to prescribing, safeguarding children to statutory and mandatory training. All content is nationally quality-assured and available 24/7.  The online training sessions enhance traditional learning, support existing teaching methods and provide a valuable reference point.



You can find the new content by going to https://openathens.nice.org.uk/Auth/Login. Log in with your OpenAthens username and password, and click on My Resources in the menu on the left hand side. For more information about accessing e-LfH resources via OpenAthens visit: http://support.e-lfh.org.uk/get-started/openathens/.




Digital things
A digital NHS? An introduction to the digital agenda and plans for implementation
This report looks at the key commitments made and what we know about progress to date, grouped under three broad themes:
1) interoperable electronic health records
2) patient-focused digital technology
3) secondary use of data, transparency and consent.

It identifies barriers to further progress and opportunities for delivering on the digital agenda..




Things to cook for the weekend
Following a week of food over indulgence celebrating my wedding anniversary and dinner at the Health Libraries Group conference I thought this would be perfect to get sensible eating back on track especially if the weather holds for the weekend!

Squash steaks with chestnut & cavolo nero pilaf