Things in the library 22 Jan...

 Things about pets... 

The Government COVID-19  advice to those with animals has been updated, it contains advice  for pet owners and livestock keepers on looking after the welfare of animals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This advice applies to England only.

Things about family group conferences...

Family group conferences (FGCs) have been around in the UK since their introduction by Family Rights Group (FRG) and others in 1992 and they have been increasingly used in recent years for family-led planning in children and families’ social care. 

Covid restrictions have meant that many FGC services have either had to stop working or significantly alter their practice. Many FGC staff have simply been redeployed, often as social workers or family support workers, in order to support these increasingly stretched services at a time when many workers were shielding and unable to work.

This blog post from from CommunityCare discusses the lessons that can be learnt, the challenges and benefits from conducting virtual FGCs during the pandemic and beyond. 

Things about Mental Health Act... 

In 2017 the government asked for an independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), to look at how it’s used and to suggest ways to improve it. The review’s final report said that the MHA does not always work as well as it should for patients, their families and their carers.

The Government are now proposing a wide range of changes to rebalance the MHA, to put patients at the centre of decisions about their own care and ensure everyone is treated equally.

The changes are based on 4 principles that have been developed with people with lived experience of the MHA. They are:

• choice and autonomy – ensuring service users’ views and choices are respected
• least restriction – ensuring the MHA’s powers are used in the least restrictive way
• therapeutic benefit – ensuring patients are supported to get better, so they can be discharged from the MHA
• the person as an individual – ensuring patients are viewed and treated as individuals

They want your views on changes to the Mental Health Act to help put patients at the centre of decisions about their own care. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 21 April 2021. More information and the link to respond can be found here.

Things about e-books... 

We have recently added 100 extra e-books to our library catalogue which were made available to us via HEE North. As with our other e-book collections authentication for these is via your NHSOpenAthens account. The recently added books cover a wide range of health topics (not just paediatrics) and are aimed at a variety of NHS staff. To see all the e-books to which you have access with an Athens account check this search link. We are still processing some of the new books so if you come across any access problems please let me know.

Things to remember to do...

We already have nearly 70 SCH staff signed up to our next randomised Coffee Trial - many of whom are regular attendees. It would be lovely to get to 100 participants, remember it is a virtual meeting for most people this time. Closing date 5th Feb sign up here.

Things about snowdrops... 

The first ones are appearing in my garden and show that spring is on its way. The snowdrop is a familiar spring flower, coming into bloom in January and flowering until March. Despite its long history in the UK, however, it may not actually be native here; it is a native of damp woods and meadows on the continent, but was not recorded as growing wild in the UK until the late 18th century.

According to the Wildlife Trust, in Yorkshire, it was customary for village maidens to gather bunches of Snowdrops and wear them as a symbol of their purity on February 2nd, which was Candlemas. The Wildlife Trust also have some suggestions of things to do during lockdown including activity sheets for children (and others). 

Things to make...

Keeping with the snowy theme what about trying these Snow-capped fairy cakes 

Things in the library 5th June...

Things about reading...

We had an excellent Reading Group meeting this week where we discussed 'God's Own Country'. Our next virtual meeting will be 1st July  at 18.15 - 19.15 and our next book is 'Before the coffee gets cold' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi  If you would like to join us please email the library.

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, but the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story – translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot – explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

Things about training...

We are getting quite accustomed to online training for literature searches, managing references (Menderley) etc and are happy to do this. If you would like to Book a Librarian session with us please do so - all you need is a computer with audio and video capabilities and we can come to you wherever you are. We are hoping to expand the courses we can offer via this method and will probably keep this as a training option even when the library is fully open again. 

Things about learning...

The Learning Hub is a new digital platform that provides easy access to a wide range of resources that are pertinent to education and training in health and care.  New features will be frequently released to provide a comprehensive learning experience for users. You can access the Learning Hub either using eligible e-Learning for Healthcare log in details or by creating a Learning Hub account. 

The resources shared on the platform play a pivotal role in its success, in its vision for collaboration and supporting learners.  Many stakeholders from across the health and care workforce, including clinical commissioning groups, social care, professional bodies, charities and the simulation community, have already contributed a range of quality learning resources.  Many of the resources are in response to the COVID-19 efforts to support the health and care workforce.  These resources include videos, webinars, slide presentations, Q&A packs, simulation scripts, lesson plans and web links to support system readiness, recovery and beyond.

Things about nature...

From R S Illingworth 'Babies & Young Children'

Many of us are discovering nooks and crannies in our local area in which to enjoy the benefits of nature during this lockdown. This article caught my attention this week looking at the effect of nature play on the health and developmental outcomes of children. The studies they looked at showed "Nature play had consistent positive impacts on physical activity outcomes and cognitive play behaviours (imaginative and dramatic play)." although they pointed out this difficulty of comparing studies of this kind.

Things about assessing physical activity...

Although based on American recommendations this article in Pediatrics looks at the role of GPs and paediatricians in supporting physical activity amongst children & adolescents. Physical activity is known to shown to be associated with decreased rates of smoking and fewer symptoms of depression, and increased rates of inactivity and sedentary activity can predict future alcohol and drug use in adolescents. Benefits of increased activity on academic achievement, memory, attention are also cited along with the more obvious physical benefits of improved health.

Things about Coronavirus mental health...

The NSPCC has released figures which show that Childline has delivered 6,938 counselling sessions to children and young people in the UK who mentioned the coronavirus crisis since January 2020. Figures also show that more than half (16,644) of all counselling between 23 March, the start of lockdown, and 10 May 2020 related to mental /emotional health; suicidal thoughts and feelings; or self-harm.

Things online...

Don't forget that we have a good selection  of e-books (159) available to you which you can access via our library catalogue even if you are working at home. You can see all of the available titles here and if you have any specific needs you can search here and, depending on cost, you can ask us to authorise a purchase or short-term loan of new titles  - for this you will need to log in with your NHS Athens account.

Things to eat...

A nice mixture of summer vegetables along with a bit of comfort food feel seems right for this 'not quite as hot' weather. Caponata with cheesy polenta, which is gluten-free and vegetarian.

Things not in the library 20 March...

Well...
We are all in such a different place today from last week. First of all a big shout out of thanks to all of you in the hospital on the front line but also having to cope with all the worries and complications like the rest of us.

Things about library services...
We had hoped to keep the library open for some hours this week but unfortunately the member of staff doing that had a close family bereavement (not virus related and not unexpected) which meant that we had to close. The other members of staff either have underlying health issues making them vulnerable or caring responsibilities for others and, as we can do the majority of work from home, that is what we are doing. We are hoping that the library may be staffed and physically open from Wed 25th March. However as everything is changing rapidly please check before visiting.

Things we can do...

• We can supply articles generally speaking - particularly if electronic..we will struggle to supply print holdings as our source libraries are also mostly working remotely. Please fill in request form
• We can do literature searches - again please fill in the form
• We have allowed multiple book renewals so if you have items overdue don't worry you will not be charged extra fines. Please renew in the normal way if you can eg App, email, but not by phone.
• If you want to return your books then the book drop box is available outside the library.
• If you need any help with information that you need to discuss then please email us with your phone number and suggest times when one of us can ring you.
• We can help you with your OpenAthens accounts or ClinicalSkills.net logins if you are trying to do some online training or access electronic resources
• e-books there are a considerable number already accessible via our library catalogue. If you need access to any other particular books check here and request from us - depending on the cost we may be able to purchase or buy a short term loan for you.

Contacting us... 

@  I keep saying email us so here are the details: please email either but not both of these addresses illingworthlibrary@nhs.net OR illingworth.library@sheffield.ac.uk. We will get back to you as soon as we can but our response may be a little longer than normal. Please do not email our individual addresses as well as that just leads to confusion and duplication of work.

Things cancelled or postponed...

Journal Club, our 70th birthday celebrations and one to one training - though we are hoping that we might be able to do some remote training so if you need help with this please email the library.

English & Maths sessions run by Sheffield College are cancelled. I expect that the tutor will be in touch with those registered.

Things still going ahead...

Our next Reading Group book is due to be discussed Wed 1st April (Olive Kitteridge) I am planning to run this as a remote Google Hangout - typing messages and comments to each other in real time...not video so if you are stuck at home and still in your pyjamas that will be fine. You will need to provide your own wine and snacks though! If you are already on the Reading Group mailing list I will be contacting you. If you have not previously been part of this but would like to be then please email the library - mention this to any isolating colleagues you may know.

Things to help...

 Mind have put together a webpage our helpful information for your own well-being at this time. YoungMinds have similar resources for children and young people.

Things to eat...

So as everyone in the country is making dishes out of pasta and toilet rolls... I want to concentrate on fresh veg - still plenty around particularly in small local shops that we need to support at this time. How about this Warm pearl barley salad 

Keep safe and keep in touch!

 

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 12 May

Things about baby brains...
This week ground-breaking scans of newborn babies’ brains were published which researchers from all over the world can download and use to study how the human brain develops. The images are beautiful too!
The images are part of the Developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP), a collaboration between King’s College London, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, which will uncover how the brain develops, including the wiring and function of the brain during pregnancy and how this changes after birth. The dHCP researchers are sharing their images and methods online so that other scientists from around the world can use the data in their own research. It is hoped that pioneer studies into normal and abnormal development, by studying well-phenotyped and genotyped groups of infants with specific genetic and environmental risks, could lead to explanations of conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Cerebral Palsy.
Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, the team has developed new techniques which enable images of the brains of foetuses and babies to be captured.  Researchers have overcome problems caused by babies’ movement and small size, as well as the difficulties in keeping vulnerable infants safe in the MRI scanner, so that they can now produce highly detailed and rich information on brain development.

Things about paediatric nursing...
An article 'The History of Children’s Nursing and Its Direction Within the United Kingdom' was published in 'Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing' this month. This article presents an account of the “evolution of children’s nursing" and also considers the future direction of children’s nursing within the UK. Full text not available via NHS Open Athens account but SCH staff may contact the library if you would like us to obtain it for you. You can do this via this online form.



Things about poverty...
A report published this week from RCPCH and Child Poverty Action group 'Poverty and child health: Views from the frontline' .More than two-thirds of paediatricians surveyed said poverty and low income contribute "very much" to the ill health of children they work with.
They are calling on whoever forms the next Government to tackle poverty urgently through:

• the restoration of binding national targets to reduce child poverty, backed by a national child poverty strategy
• the adoption of a ‘child health in all policies’ approach to decision making and policy development, with Her Majesty’s Treasury disclosing information about the impact of the Chancellor’s annual budget statement on child poverty and inequality
• the reversal of public health cuts to ensure universal early years services, including health visiting and school nursing, are prioritised and supported financially, with additional targeted help for children and families experiencing poverty
• the reversal of cuts to universal credit which will leave the majority of families claiming this benefit worse off.

Things by our clinicians...

Some familiar names in this book 'Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood' so we have purchased the e-book of this title so it is available to SCH staff via their NHS Athens login or by searching for it in our library catalogue. 

We also try to add all the SCH article publications we find to our Delicious site...if your recent publications are not there let us know!

Things about eating...

This study 'Infantile Anorexia and Co-parenting: A Pilot Study on Mother–Father–Child Triadic Interactions during Feeding and Play' is pilot research that investigates mother–father–child triadic interactions, during feeding and play, in families with children diagnosed with Infantile Anorexia , in comparison to families with normally developing children.

Things about monitoring heart rates... 

A systematic review of studies assessing novel methods of measuring HR in newborns and infants in the neonatal unit was published this week in Acta Paediatrica. 'A systematic review of novel technology for monitoring infant and newborn heart rate'.  Two investigators completed independent literature searches. Identified papers were independently evaluated, and relevant data were extracted and analysed. Conclusion: This systematic review identified seven new technologies, including camera-based photoplethysmography, reflectance pulse oximetry, laser Doppler methods, capacitive sensors, piezoelectric sensors, electromyography and a digital stethoscope. Clinicians should be aware of several of these, which may become available for clinical use in the near future.

Things about French bread...

(c) Clotilde Dusoulier

Apparently there is a competition each year in Paris to find the best baguette...the winning baker gets to be the official provider of baguettes for the Palais de l’Élysée,  where the president lives and works. This means that the Président de la République eats that baguette daily, but more important, it is the bread served for all the official meals with ambassadors and foreign dignitaries. More fascinating information about the baguette and the best places in Paris to buy them from one of my favourite food bloggers also a recipe to make your own sourdough baguette.

Things in the library 26 Aug

Things closed on Monday...
Bank Holiday Monday we are closed but we are open the rest of the week. Open till 7 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday but closing at 5 pm on Thursday and Friday.

Have a good long weekend if you are fortunate enough not to be working

Things about re-validation...

There was a recent webinar on Nursing re-validation based on the Royal Marsden Manual. A recording of this is now available You will need to register and give your email to login. Click here to catch the recorded Webinar.

Things about children with fever...
Two studies appearing in the August 23/30 issue of JAMA examine the use of genetic tests to help rule out a serious bacterial infection in infants with fever, and also to determine if an infection is bacterial or viral in children with fever. Read more about them here.

Things about e-books...
Dont forget to follow the link on our website home page to check out our ebooks. You will need to sign in with your NHS Athens account to search and request if see something you think we should make available.



Things to do in Sheffield...

Coming up soon are the 'Festival of the Mind' with activities for everyone - full details here
and just today the 'Off the Shelf' festival programme has been announced - again lots of good events.

Things for a last picnic...
We have an annual family gathering on Sunday which will hopefully not be a wet picnic. We travel from as far afield as Sheffield, Tunbridge Wells and Truro and meet somewhere in the middle. The ages range from 1 to 85 and it is a great chance to catch up. Not yet decided what I am making but may get some inspiration here

Things in the library 5 Aug

Things published
After a three-year study involving more than 7,000 children, researchers have developed a technique to help GPs and nurses diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. There is also hope is that this will help to better target antibiotic prescribing, so only those who are likely to benefit from antibiotics receive them.
Funded by the NIHR, results from the DUTY (Diagnosis of Urinary Tract infections in Young children) study, which involved researchers from Universities of Bristol, Southampton, Cardiff and Kings College London, have published in the Annals of Family Medicine. The full report is available here


New things: 10th season of Journal Club
The 10th season of journal club gets underway on 18th Aug 8-9am with an introduction.  It will be held in the Education and Skills Centre, F Floor of Stephenson Wing.  Come and see what all the fuss is about, eat muffins, drink coffee and learn something along the way!


Things to read when the library is closed
E-books now available to browse, request or borrow
The access address for library users is: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sheffieldcnhs
These can only be accessed using an NHSOpen Athens account.
Access potentially over 20,00 books.
We have limited money so will only be buying e-books that will be of greatest use to as many people as possible.
However you can browse any book for five minutes. Then if you want us to purchase it you have to submit a request to the library. We will reply to your request as soon as possible.
You can borrow purchased books and downloaded onto various devices.

Things mostly open...
We remain open throughout the summer except for August Bank Holiday. Starting from next week there will be some evening closures - see the Library bulletin each week (mon) for details or check our daily opening hours here.

Things to eat this weekend
Greek lamb tray bake: Give the family a taste of the Med with this satisfying one-pan lamb dish