Things in the library 19 Feb...

Things about healthy relationships... 

Women's Aid have published an update to their Expect Respect Healthy Relationships Toolkit. The toolkit, to be used with children and young people aged 4 to 18, is designed for work in schools and communities around holding conversations on violence and gender-based violence. It includes information on themes such as: assumptions about gender, power and equality; digital footprints; understanding consent online and offline and resolving conflict.

Things to join... 

The SCH Journal Club is open to all SCH staff - to join the meeting via a link or to request a copy of the paper please contact the library.

Next meeting:   Thursday 25 February 08:00 to 09:00 am  

Venue:   Virtually & from the Education & Skills Centre. 

Presenter:   Manovenu Madhav

Paper:   Experiences of telemedicine in neurological out-patient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Things for practitioner health... 

Please click on the link for  a calendar of upcoming wellbeing events, this will include, webinars, meetings, podcasts and more. All of these events are available freely to NHS staff. Webinars and podcasts are delivered by experts in their field. Common rooms and support spaces are hosted by NHS practitioner Health Clinicians and trained psychologists. If you would like to know more about these read this or watch this video where the hosts reflect on their experiences running the groups.

Things to watch... 

The University of Sheffield has many of its prestigious public lectures archived and available to watch online ...speakers from the arts, sciences and politics and current planned events may also be available online.

Things to remember...

The library will be closed for staff training Wed 24th Feb until 13:00 

Things to eat...  

A recipe suggested by a former member of library staff (Jac) this week, from a favourite restaurant in San Francisco that she is hoping to re-visit eventually. The Stinking Rose® 40 Clove Garlic Chicken Jac suggests not getting too close to other people after eating it...so no problem with that at the moment!  I have had a similar dish cooked by my son and that amount of garlic genuinely does work. If you have a favourite recipe or something else of interest you would like to share in the Blog  please email the library.

Things in the library 24th April...

Things about our birthday...

Our 70th birthday party was organised, invites sent, party food planned (thank you Co-op) and birthday cake ready to be baked……. then Covid-19 hit, and we had to cancel our plans for Friday 1st May. Please help us to celebrate, remotely or at a social distance. We can’t do a birthday drive by, but we’d like you send us a birthday message of some sort  about the library, our service or staff (past and present). Tell us what you like or love, tell us your memories and experiences of the library over the 70 years it has been open.
Email us or send us a message on one of our social media platforms  (Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook) and use our hashtag #IllingworthLibraryis70 so we can follow.

If you are working on Western Bank site then join Sarah in the library next Friday 1st May for Coffee and Cake.

Things we can still do...
Just about everything really....we can still help you join the library, request articles, do literature searches and provide most of our Book a Librarian services remotely, including 1:1 training. Additionally the library has been opened as a Covid-19 conversation-free zone with hot drinks provided, colouring sheets, and some computers available for use - at a social distance. We have 160 e-books available and are always happy to consider additional purchases. Please keep library staff and each other safe by hand-washing before you enter and adhere to social distancing. We share a 70th birthday year with Peanuts comic strip.

Things to watch...
The University of Sheffield have a long history of public lectures and video recordings of many of the ones given since 2014 are available online, from speakers as diverse as local artist Joe Scarborough to Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and First Minister of Scotland.

Things to keep children safe online...
Net Aware, the website keeping parents and carers up to date with the latest news about social networks, apps and games their children are using, has updated their content to include information on Snapchat's new mental health feature, having a Netflix party, and information about video chat, video sharing and live-streaming.

Things about parent education...
Health Professionals (HPs) play an important role in supporting parents to care for their children, by facilitating parents' knowledge and skills development through parent education. This is achieved through teaching, whereby planned strategies, based on principles of how people learn, enable learning. Despite Learning Principles being the fundamental tenets of the learning process, how HPs perceive and use Learning Principles in their practice is neglected in the healthcare literature. This article is a scoping review of the literature around this subject.



Things to read...
The Reading Agency has ideas, activities and challenges from across their programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you may be teaching remotely.
The activities available to download will be refreshed every couple of weeks, and they have The Reading Agency Toolkit available for you to download, which gives some great hints and tips for keeping well and reading during this time of isolation. The Reading Agency are also responsible for producing the lists of Mood Boosting Books - 54 of which we have available for loan in the library.

Amazon Kindle also have a range of free books and digital magazines available for download - you
can read them via the free Kindle reading App even if you don't have an actual Kindle.
If you live in Sheffield you can access free ebooks, audiobooks, comics via Sheffield Libraries and most other local authorities will provide similar services. For other Sheffield Library events check their Facebook page




Things about salads...
I have been enjoying lots of lovely salads from my husband's favourite book whilst on staycation in my garden over the last two weeks. I can't reproduce his recipes here but have just discovered a website that has a salad recipe finder so if you put in any ingredient that you have available many suggestions of lovely salads will come up.  You can also search for spicy salads, quick and easy, children friendly and many other themes....salad will never be boring again!

Things in the library 6th Dec...

Things to read...

We had our Reading group Christmas Party this week with a bumper attendance of 14 people. The books for next year are all chosen and will be announced shortly when we have confirmed which book will be read when. I can tell you however that the book we will be reading over Christmas and discussing in our meeting on 8th January will be 'The Snow Child' by Eowyn Ivey set in Alaska in 1920.



Things to attend...
ScHARR are running a course in May next year on 'The Identification and Review of Evidence to Inform Cost Effectiveness Models' there is an early Bird booking fee available until March 6th. The course will enable participants to develop an understanding of the methods available for the identification and review of evidence to inform cost effectiveness models. The course will meet the needs of those involved in health technology assessments and is particularly suited to:

• Health economic modellers wishing to extend their knowledge of how to identify and review evidence

• Information specialists who wish to advance their skills in identifying evidence for cost effectiveness models

• Systematic reviewers who wish to extend their reviewing skills related to cost effectiveness models

Alice Roberts (illus)

Things of beauty (and to use)...
Professor Alice Roberts makes programmes and write books about human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology and history. She is also a medical doctor, and now a university lecturer. She taught human anatomy to students and doctors, and did research into human origins and disease in ancient skeletons - her talents also include watercolours and illustrations. This week she has uploaded many of her anatomy illustrations to her flickr page and says they are free to download and use for private use or any sort of teaching - please credit her as the illustrator.

Things about microbes...
The Annual Christmas Lecture on antimicrobial resistance by pioneers in the field, Professor Simon Foster and Professor David Hornby of the University of Sheffield is taking place Mon 9th Dec at 18:30 Man vs Microbe: Battle to the Death in Lecture Theatre 2 ,The Diamond Building. Whilst everyone is welcome, this event is suggested for those 16 and over, the event is free and open to the public The event is first come first come first served.

Things to make...
Today is Sinterklass in the Netherlands - last night shoes would have magically been filled with biscuits and sweets. My eldest son was born in the Netherlands and is staying with us at the moment so we thought we had better make an effort this year - courtesy of Tesco! However much nicer is to make your own Kruidnoten, Pepernoten or Speculaas. These biscuits are spiced with ginger, cinnamon, white pepper, cardamom, cloves, and nutmeg, with a hint of molasses. The origin of these traditional treats is intricately linked to the history of the Netherlands. The Dutch controlled the spice trade with the East in the 17th century, making the use of spices more accessible to ordinary Dutch people. Spices were still expensive, however, which is why their use was reserved for the holidays.

...and read

An interesting read around the history of this time is Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Minton an adventure story of unthinkable hardship and savagery, the navigation of uncharted waters, and the exploitation of new worlds, not always easy to read but is it a remarkable chapter in the history of the colonial powers of that time.




Things to sing...
The local carol workshop will be held again this year for University staff and friends - a chance to sing some well known and lesser known Christmas carols, many originating from the villages to the north of Sheffield. These workshops were originally put on for staff in what was LeTS, and expanded quickly to include friends in other parts of the University as well as family members and friends.
There will be one session this year:  Friday 20 December  from 12.30-1.50pm  (come and go as you please - no need to book)

The venue is St Andrew's URC Church on Upper Hanover Street (the church with the spire near University tram stop). Supported by members of Worrall Male Voice Choir (Musical Director: Nigel Russell-Sewell) and Broomhall Community Choir (Musical Director: Stephen Vickers), due to popularity the workshops have grown from a few people meeting in the Union TV studio, to Firth Hall, to moving five years ago to St Andrew's.

If you have a copy of "The Blue Book-The Joy of Christmas" please take that with you, otherwise the carols will be available on the day (and copies of the Blue Book will be available for purchase).

Things in the library 13th April...

Things up North...
A report from the Children's commissioner 'Growing up North - Look north: a generation of children await the powerhouse promise' has been published. This report is not seeking to reinforce old narratives of wholesale northern decline. However, it is also important to understand that a disproportionate number of children in the North are growing up in communities of entrenched disadvantage which have not enjoyed the financial growth or government energy and spotlight that have so boosted opportunities in other areas of the country – London and the South East in particular.
As a result, too many disadvantaged children in the North are being left behind.

This report sets out starkly what this means:

• Too many children starting school far behind where they should be. Often with special educational needs no one has picked up.
• Children from disadvantaged backgrounds facing an education gap that starts before schools and widens throughout education
• More than half of the secondary schools serving the North’s most deprived communities are judged to be less than good.
• Large numbers of children dropping out of education before they reach 18.
• Lack of confidence amongst children that economic regeneration will mean more jobs or opportunities. 

Things to read...

The next Reading group will be on 2nd May at 17:15 in the Illingworth Library. The book we will be discussing is Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. Of Dorian Gray’s relationship to autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps.”

Come and join us after work for a relaxed chat about books - along with drinks and nibbles.

.....and things to buy

We have just refilled our 'books for sale' trolley with  old editions that we have replaced recently. Many of these are well worth buying at a fraction of the cost of the new editions so come up and browse or ask us to send you the list of titles available.

Things about our health...

The Health Foundation ( an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK) has published a quick guide: 'What makes us healthy? : an introduction to the social determinants of health' - this has been written for anyone with an interest in people's health and well-being.

Things to attend...

A lecture on about patient choice on Thursday 19th April 13:00 at the University of Sheffield  Elmfield Building, Lecture Theatre 1, S10 2TU given by Merran Toerien, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of York. In this talk, she engages critically with the RCS guidelines on consent on the basis of her analysis of over 200 recorded neurology outpatient consultations together with self-report data collected pre- and post-recording. Her aim is not to suggest a return to a paternalistic conceptualisation of the doctor-patient relationship, but rather to highlight some problems inherent in proposing ‘informed choice’ as necessarily the best alternative to paternalism. Further information

A lecture on well-being in organisations on 18th April 17:00-19:00 Middleton Lecture Theatre Sheffield University Management School. The aim of organisational interventions is to improve employee health and well-being through changing the way work is organised, designed and managed. Controversy exists as to the effectiveness of this type of interventions as some argue interventions targeting the individual may be more effective. Professor Nielsen argues that in order to understand how these interventions work we need to move beyond the question of “what works?” to “what works for whom under which circumstances?”. In doing so, we need to focus on the processes of such interventions and the conditions in the context that may support these processes. Further information.

Things to eat...

I have been without a kitchen for the last 2 weeks so I am having to be inventive with a microwave! I think I shall be trying this Microwave jambalaya out next week - don't expect it will be as good as 'proper' cooking but surely better than a ready meal!

Things in the library 16 Feb...

Things to attend...
Inaugural Lecture - Can we explain 'medically unexplained' symptoms? Prof Chris Burton, Academic Unit of Primary Medical Care, University of Sheffield Followed by wine reception  Tuesday, 27 March 2018 from 18:00 to 19:30

Inaugural Lecture: Medical Education - The Journey
Prof Michelle Marshall, Academic Unit of Medical Education, University of Sheffield Followed by wine reception Monday 23 April 2018  18:00 to 19:30


Things for Teddy bears...
Teddy Bear Doctors are ready to welcome poorly teddies (or other stuffed friends) to Weston Park Museum 10am - 4pm, Saturday 17 February  to kick off the half term with some Teddy Bear Hospital fun!

Teddies will get a taste of what it's like to visit the GP or go to hospital, as well as learning about how to live a healthy and happy lifestyle. Activities including going in an "MRI" scanner, taking an x-ray, having Teddy bandaged and finding out what foods will keep Teddy healthy. This year try out the new 'virtual reality' activity to see inside the human body, and learn how to care for Teddy's emotional wellbeing at our new emotions station. Our student orthoptists and dentists will also be on hand to check Teddy's eyesight and give top tips on how to keep Teddy's teeth sparkly clean. Teddy Bear Hospital is a Sheffield Students' Union Society which aims to reduce the anxiety that children can experience when visiting the doctor or dentist, as well as promoting child health. This activity forms part of the Sheffield Volunteering programme. Free, no booking required   The session is aimed at children aged 3 - 8, but children of all ages are welcome  Children and teddies are asked to please bring an adult with them!

Things about healthy communities...
This King's Fund  article states: "The role of communities in improving health is receiving increasing, and long overdue, attention in health policy and practice. Stronger recognition of the role communities can play and greater involvement are needed if there is to be a successful move to population health systems. As part of this shift in focus, sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems need to take the role communities can play in improving and sustaining good health seriously." The article discusses topics such as health policy, examples of community involvement and commissioning. They provide a reading list for those who want to explore this topic further.


Things on Systematic Review and Meta-analysis...
The aim of this ScHARR three day course (Tues 17th - Thurs 19th April 2018) is to provide participants with an introduction to methods for conducting systematic reviews in health care. Sessions will be delivered by ScHARR staff experienced in systematic review methods and health technology assessment. The course will be interactive and practical, with delivery of sessions based on lectures and individual and small group practical exercises. No previous knowledge of systematic reviews or meta-analysis is assumed. £999 - Early Bird Rate for confirmed bookings received on or before midnight on Sunday, 18th February 2018 £1099 - Standard Rate for confirmed bookings received on or after Monday, 19th February 2018. A 20% discount will be offered for group bookings of 4 or more people. Please contact Karen Holden at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk to book. NB: This discount cannot be applied at checkout or after a booking has taken place through the Online Store, all group bookings should go directly to Karen Holden at scharr-scu@sheffield.ac.uk.

Things on obesity...
An evaluation study has been published in  Public Health Research. Working with teachers, families and children,  the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) was developed, which aimed to engage and support children and families to make healthy food and activity choices. This study is to understand whether or not HeLP can prevent children aged 9–10 years from becoming overweight or obese.
 The study involved  32 primary schools from Devon, half of which were randomly selected to receive the programme while the other half continued as usual. They measured children’s weight and height, waist circumference and percentage body fat; assessed how active they were; and used questionnaires to look at the types of food and drink they consumed. They also asked what they understood about a healthy lifestyle and how they felt about it.
The study began when the children were 9–10 years old, in Year 5, and HeLP was delivered in the spring and summer terms of Year 5 and in the autumn term of Year 6. Children had their final set of measurements taken when they were at secondary school (aged 11–12 years). They were able to follow up 94% of children for their final set of measurements, an exceptionally high follow-up rate; they think that this is because schools, children and families helped them design the trial.Despite HeLP’s success in engaging children, families and teachers, there was no difference in weight status between children who had received the programme and those who had not. There was no difference in the amount of physical activity children did or in the amount of time they spent not being active. They saw a positive difference in some snacking behaviours, with children who had taken part in HeLP eating fewer unhealthy snacks and having less unhealthy foods generally.
Given that the programme failed to achieve sufficient change in behaviour to prevent overweight or obesity, they think that new approaches are needed to support families and children in making healthy lifestyle choices.

Something to love and something to eat...

We have had our heart shaped biscuits in the library again this week as a reminder about our Book a Librarian service. This week we did some reference managing training at Ryegate - don't forget we can come to you and your team if you can't get to the library. If you want to make the biscuits you will find the simple recipe here.

Things in the library 9th February...

Things parents want...
As a first step toward the development of an animated video and infographic to increase parents’ knowledge of pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs), the authors of this report in  'Patient Education and Counseling' conducted a systematic review of their experiences and information needs. This highlighted:

• Reports of parents’ experiences and information needs about urinary tract infections are scarce.
• Parents desire information on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
• Parents do not always trust healthcare providers as information sources.
• Care providers must communicate information that empowers educated care decisions.
• Knowledge translation efforts should be tailored to parents’ self-identified needs.

Things old and new about Vitamin D...

Hypovitaminosis D in childhood is a re-emerging public health problem in developed countries. New life style habits, current "epidemics" of obesity in children and adolescents worldwide, and other preventable risk factors may play a role in favouring the occurrence of vitamin D deficiency. In addition to skeletal consequences, hypovitaminosis D has been found to be involved in the development of serious health extra-skeletal problems in childhood, including atopy and autoimmunity. The increasing concerns about the global health impact of vitamin D deficiency make further research necessary to fill the gaps of knowledge in this field, and particularly to establish universally accepted "normal" serum 25(OH)D levels in the pediatric population, and to improve strategies for the screening, prevention and treatment of hypovitaminosis D. This review discusses the key points of hypovitaminosis D in childhood in the light of new knowledge, and highlights the limitations of current strategies to control this condition.

Things to love...

Make a Date with a Librarian.....let us help you get the information you want when you need it. Our "Book a Librarian" service enables you to reserve a 1:1 or group session with a member of staff.

Use the online form to book or email the library with your request. Support available on the following:

•  Literature search
•  Obtaining articles
•  e-promptXtra (current awareness)
•  Google searching
•  Using Microsoft Office
•  Using social media
•  Managing email
•  Managing references
•  Conference posters/graphics
•  Critical appraisal (group session)
•  Health information
•  Referencing

Things to discover...

Our next Reading Group is on Wednesday 7 March, 17:15 in the library.

We will be discussing Eyam: plague village by David Paul.

The story follows the local rector, the Revd William Mompesson, as he tries to support his parishioners and contain the plague which was inadvertently transported from London to Eyam in September 1665 on a consignment of cloth. Events are told from the perspectives of the rector, his wife Catherine, and the fictional character of Beth Hounsfeild, Catherine's cousin. Much of Eyam's population died as the village instated a "cordon sanitaire", isolating itself to prevent the disease from spreading.

Everyone welcome (whether you've read the book or not!) Come and join our informal discussion. Refreshments will be served.

Things to attend...

What will the NHS be facing on its 90th birthday? By Professor Chris Whitty - The 20th Sir Arthur Hall Memorial Lecture- 15 February  Book a place   18:00 The Students' Union Auditorium, The Students' Union, Western Bank, 

This year the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday. There have been significant changes in health and medicine in the UK over the last two decades, and in many areas of healthcare very substantial changes since the initial foundation of the NHS in 1948. These include major reductions in the impact of heart disease and stroke, large changes to infectious diseases and many improvements in the prevention and treatment of cancers. In some areas such as diabetes or antimicrobial resistance things are moving in the wrong direction. The demography of the UK has changed and is changing. Many of the trends have been remarkably stable so it is possible realistically to project forward 20 years in many areas of medicine and public health. This helps with planning research and policy. The 2018 Sir Arthur Hall lecture will consider where we have come from and where we are going over the next two decades in health and medicine.

Things to see (or do)...

If you have ever fancied having a go at pottery or painting/drawing you might like to check out the classes at The Art House in the City Centre (just off Division Street) - a charity runs these courses to support their work.   "We believe that participation in the arts and creative opportunities brings improved health outcomes and an increased sense of wellbeing for people as they learn new skills, develop their creativity and benefit from meeting up with other individuals with a similar interest. In particular our mission is to support and promote recovery, social inclusion the development of local artists from marginalised groups with a particular focus on working with people with mental health issues to enable them to overcome barriers and fulfil their potential."

They have an exhibition starting on 16th February 'All our brains' that brings together community groups, artists, students, health professionals and people with dementia in a cross-disciplinary creative exploration of dementia and its effect on people’s lives.

Things to eat...

I made this Pomegranate chicken with almond couscous one evening last week - very quick, healthy and easy ...everyone enjoyed it.

Things in the library 19th Jan...

Things about 15 year-olds...

Public Health England have released further analysis about the wellbeing of 15 year-olds from the 'What about YOUth' survey in 2014. the key findings are;

• young people who engaged in behaviour which might harm their health such as drinking and smoking, having poor diet or exercising rarely, or who had negative feelings towards their body size reported lower wellbeing than those who did not 
• self-reported wellbeing varied depending on the relative affluence or deprivation of the family, with those whose families were in more affluent groups and living in the least deprived areas reporting higher average wellbeing 
• young people who stated that they had a disability, long-term illness or medical condition reported lower wellbeing than those who did not 
• young people who described their sexual orientation as gay, lesbian, bisexual or ‘other’ were more likely to have lower wellbeing than those who declared themselves heterosexual. On average these young people also reported lower life satisfaction and happiness, and higher anxiety

Things about obesity...

The Government has published its response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee report on Childhood obesity

Things about ADHD and substance use...

Frequent Substance Use (SU) for young adults with childhood ADHD is accompanied by greater initial exposure at a young age and slightly faster progression. Early SU prevention and screening is critical before escalation to intractable levels. This is the conclusion from a longitudinal study published recently in J Child Psychology & Psychiatry

Things about chronic illness...

An article in Journal of Pediatric Nursing considers the 'School Experiences of Siblings of Children with Chronic Illness' - a systematic literature review. It concludes that: 

Many siblings are socially resilient, yet overlooked, members of the family who may present with psychological, academic and peer related difficulties at school following diagnosis of a brother or sister with chronic illness.

Things to attend...

An evening seminar and drinks reception with Nick Robinson - March 8th 2018

A one off, not to be missed opportunity to hear British journalist, author and presenter of BBC’s Today Programme, Nick Robinson, share stories about his career as a broadcaster and his personal battle to regain his voice following lung cancer. Nick will be joined by his Speech and Language Therapist Julia Selby, an alumni of TUoS. Together they will provide a unique insight into how they worked to get his voice back in shape and ready to go ‘on air’ following months of illness and discuss the long term impact of voice therapy. There will be a drinks reception following the event with an opportunity to meet Nick and Julia. Tickets for the event are priced at £15 and proceeds will be donated to the Macmillan Cancer Support

and also...

The 20th Sir Arthur Hall Memorial Lecture: What will the NHS be facing on its 90th birthday?

by Professor Chris Whitty CBE FMedSi, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health 

This open event is in the Students' Union Building, The University of Sheffield, at 6pm on Thursday, 15 February 2018.

This year the NHS celebrates its 70th birthday. There have been significant changes in health and medicine in the UK over the last two decades, and in many areas of healthcare very substantial changes since the initial foundation of the NHS in 1948. These include major reductions in the impact of heart disease and stroke, large changes to infectious diseases and many improvements in the prevention and treatment of cancers. In some areas such as diabetes or antimicrobial resistance things are moving in the wrong direction. The demography of the UK has changed and is changing. Many of the trends have been remarkably stable so it is possible realistically to project forward 20 years in many areas of medicine and public health. This helps with planning research and policy. The 2018 Sir Arthur Hall lecture will consider where we have come from and where we are going over the next two decades in health and medicine.

Things hairy...

I am enjoying watching the Hairy Bikers latest series on TV and last week made the Sardinian lamb with fennel which was beautiful, tender and tasty.