Things in the library 24 Sept...

 Things about health... 

The fourth annual profile combining data and knowledge with information from other sources to give a broad picture of the health of people in England in 2021. Includes sections on Child Health and also the effect COVID-19 has had on health in England.

Things coming soon... 

The interviews were held for my replacement this week so, providing all the paperwork goes through correctly, an excellent new member of staff will be joining the library with good experience of doing this type of job. I am sure you will make them feel very welcome. They will also lower the average age of the library staff ! 

Things about adoption... 

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Adoption and Permanence has published a report looking at the experiences and needs of adopted children and their families. Findings include: a child’s needs must be comprehensively assessed and form the basis of a support plan that is put in place from the start; support for families should be proactively provided to meet their needs; children’s continuing relationships with former foster carers, social workers, birth family members and their local community can be critical to placement stability; and adopted children require ongoing and evolving support throughout their childhoods.

Things about bread... 

The addition of folic acid to food has been a successful public health policy in a number of countries worldwide such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada, resulting in falls in neural tube defects. Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening spinal conditions in babies, the government and devolved administrations have announced.

Adding folic acid will mean foods made with flour, such as bread, will actively help avoid around 200 neural tube defects each year – around 20% of the annual UK total.

Things about safeguarding... 

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a review of the circumstances involved in cases where babies under-one-year-old have been harmed or killed by their fathers or other males in a caring role. 

Findings include: a range of risk factors were common in many of the cases, a lack of information sharing was a key factor that prevented practitioners from responding to risk to babies, and many services aimed at new parents are predominantly focused on the mother. 

Recommendations include: the government should fund pilots to develop holistic work with fathers and the engagement of fathers must be embedded in prospective and current family-focused programmes. NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing summarising learning from the review.

Things about getting to school... 

Children who walk or cycle to school may have a healthier body weight than those who arrive by car. A new study followed more than 8,000 schoolchildren over a period of years. The findings showed that even using public transport instead of taking the car led to a reduction in body fat.

It is widely accepted that physical activity helps people of all ages stay at a healthy weight. Walking or cycling (active travel) to school is likely to help children achieve this but, before this study, there was a lack of adequate evidence.

As children get older, they become more independent and often have more choices about how they get to school. Researchers found that children who switched to walking and cycling to school between the ages of 7 and 14 had healthier body weights than those who continued to travel by car. The findings also suggest that the beneficial effects of walking or cycling may be greater for children from the most deprived areas. 

Obesity is a major public health problem in the UK. More than one in five children in the last year of primary school are overweight and as a result are likely to have poorer physical and mental health.

This research underlines the importance of encouraging active travel. This means providing safe and effective infrastructure to encourage people to walk, cycle, or use public transport. Finding ways of supporting children and families from lower income households to walk or cycle could help these groups overcome some of the health inequalities they face. 

Things to make... 

I do love Autumn (by retiring in Autumn my plan was always to visit New England during the Fall ... maybe one day)  and it's nice to get the nip in the air to prompt me to cook some suitable autumnal food. This vegetarian lasagne is a lovely recipe I have made before and will be featuring in next week's menu at our house. 

Things in the library 16 March...

Things to trust...
The YouGov poll of adults in Great Britain shows:
- 66% agree that it is harder than ever to find trustworthy information.
- 84% agree that they trust information more when it is given by a professional.
- 90% agree that it is important to educate people on how to find trustworthy information.
- Medical staff topped the list, with 74% of British adults saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information, followed by teachers and police officers (both at 49%), librarians (46%) and lawyers (39%). Bottom of the list were politicians, with 2% of respondents saying they thought they would provide trustworthy information. We can help you find reliable information via our 'Book a Librarian' service.

Things about NHS priorities...

This editorial in BMJ says the NHS must prioritise health of children and young people as our future health and prosperity depend on it. Children and young people are a quarter of our population but 100% of our future. Our moral obligation to promote children’s health is clear within UK law and in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Furthermore, 94% of adult Britons believe children’s health should be a priority for the NHS. Despite this, the low priority that UK health systems give to children suggests we must marshal other arguments to convince policy makers. Children and young people aged 0-19 years are the workforce of the 2020s and the parents of the next generation. Their health will be one of the factors deciding whether the UK is prosperous after 2019. Countries that invest in child health reap impressive economic rewards, with each pound spent on children’s health returning over £10 to society over a lifetime. The converse is that poor health in childhood leads to reduced workforce participation and productivity and lowers national wealth

Things about coping under pressure...
The Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP’s) NHS reality check: Delivering care under pressure reports gives over 2,100 doctors and NHS teams, who are overwhelmed by rising levels of demand in hospitals, a voice on how their profession is coping. It returns to last year's key report and once again gives over 1,500 doctors working in the NHS the chance to discuss their experiences of delivering care in the UK health service. The key finding for the 2018 update was that conditions had got worse and NHS staff, who have benefited from some of the best medical education in the world, were not able to provide the standard of care they have been trained to deliver.


Things to come and join in...
Journal Club next week is on Tuesday 20th March at 13:00 to 14:00 in Clinical Skills centre F Floor Stephenson Wing. The article being discussed is 'Are three malaria tests necessary in children returning from the tropics with fever?' Please contact us if you would like a copy of the paper. Home made muffins provided.






Things historic...

This year is the 70th anniversary of the NHS. If you know of someone from Sheffield Children's Hospital whose groundbreaking research has led to a significant difference to the care of our patients ...whether 70 years ago or more recently... please let  Gill  know. We would like to find out more about them and their work.


Things warm and comforting...
Nothing like a good beef stew for a cold weekend like this one from Mary Berry





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or if you want a vegetarian option...Butternut squash and root veg hotpot

Things in the library 22 Sept...

Things to eat...
Enjoy fantastic food at great prices during Dine Sheffield. Starting Thursday, 21 September, foodie’s can sample the cuisine of almost 50 restaurants and cafes throughout the city centre. Participating restaurants include established favourites, independent eateries and unique cafes. Diners will enjoy menus created especially for the week at a cost of either £5, £10 or £15.
The restaurants taking part include Marco’s Italian by Marco Pierre White, gourmet brasserie Browns and meat lover’s paradise Smoke Barbecue. They are joined by some of the city centre’s favourite restaurants and cafes such as tapas restaurant and bar Cubana, popular Indian restaurant Aagrah, new kid on the block Firepit BBQ, El Paso and Silversmiths.


Things about split families...
This article studies shared physical custody in Sweden, the country in the world where the phenomenon is most prevalent. They ask whether children in shared physical custody settings are more likely to report high levels of stress compared to children living in sole custody. The analysis is based on data with combined information from parents, children, and administrative registers. The models are controlled control for interparental as well as parent–child relationship quality and parents’ income. The results show that children sharing residence equally have lower likelihood of experiencing high levels of stress. The results can be interpreted as evidence for a positive effect of continuing everyday-like parental relationships after a family dissolution.

Things about Pediatric tracheotomy...
In this retrospective study, to assess outcomes of pediatric tracheotomy and duration of associated hospital stay according to indications, subjects were 142 consecutive pediatric patients (<18 years old) who underwent tracheotomy at a tertiary referral medical center, National Taiwan University Hospital, in 1997–2012. Age, sex, indications, pre-operative status (oxygen demand, number of repeated intubations), and post-operative status (duration of weaning, length of hospital stay, mortality) were analyzed. They conclude that outcomes of pediatric tracheotomy and duration of hospitalization depend on indications. Children with craniofacial anomalies had earlier tracheotomy age and longer mechanical ventilation before tracheotomy resulted in longer hospitalization. Earlier tracheotomy can shorten the duration of post-tracheotomy mechanical ventilation in several conditions.

Things about antibiotics...

A report, "Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including tuberculosis", launched this week by WHO shows a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Most of the drugs currently in the clinical pipeline are modifications of existing classes of antibiotics and are only short-term solutions. The report found very few potential treatment options for those antibiotic-resistant infections identified by WHO as posing the greatest threat to health, including drug-resistant tuberculosis which kills around 250 000 people each year.
"Antimicrobial resistance is a global health emergency that will seriously jeopardize progress in modern medicine," says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. "There is an urgent need for more investment in research and development for antibiotic-resistant infections including TB, otherwise we will be forced back to a time when people feared common infections and risked their lives from minor surgery."
In addition to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, WHO has identified 12 classes of priority pathogens – some of them causing common infections such as pneumonia or urinary tract infections – that are increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics and urgently in need of new treatments.

Things about birthweight...
An e-pub this week in Acta Paediatrica looks at "Outcomes of infants with a birthweight less than or equal to 500 g in Northern England: 15 years experience" . They aimed to evaluate mortality and short-term neonatal morbidity of babies born ≤500 g cared for in the Northern Neonatal Network over a 15-year period.
They say "In conclusion, we have shown that survival to a year in babies born weighing ≤500 g and ≥22 weeks over the past 15 years is poor. This could be due to a combination of attitudes towards resuscitation and intensive care, or the intrinsic nature of these tiny babies. Manufacturers of equipment and devices should attempt to further miniaturise their products for neonatal intensive care so  that optimal monitoring and management can be offered to this exceptionally vulnerable group of babies, and survival can perhaps be improved."

Things we have achieved...
The University of Sheffield has recognised the work our staff did to make such a success of our 'Book a Librarian' campaign this year and is rewarding us with lunch. This means we will be closed from 12:00 to 14:00 on Wed 27th Sept. Apologies for any inconvenience - when we reopen we will be staying open to the normal 19:00...but we might need a bit of a snooze during the afternoon ...so please don't ask us anything too difficult!


Food for students...

Whether it is trying to walk 'the wrong way' past the hospital against the flow of freshers...or whether your own youngsters have flown the nest...you can't help but notice that the student term has begun again. So if you are, or know someone who is, a student why not look at these  easy recipes... more exciting than beans on toast....but with simple instructions and videos for the non-cook ..and why not try some yourself too. Here is a great simple tomato sauce

Things in the library 5th May...

Things about concussion...

This article evaluates the evidence regarding the management of sport-related concussion (SRC) in children and adolescents. The eight subquestions include the effects of age on symptoms and outcome, normal and prolonged duration, the role of computerised neuropsychological tests (CNTs), the role of rest, and strategies for return to school and return to sport (RTSp).

Things about nurses...

In April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS concluded that the biggest internal threat to the sustainability of the NHS is the lack of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the NHS and care system the workforce it needs. This briefing 'In short supply: pay policy and nurse numbers' , and its two supplements, examines two of the most important issues in workforce policy today which pose both immediate and long-term risks to the ability of the NHS to sustain high quality care: staffing numbers and standards and the future of NHS pay policy. It highlights that the lack of a coherent workforce strategy which is integrated with funding plans and service delivery models is one of the Achilles heels of the NHS.




Things about well-being in children...
As part of a joint inquiry into children and young people's mental health, the Health and Education Committees found that financial pressures are restricting the provision of mental health services in schools and colleges.
Chair of the House of Commons Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, said:
"With half of all mental illness starting before the age of 15, and three quarters by aged 18, the Government and educators must ensure sufficient time is allowed for activities in schools and colleges that develop the life-long skills children and young people need to support their wellbeing."

Neil Carmichael MP, Chair of the House of Commons Education Committee, said:
"Schools and colleges have a front line role in tackling mental ill health and promoting well-being among children and young people. We have heard, however, that financial pressures are restricting their ability to run services. Schools and colleges must be well resourced to provide on-site support and make referrals where necessary."
Read the full report here

Things to read...
The inaugural meeting of our reading group took place this week...and what a nice bunch of people we are! We will be meeting in the Illingworth Library at 17:15 on the first Wednesday of every month and we have chosen the next few books to read. The group is open to all SCH staff and parents of long-term in-patients are also very welcome. Please read along with us and feel free to drop in to any of the sessions. The books we will be reading and discussing on the dates shown are below - this first one is local as it relates to Wentworth Woodhouse and the surrounding area.
7 Jun  Black Diamonds: the rise and fall of an English dynasty Catherine Bailey
5 July   Elizabeth is missing by Emma Healey
2 Aug  Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
6 Sep  Lion: a long way home by Saroo Brierley
4 Oct   Room by Emma Donoghue

Things to enjoy...

The Festival of Arts and Humanities started on 2 May and continues until 22 May with events ranging from dance, electroacoustic music, films, talks and more. Special guests include Helen Mort and Ben Aaronovitch and there's poetry from local authors Pete Green and Ben Dorey, the first screening of a film about Barnsley's Dearne Valley and a showing of the cult film Man with a Movie Camera with a new live score. Angie Hobbs (Department of Philosophy) and David Olusoga (historian and author of Black and British: a forgotten history) contribute talks and there's a chance to take part in a Roman Feast and Sheffield Institute of Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies launch their Shiloh Project.More details of these events and the many others that make up the Festival can be found at www.sheffield.ac.uk/festivalah

Things new in the library...
Not a 'thing' at all but Fran who is an intern working with us for a few weeks - she is currently studying for a MA in Librarianship at University of Sheffield. So if you see a new face in the library or out and about with us in the hospital do say 'hello'. I am hoping she might write a guest blog post whilst she is with us!








Things to eat...
For something quick, green and delicious try this Classic Pesto Pasta recipe from Deliciously Ella's food blog.

Things in the library 10 Feb...

Things we would like you to do... 

Make a date "Book a Librarian" Launches 14th February 2017

• Arrange a free 1:1 or group session with a library professional - at your desk or ours.

• Let us help you get the information you want when you need it. Our “Book a librarian” service enables you to reserve a session with a member of staff. Use our expertise to help you.

• Do you need help finding evidence for patient care, journal articles, managing references, help with critical appraisal, using the library catalogue, organising your email, using Microsoft Office or managing your email, files & folders - we can help.

• Pick up a form in the library or use the online version on the  library website.

Things happening next week...

Journal Club - Weds 15 February

​ 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm​ in 

Education and Skills Centre, F Floor, Grey Lifts. 

Paper: Pain Management in Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion. Email the library if you would like a copy of the paper

Come and see what all the fuss is about, eat muffins, drink coffee and learn something along the way!

A million useful things...

Health Education England and the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals have launched a joint campaign for decisions in the healthcare sector to be fully evidence-based.  Every day more than a million decisions are made that have a profound and lasting impact on people's lives and which influence the quality of healthcare and the cost of services.  The#milliondecisions campaign calls for everyone involved in policy making and care delivery to use the skills of librarians and knowledge specialists in meeting their obligations under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Things published about SEND...

The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists has published a new report regarding the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms in England. The report outlines the findings of a SEND survey, commissioned by the RCSLT, regarding members’ experiences of the SEND reforms, associated successes, challenges and areas for improvement.

The report highlights mixed progress in implementation and worrying trends. RCSLT members have said that:

- children without EHC plans are not getting the support that they need, and there has been a refocus of resources to support children with EHC plans, which has often been to the detriment of children without EHC plans.

- joint commissioning arrangements are patchy, and in some cases speech and language therapy services are not being commissioned for children and young people aged 0-2 and 18-25.

- engagement with the EHC planning process, including attending planning meetings, continues to be a challenge.

Encouragingly, the survey has also highlighted areas of positive practice that can be built upon including the involvement of parent and carers in decision-making and partnership working.  Over the coming months the RCSLT will be taking forward policy recommendations from the report to help improve support for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN).

Read an executive summary of the report.

Things published about fathers...

The Centre for Mental Health has published Fatherhood: the impact of fathers on children’s mental health.  This briefing highlights the distinct role fathers can play in nurturing good mental health in their children. It explores the direct and indirect impact of fathers, from positive supervision and language development, to emotionally buffering mother and child against environmental stresses.

Things about snowdrops...

Did you know that Hodsock Priory (45 mins away by car) opens its grounds and woodland walk at this time of year to see an amazing variety of snowdrops. Find out more if you fancy a different trip out at the weekend (there is an entry fee). Open until Sun 5th March

Things to cook for Valentine's Day...

Not so much cooking as assembling  - a quick but special dessert to show you care! Chocolate fondue with fruit platter  

Things in the library 3 Jun

Absent things....Library Staff

On Tuesday 7th June the library will be closed all day as Library staff plan services for the coming year.  These will be based on the National Library Strategy  - Knowledge for Healthcare published in 2015.



Controlled things... Drugs
NICE Bites summary of prescribing recommendations from NICE guideline NG46: 2016 covers  systems and processes for using and managing CDs safely in all NHS settings except care homes.

Diabetic things...
National Paediatric Diabetes Audit Report 2014-2015. For the fifth consecutive year, there has been an increase in the number of children and young people achieving excellent diabetes control, thereby reducing their lifetime risk of diabetes associated complications. It also demonstrates the impact of inequality on outcomes for children and young people, with those living in the most deprived areas having worse outcomes. Download the report here






Crying and irritable things - infants
"No Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Crying and Irritability in Infants" - the title of next week's Journal Club. It is on Weds 8th June 5.30 - 6.30 pm in the Education & Skills Centre, F Floor Stephenson Wing. Please come along for an informal presentation and discussion and of course ...muffins. Contact the library if you would like to see the paper beforehand.


Things about ourhealthheroes

To celebrate International Children’s Day on June 1st, Skills for Health and National Skills Academy have launched a week-long celebration to honour Sheffield Children's Hospital  health heroes The library service and staff were featured in their blog and gallery.



Advanced warning of things
You may have seen the library has undergone a mini refurbishment.  We will be holding an event to celebrate the "New Look".  Come and join us on Tues 28th Jun 11.30am - 14.30pm  for refreshments including of course MUFFINS! 


Talking of which...

Gluten free things
Here is a Jamie Oliver recipe for cottage cheese muffins which I will be making for Journal Club next Wednesday

Things in the library 8 May 2015

Things hopefully back on track soon
Apologies for a lack of communication recently. We have been 'a woman down' for the past 3 weeks so Sarah and Gill are trying to keep services going without too much disruption. We wish Kate a speedy recovery and hope to see her back in the library soon.

Things for the future
Facing the Future Together for Child Health is a new set of standards, developed jointly by the RCPCH, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).It builds on the Facing the Future: Standards for Acute General Paediatric Services expanding them to acute care outside the hospital. The standards apply across the unscheduled care pathway and aim to improve health care and outcomes for children and young people with acute illness.



Things about person centred, coordinated care
'My life, my support, my choice' is a narrative report on children and young people with complex lives, from their perspective and that of the people who are important to them. Commissioners and providers are encouraged to use this document as a tool to have their own conversations with children and young people about their lives, their dreams and goals, and the way they want to be supported.It is hoped that it may empower children & young people and those around them to challenge their local services, to start conversations with them, and get involved in designing services and support.




Things in the library next week

Infobites  on 'Keeping up to date' are you drowning in information or do you think that you are missing out? If so then come along to this 20 min session to get some tips and tricks please note starting at 12:00 Tuesday 12th May (earlier than usual) but free cakes still available or bring your lunch to munch whilst you listen.

Journal Club on Wednesday 13 May 17:30 - 18:30 the paper being discussed is "Use of time from fever onset improves the diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein in identifying bacterial infections" Segal I, et al. Arch Dis Child 2014;99:974–978 and of course another muffin opportunity!

Things about Epilepsies
NICE have published a costing statement relating to implementing NICE guidance. 'The epilepsies: the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care (partial update of NICE clinical guideline 20)'.

Stanley Royle, From Yorkshire Hills to Derbyshire Hills
 (1919) © the estate of Stanley Royle

Things to see
The Great Outdoors - Paintings by Stanley Royle at Graves Art Gallery  finishes at the end of May so if you want to see this major retrospective exhibition, the first in almost 30 years, don't miss it.

Dog and boy (detail) by Laurence Cartwright, 2013
© Laurence Cartwright

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 has just opened at the Millenium Gallery and it is the only chance to see one of the country’s leading photography exhibitions outside of London. The exhibition premiered at the National Portrait Gallery last year.

Things orange 
Two excellent things for you to try here: Sarah's marmalade muffins and a recipe for making marmalade

Things in the library 9th March

Things in 3D
You will no doubt have seen the imaginative uses being made of 3D printers in various branches of medicine. There is some interesting research just published by scientists at University of Sheffield using a 3D printed guide to help nerves damaged in traumatic incidents repair themselves. Read here
about it and watch a video

Things published
Nice Quality Standard on Inflammatory Bowel Disease has just been published read it here.

Fab things
Check out the new Academy of Fabulous NHS Stuff website created by Roy Lilley which aims to share all the fabulous things about the NHS. A collaboration to ensure best practice examples, great ideas and service solutions are available to all.


Things exciting
We were thrilled to be nominated this year for a Star award for "Outstanding contribution by a non-clinical department". The library supports Evidence Based Medicine, Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety by undertaking literature searches and supplying articles which can be used to guide the treatment patients of the trust. In addition, utilizing the information skills of the library staff saves clinicians an enormous amount of time. If you wish to find out more about this service please contact us. Sadly we didn't win...this year!

Event things in (or near) the library
Infobites - Tues 10th March at 13:00
Find out 'what is a literature search', 'what do you need to know to do one', 'where to do one', and 'what next' - a quick introduction and overview. All welcome come along for 20 mins and get a bite to eat and a bite of information

Journal Club - Wed 11th March 17.30 - 18.30
Presenter: Alfred Njobvu,
Paper:  "Occult bacteraemia is uncommon in febrile infants who appear well, and close clinical follow-up is more appropriate than blood tests" - please email the library if you would like a copy of the paper - muffins and free drinks!

Introduction to critical appraisal course Thur 12th Mar 9.30  - 13.00
Understand the principles of critical appraisal and why you should do it be able to appraise published research and judge its reliability be able to assess the relevance of published research to your own work  *5 places left  email coursebookings@sch.nhs.uk NOW to book *

Event things in elsewhere in Sheffield
Sheffield Festival of Science & Engineering events are taking place at the moment and continuing up to Thurs 26 March. This provides a wonderful opportunity for schools and colleges, families and individuals to engage with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at all levels. Whether hearing from experts about the latest advances in research or simply discovering that science and technology can be fun everything from micromachines that can swim around inside the body, talks on friction, colour, spirals and science around the home. Details here

Things biscuity
If you remember Sheffield's own Howard Middleton from 'Great British Bake Off' then you might like to try these recent recipes he put on his blog. They have a flowery theme which seems appropriate now we are official into Spring Marigold Melts and Rose-scented raspberry biscuits