Things in the library 7th August...

Things going missing... 

I will be away for the next two weeks so there will be no blog.  Do let us know if you enjoy reading it or if you have any comments on things you would like it to cover. We have over 300 people in the trust who receive it every week, if you have colleagues who would like to receive it please ask them to register with the library and then they can opt in to a notification whenever it is published.

Things about Covid-19... 

Tens of thousands of people who are suffering long-term effects of coronavirus will benefit from an on-demand recovery service. The new ‘Your COVID Recovery’ service forms part of NHS plans to expand access to COVID-19 rehabilitation treatments for those who have survived the virus but still have problems with breathing, mental health problems or other complications. Nurses and physiotherapists will be on hand to reply to patients’ needs either online or over the phone as part of the service.

Things about early years... 

Nesta has published a blog and report discussing the role parents play in influencing early years development. The blog highlights Nesta’s work with family support organisations over the past five years that harness the power of parents and their communities to support families, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Things about flu... 

Information and promotional resources to support the annual flu vaccination programme for children are available in a variety of languages.

Things about pain... 

A study in Acta Paediatrica aimed to look at the experience of pain in 10-12-year-old children. Their interviews with children led them to conclude that children made distinctions between physical pain and emotional pain. Bullying, noisy school environments, grief and remorse were reported to be linked with headaches, stomachache, and heartache.

Things that are happy accidents... 

From the colour purple to play-doh via velcro there is a long history of accidental inventions that have changed the way we live -  here is a nice selection of them.

Things to read... 

The next online meeting of Reading Group will be on Wednesday, 2 September at 18:15 the book we will be talking about is 'When I had a little sister' Cathy Simpson's memoir recants details of her sister's life and mental illness. Tricia, the youngest of three sisters born to a farming family in Lancashire, suffered from mental health problems for over 30 years. Simpson examines their shared childhood growing up in a "family who never spoke" and the implications of this on her sister's and her own depression. We follow Tricia's ups and downs, and learn of the frustrations and complications of caring for a mentally ill relative in the UK. Feel free to join us - ask the library for the link.

Things to eat...  

One of our favourite salads that we regularly make is Delia's Pesto Rice salad. it is great for a buffet or just for one person (adjusting quantities of course or you will be eating every day!). Its really easy to make - we use bought pesto rather than making our own... #hangsheadinshame.

Things in the library 8th February...

Things about breakfast ...or is it dessert...
There has long been a debate between me and my adult son about breakfast and whether it is an essential part of the day or whether that is a myth put out by cereal companies who funded much of the research. This recent systematic review and meta-analysis in the BMJ looked at the 'Effect of breakfast on weight and energy intake: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials'. They conclude that

"the addition of breakfast might not be a good strategy for weight loss, regardless of established breakfast habit. Caution is needed when recommending breakfast for weight loss in adults, as it could have the opposite effect. Further randomised controlled trials of high quality are needed to examine the role of breakfast eating in the approach to weight management."

There is also an interesting opinion piece on this topic here.

Things about pain...

This opinion article about pain in the New York Times written by  a paediatrician certainly reminds me of being brought up by a mother who was also a paediatrician (who incidentally worked with Prof Illingworth here at SCH) - the swing between 'there is nothing wrong with you' to 'that could be really serious lets rush to hospital' was a feature of my childhood!

Things about child mental health...

To mark Children’s Mental Health Week (4-10 February), the Education Secretary Damian Hinds announced that up to 370 schools in England will take part in a series of trials testing different approaches to supporting young people’s mental health. Children will benefit from mindfulness exercises, relaxation techniques and breathing exercises to help them regulate their emotions, alongside pupil sessions with mental health experts. The study will run until 2021 and aims to give schools new, robust evidence about what works best for their students’ mental health and wellbeing.

Things about care leavers...
The Department for Education (DfE) in England has announced three pilot schemes in Bristol, Lewisham and Sheffield to improve the education and training of young people leaving care, to help them make the transition into independent life. Sheffield City Council Councillor Jackie Drayton, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families said:

"We want to ensure that our Care Leavers get every help and support they can to access education, training or employment. I’m pleased that Project Apollo will enable the Council’s Leaving Care Service to work with Sheffield Futures to give our care leavers every opportunity to achieve their full potential and progress successfully in the future."

More things about screen-time...
 There has been much in the news this week about recommended screen-time for children. Here you can read the full report and comments from the Chief Medical Officer (who has just announced she will be leaving the role later in the year). 

More things about mental health...
This report  Beyond the Green Paper: The Role of Practice Based Evidence from an All-Party Parliamentary Group seeks to influence the views of Parliament and the performance of  Government to better address issues relating to the Children’s Mental Health




Things from Reading Group...
Our last book (The Choice by Edith Eger) was one of our highest scoring books yet and so is thoroughly recommended. Our next book is very different and much lighter The Murder of My Aunt by Richard Hull. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month and it is very informal so do come and join us if you would like to...we had 11 people this week a mixture of SCH and University. Note to Estates...we may soon need a bigger library!

Things about coffee...
Our current Randomised Coffee Trial is underway with people meeting up across the trust...if you meant to join in with this one and didn't get around to it there is still time so drop the library an email.

Things to eat...
Cauliflower is such a wonderful vegetable both as an accompaniment and a main ingredient. I love the sound of this Baked aloo gobi with flatbreads and the colour is so warm and enticing on a wild wet windy day.

Things in the library 6 January...

Harry New Year to you all

Things about e-books...

We have bought the following e-books which you can access for free using your NHS Open Athens account - let us know if there are other resources you would like us to purchase and don't forget you can browse 1000s of books for free for 5 mins.

• Training in Paediatrics
• How to Read a Paper : The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine
• Nutrition and Bone Health
• The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures : Professional Edition
• Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Hodson and Geddes' Cystic Fibrosis, Fourth Edition
• Medical Statistics Made Easy
• Neonatology at a Glance
• Paediatrics at a Glance

Things pleasant...

A recent Health Technology Assessment was published by National Institute for Health Research  on 'Preventing and Lessening Exacerbations of Asthma in School-age children Associated with a New Term – a cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation'. A medication reminder letter sent in July from general practitioners to parents/carers of school-age children with asthma did not reduce unscheduled contacts in September; but there appeared to be later effects and cost savings.

Things for physiotherapists...

A Cochrane review protocol has been published  on  'Physiotherapy interventions for functional bladder and bowel dysfunctions in neurologically normal and otherwise healthy children' The authors believe this will be the first systematic review that aims to assess the effects of physiotherapy or physiotherapy-related interventions in childhood BBD

Things about personalised perioperative pediatric pain management...

Recent article in Journal of Pediatric Nursing discussing this topic summarises: "Genomics has revolutionized pharmacological science and furthering the possibility of personal pain management based on individual's genotype. However, the usefulness of a personalized pain management is not exclusively based upon the genetic code but further aspects of nature and environment (Manworren et al., 2015). Thus, additional pediatric research requires further exploration on how to safely apply genetic revelations in perioperative pain to improve outcomes in pediatric pain management. Pediatric nurses must advocate for children during the peri-operative period. Pediatric nurses can assess for adequate pain control by using appropriate pain and weaning scales. Alerting the intraprofessional health care team to subtle changes in the child's response after administration of narcotics can be the clue that something more is occurring. In addition, pediatric nurses can minimize the effects of the environment on the hospitalized child in an effort to enhance future pain control.

Things about end of life care...

Published in December by NICE 'End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management' This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to involve children, young people and their families in decisions about their care, and improve the support that is available to them throughout their lives.

Things about respiratory distress syndrome...

A recent article in Frontiers in Pediatrics discusses 'Viral Infection in the Development and Progression of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome'. This review outlines what is known about ARDS secondary to viral infections including the epidemiology, the pathophysiology, and diagnosis. In addition, emerging treatment options to prevent infection, and to decrease disease burden are outlined. They focused on RSV and influenza A (H1N1) viral-induced ARDS, as these are the most common viruses leading to pediatric ARDS, and have specific prophylactic and definitive treatment options.

and...

The effect of inhaled nitric oxide in acute respiratory distress syndrome in children and adults: a Cochrane Systematic Review with trial sequential analysis was published in Anaesthesia this month.  Their primary objective in this systematic review was to examine the effects of inhaled nitric oxide administration on mortality in adults and children with acute respiratory distress syndrome. They concluded "there is insufficient evidence to support inhaled nitric oxide in any category of critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome despite a transient improvement in oxygenation, since mortality is not reduced and it may induce renal impairment."

and also...

A Cochrane Review published in December looked to answer the question "Does NIPPV [nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation] confer greater short-term and long-term benefits without harm to preterm infants with or at risk of respiratory distress compared with [nasal continuous positive airway pressure] NCPAP? They concluded that "early NIPPV does appear to be superior to NCPAP alone for decreasing respiratory failure and the need for intubation and endotracheal tube ventilation among preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Additional studies are needed to confirm these results and to assess the safety of NIPPV compared with NCPAP alone in a larger patient population."

Things that disappear quickly...

I don't normally have time (or inclination) for bread making but I do enjoy making soda bread as it is so quick and easy. I made this Seeded wholemeal soda bread this week...but think I will be making some more tomorrow as it has all gone already!

...and what to go with it?

Has to be a nice cosy soup I think and this Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche is a favourite. 

Tip:If you find peeling a butternut squash awkward (the skins are so hard) you can make it easier by putting the squash in the sink and pouring boiling water over it first or by microwaving it whole for 30 seconds.

Things in the library 4th November

Things about safeguarding...
Just time to book to attend a conference in Leicester on 16th Nov. The conference's purpose is to increase awareness, understanding and inclusion in regards to disabilities within our communities and challenge misinformation, negative perceptions and myths regarding disability.  Include Me TOO have organised this conference in partnership with Strengthening Faiths Institution of  with the support from several leading organisations in this field, NSPCC, Faith Forum London, Barnardo’s FGM Centre, Respond, SCWA (Stop Child Witch Accusation), Forced Marriages Unit and (NWG) National Working Group tackling child sexual exploitation and Jeena.

Things studying chronic fatigue in children
Funded by the NIHR, the FITNET-NHS study is a randomised controlled trial comparing two treatments for children with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) who do not have access to a local specialist CFS/ME service. The study will investigate whether FITNET-NHS (online CBT) is effective in the NHS, and whether it offers value for money compared to Activity Management.
More information is available here.

NICE things
Atopic eczema in under 12s: diagnosis and management - surveillance report 2016
This Surveillance Report focuses on a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE clinical guideline CG57. The appendix includes summaries and references for all new evidence considered.

Things in review
Chronic pain in children: "Interventional Procedures for Chronic Pain in Children and A
dolescents: A Review of the Current Evidence". This review discusses the role of interventional procedures in the treatment of chronic pain in children and adolescents. Due to lack of scientific evidence, significant controversy surrounds the utility of invasive techniques for managing pediatric chronic pain states. Email the library for a copy of the paper

Neurodevelopment in children: "The role of systemic inflammation linking maternal BMI to neurodevelopment in children". Children of obese mothers are at increased risk of developmental adversities. Maternal obesity is linked to an inflammatory in utero environment, which, in turn, is associated with neurodevelopmental impairments in the offspring. This is an integrated mechanism review of animal and human literature related to the hypothesis that maternal obesity causes maternal and fetal inflammation, and that this inflammation adversely affects the neurodevelopment of children. We propose integrative models in which several aspects of inflammation are considered along the causative pathway linking maternal obesity with neurodevelopmental limitations. The full text of the article is available here.

Things to eat for bonfire night
Catherine wheel toad-in-the-hole with honey & mustard onions. Perfect for a cold autumnal bonfire evening, this combination of sausage and Yorkshire pudding in a pretty coiled design is sure to be a family hit