Things in the library 28th May...

 Things about free books... 

It’s been almost a month since World Book Night and we hope that if you were one of the people who collected a book from us that you enjoyed it! This year, there were over 100,000 books donated to organisations across the UK and Ireland, including libraries, prisons, hospitals, care homes, schools, and many more. 

If you did receive a book then World Book Night Organisation would love to have your feedback.

PS we have 2 copies left if you want to call up to the library.

Things about Genomics... 

The government will develop global standards and policies for sharing genomic health data under new plans that aim to make the UK a global leader in the area.The Genome Implementation Plan 2021-22 sets out bold ambitions to improve care, treatment and diagnosis using genome sequencing. Working with partners in the genomics community, the government set out 27 commitments to deliver over the next 12 months, including the development of global standards and policies for sharing genomic and related health data.

As part of this the National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust will contribute total of £4.5 million over the next five years to the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health to ensure the standards are easily accessible and usable by global genomic and data sharing programmes.

Other “high priority actions” include faster diagnosis and treatment of cancer; whole genome sequencing for patients with rare diseases; and the recruitment of five million people to take part in research to accelerate the detection of disease. The work builds upon the 100,000 Genomes Project, with the government now committing to sequencing one million whole genomes – 500,000 genomes in the NHS and 500,000 in UK Biobank – in a bid to transform healthcare in the UK and create jobs.

Things about innovation... 

An in-depth study examining approaches to spreading and adopting innovation in the health sector has been published by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) to help AHSNs, and partners, understand and harness the AHSN collective experience and expertise.

The review, which identifies the different approaches used across the 15 AHSNs within the Network, highlights the complexity of spread work; the diversity of approaches; the influential factors; and provides recommendations for the future. This research provides the first aggregated view of approaches and challenges to spread and adoption across the AHSN Network, to help the AHSNs and our partners understand the complexity and variation. As well as mapping approaches across the AHSN Network, the review included a deep dive into the Transfers of Care Around Medicines (TCAM) national programme.

Read a summary of the report including additional recommendations for the wider health and care system based on the findings.

Things about patient safety... 

The recently published update to the NHS patient safety strategy outlined a new commitment to explore and address inequalities in patient safety.

New patient safety initiatives the strategy introduced:

• Patient Safety Syllabus – 13 May 2021, Health Education England in collaboration with Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) and NHS England and NHS Improvement, has published the first National patient safety syllabus. The syllabus will underpin the development of patient safety curricula for all NHS staff.
• Patient Safety Incident Management System (PSIMS) – November 2020, PSIMS will commence its public beta stage in early 2021. From this point, organisations with compatible local risk management systems will be able to start recording patient safety events on PSIMS instead of the existing National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS). 
• Patient safety partners – October 2020, our consultation on the draft ‘Framework for involving patients in patient safety’ closed 18 October 2020. A final version of the framework will be published in 2021 providing guidance on how the NHS can involve patients and their carers in their own safety; as well as being partners, alongside staff, in improving patient safety in NHS organisations. 
• Patient Safety Specialists – September 2020, we have launched the patient safety specialists initiative that will see NHS organisations identifying at least one member of staff to the role of their patient safety specialist, to oversee and support patient safety activities across their organisation. 
• Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) – 10 March 2020, we have published a new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) webpage, including details of our work with a small number of early adopters who are testing an introductory version of the framework. The PSIRF is being developed to replace the current Serious Incident Framework with updated guidance on how NHS organisations should respond to patient safety incidents, and how and when a patient safety investigation should be conducted. This testing phase will be used to inform the creation of a final version of the PSIRF which we anticipate will be published in Spring 2022.
• National Patient Safety Alerts –  the first National Patient Safety Alert was issued by our national patient safety team in November 2019 following its accreditation to issue the new types of alerts. All national bodies that issue alerts are going through a process of accreditation to issue National Patient Safety Alerts to ensure they meet a set criteria to improve their effectiveness and support providers to better implement the required actions. In March 2020 the MHRA became the second national body to be accredited

Things about obesity... 

There were more than one million admission to NHS hospitals in 2019/20 where obesity was a factor, according to new figures published by NHS Digital.

The Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet; England, 2021 is an annual compendium of data on obesity, including hospital admissions, prescription items, obesity prevalence among adults and children as well as physical activity and diet.

• 27% of men and 29% of women were obese. Around two thirds of adults were overweight or obese, this was more prevalent among men (68%) than women (60%)
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• Children living in the most deprived areas were more than twice as likely to be obese, than those living in the least deprived areas
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• 13.3% of Reception children living in the most deprived areas were obese compared to 6.0% of those living in the least deprived areas
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• 27.5% of Year 6 children living in the most deprived areas were obese compared to 11.9% of those living in the least deprived areas

Things to discuss... 

Reading Group next week will be talking about 'Why I am no longer talking to white people about race' by Reni Eddo-Lodge, please contact the library if you would like the joining link. The next book will be 'American Dirt' by Jeanine Cummins which will make for an interesting conversation following on from this month's book.

Things to do over the Bank Holiday... 

Stay safe! If you want to try to avoid the crowds there are some more unusual places to visit locally here ....but don't all go at once ....and do check opening times/booking etc if relevant. Who knew about the Star Disc?

Things to make...

Finally some lovely weather is being forecast so I expect the BBQs will be in operation this weekend. For a nice veggie recipe try asparagus rafts ... asparagus is in season in the shops now. 

Things in the library 4th Sept...

Things about treasure... 

As part of our ongoing (and sadly curtailed) 70th birthday celebrations September sees the launch of our library catalogue quiz and treasure hunt...there is a prize for the winner! Quiz entries to be submitted by 17:00 September 30th and the quiz can be accessed here. All the answers can be found on our library catalogue and you don't need to login to find the answers. Although if you are a library user there are additional services open to you in managing your library account if you do login - ask us if you need a PIN. 

Things to read... 

The last book the Reading group read was 'When I had a little sister' which was given a score of 75% and our next read is'The Versions of us' by Laura Barnett on 7th October. One of the themes of the book we have just read related to the isolation of farming families so the report below seemed an interesting one to include in this week's blog.

Things about the countryside... 

Living in rural and remote areas can create distinct challenges for children’s mental health. Poor transport infrastructure, fewer local choices, alienation and isolation, poor digital connectivity, and a lack of opportunities to socialise with peers outside of school can all have an impact on children and their wellbeing.

Children in sparsely populated areas also face significant barriers to accessing support, and years of cuts to public services have made it even harder for local services to offer children the help they need. These difficulties are disproportionately experienced by children living in poverty (which is often more hidden in rural areas), children who have complex needs and children who face other risks of exclusion, alienation and marginalisation (such as young carers, disabled children, children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, and LGBTQ+ children).

Funded by BBC Children in Need, The space between us explores evidence about the mental health and wellbeing of children aged between 8 and 13 years living in isolated communities across the UK. Half of mental health problems emerge before the age of 14, and therefore opportunities to intervene in the preceding years could make a significant difference by increasing protective factors and minimising risks of poor mental health.

The report calls for action to boost children’s mental health in rural and coastal communities. This includes funding for local councils to improve wellbeing, investment in digital infrastructure in places that have been left behind, and developing promising approaches to supporting children’s wellbeing such as mobile support services, peer support networks and better use of existing community spaces.

Things about patient safety... 

The requirement for NHS organisations in England to identify one or more person as their designated Patient Safety Specialist(s) is a key part of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy. These specialists will work full time as patient safety experts, providing dynamic, senior leadership, visibility and support. In addition, they will support the development of a patient safety culture, safety systems and improvement activity. Specialists will also work in networks with Patient Safety Specialists from other organisations to share good practice and learn from each other, making them fundamental to patient safety across the NHS in England. Ultimately each Patient Safety Specialist will be fully trained in the national patient safety syllabus. A website with more information is available.

Things about food insecurity... 

An article about food insecurity in BMC Public Health seemed timely as more people are being affected by this in the UK. As more people are living with one or more chronic health conditions, supporting patients to become activated, self-managers of their conditions has become a key health policy focus both in the UK and internationally. There is also growing evidence in the UK that those with long term health conditions have an increased risk of being food insecure. While international evidence indicates that food insecurity adversely affects individual’s health condition management capability, little is known about how those so affected manage their condition(s) in this context. An investigation of lived experience of health condition management was undertaken with food insecure people living in north east Scotland. The study aimed to explore the challenges facing food insecure people in terms of:

• their self-care condition management practices 
• disclosing and discussing the experience of managing their condition with a health care professional
• notions of the support they might wish to receive from them. 

Things about child health... 

 The Institute for Public Policy Research states that the UK health has improved radically in the 20th century, but progress has since stalled. The believe the UK now has the opportunity to make another ‘giant leap’ forward; to achieve this, the government will need to address growing levels of ‘health risk’ faced by children. Any progress would be good for health, business and the economy. Their report The Whole Society Approach: making a giant leap on childhood health  is available.

Things about children online... 

Data sits at the heart of the digital services children use every day. From the moment a young person opens an app, plays a game or loads a website, data begins to be gathered. Who’s using the service? How are they using it? How frequently? Where from? On what device? That information may then inform techniques used to persuade young people to spend more time using services, to shape the content they are encouraged to engage with, and to tailor the advertisements they see. For all the benefits the digital economy can offer children, we are not currently creating a safe space for them to learn, explore and play. This new statutory code of practice on age appropriate design looks to change that, not by seeking to protect children from the digital world, but by protecting them within it.

Things about post Covid... 

A report from The Health Foundation Generation 'COVID-19 Building the case to protect young people’s future health'. Emerging evidence on the economic and social impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shows that young people aged 12–24 years are one of the worst-affected groups, particularly in terms of the labour market and mental health outcomes.

Things about a good childhood... 

A report from the Children's Society states that there has been a continued decrease in average happiness with life among 10-15 year olds in the UK. 

• Happiness with friends is in decline.
• 15-year olds in the UK were among the saddest and least satisfied with their lives in Europe.
• The Coronavirus pandemic affected children’s happiness due to the lack of choice they had in life.

Things to eat...

We had this Smoked mackerel pilau rice earlier this week, I was a little sceptical about what it would be like but it was actually really good, we added the eggs as suggested. 

Things in the library 31st Jan...

The last day...                                              

Today is the last chance to sign up for the next Randomised Coffee Trial at SCH, and to take part in our January quiz.        

Things about workload, stress & patient safety...
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently dedicated a podcast to this subject.

"The relationship between workload and stress, and the risk this poses for practitioners and patients alike, need more attention. On this episode of WIHI, IHI's longtime safety expert Frank Federico, RPh, and James Won, PhD, talk about the field of human factors in health care, and the role that human factors can play in addressing today's work-related stress."

You will need to create a free account to login to access the content.

Things about patient complaints...

A blog from Sir Robert Francis QC explains how hospitals can cultivate public trust in complaints. This new report – Shifting the mindset (2020) – investigates how hospitals report on complaints and whether current efforts are sufficient to build public trust.

"Complaints should be seen by hospitals as an opportunity to learn. The public expects the NHS to learn from mistakes, and to be kept informed about how these changes are made. Four in five people have told us that seeing where other people’s complaints have made a difference would encourage them to speak up. Yet fewer than half of NHS hospitals in England (38%) are reporting on any action taken in response to complaints raised by patients and loved ones. Complaints are a valuable tool which help hospitals spot and tackle issues quickly. They should not be seen by hospitals as something to ‘be managed’, but as an opportunity to learn and improve. To have a complaints system that works, the NHS must give patients the confidence to speak up by showing them how their views are heard and acted upon."

Things about technology in the classroom...

Trials of pioneering technology to help disabled pupils in the classroom will take place across the country in the first programme of its kind in the world. Speaking at a education technology show on 22 January, Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Chris Skidmore announced plans to fund trials of ground-breaking assistive technology for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in up to 100 schools and colleges.
Innovations are expected to include ‘text-to-speech’ and ‘speech recognition’ software, which can help pupils with dyslexia improve their reading and proof-reading. Other trials include the use of eye-gaze technology, which can help pupils with severe motor impairments to communicate, helping to level the playing field for children with additional needs.


Things about the King's Fund...
The King's Fund have chosen three areas of focus for the next five years, where they feel they have the greatest opportunity to use their skills and resources to improve health and care.


                                            
Things about health inequality...

The Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust have published their latest QualityWatch on health inequalities.There are different types of inequalities in health care that might arise from the region of the country you live in, your ethnicity, gender, or socio-economic status. This data story takes a closer look at the association between deprivation in the area that a patient lives and quality of care.(It is also a really clear way of visualising data.)

Things about brain development...
From the NSPCC an easy to understand set of web pages on How childhood trauma affects child brain development backed up with a list of references. Using accurate references to show people where your information has come from is something that sometimes daunts those who are returning to education after a period of time. Don't forget that via our Book a Librarian service you can arrange one to one help with using Mendeley (reference managing software) or for a general chat abut how to use quotations and references.

Things the Royal Foundation want to know...
Through their 5 Big Questions, they want to bring together the thoughts of individuals, organisations and businesses so that together we can build the healthiest generation in history by giving every child the best start in life.They want to hear from all adults living across the UK, if you are 16 or above and live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, whether you have children or not – there are no right or wrong answers, they want to hear what you think.

Things to eat...
During my time living, working and giving birth(!) in the Netherlands we were close to Den Bosch ('s-Hertogenbosch) so it was a great outing when we had guests to go to a cafe there for Bossche Bollen...think of them as a round eclairs but much bigger...our 2 year old could make a lot of mess with one!

Things in the library 8 Sept

Things at risk... Patient safety
As the NHS faces up to another tough winter, NHS Providers, the organisation that represents 97% of  hospital, mental health, community and ambulance service trusts in England, is calling for an immediate emergency cash injection of between £200 and £350 million to enable the NHS to manage patient safety risk this winter.
In a new report published today, NHS Providers gives its latest assessment of the state of play on planning for what is currently heading for a worse winter than last year – widely regarded as the worst winter for the NHS in recent times.

Things to help life sciences...
Industry proposals to help the UK’s life sciences sector become an international benchmark for success were unveiled this month. The report, written by Life Science’s Champion Professor Sir John Bell, provides recommendations to government on the long term success of the life sciences sector. It was written in collaboration with industry, academia, charity, and research organisations.
The report is organised into 7 themes:

• Health Advanced Research Programme (HARP) proposal
• reinforcing the UK science offer
• growth and infrastructure
• NHS collaboration
• data
• skills
• regulation

Little known things...

University hospitals play a crucial role in the NHS, delivering high-quality acute care, training the doctors and health professionals of tomorrow and conducting groundbreaking clinical research. 

The five key themes of the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy – science, growth, NHS, data and skills – find their home in university hospitals. Having the right combination of specialist personnel and research infrastructure has made these Trusts the ideal partners for industry. 

The NHS Confederation have been working with the Association of UK University Hospitals to set out the vital role and contribution they make. 

You can see the document here.

Things to support NHS clinical genetics and genomics services

In October 2016 an evidence session explored whether and how the National Data Guardian (NDG) might help to address concerns about the legitimacy of genomic data sharing within the NHS for direct care and routine service delivery. This paper published in August 2017, describes the key issues emerging from the evidence session and further discussions with others stakeholders. Dr Mark Taylor, a member of the NDG panel, has also authored an article about this work.

Things to attend..

Reform strategies for the NHS: effective or cosmetic cladding? This is the title of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health's seventh ScHARR Pemberton Lecture which will take place on Wednesday 27 September 2017 at 5.15pm at Lecture Theatre 1, The Diamond.

In this lecture, Jennifer Dixon, chief executive of the Health Foundation,  draws on her experience from academe, medicine, policy analysis, and the wide portfolio of activities by the Health Foundation to prompt discussion on how progress in the NHS might be optimised.

Things to eat on a budget

I discovered the BBC has a collection of recipes for students on a budget. Very useful for my daughter who I have just taken back to Leeds College of Art.  Since she is vegetarian I have chosen a suitable dish. (Sarah)

Paneer-stuffed pancakes

These cheap and cheerful paneer pancakes take just 20 minutes to plate up and make an iron-rich veggie meal for two. Spoon on mango chutney and enjoy.