Things in the library 17th January...

Things about healthcare systems...

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services published a position paper 'A health care system that works for all children' last year (ADCS is the national leadership association in England for statutory directors of children's services and their senior teams). In their executive summary they state:

"ADCS members believe that now, more than ever, there is a real need for a national commitment to ensure that the NHS of the future has children at it’s heart and children’s health and wellbeing services are given parity with those of older people."

Things about CAMHS...

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published its Annual Report on access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). The study examines access to specialist services, waiting times for treatment, and provision for the most vulnerable children in England. The research is based on new data obtained using freedom of information (FOI) requests to mental health providers and local authorities over the course of a year. This data is not published by the NHS. The majority of lifelong mental health problems develop early on, during childhood or adolescence. The wider economic costs of mental ill health in England are vast, estimated at £105bn each year.

Things in the news today...
Sepsis
Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study is the article on which the headlines are commenting. The interpretation of the results from the authors is:

"Despite declining age-standardised incidence and mortality, sepsis remains a major cause of health loss worldwide and has an especially high health-related burden in sub-Saharan Africa."

Social Media
Along with exploring the impact of screen time generally, this paper 'Technology use and the mental health of children and young people' from the Royal College of Psychiatrists also explores the impact of different types of screen use: negative content; how vulnerable groups may be affected such as those with mental health problems and very young
children; potential for bullying and safeguarding issues; as well as the potential for addiction. In addition, guidance is provided for children and young people, parents and carers, clinicians and teachers.

Things about patient feedback...

The National Institute for Health Research published a themed review this week on Improving Care by Using Patient Feedback. There are many different reasons for looking at patient experience feedback data. Data is most often used for performance assessment and benchmarking in line with regulatory body requirements,  making comparisons with other healthcare providers or to assess progress over time. Staff are sometimes unaware of the feedback, or when they are, they struggle to make sense of it in a way that can lead to improvements. They are not always aware of unsolicited feedback, such as that received online and when they are, they are often uncertain how to  respond. 

• Staff need the time, skills and resources to make changes in practice. In many organisations, feedback about patient experience is managed in different departments from those that lead quality improvement. Whilst most organisations have a standardised method for quality improvement, there is less clarity and consistency in relation to using patient experience data.
• Staff act on informal feedback in ways that are not always recognised as improvement. Where change does happen, it tends to be on transactional tasks rather than relationships and the way patients feel. 
• The research featured in this review shows that these challenges can be overcome and provides recommendations and links to practical resources for services and staff.

Things to take part in...
The next Randomised Coffee Trial will be taking place in the SCH Trust in February. Sign-up now via this link . If you previously asked to be included in all future RCTs there is no need to sign up again. If you are new to the Trust - our RCTs run two or three times a year, you sign up and are randomly matched to someone else and you arrange to meet at a mutually convenient time for 30-40 mins to chat about anything you like. It is a good way of meeting new colleagues, taking time out and widening networks. The positive responses we get show how much it is enjoyed. Last time we had a few people who signed up but then didn't make contact with their matchee..please be courteous and inform the library and the other person if you cannot meet so that we can try to re-match the other person.

Things to make...
If you want a nice brunch dish there are some good suggestions here based on baked eggs.

Things in the Library 11 Dec

Things about service evaluation

The NHS 111 project aims to evaluate urgent and emergency care services to provide system wide learning for commissioners and providers to deliver better care for children and young people.
The RCPCH, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, The Health Foundation and Picker Institute Europe jointly produced the report 'The use of primary and secondary care services by children and young people following contact with NHS 111 - investigating the experience and patient flow of four common conditions.' View the recommendations and conclusions of the report. Also they jointly produced the report ‘A service evaluation of the pathways of care for children <5 years through the NHS following contact with NHS 111: a pilot evaluation with a focus on children with fever.'


Things to keep you informed
We already have our e-prompt service where you can sign up to get emails on recent publications in your chosen specialities see here for details. Recently we have been automatically adding some of these to our Twitter feed. If you follow us on Twitter please let us know if you are finding this useful or too much information.

Things to come to..cakes and coffee

Make a note in your diaries to come to our Christmas coffee and cakes morning from 10:30 to 12:00 on Monday 21st December, F Floor Stephenson Wing. A drop in session when the library staff will be available to help you with  information, sorting email, reference management, Athens accounts, accessing journal articles and how to turn your old copies of the BNF into Christmas trees and angels.

Things to read
You can also take the opportunity to borrow some leisure reading for the Christmas break - we have just added some new fiction items  this list also shows items due to be available soon - if you login to your library account you can reserve one of these items if you wish - or email us if you haven't set a PIN on your library account. One of our new books is Alan Bennett's 'Lady in the Van' - the film is well worth seeing if you can still catch it at the cinema.

Things about the Blitz - 75 years ago
Did you know that on the nights of Thursday Dec 12th and 15th 1940 Sheffield suffered devastating air raid attacks which became known as Sheffield Blitz. Sheffield was always likely to be a target because of the steel factories making munitions and parts for Spitfires. It lasted a terrifying 9 hours and over 300 aircraft were involved. If you have ever wondered why there are so few old buildings in Sheffield City Centre this is the reason as the areas that suffered most devastation were the city centre (The Moor along with Sharrow, Nether Edge, Heeley, Pitsmoor, Broomhill, Millhouses, Meersbrook, and Woodseats. There were around 600 dead, 500 seriously injured, and 3,000 houses and shops damaged beyond repair. Altogether, around 82,000 properties were damaged. At the City General Hospital the top brass had tin hats but nurses frequently had to make do with enamel bowls tied on their heads with straps made of bandages. Because of the naval blockade, there was already a shortage of some dressings and packing for wounds. They reverted to collecting sphagnum moss from the moors above Sheffield which they sterilised and then used in some operations.
Tomorrow (Saturday)  at 7.15pm, Second World War air raid sirens will ring out across Sheffield to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Blitz. Before this two original 1940s searchlights will be beamed into the sky from The Moor – an area of the city centre that was virtually flattened in the attacks. Members of the public are being encouraged to ‘black out’ their homes at the same time for two minutes, to mark the moment the bombs started to fall on the city. The event will hail the start of a two-and-a-half year Heritage Lottery Fund supported project to commemorate, research and examine the legacy of the Sheffield Blitz

Things presented beautifully 

Information presented to make sense is always important and the examples shown here are truly amazing.


If you want to learn more about Infographics and try something out for yourself then this blog entry might be useful - it gives you background information and some examples to try.


Things to bring...Food for thought
This Christmas, the Sheffield Children's Chaplaincy team are supporting a community initiative to collect donations for local independent foodbanks and they are looking for donations from members of staff! There will be a special drop off point under the Christmas tree in the Chapel, D Floor, Blue Wing, which is open 24/7 from 1 to 18 December.Colleagues at the Becton Centre, Centenary House, Flockton House and Ryegate can also gather contributions which will be collected by 18 December.Things they need:
Tins of; soup, beans, tomato, veg, curry, stews, puddings, custard.
Dried pasta, rice, coffee, tea, cuppa soups, hot chocolate, breakfast cereals.
Jars of sauces; pasta, curry, stir fry.
Tampons and towels, festive food with long best before dates, gifts and treats.