Things in the library 18 July

NICE things
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has a new look website which "makes looking for and using NICE guidance, quality standards etc much simpler and more intuitive"

You can also find all guidelines, technology appraisals, interventional procedures, quality, diagnostic and public health standards relevant to the Trust on the library catalogue  enter  CA/TA/QS/IPG/PH/DG and the number into the search box. If you click on the title you will then see a link to the guidance webpage where you can view, print or save.

Mental Health things

NHS England is taking urgent action to improve access to specialised inpatient mental health services for children and young people after publishing a “frank and honest” report on current provision. In response to the findings NHS England  will urgently do the following:

• Increase general CAMHS specialised beds for young patients – there will be up to 50 new beds around the country with further beds moved according to need;
• Recruit 10 to 20 new case managers working  across the country responsible for ensuring that young people receive appropriate levels of care
• Improve the way people move in and out of specialised care; with consistent criteria for admission and discharge, based on best practice

New things

Journal Club.  There is one more session of the current season on 31 July 8.00-9.00am presented by James Donnelly.  We are         looking for presenters for the next season which starts in Sept 2014. Full details on the Journal Club website here. You can also find previous presentations on the site if you missed them. Please note the change to a Wednesday evening instead of Tuesday

Things for the future

This year's Future of Health conference will be held in central London on 21st November 2014. The conference  "aims to open up dialogue and create a new way of working across health, social care and the third sector to produce the best outcomes for the people they serve. Visit the website for more information.

Sporty things
After the  world cup, Wimbledon, British GrandPrix and The Tour de France (Tour de Yorkshire) what next?? The Commonwealth Glasgow 2014 games start 23rd July - 3rd August

http://www.glasgow2014.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014

http://www.weareengland.org/

Make your own sports drink

Sports drinks are really easy to make - not to mention a lot cheaper than buying expensive bottles in shops. All you need are a few ingredients and a little bit of imagination. Find out how here.

Things in the library 11 July

Things to "eye up"

NICE have issued an Eyes on Evidence commentary on Antipyretic therapy for children with fever. A Cochrane review finds that giving paracetamol and ibuprofen together or one agent after the other is more effective at eliminating fever in febrile children than either therapy alone. They comment  "This is the first published systematic review comparing combined and alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen with single antipyretic treatment to report useful treatment effects (based on 6 trials)."  To read the commentary click here

CHIMAT produces a number of eBulletins to keep you up to date with the latest news, events, policy reports, research and other resources relating to children's, young people's and maternal health.

Child and Maternal Health Knowledge Update

Children's Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing eBulletin

Perinatal and Infant Mental Health eBulletin

Learning Disabilities and CAMHS eBulletin

To subscribe to one or more of the bulletins click here. 

Thing to get involved in

If the Grand Depart inspired you why not slip into your lycra, hop on your saddle and follow in the tyre tracks of the greats!

Your cycle challenge...300 miles, a 4 day bike ride through the Kent countryside to Dover, across the Channel to Calais. Along quiet French country lanes, through traditional market towns , past the war memorials and cemeteries of the Somme. The pièce de résistance of this cycle challenge will be the final cycle up the Champs Elysées to the Arc de Triomphe, following in the tyre tracks of the cycling greats, before watching them cycle the same route the next day in the finale of the Tour de France!  Register online here

Underestimated things

Announcing the new Built-in Orderly Organized Knowledge device, otherwise known as the BOOK. 

In a world full of new technology and electronic access to information it is easy to forget the humble book.  This is an amusing account of it's benefits!

Things to borrow

To find a list of all the new books that have been added to the library catalogue in the last 30 days, click this quick link

Things to note in your diary

The library opening hours will be revised slightly for the summer.  You can find the changes on the library noticeboards or here . 

Journal Club 5.30 - 6.30pm Tuesday 15th July 

"Dipstick Screening for Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants" This will be presented by Charlie Elder.

Favourite things to eat

Cookies and cream fudge brownies! Even the most hardened haters of chocolate brownies will be converted by this recipe for Oreo brownies that Sarah produced last journal club.recipe here

Things in the library 4 July

Things to be aware of

New NICE guidance consultation on co-sleeping - the draft recommendation is extending the advice to infants up to 1 year of age and 

says that midwives, GPs and health visitors should ensure parents and carers are told of the link between co-sleeping (falling asleep with a baby in a bed, or on a sofa or armchair) and 

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Public consultation on these draft recommendations will run until Thursday 31 July 2014.

They also ask healthcare professionals to:

• advise parents and carers that the association between co-sleeping and SIDS is likely to be greater when they, or their partner, smoke
• inform parents and carers that the association between co-sleeping and SIDS potentially increases if they have used drugs and/or recently drunk alcohol
• tell parents and carers that the association between co-sleeping and SIDS potentially increases if their child had a low birth weight or was born prematurely

Commissioning of public health services for children

From 1 October 2015, the responsibility for commissioning children’s public health services, including health visitors, will transfer from NHS England to local authorities. The Department of Health, alongside its partners, has produced documents to support local authorities and other stakeholders through the transition. The documents identify six areas where health visitors have the most impact on children aged 0 to 5’s health and wellbeing:

Overview of the six early years high impact areas

Early Years High Impact Area 1 – Transition to Parenthood & early weeks

Early Years High Impact Area 2 – Maternal (Perinatal) Mental Health

Early Years High Impact Area 3 – Breastfeeding (Initiation and Duration)

Early Years High Impact Area 4 – Healthy weight, healthy nutrition 

Early Years High Impact Area 5 – Managing minor illness & reducing accidents 

Early Years High Impact Area 6 – Health, wellbeing and development of the child age 2                                                   

A Thing to help understand the new NHS

Commissioned by NHS England and written by five doctors in training, 'Understanding the new NHS' is an accessible and informative guide to the NHS for everyone working and training within it.

Things Sheffield medics did in WWI
Sheffield Medics in WW1 exhibition is now officially open and will be until the 28th November 2014, Accessible to the public from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.In addition to the exhibition, a lecture series will continue to run alongside and all lectures are also open to public, although must be booked in advance.Further details about the project can be found on the webpages 

Thursday 24 July 2014 6.00pm - 7.00pm Lecture Theatre 1, B Floor, Medical SchoolLecture by Tom Scotland, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Emeritus
'The changing management of abdominal wounds during the Great War; from "laissez faire" to urgent surgical intervention and lessons learned!''

Wednesday 24 Sept 2014 6.00pm - 7.00pm Lecture Theatre 1, B Floor, Med School
Lecture by Brian Morgan
'Harold Gillies and the Birth of Plastic Surgery in World War One'

Wednesday 8 October 2014 Venue and time to be confirmed
Lecture by Surg Cdr A. W. Lambert OBE, MSc, MS, FRCS (Gen Surg) RN, Mne Andy Grant
'Military and medical training for deployment: the views of a surgeon and Royal Marine'

Things summery to eat

What else but..a salad or what is known in my house as 'Wimbledon salad' this recipe is similar to mine

(C) https://www.flickr.com/photos/floringorgan/4694122800

Things out of the library

I'm off on my holidays next week and then off to a Health Librarians Conference so I will be leaving the blog to Sarah & Kate...and will be checking to see what they have been doing.

If you are off on your holidays soon have a great time and don't forget your holiday reading from the library. This does mean the library will be closed for some Tues & Wed evenings so please check before visiting

Things in the library 27 June

Lots of things published
The NSPCC have brought out a new version of their 'Underwear Rule' for children with learning disabilities and a guide for parents and carers ,The Underwear Rule is a simple way that parents can help keep children safe from abuse - without using scary words or mentioning sex.

The NSPCC have also published a research briefing 'People who abuse children'. This research briefing describes the characteristics of child abusers based on research findings and statistical evidence.It covers the relationship between abusers and their victims; the gender, sexual orientation and age of abusers; how many people abuse children; and risk factors associated with child abuse.

NICE have issued a briefing on 'Looked-after children and young people' this summarises NICE's recommendations for local authorities and partner organisations on promoting the quality of life of looked-after children (including babies) and young people. It is particularly relevant to directors and executive members of children's services and to the work of health and wellbeing boards. It may also be of interest to local safeguarding boards. It can be accessed here

Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People (LACDP) published 'One chance to get it right' -improving people's experience of care in the last few days and hours. An Independent report published by Dept of Health Liverpool Care Pathway review how health and care organisations should care for people in the last days of their life.



Things not surprising to librarians
The American Academy of Pediatricians issued a policy statement this week which " recommends that pediatric providers advise parents of young children that reading aloud and talking about pictures and words in age-appropriate books can strengthen language skills, literacy development and parent-child relationships".

We don't stock children's books here but we have a good selection of leisure reading available for library users to borrow...or a quick read to sit and read in the library with your lunch. Holidays will soon be here ... so stock up on your reading matter now! See the range here

Things to try...tomorrow
The Cochrane library is launching tomorrow (Sat 28 June) their 'Anywhere Systematic Review' which focuses on improving the reading experience of articles on Wiley Online Library. The responsive HTML article will adapt to any device - desktop, tablet, or mobile - to give the optimal reading experience available for articles where you see the Enhanced article option

Things you may have noticed
Opposite the Sheffield Children's Hospital you may have seen a large poem on the end wall of one of the University of Sheffield buildings. What you may not know is that this poem 'In praise of air' by Simon Armitage (Professor of Poetry) is the world’s first catalytic poem. The giant banner on which the poem is printed has been manufactured using revolutionary nano-technology. It is coated with a photocatalyst which eats pollution, enabling the poem to clean the air around it as it sits in place, overlooking the busy A57. Find out more about the project and the science here. Professor Tony Ryan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Science came up with the idea of using treated materials to cleanse the air. He said: “This is a fun collaboration between science and the arts to highlight a very serious issue of poor air quality in our towns and cities."This poem alone will eradicate the nitrogen oxide pollution created by about 20 cars every day.”

Things in the library 20 June

Things published by NICE

New NICE guidance published this week on "The MAGEC system for spinal lengthening in children with scoliosis" it can be read here 

Also "Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection" an evidence update can be downloaded here 

Things to read
Trisha Greenhalgh has published an essay in the BMJ this week 'Evidence based medicine: a movement in crisis?" discussing distortion of evidence, too much evidence, marginal improvements and risk assessment, algorithmic rules and multimorbidity are some of the problems she identifies and she calls for a return to 'real evidence based medicine'. It can be read in full here






"Mental health and behaviour in schools" Department for Education advice for school staff published this week can be read here

Things we did

We had our annual library staff away day this week where we had an interesting discussion on our role within the trust as regards education and we set our objectives for future developments...we didn't go very far away but had a good view of the Henderson's factory!

Also this last week journal club was held - the next one is Tuesday 1st July 17:30-18:30...book the date now




Things to BBQ
With fine weather forecast - and the longest day of the year on Saturday it sounds like a good opportunity for a BBQ.  Mackerel with sizzled garlic, ginger & tomatoes is good for something different or perhaps Stuffed peppers and a great BBQ dessert favourite in my family is Pineapple in lime, vanilla and rum syrup

Things in the library 13th June

Things not in the library - the library staff!
A reminder that we will be closed all day Tuesday 17 June for a staff development day. Books may be returned in the book drop box situated outside the library.

A Thing not to miss - Journal Club
Next Thursday 19 June  at 8.00-9.00  in the Clinical Skills Facility F Floor Stephenson Wing there will be a paper presented by Charlie Elder"Subclinical Cerebral Edema in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis Randomized to 2 Different Rehydration Protocols". 
Journal Club is open to all health professionals and is a fun, informal way of learning to criticize papers and gather evidence to change practice.At each meeting a speaker presents a critical appraisal of a research paper,  using a recognised appraisal tool such as CASP or the GATE frame.Group members then have an informal discussion to determine whether or not current practice should be altered in light of the presenter's findings.If you do not get a chance to read the paper do not worry just come along.

Muffins and drinks are provided at every meeting.

  Please note:  The paper "Dipstick Screening for Urinary Tract Infection in Febrile Infants will be presented on Tuesday 15th July 17.30 - 18.30

Things to guide

Depts of Education and Health have updated their guidance this week on 'Implementing the 0 to 25 special needs system: advice for local authorities and health partners' the documents can be accessed here
Care Quality Commission have published their report "From the pond into the sea: Children’s transition to adult health services" read it  here
Public Health England issued a press release about the child health flu vaccine pilot - early results suggest a positive impact on levels of flu.

Things to find your way to

Mapping Sheffield 10 June – 14 August 2014

Using historic maps from the University of Sheffield map collection this exhibition examines stories of change within the city. It looks at Western Bank and the development of the University; the lost music halls and theatres of ‘Little Piccadilly’; the training of soldiers in the First World War; and public houses and social class in different areas of Sheffield. Details here
Venue:                                   Opening times:
Western Bank Library             Monday to Thursday 9am-7pm
Exhibition Gallery                     Friday 10am-7pm
Western Bank                          Weekends 12pm-6pm
Sheffield S10 2TN

The Alfred Denny Museum of Zoology

The museum was established in 1905 and named after the department's first professor of biology, Alfred Denny. Many of the specimens have been in the museum since the early 1900s when collecting was at its peak.The Alfred Denny Museum (University of Sheffield) is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month for guided tours at 10am, 11am and 12pm, if you are interested in visiting the museum then please book a place for the 5th July tours by clicking the  link 

Things in the library 6 June

Things happening
The library will be open between 10:30 and 15:30 tomorrow Sat 7 June as part of the recruitment day. You are welcome to come in to use the library as normal during this time if you wish.

Infobites on Tuesday 10 June at 13:00 - how to access full text articles - 20 min session with cakes - all welcome. If you don't understand how to get full text articles and why it sometimes seems so difficult this is the session for you.

Advanced warning that the library will be closed on Tuesday 17 June all day for the library staff annual away day where we will be planning services for the next year. Apologies for any inconvenience - books may be returned in the book-drop box outside the library.

Things to read
Health Education England have published their strategic framework for 2014-2029 Framework 15 covering 'Global drivers of change', 'People and patients of the future', Future workforce' and 'Strategic response'. This is all about improving the quality of care for patients by ensuring there are enough staff with the right skills and attitudes. Report here



Things to use
A Patient and Family-Centred Care toolkit has been produced by the King's Fund. The toolkit is a simple, step-by-step method for understanding what a care experience is like, what needs to change, and which small improvements can make a big difference to patients, families and staff alike. Across the country teams have implemented the approach to improve services, ranging from paediatric accident and emergency to the care of frail older people, with measurable results. Two of the case studies follow the patient experience of children - one with asthma and one with acute abdominal pain. Full details here

Things smelly
Ever wondered why old and new books smell as they do... answer here ...feel free to come and stick your nose into our books anytime! (thanks to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Libraries for Tweeting this link)

Things to eat

Keeping on the smelly theme...I love this blue cheese pasta