Things about SPSS
We are often asked if SPSS is available to SCH staff (sorry no) but we do have some good books on using the software to analyse data and IBM are offering a webinar on Tuesday 3 November at 11:00 for 1 hour. If you want to find out more then click the link to sign up.
'A better way to collect the data you need'
Thing we need your help with please
If anyone has a copy of 'Training in Paediatrics' Oxford Speciality Training by Mark Gardiner that they no longer need then the library would be grateful to hear from you as two of our copies have recently been lost/stolen from borrowers (who have paid for their replacement) and as the book is currently out of print we can't replace the missing copies.
Things on Global health
Sheffield Supporting Women in Medicine are hosting a free event open to all on 'Global Health: Putting it all into Perspective' Lecture Theatre 2, University of Sheffield Medical School. It will be an opportunity to see how international, regional and local experiences can compliment and develop your leadership and clinical roles. Thursday 8th October 2015 registration from 5.30 pm with refreshments, speakers from 6.00 pm, networking from 7.00 pm with refreshments and nibbles in Cafe 1828, Medical School.
Register here
Things literary
Sheffield hosts one of the largest literary festivals in the UK during Sept/Oct with most events taking place between 10 – 31 October. There are events for all ages and tastes including: poetry, photography, dramatic readings from 'Sherlock Holmes', the 'Hairy Bikers', Art Therapy and 'The Quantum behaviour of Lobster Protein'! Many events are free and for others there are charges - the venues range between the Crucible theatre and real ale pubs. Find the full details here
Off the Shelf
Things Pharmaceutical
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has released a new
video filmed at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, highlighting how pharmacists can improve patient care in Accident and Emergency Departments. It shows what a specially-trained pharmacist can achieve in A&E and the impact the role has had on other health professionals in the department.
Things for a child with epilepsy
An
epilepsy passport has been developed by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health aimed at improving communication between professionals & keeping children and young people out of hospital. The passport is designed to be carried by a child with epilepsy to provide healthcare professionals with easily accessible and up-to-date information on their condition in the event of an emergency. In addition, it will mean that parents do not need to repeat their child’s epilepsy history at each medical visit a major frustration for parents.
Things about mental health
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced the appointment of a mental health champion for schools in England. Natasha Devon's role will involve raising awareness of and reducing stigma around mental health issues.
Things published
Simply by growing up in a certain part of England a child under five is more likely to have poor health that will impact the rest of their lives. The first five years of a child's life are critical to their future development. The NCB report
'Poor Beginnings: Health Inequalities among young children across England' is based on official data published by Public Health England. It looks at four key measures of young children's health and well-being - obesity, tooth decay, accidental injury and 'school readiness'. The report provides a clear picture of the health of children under five years old living in England and shows how growing up in different areas of the country has a dramatic effect on their lives.
Things for a healthy NHS workplace
A toolkit has been published to support NHS organisations to improve the staff health, wellbeing, effectiveness and productivity by providing practical, step-by-step information on how to implement the six pieces of workplace guidance from NICE. Download it
here
Things for Royal College of Nursing members
Important
changes to rules on lapsed NMC registration as from November anyone who allows their registration to lapse will be taken off the register immediately. There is no longer a grace period for late payment. Re-admission to the register may take between two to six weeks. Continuing to work as a nurse or midwife while not on the NMC register contravenes the code and is illegal. It could result in suspension from work and difficulties with your employer.
Things to learn and eat
Sarah recently was out at
Embrace delivering her Critical Appraisal course over 4 sessions and introducing them to Journal Club. Sarah's
Carrot and Orange muffins that she made were very well received. They have carrot in so they must be healthy..right??!! If you want to learn how to critically appraise an article the next course is 20th October 9:30-13:00 at SCH so
email to book a place.....but if you want muffins you will need to attend Journal Club 1st October 8:00 - 9:00 F Floor Stephenson Wing. All SCH staff welcome.
Wednesday 28th October 17:30 to 18:30. Muffins... and the paper being presented and discussed is "Does prompt treatment of urinary tract infection in preschool children prevent renal scarring.". Journal Club is a fun, informal way to discuss, share and learn..and eat muffins. All SCH clinical staff welcome.
This is the Children's Commissioner's recent address to the LGA's National Children and Adult Services Conference on Changing childhoods - Changing the odds - Changing the future
‘You should only have to tell your story once, to someone who is dedicated to helping you, and you shouldn't have to repeat it to lots of different people' so a ‘passport’ style brief of key facts that children and young people using mental health services can use to help them avoid repeating their history and preferences was launched last week
A nationally developed evidence-based guideline on 'The management of children and young people with an acute decrease in concious level' has been updated by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 
One of the recent books we bought has a cover that always makes me smile it is 'Blind Spots - why we fail to do what's right and what to do about it'. All about human behaviour and ethics in our workplaces, institutions and everyday lives.
I made some lovely biscuits last week using this basic recipe and there are specific suggestions of ones to make with children in this guide . It's really nice to experiment by adding different ingredients - my chocolate and dried cherry ones went very quickly!
