Coming soon ...

We've had many enquiries from night staff and our PCT members about being able to drop off books out of hours. Thanks to the Health Care Libraries Unit we have now ordered a book return box to be situated in the Internet Cafe in the hospital.

Unfortunately there is a 2 month delivery date on this but it gives you time to check you know where to find the Internet Cafe and how to get into it. Library staff will tell you this information on production of your Library card.

Look out for the announcement of its installation.

New look Library

I think you'll be able to spot the difference. The environment is much fresher with a feeling of space. A big thank you to all who helped with ideas, muscles and fortitude! The end has really been worth it.

Difficult decisions ahead - a note from the Library Manager

We are all aware of budget constraints but journals continue to go up in price; many by much more than the current rate of inflation.

I am likely to have to make some difficult decisions over journals for 2009. I know that I will have to cut at least one journal from Elsevier as we have been quoted an exceptionally large increase unless I can renegotiate the price quoted. I will endeavour to contact those who might be affected.

Best Practice

Trial access via Athens to Best Practice until 31/10/2009. Logon via http://www.athens.nhs.uk/ choosing My Athens and logon via the resources list or by clicking here

What is Best Practice?

Best Practice is a completely new concept in decision-support information.It combines the latest research evidence from Clinical Evidence with peer reviewed expert opinion and guidelines. Structured around the patient consultation, it covers diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. Your instant second opinion.

Get started:
1. Search
Type a keyword (such as “chest pain”, “asthma” or “ECG”) into the free-text “Search Best Practice” box.
2. Browse
Browse by content type (condition or assessment), by specialty, or alphabetically.

For more instructions, visit the ‘Help’ section.

Training sessions for October

Here are the dates for the training sessions we're running in October:

Monday 5th October 9-10am Athens: It's all Greek to me

Monday 12 October 4-5pm Finding journal articles

Wednesday 14th October 1.30-4.30pm Evidence-based resources: the Cochrane Library & more

Thursday 22nd October 12-1pm Electronic books

Tuesday 27th October 4-5pm Bite-sized literature searching

Friday 30 October 1.30-4.30pm In depth literature searching

Why not come along and try something new? Or refresh your memory and update your skills.... Remember - all the sessions are FREE. Ring 0161 419 4690 to book your place.

Changes to DynaMed

For those of you who may not know, DynaMed is an evidence-based clinical reference tool for healthcare professionals for use primarily at the point-of-care. The information is presented in bullet points, making it easy to navigate, and it is regularly updated with the best current evidence and guidelines.

From October, access to DynaMed will change. Go to http://www.athens.nhs.uk/ and click on MyAthens. Log in using your Athens username and password. Select EBSCOhost databases from the list of resources, and the link to DynaMed will appear in the new window that opens. You will then be able to search the resource in the usual way.

Websites for health data and statistics

Some useful resources for health data and statistical information include:

• Profiling Stockport Live. Census and national data is available, as well as local information on health and social care in communities in the area



• NorthWest Public Health Observatory. Public health information, including local authority profiles for a variety of indicators



• Hospital Episode Statistics. National statistics for NHS hospitals in England and also for NHS hospital patients treated elsewhere



• NHS Information Centre for health and social care. This website now has a new search engine which searches approximately 200 quality health and social care sources



• UK National Statistics. Data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Also includes some data from government departments



• National Center for Health Statistics. Data is provided by the US government
  
  
  
• World Health Organisation data and statistics. Four databases provide data from all the WHO member states
  

Profiling Stockport Live: understanding communities and inequalities

Profiling Stockport Live is a website containing a wide range of local data about Stockport. There is information relating to health and wellbeing needs and demographic trends, such as educational attainment and housing benefit take-up. This data can often be broken down to within very small geographical areas. (All data is anonymised to protect confidentiality.)

The site also hosts two hubs: the Inequalities Evidence Hub has reports and data about the extent of inequalities in Stockport, and the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Hub identifies trends and priorities for health and social care for 2009-2011.

Access to the website is available to Stockport Council and its partners from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Users are normally members of the Stockport Partnership. Registration is required, and you will need to give your work e-mail address (students need to supply their university e-mail address.) To register, please click on the following address: https://interactive.stockport.gov.uk/profile/

SEPTEMBER 2009

There is still time to escape for that late summer break ... on the other hand you could visit the new look library, attend a course or find some evidence on the web!

TRAINING DATES FOR SEPTEMBER

Friday 04 September 2009
Using PubMed Effectively 9.30 -12am

Monday 07 September 2009
BITE SIZED OPTION : Internet for Beginners 12 – 1pm

Wednesday 16 September 2009
BITE SIZED OPTION Finding Journal Articles 8.30 – 9.30am

Friday 25 September 2009
BITE SIZED OPTION Literature Searching 9 – 10am

Wednesday 30 September 2009
IN DEPTH Literature Searching 9 - 12

NHS Evidence: September Annual Evidence Updates

7 September 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B/C www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver
A systematic literature search on Hepatitis B and C to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last AEU in 2008, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading experts from around the UK have read and appraised these for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician. This year we have also begun to identify uncertainties in research to contribute to the DUETs project (see www.library.nhs.uk/duets for more details).

Annual Evidence Update on Gastrointestinal symptoms in supportive and palliative care
www.library.nhs.uk/palliative
* Mouth care
* Diarrhoea
* Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding

14 September 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia www.library.nhs.uk/laterlife
Provides healthcare professionals with a clear path to the most important recent evidence on: * Alzheimer's
* Vascular Dementia
* Dementia with Lewy Bodies
* Frontotemporal Dementia
* Mixed Dementia

Annual Evidence Update on Eczema www.library.nhs.uk/skin
The results of a search for new national guidance and systematic reviews. There will be the collection’s usual “what’s new” analysis, discussing the new evidence and its implications for clinical practice—this year written by Professor Hywel Williams and Dr Jonathan Batchelor.

21 September 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Osteoarthritis www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal and www.library.nhs.uk/trauma_orthopaedics
Tthis publication will consist of all of the relevant systematic reviews that have been published in the last 12 months along with any other important material such as national guidelines.

Annual Evidence Update on Surgical aspects of faecal incontinence www.library.nhs.uk/theatres
This AEU will highlight relevant, good quality evidence published between July 2008 and July 2009, focusing specifically on surgical management (including biofeedback and implants).

28 September 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care ww.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth
The update brings together the results of a comprehensive literature search for new research published since July 2008. Topics include:
* information needs
* common pregnancy problems
* provision of antenatal care
* antenatal ultrasound
* fetal heart rate monitoring.

Annual Evidence Update on Hyperthyroidism www.library.nhs.uk/ent
Research on thyroid disorders continues to proliferate and this evidence update will present a concise summary of the latest guidelines, systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials on hyperthyroidism, combined with a list of current therapeutic uncertainties to prioritise future research.

DYNAMED

Dynamed has been purchased by the NHS nationally but at the end of September the contract is coming to an end. We are hoping to secure funds to allow us to purchase it. If we do succeed authentication will be by Athens password, giving access to this excellent source from outside the Trust.

If you haven't used it before I suggest you take a look at

http://www.cks.nhs.uk/dynamed

Check out the guidelines and reviews for areas you are interested in. It has been reported that this is one of the quickest way to find a comprehensive collection of relevant guidelines in any area.

WE HAVE CHANGED

COME AND VISIT THE EDUCATION CENTRE LIBRARY

In August some alterations have been carried out in the Library. So why not come up to the 1st Floor in Pinewood and visit us. ALL staff members (not just medical or nursing) can join. We have a small but interesting fiction collection as well as books on management and IT and naturally a large collection of medical books.

To celebrate our new look entrance we are giving the first 20 people to borrow an item on Thursday 3rd September a rather nice hessian bag (that is the one with GMHELP on it!!!) Everyone is welcome. We are open from 9 to 5.30.

OUT OF HOURS Library key holders

Your key will continue to be necessary to enter the building and use the computers in F04. However, the library entrance is now by keypad. Either ask in the library for the code or find it on the Knowledge Zone under a news item.