New books available in the library

There are a number of new books available in the library on topics including research, leadership and health improvement.

New titles available include: Effective leadership: How to be a successful leader, Measuring and valuing health benefits for economic evaluation, A beginner’s guide to evidence based practice, Bringing user experience to healthcare improvement and Leadership roles and management functions in nursing.

Books are available in the 1829 Building Library. Library users with access to the Trust’s extranet can search the library catalogue here.

ZETOC alert – new URL

ZETOC alert is an email alerting service which enables users to keep up to date with the latest news articles and papers. Registered users have contents pages of specific journals sent directly to their email inbox.

The service draws from the British Library’s database of 20,000 journals and is updated on a daily basis.

The URL for accessing ZETOC alert is now available here.

For more information on accessing table of contents alerts through ZETOC, the library has produced an information guide which is available here.

New Horizon Scanning Topics

A number of new topics are being added to the range of those already published as part of the Horizon Scanning project.

The new topics include Child Health, Maternity and Patient Safety. The new bulletins are more focussed on acute topics, but maintain their original aim of looking for information on best practice and innovation in service delivery.

Horizon scanning bulletins on Falls Prevention and Orthopaedics are available here.

Commissioning

NHS Evidence has published its latest bulletin for those involved in commissioning for health and well-being.

NHS Evidence-Commissioning contains the best available evidence, examples of good practices, policy and data to support world class commissioning. A bulletin is published every month to inform readers about new additions to the collection.  NHS Evidence – Commissioning is also available as an RSS feed, or you can follow updates on Twitter.

Health Care Risk Report

The library has taken out a subscription to Health Care Risk Report. The journal focuses on patient safety, clinical and non-clinical risk.

The current issue, which is now available in the library, contains an article on the steps which NHS Western Cheshire are using to manage risk within the organisation.

Medical Engagement and Organisational Performance

John Clark, the NHS Institute’s Director of Medical Leadership, will be presenting an Expert on Call webinar on 15th April 2010 on the theme of Medical Engagement and Organisational Performance. John Clark has also written a Guest Editorial on the subject of Medical Engagement, which is available through the NHS Institute.

All that is needed to take part in the webinar is a good internet connection and a telephone. You can register for the webinar here.

Expert on Call webinars provided by the Institute every month. A list of topics covered is available here.

NHS Evidence Annual Evidence Updates: April

NHS Evidence’s Specialist Collections are web-based collections which have been specially developed to meet the needs of particular communities of practice. Each Specialist Collection provides access to quality information of relevance to the community which it serves. The Annual Evidence Updates aim to highlight the best current evidence for selected healthcare topics.

The following Evidence Updates are scheduled to be published in April:

12 April

Annual Evidence Update on Cardiac Rehabilitation – Drawing together evidence from systematic reviews and other high quality evidence.

www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular

Annual Evidence Update on Colorectal Cancer – This Evidence Update will include a guest editorial from Alan Horgan (Nuffield Health, Newcastle Upon Tyne), plus the latest systematic review, guidance and patient information.

www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

Annual Evidence Update on Pain - This Evidence Update will cover pain management in cancer and non-cancer chronic disease patients.

www.library.nhs.uk/palliative

Annual Evidence Update on Schizophrenia – The Annual Evidence Update on Schizophrenia contains information on areas including health economics, prognosis, risk factors, diagnosis, prevalence, epidemiology and treatments.

www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth

19 April

Annual Evidence Update on Acupuncture – The Evidence Update on Acupuncture will include an expert summary of the best available evidence on the topic.

www.library.nhs.uk/cam

Annual Evidence Update on Obesity – The Annual Evidence Update on Childhood Obesity will include a number of key policy documents, plus guest editorials written by experts. The Update will provide an overview of the preventative interventions for childhood obesity and international surveillance activities.

www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth

 

26 April

Annual Evidence Update on Rheumatoid Arthritis - This Evidence Update shouldbe of particular interest to all health professionals working in the field of musculoskeletal health as it will contain the most recent developments regarding drug treatments.

www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal

Annual Evidence Update on Supporting People in Later Life- This Evidence Update aims to focus upon secondary research, guidelines and policy documents which will help health professionals to support older people with independent living.

www.library.nhs.uk/laterlife

On the move against TB

To coincide with World TB Day tomorrow (24 March), NHS Evidence has launched a Specialist Collection including the key guidance, systematic reviews and reports on tuberculosis which have been published in the last year. The Specialist Collection also features useful websites and expert commentaries, and can be accessed here.

The World Health Organisation’s World TB Day blog contains more information about World TB Day.

Annual Evidence Updates – March

The following Evidence Updates are scheduled to be published in March:

1 March

Annual Evidence Update on Acne Vulgaris (NHS Evidence – skin disorders)

www.library.nhs.uk/skin

Annual Evidence Update on Dysmenorrhoea and Endometriosis (NHS Evidence – women’s health)

www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth

8 March

Annual Evidence Update on multiple sclerosis (NHS Evidence – neurological conditions)

www.library.nhs.uk/neurological

Annual Evidence Update on Prostate Cancer (NHS Evidence – cancer)

www.library.nhs.uk/cancer

15 March

Annual Evidence Update on Critical Illness Rehabilitation (NHS Evidence – surgery, anaesthesia, perioperative and critical care)

www.library.nhs.uk/theatres

Annual Evidence Update on Hearing Disorders (NHS Evidence – ENT and audiology)

www.library.nhs.uk/ent

Annual Evidence Update on Retinal Vein Occlusions (NHS Evidence – eyes and vision)

www.library.nhs.uk/eyes

22 March

Annual Evidence Update on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases)

www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

Annual Evidence Update onTuberculosis – on the move against TB (NHS Evidence – Infections)

www.library.nhs.uk/infection

Freedom of Information Journal – Volume 6 Issue 4

The new issue of Freedom of Information Journal contains information about the new NHS database, alongside detailed analysis of FOI cases and the latest news from the Information Commissoner.

Freedom of Information Journal is available to NHS Western Cheshire and Community Care Western Cheshire staff through the extranet, and can be accessed here.