Book suggestions

Did you know..... we welcome suggestions for additions to our bookstock, so bring in your wishlist! Phone us, mail us or fill in a suggestions form on any of the three sites and we'll see what we can do....

Electronic Books

A growing range of electronic books are available to NHS users via Athens.

To find out what we have, search our catalogue here: http://www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk/

Ask staff for help!

Annual Evidence Update - Heart Failure

Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure 5th October 2009

(NHS Evidence - cardiovascular)

www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular

NHS Evidence - cardiovascular publishes its Annual Evidence Update on Heart Failure on 5th October. This update for health professionals and patients will include guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 update, together with the latest website resources. A team of expert reviewers will summarise advances in diagnosis and treatments, providing healthcare professionals with easy access to the latest evidence.

Annual Evidence Update - Depression

Annual Evidence Update on Depression 5th October 2009

(NHS Evidence - mental health)
www.library.nhs.uk/mentalhealth

The Depression Annual Evidence Update (AEU) for 2009 contains the best available evidence published on depression since January 2008.

The AEU is divided up into sections on:
* Incidence and Prevalence
* Diagnosis, Prevention and Screening
* Pharmacological Treatments
* Psychological Therapies
* Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
* Complementary and Alternative Treatments
* Populations and Settings
* Genetics

Annual Evidence Update - Hyperthyroidism

Annual Evidence Update on Hyperthyroidism (NHS Evidence - ENT and audiology)
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. Multiple databases have been searched to capture all emerging evidence for the period September 2008 to August 2009.

Annual Evidence Update: Antenatal and Pregnancy Care

Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care

(NHS Evidence - women's health)

http://www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth/

This Annual Evidence Update (AEU) aims to provide clinicians with the most up-to-date knowledge on the antenatal and pregnancy care offered to women. The update brings together the results of a comprehensive literature search for new research published since July 2008. The 2009 AEU builds on the AEU from last year and adds to this any new evidence identified from the up-to-date literature search. Topics include:

* information needs
* common pregnancy problems
* provision of antenatal care
* antenatal ultrasound
* fetal heart rate monitoring.

We know that it is very difficult for busy clinicians to keep up-to-date with the huge volume of literature that is published each year and so NHS Evidence - women's health does this for you so that you don't have to!

Oxford Handbook Titles

The following titles are now available electronically:

Oxford Handbook of Urology
Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia
Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical skills
Oxford Handbook of Clinical Surgery
Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health
Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry
Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences

Go to www.southeastlibrarysearch.nhs.uk to link to these titles via Athens.

Maidstone Site Re-opens

The Library at the Maidstone Hospital site is now open for business again.

We are still getting straight, but main services are up and running.

Many thanks to our readers for their patience during our closure!

Maidstone Site Update

We have been assured that the work is on schedule, and that library staff will have access to the building again from next week.

We anticipate opening to our readers as advertised on Monday 21st September 2009. Please check back here for more information - if we are in a position to open earlier than this then we will advertise it here!

Annual Evidence Update: Eczema

Annual Evidence Update on Eczema

(NHS Evidence - skin disorders)
www.library.nhs.uk/skin

NHS Evidence - skin disorders is producing its third Annual Evidence Update on Atopic Eczema on 14 September 2009, with the results of a search for new national guidance and systematic reviews published since the 2008 Annual Evidence Update. 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.

Annual Update: Alzheimer's Disease

Annual Evidence Update on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

14th September 2009

(NHS Evidence - later life)
www.library.nhs.uk/laterlife

The Annual Evidence Update aims to provide healthcare professionals with a clear path to the most important recent evidence surrounding the 5 types of dementia:

* Alzheimer's
* Vascular Dementia
* Dementia with Lewy Bodies
* Frontotemporal Dementia
* Mixed Dementia

Website of the week

DOIA/PedOIA

(Dermatology Images/ Paediatric Dermatology Images)

Both accessible via the Dermatology Information Service at http://www.dermis.net/dermisroot/en/home/index.htm,

these are image atlases covering dermatology and paediatric dermatology.

The images can be browsed or searched.

Annual Update on Hepatitis B/C

Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B/C

www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Specialist Collection is launching its third Annual Evidence Update on Hepatitis B and C on Monday 7 September to coincide with the British Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting.

The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Project Team has carried out 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. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, will be freely available on the site at www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver. 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).

We welcome feedback about the Update - please contact us with any comments on gastroliver@medsch.ucl.ac.uk.

Sense about Science

Website of the week:
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/index.php

From the home page:

Sense About Science is an independent charitable trust. We respond to the misrepresentation of science and scientific evidence on issues that matter to society, from scares about plastic bottles, fluoride and the MMR vaccine to controversies about genetic modification, stem cell research and radiation. We work with scientists and civic groups to promote evidence and scientific reasoning in public discussion.

Our recent and current priorities include alternative medicine, MRI, detox, radiation, health tests, the status of evidence in public health advice, an educational resource on peer review and the public language of science.

Swine Flu Latest

Get the latest update on Swine Flu from the NHS.

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/04April/Pages/Swineflulatest.aspx

See our earlier posts for full sets of links to other sites charting the Swine Flue pandemic.

Digger Watch

Well, here is the final digger watch from the library windows before they are boarded up! Work continues apace, and it is amazing just how interesting it is to watch concrete dry (no really, it has been great to have ring-side seats to watch the progress of the building extension, although rather noisy at times).

Regular Library users at Maidstone can still use the libraries at Kent & Sussex and at Pembury during the closure of the Maidstone site. Out-of-Hours fob holders can use their fobs at these sites too.

Please see earlier posts for full details of how to use the services over the next 6 weeks.

HealthTalkOnline

Website of the Week: HealthTalkOnline (http://www.healthtalkonline.org/)

Healthtalkonline is the award-winning website of the DIPEx charity and replaces the website formerly at dipex.org.

Healthtalkonline lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. You can watch or listen to videos of the interviews, read about people's experiences and find reliable information about conditions, treatment choices and support.

The information on Healthtalkonline is based on qualitative research into patient experiences, led by experts at the University of Oxford. These personal stories of health and illness will enable patients, families and healthcare professionals to benefit from the experiences of others.

Annual Evidence Update: headaches

Annual Evidence Update on Headache

www.library.nhs.uk/neurological

The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection is launching its second Annual Evidence Update on Headache on Monday 24 August, to be ready in time for National Migraine Awareness Week (6-12 September 2009).

Evidence Update for Diabetic Retinopathy

Annual Evidence Update on Diabetic Retinopathy

www.library.nhs.uk/diabetes (Due 24th Aug 09)

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most common cause of blindness in working age people in the UK. The annual evidence update on Diabetic Retinopathy provides an opportunity to present an up-to-date comprehensive collection of information that has been subject to rigorous selection criteria. The coverage of the annual evidence update has been developed on the basis of topics suggested by UK diabetic retinopathy experts. Information is organised by topic areas and links are provided within each topic to the relevant systematic reviews, primary research, guidelines and patient information. Topics include: incidence and prevalence of DR, epidemiology and progression of DR, factors influencing development of DR, screening for DR, treatment, surgery, modern therapies, blindness and visual impairment, automated computer algorithm, Do Once and Share Project, DR in Europe, and replies to frequently asked questions.

MAIDSTONE LIBRARY CLOSURE

Please remember that the library at

MAIDSTONE will be CLOSED from

Monday 10th August to Friday 18th September inclusive.

The building will be totally inaccessible to staff and library users during this period. Please read the posting from July 3rd for details of how to use services while we are closed.