Digger Watch

The diggers have left. Work continues ahead of schedule, and for those amongst you who are still wondering..... NO. It is not a car park OR a swimming pool!

The whole centre is getting an extension. The library will benefit from a new IT suite.

We WILL have to close up over the summer, from 11th August for about 6 weeks. This will mean no physical access to the library at the Maidstone Site but all our users are welcome to use the libraries at Kent & Sussex and Pembury. Some services, such as inter-lending and document supply may be affected in the run up to the closure, but we will keep you informed.

Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis

(NHS Evidence - musculoskeletal)
www.library.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal

At the end of June, NHS Evidence – musculoskeletal will release their latest Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis. As previously they have sifted the publications in this area in the 12 months up to the end of May 2009 and have concentrated on highlighting systematic reviews, these being the most reliable and least biased evidence available to guide practice and improve knowledge in this area. We hope that, once released, you will take a look and your feedback would be very welcome.

Evidence Update: Learning Disabilities

Annual Evidence Update on Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities

Launched 29th June 2009

(NHS Evidence - learning disabilities)
www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities

People with learning disabilities have a higher level of health needs than the general population, many of which are unmet. The Learning Disability Health Needs Annual Evidence Update provides evidence summaries and bibliographies of published research for some key health issues:

· Cancer
· Challenging behaviour
· Coronary heart disease
· Epilepsy
· Respiratory illness
· Visual Impairment and People with Learning Disabilities

We know that many people with learning disabilities do not to seek out support from the healthcare system unaided, and that healthcare issues can remain undiagnosed or untreated. The publication of the findings of the independent inquiry into healthcare for people with learning disabilities (the ‘Michael Report’) identified a range of actions needed to ensure adults and children with learning disabilities receive appropriate treatment in acute and primary healthcare in England, and the Department of Health recently updated good practice guidance on Health Action Planning and Health Facilitation.

Digger Watch

Some foundation work has begun on the extension to the PGC at Maidstone; work continues apace, and we have been informed that we may need to close the service for 4 weeks over the summer.

Please keep reading: we will post further information about changes to the service as they arise.

Oesophago-gastric Cancers

Annual Evidence Update on Oesophago-gastric Cancers (NHS Evidence – cancer and NHS Evidence - gastroenterology and liver diseases)

www.library.nhs.uk/cancer and www.library.nhs.uk/gastroliver

This is the first Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on Oesophago-gastric cancers and is a collaboration between NHS Evidence – cancer and NHS Evidence – gastroenterology and liver diseases. It presents the results of a search for new guidance and systematic reviews that have appeared in the last 2 years. As this is first AEU in this topic area an overview will be presented, highlighting significant new evidence, together with other important resources.

Oncology E-Books

The Library has subscribed to a number of oncology text books online. These are available via your Athens uername and password, and are provided by Ovid.

Titles include:

Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
Breast Imaging 3rd Edition
Cancer-related Bone Pain
Childhood Cancer in Britain
Education in Palliative Care
Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach 3rd Edition
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Oncology and Basic Science 7th Edition
Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
Principles and Practice of Palliative Care & Supportive Oncology 3rd Edition
Rosen's Breast Pathology 3rd Edition
Vertebral Tumors

Ask staff for more information.

Digger Watch

And that hole keeps getting bigger...... apparently the extention will contain a basement level. We did try to persuade the Cardy contractors to put in a swimming pool, but they didn't think they'd get away with it!

Evidence Update - Macular Degeneration

Annual Evidence Update on Age Related Macular Degeneration (NHS Evidence - eyes and vision)
www.library.nhs.uk/eyes

The Age Related Macular Degeneration Annual Evidence Update (AEU) will be available from 15 June 2009. A collection of the evidence that has emerged since the 2008 AEU will be presented under a number of topics reflecting aspects of the care pathway. The evidence will be categorised into secondary publications (systematic reviews and meta-analyses), interventional studies (randomised control trials and clinical control trials) and observational studies. The emphasis of the AEU will be on the sight threatening or visually impairing forms of age-related macular degeneration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The power is going to be turned off in the Post Graduate Centre

at Maidstone Hospital for one hour on
SATURDAY 13TH JUNE
some time between
1300-1600

During this time please ensure that you DO NOT USE THE LIFT

Please ensure that you SAVE ALL YOUR WORK

The precise time will not be known until the day
All doors will default to open

Ethos

Did you know you can access over 250,000 UK theses via the British Library, and download the full text or order a copy?

Visit this link, or ask Library Staff for more detials: http://ethos.bl.uk

PFI Watch

Not to be outdone by Digger Watch at Maidstone, staff at the Pembury Library are pleased to present PFI Watch.... and here are some pictures of the new build with the library.

The library is on the bottom left of the picture above.

More of the building work.

And just in case you hadn't realised, there is still a library service at Pembury, located in Woodlands House.

Summer time..... and the livin' is easy......

Just in case you have time on your hands this summer and want to brush up a few skills, you can view our latest schedule of training on our website. Contact us for more details!

Click here to view the latest course schedule.

Maidstone Digger Watch

Ist Job - remove the hill......

Building of the extension to the PGC at Maidstone is now well underway. The anticipated completion is April 2010, and will give the library additional space for IT and training. There may be some disruption to services at Maidstone during the late Summer/ early Autumn months 2009, but watch this space - We'll keep you posted!

Drugs Misuse

Annual Evidence Update on Drugs Misuse

(NHS Evidence - National Library for Public Health)
www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth

The National Library for Public Health will run its first Annual Evidence Update (AEU) on drugs misuse from 8 June 2009. The theme for this first update is drugs misuse treatment in offender populations. We have teamed up with experts from the Addictions Centre based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London to evaluate the evidence and put it into context. The AEU runs in conjunction with the Home Office Drugs Week.