Thursday 28 November 2013

ScHARR News - Friday 29th November 2013

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Clegg doesn't support financial breastfeeding incentives researched ...
Dr. Clare Relton from the University's School of Health and Related Research said: “The NHS recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies during the first six months. Despite this, only 34 per cent of UK ...
Google Drive - Dan Smith - ScHARR Library - Blogger
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Failure to discuss prognosis is detrimental for patients nearing the end of their life
A failure to discuss prognosis with patients nearing the end of their life is having a detrimental effect on their appropriate care according to experts from the University of Sheffield's School of Nursing & Midwifery.

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Encourage Breastfeeding, But Please, Don't Make Women Feel Like ...
Dr. Clare Relton of the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research, which is running the pilot, explained, “Breast milk is perfectly designed for babies and provides all they need for the first six months of ...

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Free Tony Culyer book
Photo by dr_tr via Flickr'The Humble Economist' by Tony Culyer is now available to download for free in PDF, Kindle and epub formats. 'The Humble Economist' collects together the most important non-technical writings of Professor UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.Tony Culyer, a founding father of health economics who helped set up the The book is edited by Richard Cookson and Ka


Wednesday 27 November 2013

ScHARR News - Thursday 28th November 2013

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Acute Care in Older People
Professor Gail Mountain spoke at SHOUT (Sheffield Hallam Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Team) on 23rd October at their evening event which hosts Occupational Therapists and related disciplines from different backgrounds and specialities. Professor Mountain's speech was about Occupational Therapy approach to acute care in older people. For further informaiton please click here.
Extrapolation wars!
Photo by Rob Ireton via FlickrAs reported on the HEDS Blog previously, two different views of extrapolation have been recently published; first Latimer, then Bagust and Beale (BB).  Latimer’s reponse to the BB paper has now been published and the intro is given below:“The paper by Bagust and Beale is welcome; further research into methods for extrapolating trial data for use in economic evaluations is important. However, Bagust and Beale’s criticism of Latimer reflects several misconceptions, and although their alternative represents a potentially valid extrapolation approach, they do not disc

Tuesday 26 November 2013

ScHARR News - Wednesday 27th November 2013

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GP interview: Working with vulnerable children in Uganda - GP online
GP interview: Working with vulnerable children in UgandaGP onlineThis is an innovative course run by the department of geography in conjunction with the School of Health and Related Research, with contributions from other departments. I gained better understanding of international development generally, and public ...
Latest Take Five Update
The latest Take Five Update is available to download from the ScHARR Library web pages.Photo by DOH4 via Flickr Creative Commons
The contribution of the HIV specialist nurse to HIV care: A scoping review
Author(s):Tunnicliff, S.A. | Piercy, H. | Bowman, C.A. | Hughes, C. | Goyder, E.C.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: Journal of Clinical NursingAccess all results for your search in Scopus

NOV 25

Industrial sabbatical funding
We have been successful in securing another Innovation, Impact and Knowledge Exchange (IIKE) funded, Industrial Research Sabbatical this year. Dr Katherine Easton and Professor Sue Mawson will be collaborating with industry partner Roger Young and Longhand Data Limited in the New Year.Roger and his company Longhand Data have established links with Prof. Mawson. Her research activity over the past
Eculizumab £521,000 per QALY and funded…
…by NHS England.  NHS England are the organisation within the new reoganised NHS that are responsible for developing clinical commissioning polices for specialized services.  Eculizumab for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome is one of the most recent set of evaluations that were published in September.  The others were:Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for glomus tumoursRadiosurgery/radioth

Monday 25 November 2013

ScHARR News - Monday 25th November 2013

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Eculizumab £521,000 per QALY and funded…
…by NHS England.  NHS England are the organisation within the new reoganised NHS that are responsible for developing clinical commissioning polices for specialized services.  Eculizumab for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome is one of the most recent set of evaluations that were published in September.  The others were:Stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy for glomus tumoursRadiosurgery/radiotherapy for cavernous venous malformationsStereotactic radiosurgery, radiotherapy for ocular melanoma and pituitary adenomaRituximab for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus in adultsPlerixafor
HRI Barcelona 2013: inaugural conference brings homeopathy research into the spotlight
Author(s):Roberts, E.R. | Baumgartner, S. | Mathie, R.T. | Relton, C. | Thompson, E. | Tournier, A.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: HomeopathyAccess all results for your search in Scopus
'Vouchers will penalise bottle-feeding mothers' - The Star
The Star'Vouchers will penalise bottle-feeding mothers'The StarDr Clare Relton, from the university's School of Health and Related Research, said the scheme will 'acknowledge both the value of breastfeeding to babies, mothers and society, and the effort involved'. But Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter said he did not ...

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Nutritional outcomes from a randomised investigation of intradialytic oral nutritional supplements in patients receiving haemodialysis, (NOURISH): A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Author(s):Jackson, L. | Sully, B. | Cohen, J. | Julious, S.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: SpringerPlusAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy can successfully self-manage, but with certain caveats: a qualitative study
Author(s):Littlewood, C. | Malliaras, P. | Mawson, S. | May, S. | Walters, S.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)Access all results for your search in Scopus
The strength of primary care in Europe: An international comparative study
Author(s):Kringos, D. | Boerma, W. | Bourgueil, Y. | Cartier, T. | Dedeu, T. | Hasvold, T. | Hutchinson, A. | Lember, M. | Oleszczyk, M. | Rotar Pavlic, D. | Svab, I. | Tedeschi, P. | Wilm, S. | Wilson, A. | Windak, A. | Van Der Zee, J. | Groenewegen, P.Publication year: 2013Journal / Book title: British Journal of General PracticeAccess all results for your search in Scopus

Friday 22 November 2013

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Encourage Breastfeeding, But Please, Don't Make Women Feel Like Failures - RH Reality Check
Encourage Breastfeeding, But Please, Don't Make Women Feel Like FailuresRH Reality CheckDr. Clare Relton of the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research, which is running the pilot, explained, “Breast milk is perfectly designed for babies and provides all they need for the first six months of their life. Offering ...
University to give patients voices back - Yorkshire Post
University to give patients voices backYorkshire PostThe voice input communication aid (VIVOCA) was showcased to the public as part of the launch of Sheffield University's new Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH). Jon Toogood is one of the first five patients across the ...

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Valuing Active Life In Dementia
On 8th November 2013 RAT Group member Becky Field, (Research Associate, Occupational Therapist) gave a talk about the 'Valuing Active Life in Dementia' study. This was part of "Dementia: the facts",  a Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust event. Talks included informaiton on new drug developments, how to make inpatien
ScHARR Seminar - Dr Joanne Greenhalgh - University of Leeds - Realist Synthesis on demand management
When: Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:30am to 5:30am  PST Event Status: confirmed Event Description: Dr Joanne Greenhalgh of the University of Leeds will present some work as part of a realist synthesis on demand management in the NHS.
PRO Newsletter
The Autumn 2013 issue of the PRO Newsletter has been published.  It has an interesting editorial by Photo by NS Newsflash via FlickrProfessor Donald L. Patrick reflecting on the shift from ‘health related quality of life’ to ‘patient related outcomes’ and the current change toward ‘patient centred outcomes’.  More than just a change in fashion, he sees this as a fundamental change in the way that

NOV 20

Andy Tattersall staff profile
Andy Tattersall staff profile I joined ScHARR in 2001 after working as a journalist with my remit to provide support and guidance to staff and students in their use of technology and information resources. My role is to... From: scharrvids Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:58 More in Education
Device offers speech hope for disabled people - The Star
Device offers speech hope for disabled peopleThe StarThe speech device was showcased to the public yesterday as the university launched its new Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, which aims to bring together expertise from different fields to help more people live independently.University to give patients voices back