How are you feeling today?

Yesterday the NHS launched their emotional wellbeing self-assessment tool.  It's very easy to use and despite the emoticons (angry red face, smiley yellow face and blue sad face) it is actually quite thought-provoking and provides links to some really great resources on emotions and well-being.  I came out as a 'sad face' but I think the reason for my lethargy and inactivity was caused more by a heavy lunch than workplace despondency and burnout. Give it a go here.

More resources added to NICE NHS Evidence

If you are a user of NICE NHS Evidence, you'll be pleased to learn that the following resources have now been added to the content:

• Public Health England
• NHS England and NHS Improving Quality
• Inside Government
• Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
• Aidsmap – patient info
• Anaphylaxis Campaign -patient info
• Clinical Molecular Genetics Society – CMGS
• District Councils Network
• Housing Learning and Improvement Network

Happy searching!

 

 

The alternative guide to the new NHS

The King's Fund has produced this ultra-whizzy animation which gives you aa 'alternative' overview of the new NHS structure (watch out for the ministers in their ivory towers).  Not boring and not too long (under 7 minutes), it is well worth a watch.

RCN publishes factsheets on new NHS commissioning structure

If you get bogged down and confused by the new NHS commissioning structures, the Royal College of Nursing has published some plain-English fact sheets.  Have a read here.

Research jargon

If you get confused by research and want to know what it all means, have a look at this user-friendly NHS glossary.  It explains the differences between different types of studies, and has lots of difficult-to-understand concepts explained in a nutshell in layman's terms.

NHS Acronym Buster

Many thanks to my colleagues at Royal Berkshire Hospital for alerting me to this NHS Acronym Buster.  Very useful!

Department of Health publishes education and training strategy

Just a quick update to alert you to a new publication.  Yesterday the Department of Health published their new policy framework for workforce education and training and you can have a read of it here.

Exporting from NHS databases into RefWorks

If you regularly use NHS databases and want to be able to export your results into RefWorks reference management software, I've prepared a guide below. Note: you need an NHS Athens account and a RefWorks account to be able to do this.

Image credits: (c) NHS, 2010 (c) RefWorks, 2010

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Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 - impact on health care

The Department of Health has published a press release outlining the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the health service. You can read it here.

Tips for a healthy Ramadan

NHS Choices have provided some great advice on how to have a healthy and safe Ramadan. Access it here.

Ramadan Mubarak!

New government White Paper outlines the future of the NHS

The government has published a White Paper on the future of the NHS, called 'Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS'. You can access it here.

New evidence update on childhood obesity

Today the National Library for Health launches a new annual evidence update on childhood obesity. Check it out here.

'5 a day' benefits in doubt

Have a look at this report which questions the benefits of eating '5 a day'. What do you think? Do you manage to get your 5 a day?