Did you know that the library is available 24/7?

If you need somewhere quiet to work uninterrupted or want to catch up on study time – the library in New Alderley House, at Macclesfield Hospital, can be accessed 24 hours a day.

You can use your  East Cheshire NHS Trust swipe card to gain access into New Alderley House and onto the 2nd floor where the library is located.

All the computers are available for use and the self-service machine can be used to borrow or return books.

We also have  an e-learning folder available, with documents providing guidance and trouble-shooting tips to resolve the most common issues.

If you want to find out more then just drop by or give us a call on 01625 661362.

Leading models of Dementia care highlighted

NHS England has highlighted 3 models as examples of how to care for people with Dementia. You can read the NHS England news report here.

The models come from schemes running in Gnosall, Northumberland, and Rotherham and Doncaster and are highlighted in a report –  Models of Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis: Indicative Cost Review 

End of Life Care latest issue

Extract from St Christopher’s Hospice newsletter

The Summer 2014 issue of the free journal for nurses caring for dying people at home, in hospitals and care homes is now available online.  (http://endoflifejournal.stchristophers.org.uk/)

NHS Networks: News update

NHS England publishes staffing data

The NHS has published nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level for the first time.  Read more »

NHS Foundation Trust bulletin June 2014

This monthly newsletter contains information for NHS foundation trust chairs, chief executives, finance, medical and nursing directors, board secretaries and other leaders.             Read more »

Latest newsletters and bulletins

• Allied Health Professionals bulletin: August 2013
• Bulletin for CCGs: issue 40, 22nd August 2013
• NHS News: issue 21

Don’t forget you can see a range of bulletins and sign up to horizon scanning information on our website.

NHS Constitution: Better training, better care

Better training better care, issue 6, February 2013  – latest newsletter from the NHS Constitution

“In this edition of BTBC News, we look at our ‘Role of the Trainee’ project and the exciting prospects it contains –
including the chance for doctors in training to make their mark on the NHS training landscape via the Inspire Improvement! funding”

Eyes on Evidence newsletter: Issue 45, January 2013

NHS Evidence produces Eyes on Evidence – you can sign up to receive regular emails.

Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals   A retrospective case record review shows the number of preventable deaths in English NHS hospitals is unacceptably high, but not as high as previously estimated.   Evaluating mandatory restrictions on trans fatty acids An analysis of the impact of New York City policy to restrict the use of trans fat for human consumption shows a significant fall in the trans fat content of fast food purchases, without a commensurate rise in the level of saturated fat.    Disease recurrence and survival in node-negative colorectal cancer A systematic review and meta-analysis show that the molecular detection of tumour cells in regional lymph nodes is associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence and poor survival in patients with node-negative colorectal cancer.   Increasing support offered via a national quitline does not improve quit rates Results of a randomised controlled trial show that offering either additional free nicotine replacement therapy or higher intensity proactive telephone counselling to people who rang a national helpline for support to stop smoking, did not increase quit rates over and above those obtained using standard helpline support.  Benefits of drug therapy are unclear for mild hypertension  A Cochrane review concludes that antihypertensive drugs have not been shown to reduce mortality or morbidity in adults with mild hypertension and no previous cardiovascular events. Significantly more people taking antihypertensive treatment discontinued treatment due to adverse effects, compared with placebo. However, the review has some significant limitations.    Case studies from the Quality Improvement Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Collection The QIPP Collection highlights examples of local best practice, demonstrating how NHS organisations have implemented new practices which have both cut costs and improved quality.  Improving histopathology management by establishing a 7-day turnaround time  Using teledermatology for diagnosis, triage and effective care

Newsletter for End of Life care

National End of Life Care Programme newsletter

The National End of Life Care Programme newsletter has published its August newsletter.

Read more »

From NHS Networks

End of life care toolkit launched

The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has launched a toolkit to empower local people to push for the right end of life care services following reform of the health and social care system.

Read more »

Focus on National Health Executive (NHE)

Visiting the NHE website provides access to a wide variety of news media, resources and information.

Choose from interviews, featured articles, jobs, blogs, videos, news categories and health service focus.

Registration is free if you want to access all areas but you don’t need to do this in order to subscribe to a newsletter or individual news feeds.

An interesting and easy to navigate site.  http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Home

NICE news for January

January newsletter from NICE covering: anti-epileptic drugs, NHS workforce health, access to The Lancet, putting guidance into practice, obesity, Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma, Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment, Venous thromboembolism – apixaban (hip and knee surgery)  and many more …. Click here for further details

Macmillan’s newsletter #5

To view the newsletter please click on this link

Welcome to the 5th issue of the Macmillan Learn Zone Update newsletter.
This issue looks at:

• 5 new e-learning courses (e.g. Family Matters and Benefits Awareness)
• 2 new toolkits for our healthcare professionals
• improvements to our Members of the Public and Healthcare Professionals pages
• a new Mi-Wellbeing online course starting on the 7th November
  and many more valuable resources.