UpToDate LIVE - free training for NGH staff

Whether you are an experienced consultant, a new junior doctor, a nurse or midwife, a pharmacist or AHP, UpToDate is a valuable resource enabling you to access high quality evidenced-based information when you need it. 

UpToDate LIVE is a free one hour Teams training session available to all NGH staff covering how to get the best from the system.

The sessions are aimed at all clinical staff and will be running from August until December. Each session will be delivered by a member of the Wolters Kluwer team.

Join one of our free 60-minute LIVE sessions to learn more about UpToDate, including:

• Creating an account
• Earning and submitting CPD including Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK
• Conducting a normal/advanced search
• Customising your UpToDate homepage
• Help reduce medication errors with our Drug Interactions tool
• COVID-19 common questions and answers
• What's New & Practice Changing Updates
• Patient engagement/safety

To book on a session simply pick the date that suits you, click the link, and register online:

• Wednesday 10th August 2pm 
• Wednesday 24th August 2pm
• Monday 12th September 6 pm
• Wednesday 5th October 2 pm
• Wednesday 19th October 3 pm
• Wednesday 16th November 2 pm
• Wednesday 30th November 2 pm
• Wednesday 14th December 2 pm

If you have any questions, please contact the Richmond Library.

Health Information Week - Arthritis

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for 
patients and the public.

The theme for the final Health Information Week post is all about arthritis, a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint that affects around 10 million people in the UK.

There are lots of good quality online resources aimed at patients and the public focused on understanding and living with arthritis. 

• NHS UK: Arthritis  www.nhs.uk/conditions/arthritis/
• The Patient website information on different types of arthritis: https://patient.info/bones-joints-muscles/arthritis
• Versus Arthritis are the main UK charity supporting people living with arthritis and they have lots of information on their web site which you can find here www.versusarthritis.org/

You can find a complete list of resources, including more links and a suggested reading list on the Health Information Week web site here.

We hope you have found our posts for Health Information Week useful. Remember NHFT and NGH staff can always contact one of the libraries if you are looking for good quality information to support your patients.

Health Information Week - Heart Healthy

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for 
patients and the public.

The theme for today's Health Information Week post is all about keeping the heart healthy.

There are lots of good quality online resources aimed at patients and the public focused on maintaining a healthy heart. Here are a selection:

General web sites

• British Health Foundation: www.bhf.org.uk/
• NHS Health Check: What's your heart age? www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/check-your-heart-age-tool/
• NHS: Cardiovascular disease: www.nhs.uk/conditions/cardiovascular-disease/

Diet and weight

• British Heart Foundation: Managing your weight: www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/support/healthy-living/managing-your-weight
• HeartUK: Easy ways to eat healthily: www.heartuk.org.uk/healthy-living/introduction
• The Association of UK Dietitians: Heart Health: Food Fact Sheet: www.bda.uk.com/resource/heart-health.html

You can find a complete list of resources, including more links covering exercise and risk factors for heart disease on the Health Information Week web site here.

Health Information Week - Media Literacy

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for
patients and the public.

The theme for today's Health Information Week post is all about media literacy. 

How do we know what health news we can trust and do we know if it is accurate? This is a key health issue with the rise of social media and these media literacy resources aim to give patients the skills to make these judgements.

Checking the news yourself

• FactCheck: How to spot fake news (video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkwWcHekMdo
• Full Fact: Fact checking toolkit https://fullfact.org/toolkit/

Health news already checked

• Full Fact: Health https://fullfact.org/health/all/
• Health Feedback: https://healthfeedback.org/
• BBC Reality Check (not just health news): www.bbc.co.uk/news/reality_check

Sharing news and social media

• UK Government: Share Checklist https://sharechecklist.gov.uk/
• Poynter Institute: 10 tips for verifying viral social media videos www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2018/10-tips-for-verifying-viral-social-media-videos/ 

We have also updated our guide to good quality sources of information for patients which you can find on our web site here.

You can find a complete list of resources around media literacy with more links and including games and activities for children on the Health Information Week web site here.

Health Information Week 2022 - Kidney Health

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for 
patients and the public.

The theme for today's Health Information Week post is all about kidney health.

The main job of the kidneys is to cleanse the blood of toxins and transform the waste into urine. When the kidneys are not working properly, harmful toxins and excess fluids build up in the body, which may cause the symptoms of kidney failure.

There are lots of good quality resources for patients aimed at helping to keep the kidneys healthy and functioning properly.

General information:

• The kidneys basic guide: ww.nhs.uk/Livewell/Kidneyhealth/Documents/kidney%20guide.pdf
• Kidney Care UK: www.kidneycareuk.org/

For children and parents

• Info KID www.infokid.org.uk/ 

Diet and Nutrition

• Kidney care cook book www.kidneyresearchuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kidney-Care-Cook-Book.pdf
• Kidney Care UK YouTube channel: includes recipes, kitchen skills, and advise from renal nutritionists www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqQTdAsEzXphqjHVtcTD-A

You can find a complete list of kidney resources, including more links, books and videos on the Health Information Week web site here.

Health Information Week 2022 - Your Health Collection

Health Education England (NHS) and The Reading Agency have worked in partnership to bring  together this new list to support users of health and prison libraries to understand and manage their health. 

The theme of the collection focuses on supporting better general health, such as ageing well, menopause, men’s health, life as a trans person and better mental wellbeing. 

The books and resources have been chosen with the various communities involved for individuals to use themselves or to help them understand someone else’s health issues.

Copies of the 10 books can be found in each library - Berrywood Library, Isebrook Library and the Richmond Library at Northampton General Hospital (you will need to be a library member to borrow them, but you can join online). You can see the list on our catalogue here. 

As well as the print books there are also 30 digital resources freely available via the Health Education England web site which includes information on how to prepare for a health consultation, easy read health resources on a range of health conditions, personal stories about what it’s like to live with a health condition and living well with long-term health conditions.

All the online tools are free to access. They include websites, podcasts, and YouTube clips.

The full collection is available online at library.nhs.uk/yhc/

Health Information Week 2022 - Long Covid

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for

patients and the public.

The theme for today's Health Information Week post is all about living with Long Covid. 

There are a lot of good quality resources available to support patients and their families living with the burden of long Covid available online.

General web sites

• Your Covid Recovery www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/
• Long Covid Kids www.longcovidkids.org/
• Long Covid Support www.longcovid.org/

Patient Information

• SIGN, NICE and the Royal College of General Practitioners: Covid: a booklet for people who have signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute Covid-19  www.sign.ac.uk/media/1825/sign-long-covid-patient-booklet-v2.pdf
• Royal College of Occupational Therapists: How to manage post-viral fatigue after Covid-19 www.rcot.co.uk/node/3540 (produced by the )
• NHS: Long-term effects of coronavirus (long COVID) www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/long-term-effects-of-coronavirus-long-covid/
• Patient Info has lots of different articles on long Covid https://patient.info/search.asp?searchTerm=long+covid&collections=All

You can find a complete list of resources, including more links, books and podcasts on the Health Information Week web site here.

Health Information Week 2022

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for
patients and the public.

High quality health information can have a huge impact on people’s ability to stay healthy and manage illnesses effectively, giving them a better quality of life.

Throughout the week we will be posting blogs and tweeting about the themes from this year's event.

The libraries have access to a number of resources that can provide high quality information that clinicians can use with their patients.

For example Clinical Key has a huge variety of evidence-based patient education materials available. Staff at Northampton General also have access to UpToDate which also contains a large volume of materials for patients. To access either of these you'll need your OpenAthens account (and if you don't have one, register online here).

Both of these resources provide the materials in lots of different languages making them accessible to everyone.

You can also find a list of other health resources in translation on the Health Information Week website.

NHFT virtual book club - our next read is The Sanatorium

After spending some time at the Metropol Hotel in the company of Count Rostov via the excellent A Gentleman in Moscow, we are next off to the Swiss Alps in the shape of The Sanitorium by Sarah Pearse. 

Half hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel.

An imposing, isolated getaway spot high up in the Swiss Alps is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But Elin's taken time off from her job as a detective, so when her estranged brother, Isaac, and his fiancée, Laure, invite her to celebrate their engagement at the hotel, Elin really has no reason not to accept.

Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge--there's something about the hotel that makes her nervous. And when they wake the following morning to discover Laure is missing, Elin must trust her instincts if they hope to find her. With the storm closing off all access to the hotel, the longer Laure stays missing, the more the remaining guests start to panic.

“The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. A must-read.” ― Richard Osman

The next meeting will be Thursday the 4th of August at 7pm via MS Teams where we will be discussing the novel. You can find the link via the Events Calendar on the Staff Room.