New Live Well Collection

We've purchased a number of titles from the Reading Agency's Books on Prescription scheme. This is a collection of books written by health care professionals, that can be recommended to patients and cover areas such as coping with depression, stress, worry, chronic pain etc.  The books can be borrowed by library members and are also available from public libraries.


To see what's available to borrow take a look at the Live Well Reading List.

New evidence updates from NICE...

NICE have published evidence updates on:

• Autism in adults  May 2014
• Opioids in palliative care  May 2014

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 23rd May 2014

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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NICE Eyes on Evidence Issue 61 May 2014

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This month's issue contains evidence updates on:

• Adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnoea
• Ibuprofen compared with indometacin for patent ductus arteriosus
• Gallbladder removal with or without bile duct imaging
• Collaborative care for depression
• End-of-life preferences of people with terminal illness who live alone

Plus NICE has recently published Evidence Updates on:

• Venous thromboembolic diseases
• Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people 

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 2nd May 2014

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 25th April 2014

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

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NICE Evidence Update - Physical Activity and the Environment

To keep you up-to-date with the latest evidence, NICE have just published the following update:

• Physical activity and the environment