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Thursday, 23 April 2015
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 10th April 2015
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NICE Eyes on Evidence - Issue 71 April 2015
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This month's issue contains evidence updates on:
- Social integration and risk of suicide in men
- Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for fracture of the heel
- Improving cardiovascular disease through networks of general practices
- Antibiotics in fetal and early life and subsequent childhood asthma
- Detecting atrial fibrillation in people who have had a stroke
Plus...
Case studies from the Quality and Productivity collection
We highlight 2 new examples from the Quality and Productivity collection demonstrating how NHS organisations have implemented new local practices that have both cut costs and improved quality:
- Mobile clinics for chronic stable glaucoma management
- Ensuring appropriate use of monitored dosage systems
Evidence Updates
NICE has recently published Evidence Updates on:
- Fertility
- Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people
- Occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care
- Promoting physical activity for children and young people
Changes to NICE evidence awareness products
Thursday, 26 March 2015
New NICE Evidence Updates
NICE have recently released two new evidence updates:
NICE Evidence Updates help to reduce the need for individuals, managers and commissioners to search for new evidence and keep health and social care professionals up-to-date with new research.
While Evidence Updates do not replace current accredited guidance and do not provide formal recommendations, they do highlight new evidence that health and social care professionals may wish to consider alongside current guidance.
The new Evidence Updates focus on a summaries of selected new evidence relevant to the NICE guidelines ‘Fertility: Assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems’ (February 2013) and ‘Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people: Recognition and management’ (January 2013).
Evidence Update Advisory Groups comprised of topic experts, reviewed the prioritised evidence and provided commentary.
IMPORTANT - OpenAthens Users please read!
From 1 April 2015, provision of the databases Medline and PsycINFO will change supplier from Ovid to ProQuest.
This change will affect the way in which these databases are searched via the Healthcare Databases (HDAS). There will be a reduction in the search fields and limits available in the Advanced Search for Medline and PsycINFO for a limited period from 1 April 2015.
Click here for further information on the fields and limits available.
During the transition period NICE will work to implement the fields and functionality available in the ProQuest native interface into HDAS for these databases. A full listing of the final fields and functionality will be made available at a later date.
In the meantime, Medline and PsycINFO can be searched directly via the ProQuest native interface.
Click here for instructions on how to search via the ProQuest interface.
Access to Embase, Amed, HMIC, BNI, Cinahl FT, and HBE will be unaffected.
Please note that existing saved searches and alerts for Medline and PsycINFO in HDAS and via the Ovid SP platform will not be transferred to the new ProQuest provision on 1 April 2015.
Please ensure that you have downloaded required searches and article alerts in Medline and PsycINFO from the HDAS or Ovid SP platform by 30 March 2015.
Click here for instructions on how to save your HDAS searches and alerts. These saved search and alert strings will need to be manually replicated when the full ProQuest feed is live and implemented into HDAS after July 2015.
Click here for further information on changes to the databases from 1 April 2015 and other resources available via the National Core Content Collection.
If you have questions or need assistance with any of the above, please contact the Library team.
This change will affect the way in which these databases are searched via the Healthcare Databases (HDAS). There will be a reduction in the search fields and limits available in the Advanced Search for Medline and PsycINFO for a limited period from 1 April 2015.
Click here for further information on the fields and limits available.
During the transition period NICE will work to implement the fields and functionality available in the ProQuest native interface into HDAS for these databases. A full listing of the final fields and functionality will be made available at a later date.
In the meantime, Medline and PsycINFO can be searched directly via the ProQuest native interface.
Click here for instructions on how to search via the ProQuest interface.
Access to Embase, Amed, HMIC, BNI, Cinahl FT, and HBE will be unaffected.
Please note that existing saved searches and alerts for Medline and PsycINFO in HDAS and via the Ovid SP platform will not be transferred to the new ProQuest provision on 1 April 2015.
Please ensure that you have downloaded required searches and article alerts in Medline and PsycINFO from the HDAS or Ovid SP platform by 30 March 2015.
Click here for instructions on how to save your HDAS searches and alerts. These saved search and alert strings will need to be manually replicated when the full ProQuest feed is live and implemented into HDAS after July 2015.
Click here for further information on changes to the databases from 1 April 2015 and other resources available via the National Core Content Collection.
If you have questions or need assistance with any of the above, please contact the Library team.
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 13th February 2015
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Friday, 13 February 2015
NICE Eyes on Evidence - issue 70 February 2015
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This month's issue contains evidence updates on:
Community-based palliative care teams
A retrospective cohort study in Canada reported that use of specialist community-based palliative care teams was associated with fewer hospital admissions and more deaths at home among terminally ill people.
Preoperative chemotherapy for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
A meta-analysis of individual patient data suggested that preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery improved survival compared with surgery alone in people with non-small-cell lung cancer.
Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
A Cochrane review reported that prophylactic use of probiotics reduced the risk of severe necrotising enterocolitis and death in preterm infants.
Surgical safety checklists and short-term mortality
A population-based before and after study in Canada found that safety checklists did not reduce 30-day mortality or complications after surgery, although the study was limited by the variability in checklists, patients and hospitals and the lack of training for staff.
Risk of fall injuries in older people with commonly prescribed medicines
A NICE Medicines Evidence Commentary discusses a Swedish observational study in a large general population of older people that found that around half of the 20 most commonly prescribed medications are associated with severe fall injuries requiring hospitalisations.
Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children and young people with asthma
A NICE Medicines Evidence Commentary discusses 2 Cochrane reviews that found that, in children and young people with persistent asthma, inhaled corticosteroids are associated with reductions in certain measurements of growth.
Accreditation news
NICE has given its seal of approval to the process an independent group used to develop clinical guidelines on uveal melanoma, a rare form of eye cancer.
This month's issue contains evidence updates on:
Community-based palliative care teams
A retrospective cohort study in Canada reported that use of specialist community-based palliative care teams was associated with fewer hospital admissions and more deaths at home among terminally ill people.
Preoperative chemotherapy for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
A meta-analysis of individual patient data suggested that preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery improved survival compared with surgery alone in people with non-small-cell lung cancer.
Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants
A Cochrane review reported that prophylactic use of probiotics reduced the risk of severe necrotising enterocolitis and death in preterm infants.
Surgical safety checklists and short-term mortality
A population-based before and after study in Canada found that safety checklists did not reduce 30-day mortality or complications after surgery, although the study was limited by the variability in checklists, patients and hospitals and the lack of training for staff.
Risk of fall injuries in older people with commonly prescribed medicines
A NICE Medicines Evidence Commentary discusses a Swedish observational study in a large general population of older people that found that around half of the 20 most commonly prescribed medications are associated with severe fall injuries requiring hospitalisations.
Effects of inhaled corticosteroids on growth in children and young people with asthma
A NICE Medicines Evidence Commentary discusses 2 Cochrane reviews that found that, in children and young people with persistent asthma, inhaled corticosteroids are associated with reductions in certain measurements of growth.
Accreditation news
NICE has given its seal of approval to the process an independent group used to develop clinical guidelines on uveal melanoma, a rare form of eye cancer.
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