The Gosall Library, May 2020
Read this week’s library bulletin on Learning Disabilities here
Lockdown Singing
The science of why music helps us connect in isolation
One of the most encouraging phenomena we have begun to see in response to social distancing laws are the innovative ways that people are starting to bond with each other, particularly musically.
Read more here
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Improving junior doctor medicine prescribing and patient safety: an intervention using personalised, structured, video-enhanced feedback and deliberate practice
This research investigates the effectiveness of an intervention for improving the prescribing and patient safety behaviour of Foundation Year doctors.
For more details click here
To request the full text of this article email us at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Online Resources
Whilst the Gosall Library is currently unstaffed and we are not able to deal with physical books on the behalf of our members, there are plenty of resources available online via OpenAthens
Please visit the Library Information page on Trustnet for more information and links to each resource. Resources available via OpenAthens include:-
Royal Marsden Manual
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines
BMJ Best Practice
Anatomy.tv
If you do not already have an OpenAthens account you can register here. Alternatively, if you email us at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk with your job title we can set up an account for you.
Literature Search
How to undertake a literature search: enhancing your search
This article from the British Journal of Nursing follows on from a previous article on how to carry out a literature search (Watson, 2020) and looks at how you can enhance your search by going beyond journal databases to using search engines, websites and grey literature sources. Ways to evaluate the resources you find, the use of critical appraisal tools and factors to consider when presenting your results are also discussed.
See here for details
Request the full text by emailing us at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
British Journal of Psychiatry
Mental Health Campaign
Public Health England launches COVID-19 mental health campaign
There is new advice on the Every Mind Matters platform, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have narrated a new film in support of the campaign.
Read more here
Diabetes Prevention
Stakeholders’ perceptions of NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
A qualitative study with service users, intervention providers, referrers and commissioners that identified factors influencing participation and implementation of the Diabetes Prevention Programme.
Read the study here
Library Bulletins
The Gosall Library, April 2020
This week’s library bulletins are on Community Health, Dementia and Suicide Prevention
Survey Results
Understanding people’s concerns about the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Academy of Medical Sciences, together with the research charity MQ: Transforming Mental Health, is working with researchers and those with lived experience to ensure that mental health is at the heart of research into the impacts of COVID-19. This report describes the findings of a consultation undertaken in late March 2020, the week that the Prime Minister announced the UK lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.