Parliamentary History

We now have online access to Parliamentary History from 2008 onwards via SwetsWise. (Previously it was available via Academic Search Premier, but with a one year embargo.)

You can access it via the A-Z Journals List link on Resources Online.

Healthy weight, healthy lives: A cross government strategy for England

This strategy is the first step in a sustained programme to support people to maintain a healthy weight. It will be followed by a public annual report that assesses progress, looks at the latest evidence and trends, and makes recommendations for further action.

Commissioning guides – supporting clinical service redesign

 

NICE has published six new commissioning guides to help the NHS in England effectively commission evidence-based care for patients. The guides cover services for: memory assessment; hysterectomy; endometrial ablation; female urinary incontinence; intrauterine devices and the intrauterine system for contraception/heavy menstrual bleeding; and bariatric surgery. Each commissioning guide signposts and provides topic-specific information on key clinical and service-related issues to consider during the commissioning process.

Clinical signs that predict severe illness in children under age 2 months: a multicentre study

 

Neonatal illness, particularly in the first week of life, is a leading cause of death worldwide. Improving identification of young infants who require referral for severe illness is of major public-health importance. A single simple algorithm could be recommended for identifying severe illness in infants aged 0-2 months who are brought to health facilities. Further research is needed on screening newborn children for illness in the community during routine home visits. Read about it here.

Should a university be allowed to go bust?

The higher education funding bodies have kept a close eye on the financial health of British universities, intervening behind the scenes to prevent trouble Northern Rock style. But with new freedoms will come new risks.

See Guardian Mortarboard for more details.

February 12, 2008 11:36 AM .

The state of social care in England

This report explores the experiences of people not deemed eligible for state-supported social care. It shows that many younger disabled people and frail older people are being ‘signposted’ to voluntary services. Many are forced to rely on help from family and informal arrangements which can break down at short notice. 

Infection control : Norovirus (winter vomiting)

An online public information leaflet providing concise information about Norovirus, published by the NHS Trust, Bedford Hospital, in October 2007. Contents include incidence in the UK, long term effects, preventative measures, self-help, advice on visiting a hospital when Norovirus infection is present, what Noroviruses are and how they spread, symptoms, outbreaks of infection and how they can be stopped, treatment, and the risk of catching the infection.

Every Disabled Child Matters

Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) is a campaign led by four of the major organisations that work with disabled children and their families – Contact a Family, Council for Disabled Children (CDC), Mencap and the Special Educational Consortium (SEC). EDCM wants all disabled children, and their families, to have rights to the services and support that they need.

nferdirect

 

Available now – the January issue of nferdirect containing all the latest news and events, projects and publications from NFER.

Early years foundation stage comments

 

From the Guardian’s Mortarboard blog 5th Feb 2008:

“Janet Murray’s article last week, Too much, too young, gave the impression that, following the introduction of the early years foundation stage (EYFS), children would no longer be allowed to dress up or bake cakes at nursery, and instead would be forced into academic learning. This is absolutely wrong, writes children’s minister Beverley Hughes.

The EYFS is not a “national curriculum for babies” and there is simply no such thing as what the article calls the “early years foundation curriculum”. On the contrary …”

Go to Mortarboard to read more.