Profile avatar
nlaglibs.bsky.social
We are an NHS library & Knowledge Service serving Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust as part of the NHS Humber Health partnership. Our aim is to deliver knowledge to enable excellence in healthcare.
107 posts 319 followers 457 following
Prolific Poster

The 2024 Long COVID research index refines classification, revealing new subtypes and highlighting persistent symptoms in affected individuals. by Geng LN, Erlandson KM (...) Foulkes AS et 50 al. in JAMA #MedSky 📖 read the article:

Less Invasive Test for Womb Cancer Approved In UK

Nationwide roll out of artificial intelligence tool that predicts falls and viruses

Because #NHSLibraries are cool 😎 they do things like this:

LKS North website will be closing at the end of this month. LIHNN has now transferred to NHS Futures and the shared current awareness resource we manage is now live on the national website. library.hee.nhs.uk/knowledge-mo...

Today we have stories about healthcare wearables, World Book Day, and more women doctors in the UK sway.cloud.microsoft/gWJejTd6Byoj...

1 in 4 women in England is from an ethnic minority group and they are a growing proportion of the population. We explore the importance of tailoring health services to the needs of individual groups in our new long read. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Happy #WorldBookDay!

Trust is essential for cooperation/coordination/performance at work. Trust is a dynamic process, not static, fuelled by reciprocity: people responding to positive actions with other positive actions sfu.ca/complex-syst.... By simonfraseru.bsky.social. Indepth: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In a new blog, Emma Sheffield at the Patients Association (@patientsassoc.bsky.social), explains how their free helpline is helping people navigate health and social care systems. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

Is there a more perfect day to visit your local #library than #WorldBookDay - we don't think so! As that's today why not pop in and treat yourself to a good read? Adults can take part too you know 😀

We all know the health benefits of #5aday when it comes to fruit and veg but how about the idea of a #library5aday - 5 minutes to yourself to read, relax & de-stress. Try to fit in 5 a day, for your #Wellbeing

Today we have news about at-home prostate tests, dangers of incomplete info for travel insurance, and NHSH child mental health treatment times sway.cloud.microsoft/XJIUT5lttDPP...

Today's Paper of the Day is: Haemodynamic, oxygenation, and ventilation targets after cardiac arrest https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Did you know that you can access Oxford Handbooks online? 📚💻 Over 240 titles are available to access anytime, anywhere with your OpenAthens account Browse here: pages.oup.com/nhs

Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. 📑 A recent study investigated whether the GLP-1 receptor agonist, exenatide, could slow the rate of progression of Parkinson’s disease: tinyurl.com/bde6ac26 #MedSky

IRONY CLAXON!!! Our first link goes to error 401 here 😖 So we are making it up to you with this article link on why early reading leads to better cognitive performance and wellbeing: (Quietly prays to the reading gods that this one works)

Research from the reading agency has shown that #reading for pleasure can improve #wellbeing bit.ly/208GP4W. Did you know we have a fiction section too? Find it here to get your #Library5aDay yorcat.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha...

March is the month of Endometriosis Action Month Find out more here: www.endometriosis-uk.org/endometriosi... #EndometriosisActionMonth2025

Cochrane are launching a new Methods Group on #AI & #Automation in #EvidenceSynthesis, jointly run between Cochrane, the Campbell Collaboration, JBI & the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE). 🔗 Read more here: buff.ly/41zHsfT

We recommend that trusts and health boards decommission their nitrous oxide manifolds, switching to point-of-use cylinders. This new Nitrous Oxide toolkit from @england.nhs.uk and UCL Partners offers step-by-step guidance to reduce nitrous oxide waste safely and efficiently. ow.ly/twNv50V5ZAL

The role of masks and respirators in preventing respiratory infections in healthcare and community settings

ICS respiratory review 2024/25 Asthma + Lung UK This review provides a snapshot of respiratory services across England while shining a light on innovative work taking place across the country. It shows key metrics from publicly available data for all integrated care systems (ICSs). This data is…

🆕In this blog, *Margaret shares her experience of trying to coordinate their elderly father's upcoming surgery. www.pslhub.org/learn/improv...

There are a millions decisions made in the NHS every day & those decisions need to be based in evidence. ( #FactsMatter & NHS #libraries are at the heart of getting the right information to the right people at the right time). #NHS #AMillionDecisions

Featured on the hub, a webinar next week hosted by the Patients Association (@patientsassoc.bsky.social) on helping patients get the most from their appointments. 🗓️Wednesday 5th March 2025 ⏰9:00-10.00am More details below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/events/event...

According to Health Literacy Place, "Offering routine support with paperwork can reduce pressures on people who may struggle with forms and support your service in gathering the information required to help". www.healthliteracyplace.org.uk/toolkit/tech...

Absolutely brilliant 15 minute micro-learning from @rcem.ac.uk Recent data from 2012-22 has shown an increase of >500% in 11-15yr old girls requiring ward admission for eating disorder. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ja... This is mandatory reading for PEM and acute paediatricians. @rcpch.bsky.social

As LGBT+ History Month draws to a close, we’re pleased to launch our LGBTQ+ inclusion hub 🏳‍🌈 It includes a range of resources to support you to embed LGBTQ+ inclusion within your health and care organisations. Take a look 👇 buff.ly/4kh6pnU #LGBTplusHM #LGBTplusHM25

A lot of #NHSLibrary services are offering training on this for staff to help them help our patients navigate to the best care they need.

43% of adults in England struggle with low #HealthLiteracy, that number jumps to 61% when the information includes numbers as well as words. This means many people find it hard to navigate the healthcare system, especially online

We can bring health literacy training to your ward or department! Please contact us to find out more

Our thymus, a critical source and trainer of T cells, involutes with aging. 2 new studies find a growth factor (FGF21) that delays involution (in mouse models) and may be a way to rejuvenate our immune system and promote healthy aging in the future.

We certainly think so! 📚 #BorrowableHighlight

#HalfTerm is the ideal time to get down to your local #Library and start some of @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social's #Reading and #Wellbeing challenges!

Did someone say #FictionFriday? How about the idea of a #library5aday? 5 minutes to yourself to read, relax & de-stress. Try to fit in 5 a day, for your #Wellbeing Find our fiction here: yorcat.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha... #ReadHappy #Readingtakesyouplaces #librarylife

The #NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects healthcare staff and learners to high quality, NHS-funded, knowledge and evidence resources in one place, using a single search. Learn more here:

Want to access to all the online resources available to you as an NHS member of staff or student? Self-register for an OpenAthens account: openathens.nice.org.uk. Not sure what you have access to? Check out the library and let us help you or head for your nearest #NHSLibrary.

It is National Apprenticeship Week - and across the #NHS there are #NHSLibraries supporting staff & students through their apprenticeship studies with books, journals, study spaces and more. #NAW2025

Waiting list falls as NHS staff treated record numbers last year

Try these simple techniques in the #NHS Knowledge Mobilisation Framework to help you and your team to learn, before, during and after everything thing you do! learninghub.nhs.uk/catalogue/Kn...

🌟 @skcuk.bsky.social is now #PIFTick re-certified This means its health information is: Evidence-based Up-to-date Easy to use and understand The PIF TICK is the independent trust mark for health information. Find trusted creators in our PIF TICK Directory: piftick.org.uk/members/tick...

Blodgett, J.M., Robertson, D.J., Pennington, E. et al. Alternatives to direct emergency department conveyance of ambulance patients: a scoping review of the evidence. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 29, 4 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s130...

From the Journal of Clinical Nursing, New #EmpiricalResearch #MixedMethods article "Global Comparison of Codes of Ethics for Nurses: A Mixed-Method Collective Case Study" by Min Ji Kim and Jiyeon Choi

Using pictures and visuals can help improve health understanding when communicating new or complex ideas. Important for #HealthLiteracy The Health Literacy Place website has more:

Making every contact count in the pre-operative assessment clinic

Same, city of Vancouver - as #librarians we feel the people not reading signs thing in our souls! 😂