The Gosall Library, April 2020
This week’s library bulletins are on Dementia and Learning Disabilities
Month: April 2020
BMC Medical Education
Medical assessment in the age of digitalisation
Digital assessment is becoming more and more popular within medical education. To analyse the dimensions of this digital trend, this research investigated how exam questions (items) are created and designed for use in digital medical assessments in Germany.
Read the research here
COVID-19: Mental Health Advice
Information on looking after wellbeing during the Coronavirus outbreak
This advice from Mind is aimed at those who may be worried about the Coronavirus, as well as anyone staying at home due to Government advice.
Read the advice here
Clinical Books
Free online access to three key books
M&K are offering free online access to three key clinical books for all healthcare professionals:-
Ward-based Critical Care: A Guide for Health Professionals
Respiratory Care: Assessment and Management
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Making it Easy
Click here to download the books
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
2020 Shortlist announced
In times of crisis, historical fiction is both reassurance (nothing is completely new) and escape. Find out more about the shortlisted books here.
Cambridge University Press Journals
Access most cited articles from psychiatry and neuroscience journals
Click here to read the most cited articles published in 2018 and 2019 from Cambridge University Press psychiatry and neuroscience journals. Free access to these articles is available to all until May 31, 2020.
Physical Activity
Stay in, work out – tips for getting active in and around the home
Sport England have launched a campaign to help people stay active at home during the Coronavirus outbreak. It provides information and advice, while encouraging people to share on social media with the hashtag #StayInWorkOut
Read more here
Weight Management
Behaviour change techniques for families
PHE guidance on evidence-based behaviour change techniques for healthy weight services to support families with children aged 4-11 years old.
Read the guidance here.
Government Statistics
Children living with parents with emotional distress: March 2020 update
Official statistics on the proportion of children living with at least one parent with symptoms of emotional distress.
Read more here
Department of Health and Social Care
The Government’s 2020-2021 mandate to NHS England and NHS Improvement
This document contains the government’s mandate to NHS England and NHS Improvement and confirms the objectives and budget for the year ahead. The financial directions provide further details on how NHS England’s budget is broken down.
Read the mandate here