Guidance on your smart phone - does that make you 'appy?

NICE have made an app of their guidance which is availble for iPhones and Android

image from NICE

• Android users: download the NICE Guidance app here

• iPhone users: download the NICE Guidance app here 

You get offline access to all of NICE's guidance products, organised by clinical or public health topic, and the app allows you to search, browse and explore all of NICE's current guidance.

More details... 

SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) have also made their guidelines (over 120 of them) available   

• iPhone + iPad users down load from here      
• Android can use the Android Market here

SIGN have also launched Patient apps - focusing on  Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Asthma and Diabetes. The app focuses on
The app describes:

image from SIGN

• what the condition is;
• how it is diagnosed;
• what can help. 

These Patient apps are also available for iPhone + iPad and Android.

The new age of photocopying and scanning!

Hurrah - we've very pleased to be able to offer a new, improved photocopy and scanning service in the Medical Library.

As well as reducing the prices of photocopying, and offering colour copying, library users are able to scan documents to send as a PDF by email.
The credit purchased for printing is now networked, and so is valid for use photocopying and scanning and printing.

The lovely new Multi-Function Device (MFD) is installed in the Wolfson Computer Room.

Just login with the same username and password you use on the PCs.

Costs:

Printing and Photocopying  (A4)

Mono (black + white) duplex (double sided)      8p per sheet of paper
Mono                                                                5p per sheet of paper
Colour  duplex                                                 26p per sheet of paper
Colour                                                               14p per sheet of paper

Photocopying (A3 paper):

Mono duplex                                                     16p per sheet of paper
Mono                                                                 10p per sheet of paper
Colour  duplex                                                   52p per sheet of paper
Colour                                                                28p per sheet of paper

Scanning to create a PDF which is sent by email:

                                                                                       3p per page scanned

 Photocopy Cards

If you have a stash of photocopy cards, the card operated photocopier will still be available for use for a few weeks.
If you would like to transfer the credit from these cards to your library card account, photcopy card units will be refunded at 5p per 2 units on the card, and this balance will be added to your networked account. Please ask staff at the Library Issue Desk. 

National Health Profiles and other public health intelligence tools

Public Health Observatories in England have compiled useful resources.

National Health Profiles give a snapshot overview of health for each local authority in England. They are produced annually by the Public Health Observatories in England working in partnership and are commissioned by the Department of Health.
Available here




Directory of Public Health Intelligence Tools: are available

These tools include......

• 2012 Cardiovascular Disease Profiles for England
  
  The profiles allow comparison across regions and local areas against a number of indicators, including: incidence, mortality, treatments and costs. They are available for every Primary Care Trust in England, along with s ...
  
• Community Mental Health Profiles Profiles for every local authority in England giving an overview of mental health risks, prevalence and services at a local, regional and national level.
  
• Disease Prevalence Estimates
  Updated modelled estimates of the prevalence of five long-term conditions with significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the population are now available to inform commissioning of services, and to support case f ...
  
• End of Life Care PCT Profiles Profiles with over 40 end of life care indicators for each PCT in England relating to population; deaths; place of death; cause of death; deaths in hospital; care homes; and end of life care spend.
  
• Excess Winter Deaths Information about excess winter deaths in the South West.
  
• Health inequality indicators for local authorities and primary care organisations
  
• Health Profiles 2012 The profiles contain a summary of information on the health of the people in every local authority area and some factors that may influence their health.
  
• Health Impact Analysis Gateway
  
• Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) Local Alcohol Profiles for England 2011 (LAPE), produced by the North West Public Health Observatory on behalf of the Public Health Observatories in England.The profiles contain 25 alcohol-related indicators for every lo ...
  
• Local Authority Child Health Profiles 2012 How healthy are children and young people in your area? View key child health indicators and compare performance locally, regionally and nationally.
  
• Local Tobacco Control Profiles Revised and updated January 2012 - The profiles bring together a detailed picture of the burden of smoking-related disease, costs and action for every local authority and primary care trust in England.
  
• Mortality among inpatients with diabetes This work analyses mortality among inpatients with diabetes. The study used data on over 13 million hospital admissions to assess case-mix and risk factors for inpatient mortality. It also identifies trust level variatio ...
  
• National General Practice Profiles
  Revised and updated December 2011 - The profiles are designed to support GPs, clinical commissioning groups and PCTs to ensure that they are providing and commissioning effective and appropriate healthcare services for t ...
  
• Small Area Indicators for Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
  Indicators at middle layer super output area level and higher geographies for use in joint strategic needs assessment, published by the Public Health Observatories in England
  
• Spend and Outcomes Tool - updated March 2012 This tool enables Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to gain an overview of spend and outcomes across all programmes of care. The tool has been updated with spend and outcome data for 2010/11 and shows the position for PCTs. Fac ...
  
• Teenage Pregnancy Atlases, Forecasts and other Resources
  
• The European Health Profile Tool Comparisons of demographic, morbidity, risk factors and mortality indicators across regions of Europe plus information on health care systems and financing.
  
• Welcome to the Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard