Hot Topic! Winter Illness Round-up

We've been publishing our Hot Topics! on key winter illnesses. Get best practice, key recommendations, guidelines and patient leaflets to ensure you are delivering the best evidence-based practice.

Topics covered so far include:

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Unmask Misinformation

Found some health information and not sure if it’s true? Work out if you can trust it by using the Misinformation Unmasked strategy . Un – Unsure Listen to your senses! If something about a post or article makes you feel unsure, it might be misinformation. M – Manipulated Blurred background? Weird wording? Poor lighting. Videos, articles and images … they can all be manipulated to create misinformation. A – Agenda Health info should put the inform in information. But misinformation usually has a secret agenda. S – Sidekick When checking for misinformation, two heads are better than one. Check with a friend or ask library staff if you see something you’re not sure is right. K – Knowledge If someone’s making bold health claims, ask yourself “What is their knowledge based on? Are they an expert?” Find out their qualifications and if they can be trusted. E – Evidence Anyone can claim anything onli...

Dying Matters Week - Related Health Library resources

Dying Matters Week 13th - 19th May 2013 Dying Matters Awareness Week is a campaign by the Dying Matters Coalition. This year’s theme is: ‘Be ready for it’, and is aimed at encouraging members of the public to take five steps to ‘make their end of life experience better, both for them and for their loved ones. The five steps are: 1. Make a will • 2. Record your funeral wishes • 3. Plan your future care and support • 4. Register as an organ donor • 5. Tell your loved ones your wishes.’ ...

Win a prize with the Health Libraries in Health Information Week!

Health Information week is a national campaign promoting high quality health information for a better quality of life – learn more at your Health Library. Our patients benefit from quality health information. They: feel informed, confident and empowered rather than overwhelmed and fearful are more likely to follow treatment, reducing costs and reducing complaints have stronger partnerships with you and the team and an increased understanding of their health We are running a competition to highlight the good quality information you give to your patients. You could have prepared the information yourselves, or it could be information you give clear direction to. The format can be whatever works best in your context (but we do love a good display!) We will be looking for: Simple easy to understand information with minimal or no jargon Is the information using an evidence base? Does the information come from or does it reference a ...

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