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February 2012

Happy February! Welcome to the February edition of the National Library for Public Health newsletter. We are also on Twitter, follow us or get in touch at http:/twitter.com/NLPHEngland

NHS Evidence

Since May 2011 The National Library for Public Health content has been integrated into the NHS Evidence search. From April 2012 NHS Evidence will produce and circulate the e-Newsletter on public health content. The team at NHS Evidence value your input as users of the service and encourage you to send comments and suggestions to contactus@evidence.nhs.uk

This is particularly important at this time of change as NICE wishes to ensure that the service continues to develop to meet the needs of the public health workforce.

A complementary letter will be issued shortly to all subscribers to this newsletter giving them the option to choose whether their contact details can be passed on to NHS Evidence for the distribution of the new public health content newsletter

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

Evidence for the public health workforce

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides evidence-based public health guidance which makes recommendations for populations and individuals on activities, policies and strategies that can help prevent disease or improve health.

In a time of structural and policy change, knowing where to find the evidence to support action to improve health and well being can be difficult. We are keen to hear your views about online information products currently available. We want to understand how online information is used to support decision making in public health and to hear from you about how it can be developed.

Join us in an interactive, focus group based event where we will be demonstrating products currently available from NICE and exploring what information you need about effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in public health. In addition, you can share your views by taking part in our online survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PHInfoNeeds2012.

Venue: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NA

Date: 28 February 2012 Time: 10.00 – 14.00

Booking Information: Email user.research@nice.org.uk to book your place.

Places are strictly limited – so book early to avoid disappointment. Expenses for subsistence and travel will be met in accordance with NICE policy.

Public Health England and Public Health

Here is latest information and news about the changes taking place in public health system and the future Public Health England. Read the lastest issues of the bulletins here:

Transforming Public Health Bulletin from Anita Marsland, Transition Managing Director for Public Health England to keep up-to-date with recent developments.

Public Health Responsibility Deal Bulletin This bulletin allows partners and interested parties to keep up to date with work on the Deal and will highlight interesting developments across the Deal.

Useful documents recently published:

A series of policy updates were published on 20th of December 2011 to help partner organisations and staff involved to understand and implement these reforms.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_131897.pdf

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_131904.pdf

http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_131892.pdf

Please note that the Building a Public Health England People Transition Policy will be published this week. Keep up to date with recent development in Public Health England in the Department of Health's dedicated webpage http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/tag/public-health-england/

Department of Health

Visit the Department of Health website to keep up with the latest developments in live consultations. Also see closed consultations in the Department of Health Consultations website.

Public health transition planning support for primary care trusts and local authorities
Department of Health

Events

For a list of new and upcoming events, please see the Events section below.

Evidence: New additions

We have highlighted items new to NHS Evidence, select a topic below or navigate down the newsletter to access to a selection of new items. Please note that these links may not work in some email clients. If you are interested in the full list of items added in the last month, please visit the November 2011 additions page, additionally you can browse the archive of past newsletters here.

Health Inequalities	Communicable Diseases	Cancer
Sexual health	Smoking	Obesity
Drug misuse
Other topics

Trent Cancer Registry Annual Report
East Midlands Public Health Observatory (EMPHO)

Sexual health

Liquid-Based Cytology and Human Papillomavirus Testing to Screen for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Annal of Internal Medicine

Alcohol and sex: a cocktail for poor sexual health A report of the Alcohol and Sexual Health Working Party
Royal College of Physicians

Smoking

Meta-analysis of the association between secondhand smoke exposure and stroke
Journal of Public Health

Users’ Views of Smoking Cessation Services Provided in Community Pharmacies
Scottish Executive

Review of the Community Pharmacy Public Health Service for Smoking Cessation and Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Scottish Executive

Children and young People

Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet

Progress in child well-being : Building on what works
UNICEF, Save the Children

Changes in young people’s alcohol consumption and related violence, sex and memory loss. 2009 – 2011 North West of England
Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University

Who's looking out for the children? A joint inspection of Appropriate Adult provision and children in detention after charge
Ministry of Justice

Inadequate prenatal care and risk of preterm delivery among adolescents: a retrospective study over 10 years
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Who's looking out for the children? A joint inspection of Appropriate Adult provision and children in detention after charge
Ministry of Justice

DfE and ACPO drug advice for schools
Department for Education

Upcoming events

March

Managing the Public Health Transition Greater London House, London, 6 March 2012

May

NICE Annual Conference 2012 The ICC Birmingham, 15-16 May 2012

Statistical Methods for infectious diseases, Milton Keynes, 23 - 24 May 2012

July

Prevention Strategies for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Oxford 15 - 20 July 2012

The library has been developed to provide high quality evidence e-based information on all aspects of public health.

It is designed for those working in the field of public health by providing a single source of access to web based evidence on public health. It was developed as part of the Department of Health Information and Intelligence Strategy by the North East Public Health Observatory. It replaces the Public Health Electronic Library (PHeL).

The National Library for Public Health does not contain patient information on individual medical conditions.

The National Library for Public Health is based at the North East Public Health Observatory on behalf of Public Health Observatories in England and is funded by the Department of Health.

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