Open access. Traditional evaluation methods are not keeping pace with rapid developments in mobile health. More flexible methodologies are needed to evaluate mHealth technologies, particularly simple, self-help tools. One approach is to combine a variety of methods and data to build a comprehensive picture of how a technology is used and its impact on users.
The Staffordshire Poetry Collection includes 50 unique poems written by local people and was officially launched at Stafford library as part of National Poetry Day on 28 September.
During the evening people got to hear readings of the poems, welcome the new Young Poet Laureate Rebecca Lockwood and the new Staffordshire Poet laureate Emily Rose Galvin announced on the night.
Staffordshire County Council’s libraries service will be joining in the celebrations by hosting a week of their own activities and encouraging people to join.
The very first Libraries Week takes over the UK this week (9 – 14 October) with a huge variety of creative activities for people to discover.
Over a thousand libraries will showcase different activities throughout the week. As well as reading-based activities, libraries are introducing people to coding, 3D printing and video making. They are running digital drop-ins and get-online sessions.
Public Health England (PHE) has developed a process to encourage the development of effective health apps.
This recommended assessment procedure was created in order for apps to be considered for use by health professionals, and has been developed and refined through consultation and real-life testing.
The Health Library now runs 2 introductory and complementary training sessions on the skills that you will need to undertake the Critical Appraisal of healthcare research articles:
Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research
Critical Appraisal of a Randomised Controlled Trial
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