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This list of local articles was compiled from a monthly update searching HMIC, AMED, BNI, CINAHL, Embase, Medline and PsychInfo. Please note that contents of list are selected on the basis of date catalogued on the database, not the publication date. The list is also subject to the publication timeline of the journal, this may not always correspond with the month it states. Ayton A.; Keen C.; Lask B. Pros and cons of using the mental health act for severe eating disorders in adolescents. European Eating Disorders Review, 2009, vol./is. 17/1(14-23), 1072-4133;1099-0968. Local affiliation: Darwin Centre, Stoke on Trent Local access: Keele Athens Foster N.E.; Dziedzic K.S.; Van Der Windt D.A.W.D.; Fritz J.M.; Hay E.M. Research priorities for non-pharmacological therapies for common musculoskeletal problems: Nationally and internationally agreed recommendations. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2009, vol./is. 10/, 1471-2474. Local affiliation: Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Ca...

Intute is an evaluated gateway for many different resources including Medicine and Nursing, midwivery and allied health . This means that it is a search engine which will search a limited number of websites where all information has been carefully evaluated prior to inclusion on the website. Essentially it is the same as searching Google, but will only return a small number of high quality results. It also has the added advantage that you can browse by the same thesaurus headings used by Medline or the Royal College of Nursing. This week sees a revamp of the website to a new cleaner interface, providing you with the latest articles added and free personal login which allows you to save searches. The virtual training suite offers a selection of very short online tutorials to help you learn to navigate the web by creating your own shopping cart of bookmarks, advice on evaluating online information and tips on how to search. Areas of focus include allied health , dentistry and oral h...

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No.213 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as addictions, social work and learning disabilities amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

The National Library for Health's Guidelines Finder is currently under review for inclusion in the new NHS Evidence interface. This freely accessible service will allow you to search from a number of different guideline producers including the Royal Colleges, NICE and a variety of charitable organisations. A seperate search can be run across international guidelines from America, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Information is also provided on the creation, evaluation and implentation of guidelines. Have your say on the future of this service by completing the following online survey: Click here to complete survey.

The NHS Athens access to the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) will cease from the 4th Aug 2009. UK Data Archives, providers of the service will be moving away from all Athens authenticated access from this date. It will be possible to register for a free personal login to the service from this date, by completing an online form available on the ESDS website . The NHS is currently reviewing online authentication method to ensure that similar losses do not occur in the future.

The previous guidance statement for reporting systematic reviews called the QUOROM Statement (QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses) has recently been updated and renamed the PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses). This guidance is now freely available in the latest issue of Annal of Internal Medicine (also to be published in PLOS Medicine (with further explanation and elaboration ), BMJ (with explanation and elaboration ), Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (with explanation and elaboration ), and Open Medicine ). Access the full text article here . For further information on the rapid critical appraisal of systematic reviews, please book on to one of the library run training sessions . Specialist guidance on literature searching is also available on request.

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No.213 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as depression, dual diagnosis and psychology amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

We understand that the Health Library is not always the easiest place to visit and many people are trying to fit study around work, shifts and family life. To reflect this, there has been an expansion to the collection of online books. These titles can be viewed at home by logging in using either your Keele or NHS Athens account. This latest collection of a further 216 books has now been added to MyiLibrary , where titles can be browsed by subject, or using an author or title search. The other great advantage of online books is the ability to search the book content itself, either within an individual text or across the full MyiLibrary collection. For a quick overview on the use of e-books, please visit the online library guide . NHS Athens account holders can also use the NHS Evidence e-book gateway to search this collection of books inconjunction with e-books purchased nationally through the Core Content. All e-books will shortly be listed as part of the Library catalogue . Ple...

Keele University has now added the statistics package StatsDirect to the Health Library IT Suite. Students are requested to use computers in the IT Suite before requesting access to those in the Library Training Suite. Library staff are not trained in the use of this package, for further advice, please ask your department or contact Karen Rhodes for information on the next Research Statistics Advice Clinic. You can contact Karen by phoning (01782) 554334 or emailing karen.rhodes@uhns.nhs.uk.

New resources have now been added to the Anatomy and Physiology subject resource page . There is a selection of interactive models, scans, quizzes, tests, descriptions and games to help test and improve your knowledge. New additions to the list include: anatomy arcade , enhanced neurological eye simulator and a virtual autopsy . Please contact Susan Smith s.w.smith@lib.keele.ac.uk with further suggestions on how to improve the subject resource area of the website.

Minutes of the latest meeting of the Health Library User Groups are now available on the Health Library website . Issues discussed include journal subscriptions, National Service Framework for Quality Improvement, clinical librarian service, new self-issue machines and e-books. To get involved and have your say on the future direction of the library, please contact Jonathan Hutchins for further information.

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No.211 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as dementia, depression and addictions amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.

Mental Health and Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin No.210 is now available and can be viewed by clicking here . The bulletin is designed to provide current awareness updates for mental health and social care services covering areas such as learning disabilities, anxiety and schizophrenia amongst others. Newsletter produced by Eastern Counties Library and Knowledge Services Alliance. Content covers updates from the Department of Health, national and international news and condition specific updates. Useful conferences and websites are also listed.