Resources for NHS Staffordshire Hospices Staff

The online resources available on the NHS My Journals A-Z list for NHS Staffordshire Hospices staff have been updated to remove any terminated subscriptions and add in appropriate resources from the Health Library.

This applies only to NHS staff who are registered with the NHS Staffordshire Hospices Athens organisation.

You can access the NHS My Journals A-Z list via our journals webpage.

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