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Clinical Key is a clinical search engine. Use the simple search interface to search Medline and Clinical Key content for fast clinical answers. You can access: eJournals eBooks Evidence-based Topic Summaries Images and Videos Medline Use the features to save items and create reading lists and presentations.  You can find step-by-step demos on our Information Skills for Health blog . Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff, via your NHS Athens username. Log in via our Healthcare Resources page.

Copies of withdrawn versions of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine are now available for sale on the Sales Trolley in the Health Library. Prices vary according to condition. Items sold on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the counter. Book Sales Trolley

There will NOT be a big book sale in the Health Library this year - we don't have sufficient stock to deliver it. Note, however, that the red book sale trolley will still be available throughout the year, and will be populated with withdrawn stock when it is available. The Books Sales Trolley

The easiest way to check whether you can access an ejournal is to check via the NHS Journal List: Go to our Journals page Select the NHS Journals option Log in with your NHS Athens username / password Search for the Journal title Screen-shot of example journal title search You will be able to see Where we subscribe to the title – it may be via a database collection, rather than directly from the publisher What holdings you can access – check whether the year / volume you need is covered by our subscription Link to the journal page – you can link to the location where we hold the subscription. Note that you may be required to login to the providers’ website

You will find lots of help available at the Health Library: Scheduled Training Programme We run a scheduled training programme throughout the year. You can book on a number of different training courses to help you to develop your literature searching skills and use our resources effectively. You can book online or contact our trainers to reserve a place. Training at Work Our trainers can visit you at work to deliver bespoke sessions for you and your work colleagues whether as part of meetings, training events or on a one-to-one basis. One-to-One Sessions If you struggle to fit in a scheduled course our trainers will try to arrange to deliver you a one-to-one session at your convenience. Online eTutorials We have a number of short, bite-sized etutorials to help you get started using our resources or to help you to develop your information skills . Our etutorials include multimedia and interactive elements.

Each year in the UK almost three hundred children die as a result of cancer and each week almost one hundred children are told they have cancer.  Being diagnosed with cancer is a very frightening experience the result of which can have considerable emotional, practical and financial implications for the whole family.  There will be a number of differing events across the UK that aim to raise awareness of childhood cancer, its impact and highlight the benefits of helping children spend more time at home.    For more information about Childhood Cancer Awareness Month please see the CLIC Sargent website: http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/                     RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES    For anyone studying cancer and its effects, the Health Library offers numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find our most popular items...

Dynamed is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool you can use to support patient care. Use the simple search interface or browse through the categories to find information about the diseases and conditions affecting your patients. You can find details regarding: epidemiology diagnosis treatment complications and prognosis prevention and screening guidelines and resources Dynamed is available to our UHNM users via your NHS Athens username. Log in from our Healthcare Resources page. Get Dynamed on the go by downloading the app – details of how here . For more help try our short etutorial Using Dynamed or check our Dynamed help page .

There are a range of IT facilities that you can access via the Health Library. In the IT suite: Keele networked PCs NHS networked PCs Printing – payment required on the Keele network; free on the NHS network Scanner In the Health Library: Photocopying – pay for photocopying with cash or via your Library / Keele card Desktop power plugs for IT equipment Keele WIFI NHS users can access the Keele network by requesting a temporary Keele login. You will need to be a library member; bring your card to the main library counter to make a request. Photos of IT facilities

Whether you need a quiet space to revise or want to work with friends and colleagues there are plenty of options at the Health Library: Silent Study Room – individual study space and desk-top power for use with IT equipment Individual Study Space – within the rotunda you can use our flexible study boards to give yourself privacy for studying Group Study Space – use the group study pod to work with friends and colleagues or use the tables by the windows Relaxed Study Space – if you want to relax while you read you can use our more relaxing furniture Desk-top power – many of our desks now have desk-top power plugs for use with IT equipment Photos of the Health Library