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There will be reduced opening hours over the Christmas holidays.  Please see our web page for more details .   Online resources  will be available 24/7.

If you are away this Christmas don’t take any books with you – you can access our ebooks online.  Most of our ebooks collections can be found on Library Search . UHNM users can also access the ebook collection on Clinical Key . If you are a Keele user – you’ll need to login with your Keele computer login details. If you are an NHS user – you’ll need to login with your NHS Athens username. For more help: Complete our short etutorial Using eBooks Check the blog posts from the Information Skills for Health Find more help from the Campus Library

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Thank you to everyone who kindly donated items which will make such a difference to people in crisis this Christmas. Here is  Health Library staff member Janet Ford pictured surrounded by some of the donations to the Food Bank appeal. Janet with foodbank donations It is still not too late to donate to the appeal which has been extended until after Christmas, any non-perishable food and toiletries will be much appreciated. If you work at UHNM and are unable to bring the donations to the library please contact Rachael Lewis on  01782 679563  or  rachael.lewis@uhnm. nhs.uk  who can arrange collection from your department.

Are you struggling to find the information you need? Are you worrying about using databases? Fear not. You can try our online etutorials to help you to develop your information searching skills and get started using some of our fab-u-lous resources. Our etutorials include: Short bite-size learning Interactive elements (like characters, quizzes and click and see) Multimedia (such as video and audio) Downloadable plans Downloadable reflection document for your portfolio Learn more about our resources from the Getting Starting etutorials . If you need to develop your literature searching skill then try the Information Skills etutorials . Not sure where to start? Then Check Your Skills to see where the gaps are in your knowledge. screen-shot from the Check Your Skills etutorial

The Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin , produced by the NHS Outreach Team is now available via the Health Library website. Issues are added to the website as they become available, so you can always find them online. The bulletin aims to draw attention to key documents, guidance and evidence-based reviews on clinical effectiveness. It is published on a monthly basis. For more information contact the Outreach Team.

There will be reduced opening hours over the Christmas holidays.  Please see our web page for more details .   Online resources  will be available 24/7.

Keele Library Latest: New books added in November : In November we added over a thousand new items to library stock. Lists of them, subdivided by Library and in shelfmark order, are available ...

Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK, with most people being diagnosed over the age of 60. However it shouldn’t be. It’s treatable and curable especially if diagnosed early. This December, Bowel Cancer UK have brought back their annual campaign DECEMBEARD. This campaign encourages men cross the country men to put away the razors and growing beards for December to raise awareness and money to support our vital research and lifesaving work to stop bowel cancer.  Whether you’re new to facial fuzz or an experienced beard grower it’s easy to join in; just clean shave on 30th November and watch your beard blossom. Already bearded? Ditch or dye your beard for December and get sponsored to sport a new look for the month. For more information surrounding Bowel Cancer   please visit the NHS Choices and Bowel Cancer UK websites: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-colon-rectum-or-bowel/Pages/Introduction.aspx https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/ RE...

Information Skills for Health: Proquest database problems on UHNM network Fixed : The Proquest database provides NHS athens users with access to ejournals and articles on the Medline and PsychInfo databases. The problem we...

You can sign-up to get the latest blog posts from our Information Skills for Health blog . Make sure you get the latest information about healthcare resources. Learn how to use resources effectively and develop your skills to help you find the best evidence. Information Skills for Health screen-shot

There will be reduced opening hours over the Christmas holidays. Please see our web page for more details .   Online resources will be available 24/7.

The Health Library is here to support nurses completing their revalidation – whether it’s a quiet spot to gather your thoughts or help finding online articles, there is lots that we can do for you. You can find  help on our support page . We are also promoting help that we find elsewhere on  our Information Skills for Health blog . Try our new etutorial –  Supporting NHS Staff  – to learn about all the different ways the library can help you.

Keele Library Latest: Virtual bookshelf

Information Skills for Health: Problems with the Proquest database on UHNM networ... : The Proquest database provides NHS athens users with access to ejournals and articles on the Medline and PsychInfo databases. We are curre...

Both SSoTP and UHNM staff can access the Royal Marsden Manual Online via their Athens username / password. Here you will find: Procedures & Guidelines Images & Illustrations Searchable content Support for evidence-based practice For step-by-step instructions on how to log on read  our Information Skills for Health blog entry .

Want to share an unusual clinical case, complication or diagnosis? Then you can submit your own BMJ Case Report. BMJ Case Reports  are available to UHNM staff. The Health Library subscription includes the opportunity not only for you to access full-text of published content but also for you to submit your own cases. You can find more information on  our BMJ Case Reports support page .

If you are embarking on a placement or elective in November / December / January: You are welcome to continue to loan items from the library, but please be aware that normal loan periods will still apply. Items may be requested by another user and recalled. Late return of requested items will still incur fines. Automatic renewals will run as normal, but if you wish to try to avoid having an item potentially due for return at a time when you really cannot come in, you can attempt to renew your books early via your account on Library Search.

We are holding a Foodbank Collection appeal at the Health Library, between November and Christmas.  If you would like to make a donation, there is a display and a basket in the Health Library to deposit your item(s). Deposit items at the display in the library The items collected will be donated to the Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank, which is a part of the Trussell Trust. The Foodbank does amazing work, providing 3 days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis. To learn more about their work, visit newcastlestaffs.foodbank.org.uk . Any donation would be a huge help, although the Foodbank has particular shortages of: Long Life Juice Long Life Milk Tinned Rice Pudding Tinned Fruit Tinned/Packet Custard Tinned/Packet Potatoes Tinned Meat - ham/corned beeef/etc Jam Biscuits Chocolates Toiletries - shampoo/shower gel/toothpaste/deodorants) Your help will be greatly appreciated by the Foodbank. Thank ...

So that’s the end of our series of blogs about Library Essentials for Students. If you think there is something we missed then do let us know. Meanwhile stay in touch with this blog and our sister blog Information Skills for Health to learn in more depth about the services and resources that you can use, and the skills you can develop, to help you on your course.

What is it? The Information Skills for Health blog is an online blog created by the Health Library. It aims to help all or any of our users to develop skills to support evidence-based practice, continuous professional development (CPD), revalidation and ultimately patient care. We post items to the blog such as: Information about our resources Tips and Tricks for finding the best information Latest news about healthcare resources Step-by-step instructions on how to use our popular resources Tips on how to literature search effectively Micro-learning opportunities to develop your skills How can it help you? You can sign-up to receive new blog items in your inbox. This blogs aims to help you to develop your skills and find the best quality information to support your work and studies. How do you access it? The Information Skills for Health blog is freely available online.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties. It includes: emphysema – damage to the air sacs in the lungs and chronic bronchitis – long-term inflammation of the airways. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the 3 rd leading cause of death in the United States. The disease kills more than 120,000 Americans each year—that’s 1 death every 4 minutes—and causes serious, long-term disability. The number of people with COPD is increasing. More than 12 million people are diagnosed with COPD and an additional 12 million likely have the disease and don’t even know it. Therefore this November, the title of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s national awareness and education campaign is COPD Learn More Breathe Better. RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone studying the importance of improving knowledge of and supporting those who suffer from COPD, the Health Library off...