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NHS eJournal Changes for 2017

We have had a few changes this year regarding our NHS journal subscriptions as detailed below:

Main packages:

  • Ovid Journals – 7 subscriptions have been terminated, while 46 have been renewed.
  • Oxford Journals – the subscription to the Oxford Medical Collection has been terminated, however we have retained access to 10 of the most used titles.
  • Clinical Key – this subscription has been retained for UHNM staff, and includes access to over 600 journal titles

Individual Titles:
Nine (9) individual titles have been terminated, while 34 have been renewed.

Databases:
Databases allow you to search bibliographic information as well as provide access to some full-text articles. The main databases that NHS staff can access include the following:

  • Ebsco Medline Complete
  • AMED
  • BNI
  • Cinahl
  • Embase
  • Healthcare Business Elite
  • HMIC
  • Medline
  • Proquest Hospital Collection
  • Proquest PsyArticles
  • PsychInfo

There has been a delay in renewing some titles this year. Please let us know if you are experiencing problems accessing a specific title. Remember that all the journal titles are listed on the NHS A-Z journals list.

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