Health Library News

Here is a reminder of all the different resources that are available to our UHNM members of staff: NHS eJournals – check whether you have access to the journal you need via the A-Z list of journal titles. These titles are subscribed via the NHS and the Health Library. HDAS (Healthcare Databases Advanced Search) – single search interface allowing you to search many different databases including AMED, BNI, Cinahl, Embase, Health Business Elite, HMIC, Medline and Psychinfo. BMJ Case Reports – access the full-text and submit your own case report. BNF & BNFc – available online and as an app as well as in print at the Health Library. Clinical Key – specialist clinical search engine helping you to find answers quickly; searches full-text journals, ebooks, topic pages and medline Dynamed – point of care, evidence-based reference tool providing easy access to recommendations and procedures for a wide range of conditions and diseases. Also available as an app. ...

Want to find information quickly? Need to brush up on your literature searching skills? Why not book yourself onto one of our training courses ? Health Library training courses are presented by qualified librarians, usually to small groups and offer you plenty of time for hands-on practice. Our courses include opportunities to: Get help finding the right information via the Internet Learn how to conduct a literature search and use our databases to get information quickly Find high-level good quality systematic reviews and evidence summaries using the Cochrane Library and similar resources Start to develop your critical appraisal skills Get to grips with Refworks Book yourself on a session by getting in touch with our Training Team or book online .

HSJ (Health Service Journal) and the HSJ Solutions database are now both available to UHNM members of staff. You can find full-text articles for: News and insight across the healthcare sector Specialist topic news Case Studies Award-winning projects Evidence-based practice Sign-up to a range of newsletters to receive the news you are interested in, as frequently as you prefer. To Access: Please see our help page for information about accessing HSJ & HSJ Solutions . Please note that this resource is NOT available via your NHS Athens username. You will need to register for an individual username / password specific to HSJ. You are advised to use the Chrome internet browser when using HSJ.

Are new NHS staff starting in your department this Summer? Why not arrange a library induction for them? Our trainers can deliver short 10 minute introductions to services and resources available at the library. Sessions can be delivered at your workplace or at the library. Content can include: An introduction to the Health Library; its facilities, services and resources How to find good quality information resources Using NHS Athens and accessing online resources An overview of the journals and databases most helpful to your department Just let us know what you need. To arrange an induction session contact our Training Team .

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week is an important week in the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society’s (NRAS) calendar. As the name suggests, its aim is to raise awareness and challenge misconceptions and attitudes people may have around Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness. By dedicating a week to raising awareness the NRAS aim to broaden perceptions, knowledge and understanding of this disease. Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2017 will focus on ‘Invisible Illness’ and what goes on ‘Behind the Smile’. “People who break their arm or experience an injury are obviously in bad shape but we can see their injury and understand their limitations. But for the millions of people who are living with an invisible illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, explaining what's wrong is another side effect of the condition. Not only do they have to put up with challenging, often painful, and sometimes debilitating conditions every day, but on top of that, they may have to face scepticism from people...

Get medicine reference ebooks via Medicines Complete . All our users – Keele students and NHS staff- can access Medicines Complete. Keele users – log in via shibboleth using your Keele computer login details NHS staff – log in via openathens, using your NHS Athens username / password All users will be able to access the BNF and BNFc.  We have purchased extra resources for Keele users as well as NHS staff at UHNM and North Staffs Combined Healthcare such as: AHFS Drug Information Handbook on Injectable Drugs Kucer’s the Use of Antibiotics Stockley’s Drug Interactions And more… The books available to you will depend on the subscription of your organisation. You can search within each book or search across titles for drug information.

This year Men's Health Week is be focusing on belly fat. Why? Because it's the type of fat that's bad for your health and men are more likely to have it. It's a problem because belly fat lurks not just beneath the surface but also gets down deep and surrounds your vital organs. Regardless of your overall weight, a large amount of belly fat increases your risk of: ■       Cardiovascular disease ■       Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes ■       Colorectal cancer ■       Sleep apnea ■       Premature death from any cause ■       High blood pressure For more about Men’s Health Week, please visit the Men’s Health Forum website: https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone interested in men’s health, the Health Library offers numerous resources related to the subject....

We have been made aware of the following Keele IT maintenance that may affect computer access: " Saturday is a data centre maintenance day. During the day one of our data centre will have its electrical systems inspected and we will be testing our disaster recovery procedures. The KLE and SCIMS are expected to continue working but you may experience occasional slow responses as your web browser is redirected to the resilient services. Student and staff access to PCs, S: and network drives may be affected as half of the filestore systems will be unavailable during the testing."