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Have you checked our opening hours yet? We’re open 7 days a week, and most evenings we’re open until at least 9:45pm. So you have plenty of time for studying, dropping off books or looking for something new. The library counter is staffed during all opening hours. Day Opening Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 9:45 pm Friday 8:30 am - 7:45 pm Saturday - Sunday 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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 .

Don’t miss out on your Library Induction; make sure you attend the sessions organised by your tutors. Library inductions are a great way to get lots of information about the library service. Our trainers make sure that you understand the basics, can navigate around the book collection and get you started on literature searching – essential skills that you’ll need for your first assignment.

You might be spending quite a bit of time at the library – we can help you in the long run. Learn more about our facilities and services and how they can help you – we’re more than just books. Take a virtual tour – try our online tutorial Using the Health Library Image from Using the Library etutorial

Want to know whether you have access to an article full-text? All the online journals available to NHS staff are detailed on one list - our NHS Journals A-Z list . You will need to log in using your NHS Athens username / password. Then you can search for the Journal Title you need. You will need to check: Do the holdings cover the year / issue you are looking for Which database or platform do you need to click to access the title Remember that we may have the journal from a database or other platform rather than the journal’s publisher website For more help try our etutorial Finding NHS eJournals which demonstrates step-by-step how to find an ejournal.

Dynamed  is an evidence-based, clinical reference tool providing you with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of diseases and conditions. It has a simple and easy to use search box that helps you to find clinical summaries and guidelines as well as the latest practice-changing research. Access It Find a link to Dynamed on  our Healthcare Information page . Use your  NHS Athens  username to login. Available for UHNM users only. More Help Try our etutorial  Using Dynamed Check  our Dynamed help page Find more Dynamed blog posts on  our Information Skills for Health blog

World Sepsis Day has taken place on 13 September 2017. Here are a number of resources to support learning on sepsis recognition and management. HEE sepsis scoping report The HEE report 'Getting it right - the current state of sepsis education and training for healthcare staff across England , highlights numerous examples of good practice in relation to sepsis education and training. Interactive sepsis film ‘project transform’ HEE have supported the development of an interactive film, Project Transform which helps all healthcare professionals understand the common factors that may delay or hinder the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis, and therefore spot and treat sepsis earlier. Sepsis e-learning programmes Think Sepsis addresses the high risk areas for the early identification and management of sepsis. The introductory overview first session is aimed at all clinical staff that work in primary care. It is available on the e-Learning for Healthcare Hub. Sepsi...

Keele Library Latest: New books for August : Lists of the new items added to stock in August are available here: Campus Library Health Library LERC Library

NHS staff in the community can sign up for bulletins. Recent journal articles and reports, news, updated guidelines, and systematic reviews are included in the bulletins we produce. They are designed to give you a concise overview of some of the newly available literature in a range of practice areas. Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin (Monthly) Produced for staff working in the primary care in North Staffordshire. This aims to draw attention to key documents, guidance and evidence-based reviews on clinical effectiveness. Sources used include: NHS Evidence ** Department of Health ** Cochrane Library ** King's Fund Health Inequalities Bulletin (Bi-Monthly) Produced for staff working in the primary care in North Staffordshire. This aims to draw attention to key documents, guidance and evidence-based reviews on health inequalities. Sources used include: NHS Evidence ** Department of Health ** Cochrane Library ** King's Fund Mental Health & Social Care Current...

How can we help support you to make decisions? To base your decisions on the available evidence, invariably some sort of search for the current evidence or literature is needed. You get your list of results and what happens – there may be some items that you are unable to access in full text from the NHS electronic resources. Our document supply service can help you get access to this crucial information: Inter-library loans If it is an item that the library does not hold at all in electronic or print format, we can search for the item in other libraries which we have an inter-lending arrangement with. We can then request a copy to be sent to us and forward it on to you or make available for collection from the library. To request an article or book via inter-library loan the request forms can easily be found on the Health library website in the  Find a Form section . There is a charge per item for this service. Copies from stock The item may be available in ...

This year, NHS Blood and Transplant, hospitals, charities and supporters of organ donation will be encouraging people across the UK to talk about organ donation with their families. This is because although most people personally support organ donation, the family's support is also needed to in order for the organ donation to go ahead. Therefore this year's campaign is all about reminding people that their family won’t know how they feel about organ donation, unless they tell them. For more information regarding Organ Donation, please visit the Organ Donation website:  https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk RELATED HEALTH LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone studying the importance of improving knowledge of and supporting those who decide to choose Organ Donation, the Health Library offers numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a variety of items as well as information on materials recently added to our collection and available periodical...

Healthcare workers make over a million decisions every day, impacting on patients’ lives. How can we help? Health decisions are based on a number of factors including the available research evidence. The 4 factors to consider in evidence-based practice The Health Library purchases a range of good quality online resources and provides you with access to those resources to support your decision-making. Get Access: Register for an NHS Athens username / password  so that you can access our databases and full-text resources. We manage Athens access locally and help you to maintain your username. Find the Evidence You can access bibliographic databases, clinical search engines, point of care tools, full-text ejournals and ebooks to help you to identify the best evidence. You’ll find a full list of resources on  our healthcare resources page . Learn more about the #amilliondecisions campaign.

Still not sure if you should register for an NHS Athens username? Don’t miss out on access to online resources such as journals, databases and ebooks. Our etutorial “ NHS Athens Registration ” shows you how to register – it’s really easy. Over 3,000 NHS staff across North Staffordshire have already done so.