Health Library News

Oxford handbooks are back online for UHNM staff. You can find the list of subscribed titles on our ebooks page . Each link will take you directly to the ebook page, via the Athens sign-on.

It looks like the Health Library was busy before Christmas: The trainers were busy delivering 228 training sessions & inductions Our team completed 55 literature searches We supplied 131 inter-library loans 251 of our NHS staff and students registered for an Athens account

Have you got the right skills? Find out how effectively you are literature searching - complete our etutorial Check Your Skills . Print out your action plan at the end to learn how to improve your skills.

There have been a number of journal titles cancelled this year for our NHS users. Due to some problems we have encountered with the new Ovid software used to produce the NHS journals A-Z list and the article links in HDAS, the application of the changes may take some time. Apologies for the delay. If you encounter any problems getting in access to articles, please contact staff at the Health Library.

Our subscription to Clinical Key has been renewed for 2018. It is available to staff at UHNM, via their Athens username. Clinical Key is a clinical-specialist search engine with access to 1000s of online resources, such as ejournals, ebooks, guidelines, videos and patient education. Use the search engine to complete simple searches and find the latest evidence. Clinical key includes lots of extra features: Filter results Save articles from your search results Create and export presentations Learn from videos Subscribe to journal ToC updates Use the Mobile App You’ll find step-by-step instructions to the main features on our Information Skills for Health blog : Get Started – login and get started with Clinical Key Activate your Clinical Key account – for access to more features Accessing eBooks – browse or search the collection for key texts Smart Search – get started with Smart Search “Clinical Focus” filter – helps you to focus your searches quickly ...

The British Liver Trust first launched the “ Love your Liver ” campaign back in 2012 as a way to raise awareness, promote good liver health and offer practical advice to the public on reducing risk factors. The campaign includes community-based Love Your Liver screening and scanning events, supported by liver doctors and nurses from local hospitals, an online liver health screening tool and media work to highlight the issues. For more information surrounding Liver health and please visit The British Liver Trust and NHS Choices websites: https://www.britishlivertrust.org.uk/our-work/love-your-liver/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/liver-disease/ RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES   For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of, and supporting those who suffer from, a variety liver conditions - the health libraries at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a var...

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 .

The Health Library subscribes to BMJ Case Reports for UHNM staff. Here you will find: Peer-reviewed articles Unusual clinical cases Common and rare conditions Available in full-text to UHNM NHS Athens users You can share your own cases by submitting your own case report. It is a great opportunity to get published, with high acceptance rates. For more information see our BMJ Case Reports guide page – ask me for the fellowship code. To access the NHS subscription: Go to our Healthcare Resources web page and page down to the BMJ Case Reports link. You will need to log in using your NHS Athens username / password .

Keele Library Latest: Books added in December : Despite the holiday, the Libraries continue to add new books to stock. Lists of the new books added in December are available below: Cam...