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Extra Dates for Critical Appraisal Training

Our trainers have added some more dates to the scheduled training programme. There are now more opportunities for you to book on critical appraisal training, throughout February and March. Two courses are available: one will discuss a qualitative research paper , the other an article for a randomised controlled trial . If you are a Keele nursing student preparing for your critical appraisal assignment, make sure you book your place so that you have time to practice appraising an article.

Information Skills for Health – update your skills in bite-sized chunks

Our Information Skills for Health blog can help you to develop your skills and become an evidence-based practitioner. You can find help on: Accessing full-text articles Completing etutorials How to complete a literature search How to use our resources Key features of resources Mobile-friendly resources Online good quality healthcare-based resources Step-by-step instructions Support for revalidation Tips and tricks when searching for the right information Training opportunities Video demonstrations You can sign-up to receive the latest blog posts in your inbox: Enter your email address (delivered via Feedburner) Supporting: Evidence-based Practice :: CPD ::  Revalidation :: Patient Care

Children’s Mental Health Week 4th - 10th February 2019

Place2Be launched their first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015, to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Now in its fifth year, the campaign focus this year is taking steps towards being “Healthy: Inside and Out”. This is particularly important as when we think about healthy living, we tend to focus on looking after our bodies – our physical wellbeing – through food, being active and getting enough sleep. However, in order to be healthy overall, it’s important that we look after our minds – our mental wellbeing – too. Our bodies and minds are actually very closely linked, so things that we do to improve our physical wellbeing can help our mental wellbeing as well. When we take steps to be Healthy: Inside and Out , it helps us to feel better in ourselves, focus on what we want to do and deal with difficult times. Therefore, reaching out and educating as many people as possible in regards to ways of identifying and supporting...