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Please check our Coronavirus / Covid-19 resources page for resources relating to the coronavirus pandemic.  The page now includes resources on: Public Health - including resources for children Shared Practice Topic Summaries Rapid Reviews and Guidelines Nursing Support Medical Research Literature Searching Training Statistics Other Library Collections We have also now started to produce a Covid-19 evidence bulletin containing the latest research and articles being published.

... or maybe just keep the kids occupied for a short time. So, we can't give you access to our mindfulness table right now but here are a couple of colouring exercises which you can have a go at. NHS Million Poster Project - NHS Million have some posters that you can download and colour in. They have been created by volunteer artists. Lots are on the theme of thanking the NHS, so perfect for decorating the wards or sharing in your window. NHS Million are also encouraging you to share your creations via social media. Blue Light Card Character Posters - Blue Light Card have some colouring posters of various emergency service staff. Good for using with younger children and educational too. Hope you enjoy!

The Health Library is now producing an evidence bulletin for COVID-19 / coronavirus.  You can download all the latest published evidence relating to covid-19 / coronavirus. You'll find information relating to infection control, diagnosis and treatment. Bulletins will be produced regularly as the pandemic continues. You can find the latest bulletins on the Health Library website . For any queries regarding the bulletin please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Librarian .

Around 5,000 titles have been made available via NHS OpenAthens on the Ebsco platform.  The collections will be available until the end of May.  They include titles from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,  McGraw-Hill Education, Oxford University Press, Springer Publishing, Wolters Kluwer Health, Taylor and Francis, and Cambridge Scholars Publishing.   Clinical Collection Topic areas include dermatology, gynaecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, medicine (general), nursing, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pathology, paediatrics, pharmacology and surgery.   Nursing Collection Topic areas include nursing research and theory, pharmacology, nursing management, evidence-based nursing, home care nursing and leadership.  Psychology Collection Topic areas include psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, counselling, social psychology, evolutionary psychology, developmental psychology, and more .

Many of our NHS resources are available to you online. Find a Resource You’ll find a complete list of all the resources that will be most helpful to you on our NHS Resources A-Z page . If you are not sure which resource to use then take a look at our online tutorial Finding NHS Resources , where you can learn about the best resource to give you the type of information you need. Log In You will need your NHS OpenAthens username and password to get access to subscribed resources. Please see our NHS OpenAthens page for information about how to register and maintain your account. If you are having problems with your account please contact your OpenAthens administrator or the eResources Librarian. Where to get help We have a range of help options to help you to get started with our most popular resources. Check our Online Guides and Support section for online guides, tutorials and step-by-step instructions. Let us know if you need any more help and feel free to co...

You can still access our book collection online. Use LibrarySearch to find ebooks, then read them online. When you get your search results use the Filters to focus on the ebook collection. Select: Resource Type = Books Availability = Online Screen-shot showing a list of search results with the filters selected Click the title of the ebook to see the log in options. All ebooks will be available to Keele students. NHS staff will need to check that there is an NHS log in option to use. To access full-text: Keele students should log in with their Keele computer username / password NHS staff should log in with their NHS OpenAthens username / password

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects your brain and spinal cord. In MS, the coating that protects your nerves (myelin) is damaged. This causes a range of symptoms like blurred vision and problems with how we move think and feel. Once a person has been diagnosed with MS, it is with them for the rest of their lives; but with the help of treatments and specialists the condition and its symptoms can be managed. More than 130,000 people in the UK have MS. In the UK people are most likely to find out they have MS in their thirties, forties and fifties and MS is also more likely to affect women than men. For more information surrounding Multiple Sclerosis, please visit MS Society and NHS Choices websites: https://www.mssociety.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/multiple-sclerosis/ RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of and supporting those who have been affected or suffer from multiple sc...

The BMJ Best Practice evidence-based reference tool is available to all NHS staff. You can access up-to-date guidelines and recommendations for a range of conditions and diseases, including a recent topic on coronavirus / covid-19. You can get information on theory, diagnosis, screening, treatment, follow-up and more. Important updates are presented on the home page. Calculators, patient leaflets, images and videos are also available within the tool. An app is available for information on the go. To access BMJ Best Practice you will need to login with your NHS OpenAthens username, then create a BMJ account so that your preferences can be stored. For more help see the BMJ Best Practice help page on our website.

Just a reminder that library staff will not be available to contact over the Easter holiday weekend, 10th to 13th April. Please check the Health Library website to access online resources and training options.

Due to the current coronavirus emergency, M&K have made available 3 key texts to all healthcare staff. You can access these ebooks online via the Flipsnack website. Ward-based critical care: a guide for health professionals Respiratory care: assessment and management Arterial blood gas analysis: making it easy

The coronavirus links that we have been collecting are now available on the Health Library website. These links provide information about the coronavirus pandemic, many of which are freely available. The links are now split into a number of topics, including: Public health information Shared practice Topic summaries Rapid reviews and guidelines Nursing support Medical research Literature Searching Training Statistics Other library collections I've recently added some links about covid-19 related education / training.

Updated 07/04/2020 The latest updates will now be made available via a subject links page on the Health Library website . Please go to the website for the latest list of resources. ********************************************************************** A number of publishers are making coronavirus-related resources and articles freely available.  Here are some of the ones we have been made aware of: Public Health Information Children's Commissioner - children's guide to coronavirus , you'll also find a link to resources for parents on this page The COVID game  -  play the game ; answer questions and avoid the virus WHO Myth Busters - advice for the public from WHO Shared Practice FAB NHS Stuff  - look for  good practice shared by other NHS colleagues  or add your own. Topic Summaries Clinical Knowledge Summaries  -  COVID-19 topic  for primary care practitioners Dynamed  - the  Covid-19  topic is fre...

From Good Friday 10th April to Easter Monday 13th April inclusive, library staff will not be available to contact. The Health Library and Trainers will be responding to emails again from Tuesday 14th onwards. You can access the following resources online: Library Search Online journal collections Nursing and Midwifery student databases Medical student databases NHS OpenAthens maintenance NHS online resources If you need any help accessing resources try the following online options: Getting Started etutorials Information Skills etutorials Online Guides and Support Information Skills for Health blog You can submit requests at any time, although they may not be processed immediately.

Clinical Key is one of our most popular resources; providing an easy to use clinical search engine to give you access to a wide range of information in multiple formats. It is available to UHNM staff, via your NHS OpenAthens login; access Clinical Key via our NHS resources page . How to...  items posted on our Information Skills blog: Get started with Clinical Key and activate your account Read eBooks Search on Clinical Key Find Full-Text eJournals Save articles Create a powerpoint presentation with the Presentation Maker Use the Clinical Focus filter Keep up-to-date with new journal issues Access accompanying videos to books Install the mobile app Find patient information in Clinical Key You can find more help on our Clinical Key help page .