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Support for NHS Researchers from the Health Library

The Health Library is here to support researchers working for our NHS partners. Research may include many different aspects of healthcare practice - clinical research, clinical audits, quality improvement, innovation, new developments and individual projects.

We have many services which can help you to deliver your research project successfully. You can now get a quick overview of all the ways we can help you from our Support for NHS Researchers web page on our website.

We include sections on:

  • Being prepared
  • Analysing your question
  • Doing your background reading
  • Refreshing your skills
  • Checking what has already been published
  • Preparing your project
  • Getting funding
  • Running your project
  • Sharing your results
  • Publishing your research

So, no matter the size of your project - big or small - we are here to support you.

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