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According to the Stress Management Society (SMS), Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. Despite this running for 29 years we have got a long way to go. According to the Mental health Foundation 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. A survey recently conducted by the SMS in partnership with  Huawei AppGallery, identified that 65% of people in the UK have felt more stressed since the COVID-19 restrictions began in March 2020.  The three key causes for concern are feelings of disconnection, uncertainty, and a worrying loss of control. One campaign running this year is ‘The 30 Day Challenge’ encourages you to pick one action each for your Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing to carry out every day. Such actions could even be used on your social and spiritual wellness too. It takes 30 ...

 The Health Library will be closed Monday May 3rd for the Bank Holiday. Remember that online resources will still be available via the website .

If you are embarking on your final placement during April / May: You are welcome to continue to loan items from the library, but please be aware that normal loan periods will still apply. Items may be requested by another user and thus need to be returned. Late return of requested items will still incur fines. Automatic renewals will run as normal, but if you wish to try to avoid having an item potentially due for return at a time when you really cannot come in, you can attempt to renew your books early via your account on Library Search. Also all library books must be returned and any outstanding fines settled before the end of your course. Loans will not extend beyond the course end date/graduation.

   NHS library cards for the Health Library all have an expiry date set. NHS staff will be contacted before your card expires asking you whether you wish to renew and continue your membership.  Please make sure that you respond to ensure that your membership continues. You'll be asked to check the details we have are correct - please let us know of any changes to ensure that you are still eligible for membership. If you have any queries about your membership you can email the library at health.library@keele.ac.uk - make sure you include your library card number if possible.

 Are you an evidence-based practitioner?  Do you have the right skills to find the best evidence? Complete our short quiz Check Your Skills and find out what information skills you have and how you can improve them. Make sure you have the right skills to find the best evidence for your work and studies. We've updated the Check Your Skills tutorial: choose your guide easily navigate the quiz questions get feedback on your answers download your action plan summary dashboard providing links to more resources helpful to both NHS staff and university students Let us know what you think about our updated tutorial - send us your feedback .

 If you are new to UHNM make sure you know how the Health Library services can support your work, research and professional development. Complete our online Library Induction . Learn about: the Libraries here to help you Your NHS OpenAthens account Key resources Training opportunities How we can search for you

News and information from the Health Library at County Hospital Stafford.: Medical Masterclass exam revision package : The Health Library has a limited number of subscriptions available to the Royal College of Physicians online exam revision package  Medical ...

 Want to find good quality, healthcare-specific information and evidence? Need to get the full-text of that key article? If you work for the NHS, you need an NHS OpenAthens username. This is a single username / password that gives you access to key databases, full-text journals, online books and tools to support clinical decisions. Not convinced? Not sure that it is for you? Try our quiz: NHS OpenAthens: What's Fact or Fake? Have you heard about an NHS OpenAthens username? Do you know how it can help you? Do you want to learn the facts? We get some strange comments from people about what NHS OpenAthens is. Go to this Sway Have you registered yet? Complete our online tutorial to learn more Take a look at our blog post for help completing the form Register now! For more help: Contact your NHS OpenAthens administrator

*Update* Walk-in access to the NHS PCs at the Health Library (Royal Stoke) will now be available throughout Tuesday 13th April, as normal. Walk-in access to Keele PCs also available. Health Library at County also have NHS PCs available to use on walk-in access basis. 

For Tuesday 13th April only, the NHS PCs in the Health Library (Royal Stoke) will not be available for walk-in access between 9 am - 5 pm. After this time walk-in access should be able to resume. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes. However NHS PC walk-in access will be available throughout the day at the Health Library at County.

  As part of HEE KLS’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, a new collection of 23 e-books, selected in consultation with members of our networks, is now available to all NHS staff  via Kortext.  Please login using the institution option and selecting your NHS OpenAthens organisation: University Hospitals of North Midlands North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust GPs, practice staff & CCG staff in Staffordshire (try searching for Staffordshire to find this group) Then entering you NHS OpenAthens username / password. You can find more information about our ebook collections for NHS staff on our website . For more help setting up your NHS OpenAthens username please see our NHS OpenAthens web page .

 NHS / HEE have purchased a selection of online ebook titles from the Oxford Medicine Online collection . There are over 130 titles all together, including: Emergencies in... series Oxford Handbooks in Nursing Oxford Medical Handbooks Oxford Textbooks in... series Oxford Textbook of Medicine These are authoritative texts which include key information, guidance and recommendations on a wide range of specialties. Now available online so you don't have to wait in line for a print version. To access: All these titles are available to NHS staff via your NHS OpenAthens username. Go to the Oxford Medicine Online collection , use the institution log in option, select institution "NHS in England" and enter your NHS OpenAthens login details. You can view all the books in the collection by choosing the option "Browse all titles in your subscription" from the left-hand panel. You'll find a link to the collection along with instructions on our ebooks page . Please note t...

 If you are planning to visit the Health Library over the Easter holiday weekend please check our reduced opening hours . Don't forget that you can still access online resources and make requests online .