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Key resources to access with your NHS OpenAthens username

 Your NHS OpenAthens username gives you access to some great resources, specially selected to help you in your work and career development. These resources are not freely available on the Internet but you can get easy access with your NHS OpenAthens username.

When you need…

Confirmation of guidelines for diagnosis and treatment

Try…

  • BMJ Best Practice – key information for a wide range of conditions and diseases
  • Clinical Key [UHNM only]  – articles, clinical summaries and ebooks; accessible via an easy to use clinical search engine
  • Oxford Medicine Online – great set of renowned online handbooks, providing information for all healthcare professions

When you need…

To complete a literature search

Try…

  • HDAS (including Medline, Amed, CINAHL, PsychInfo, Emcare and Embase) –the HDAS interface offers a comprehensive set of features to allow you to search key healthcare databases

 When you need…

Full-Text Access

Try…

  • Library Search – search our library catalogue for thousands of key online titles to help you to study and work
  • NHS A-Z Journals List – check our journals list for the full-text of journals and research articles

When you need…

Good quality information for your patients

Try…

  • BMJ Best Practice – you can print or download easy to read patient leaflets for a wide range of conditions and diseases
  • Clinical Key [UHNM only] – a wide range of leaflets are available. You can also select a different language (ie other than English), add extra comments or information, add your own contact details (or department details) and change the font size to suit your patient.

When you need…

Support preparing for your exams

Try…

  • Library Search – we have gathered together a collection of books to support revision for medical exams. You can find this on Library Search. Online books are also listed, accessible via your OpenAthens username.

When you need…

To share an unusual patient case

Try…

  • BMJ Case Reports [UHNM only] – you can submit a case report to publish and share your unusual case report

More help

Contact our eResources Librarian, Cheryl, if you need further assistance.

 

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