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Do you need evidence-based, concise information to support clinical decisions? Do you want quick access to full-text books and articles for in-depth reading? Do you want easy tools to help save you time? Do you need up-to-date information for continuous learning? You need Clinical Key Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development. Did you catch Clinical Key at the UHNM grand round? If you missed out on the session you can view Gladys’ presentation on our website . Make sure you make the most of Clinical Key Clinical Key: clinical focus for confident decisions Clinical Key: full-text access for in-depth reading Clinical Key: key tools to save you time Clinical Key: stay up-to-date for continuous learning Access Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff. Access it via the Health Library NHS Resources p...

  Do you use the right resource to get the right information? There are a wide variety of healthcare resources available. You need to be able to identify the right resource that will provide you with the information you need. This will help you to search more effectively and avoid wasting time on irrelevant resources. Learn more about the resources we provide so that you can choose the right resource and search effectively. Our tutorials can help you to learn more about our popular resources: Select the right resource – introduction to the different types of resources Register for NHS OpenAthens – step-by-step instructions to register for your NHS OpenAthens username to access NHS online resources NHS OpenAthens – what’s fact or fake? – Take our quiz to find out why an NHS OpenAthens username is essential for NHS staff Using books – learn how to get information quickly from textbooks Using ebooks – make the most of our online book collection Library in a nuts...

 Gladys Lopez from Elsevier will be presenting at this Friday's grand rounds at UHNM (24th Feb, 12:45 to 1:45pm). Sign-up for a  45 min refresher webinar that will walk through the main functionalities of ClinicalKey; aimed at c linicians, nurses and researchers. Learn: How can I use ClinicalKey on patient-facing interactions? How I can search to find fast reliable answers? Does ClinicalKey helps me to confirm treatment? How can I fine tune to find latest thinking? How can I use ClinicalKey for research? How I can tailor my research? Differences between browses and searches How to save content/ search and prepare my material (presentation/ sharing tools)? Can I earn credits while using ClinicalKey? (continuous education) Check the grand rounds page on the UHNM intranet to join the session or email Barbara Meek.

 You’ve worked out your literature search plan ; you’ve created your focused question ; now you’re ready to start searching. Have you got the skills? Don’t just google it; use our healthcare specialist resources. To make the most of the resources you first need to develop your search skills. Complete our etutorials to learn how to identify your keywords and thesaurus terms; learn how to combine search terms and filter your resources, to get the most relevant information you need. Complete our tutorials Identify your search terms New! Learn how to use keywords, phrases, wildcards and truncation Using a thesaurus Updated! Learn how using a thesaurus can help you to find articles via databases Combining searches with boolean operators New! Use AND, OR and NOT to combine search terms Applying filters to focus results New! Use filters to focus your search results Try it now Go straight to our Information Skills eTutorials page on the Health Library website to access a...

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 Use Clinical Key to help you and your team stay up-to-date with the latest clinical developments. Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development. Set alerts on key journals to get table of contents straight to your inbox . Share content with your colleagues. You can email the details of individual items or groups of items from your saved content list. Download the app to get answers on the go. Check the latest content added to Clinical Key. From the home page you can check for the latest items added to Clinical Key such as new books and updated Clinical Overviews. Access Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff. Access it via the Health Library NHS Resources page or log in here via OpenAthens. Watch this video for help logging in and activating your account. Need more help? Check our Clinical Ke...

  February is Heart Month! You may automatically associate that with Valentine’s Day, and whilst that is all well and good, it is the health of the heart as an organ which takes centre stage this month.  Heart and circulatory diseases affect millions in the UK.  Heart Month was launched by the British Heart Foundation to raise awareness of the many different types of heart conditions.       RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES       For anyone suffering with a cardiovascular disease themselves, those treating coronary patients or anyone studying heart and circulatory conditions, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.       This document covers the following resources – books , journals , journal articles and patient information .        BOOKS      ...