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Are you using information ethically?

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 When you write your assignments or develop your research you need to acknowledge the work that is contributing to your own work. You do this by referencing other people’s work. This is important to avoid being accused of plagiarism. To learn more complete our tutorial: Introduction to Referencing and Plagiarism Need more help? Please contact the Health Library if you need any help. Check our Information Skills for Health blog for more news about our etutorials.
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Evaluating your Information - use the best evidence

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 Make sure you use good quality, relevant healthcare information in your studies and work. Evaluate your search results to check that what you are using is valid, has reliable results and is relevant to your question. How can you do this? Complete our tutorials to learn about the tools that can help you. Complete our tutorials: Evaluate your search results What is the CRAAP checklist? How can it help you to select good quality information? Watch the video to find out. Evaluating information on the Internet Use this checklist for simple evaluation of information. Critical appraisal tools Get an overview of a number of tools that can help you to critically appraise the literature that you find Try it now Go straight to our Information Skills eTutorials page on the Health Library website to access all our etutorials. Need more help? Please contact the Health Library if you need any help. Check our Information Skills for Health blog for more news about our etutori...
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National No Smoking Day - 8th March 2023

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Smoking is still one of the biggest causes of death and illness in the UK.  According to the NHS website, around 78,000 people in the UK die every year from smoking.  Lung conditions are perhaps the most common and most widely recognized as being caused by smoking; with smoking causing around 70% of diagnosed lung cancer cases.  However, smoking can cause oral and thoracic cancers and either cause, or contribute to, cancers in other areas of the body as well.  Smoking also increases the risk of developing heart and circulatory problems, such as COPD, heart disease and stroke.   National No Smoking Day is a nationwide health awareness day aimed at reminding people of the serious health risks and highlighting the support available to assist those wishing to quit.   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     For anyone struggling to quit smoking, those helping patients to quit, those caring for patients with smoking related illnesses and those studying or re...
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