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  Have you been following our blog posts for #KNOWvember23? Here’s what you may have learnt:   The 5 essential steps to get the best evidence to improve patient care   The critical steps to get access to NHS resources for NHS staff   Opportunities to learn from others and share your own case reports   We have Hot Topics! to give you key information about conditions and diseases   You can make confident clinical decisions with the best evidence   You shouldn’t miss out – stay up-to-date with the latest evidence   How to get ahead in your next specialty   How to get ahead with your exam revision   Which key resources can you use to get to the NHS full-text quickly ?   What must have resources can you use to search for guidelines and procedur es?   How to communicate better with your patients for better healthcare outcomes   How the Health Library can help you to develop your digital skills ?   Key resources for foundation year doctors   Key resources to support UHNM healthcare assistant

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 Digital skills are an important aspect of daily and modern work life and particularly impact on healthcare delivery and healthcare workers ongoing professional development. The Health Library offers you a number of opportunities to support your digital skills development. Which resources may help? Health Library Information Skills eTutorials Our online tutorials are designed to give you the basics in information skills. These skills help you to identify your information needs, develop strategies to search for that information, use the best resources to obtain that information, then appraise and reference your results and communicate your findings. You can complete presentations, interactive tutorials and videos, in your own time, at your own pace. Training delivered by the Health Library To develop your skills further or if you need more tailored support book on one of our training courses. Our training team offer 3 specific courses: NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Lite

You can help your patients understand their condition better and improve their own outcomes by providing, or pointing them to, good quality patient information. Whether you want to create your own bespoke patient information or find something ready-made, take a look at the options below. BMJ Best Practice BMJ Best Practice is a clinical decision support tool, offering evidence-based information on a wide range of conditions and diseases. Browse for patient leaflets by selecting this option from the top menu bar. You can then either browse the A-Z list or search for the condition. Once presented with the information you can either print it out or download it as a PDF file. BMJ Best Practice is available to all NHS staff. Log in with your NHS OpenAthens username.   Clinical Key (UHNM staff only) Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, covering a wide range of full-text sources. It offers you quick and easy access to evidence-based content. Select the Patient Education op

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month - according to Macmillan Cancer Support, more than 130 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every day in the UK.   It is the third most common cancer in the UK so highlighting the signs and symptoms of the two main types (small-cell & non-small-cell), as well as raising awareness of the treatment available is vital.   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. 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       Principles of pulmonary medicine ; Weinberger, Steven E; Cockrill, Barbara; Mandel, Jess; 2023 (Elsevier), 8 th edition. [ Available as a Keele e-book & available on Clinical Key for N