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Learn from others and share your own case reports

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 Have you come across an unusual clinical case or maybe you want to know how other NHS staff are tackling a particular challenge? Try looking for a case report.

Case reports relate to a specific issue that is encountered and tries to offer insight into a particular case.

Here are a couple of resources that might help….

BMJ Case Reports

If you are looking for an unusual or rare condition try searching on BMJ Case Reports. You’ll find real clinical cases offering insight into diagnosis, management and outcomes for individual patients. This journal is available to UHNM staff, via your NHS OpenAthens login.

Do you have your own case that you want to share? Submit your own case report and help others to learn from your own experience. Go to our help page for more details.

Fab NHS Stuff

How do other NHS staff improve their workplaces and enhance patient experiences? Where can we find out? Try the Fab NHS Stuff website. This is a movement encouraging NHS staff to share the great ideas they have and learn from each other. You’ll find all sorts of projects listed. What can you learn? Do you want to share? Try searching for something you are interested in.

Access resources

The resources we recommend may be freely available online, require a personal login or need an NHS OpenAthens username for full-text access. You will find links to all our resources on our NHS resources web page.

Learn more…

Find out about more resources available to NHS staff by completing our etutorial Finding NHS Resources.

Complete our online tutorials, book a training session or take a look at our Information Skills for Health blog to learn more about accessing resources and completing an information search.

Need more help?

Contact the Health Library for help accessing or using online resources

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