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Did you miss your NHS library induction?

 Have you missed your NHS Health Library induction? Not sure if you can remember everything? Don’t worry! We have an online version that you can take your time with. Complete our NHS Online Library induction to learn:

  • Why you need the Health Library – oh yes you do!
  • What you need to be able to access online resources
  • Which resources will be most useful to you
  • Which resources you can use on your mobile phone
  • What help you need to become a confident searcher
  • How we can find information for you

group of junior doctors discussing a paper, standing in a corridor

Complete our NHS Online Library induction – make sure you setup your settings in the tutorial first so that you get the correct information for the NHS organisation that you work for.

screen-shot of settings page
screen-shot of the settings available
 in the induction etutorial

What did you think of our online induction? What would you change? Did we miss something out? Let us know. Please complete our feedback form so that we can improve our service.

You can find more etutorials on our website. You will find out more about the Health Library, develop your information searching skills and learn more about the resources we have for you.

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