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NHS staff can access 1000s of articles for free!

 NHS staff can easily access 1000s of articles for free – simply register for your NHS OpenAthens username; use it to log in to 100s of websites, journals and databases to access full-text articles for free.

You need good quality healthcare information for research, professional development and to support clinical decisions in patient care. The NHS and the Health Library subscribe to a range of excellent resources to support you. Access these resources easily with just 1 username / password – your NHS OpenAthens username.


Why is the NHS OpenAthens account so important?

Complete this short quiz – NHS OpenAthens, what’s fact or fake? – to learn what you can use an NHS OpenAthens account for.

Register for your NHS OpenAthens account

Register for your NHS OpenAthens account by completing the online form.

For more help completing the form see our blog post Register for your NHS OpenAthens Username – step-by-step instructions.

Access key resources

You can find links to all the NHS-subscribed resources on our NHS Resources web page; includes databases, clinical tools, ebooks, journals lists and more.

Learn how to use NHS tools to easily access full-text articles and journals

Complete our etutorial Find full-text articles and journals in the NHS so that you can easily and confidently use NHS tools to get full-text access, saving you time.

More help

For more help setting up your NHS OpenAthens username or accessing our resources please contact the Health Library.

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