Health Library News

 Communicating effectively with your patients is an important aspect of your healthcare job. Understanding the health literacy of your patients is elemental in supporting their healthcare needs and ensuring good healthcare outcomes. Do you get it right? South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have produced some videos to demonstrate how the teach back and chunk and check techniques can help you to communicate effectively with your patients. Phone call example Pharmacy example Directions example For more help developing patient information check out our etutorial 10 steps to creating patient information.

 We have updated the social media channels we use. You can now follow us: On Instagram as part of  Keele Libraries On Facebook as part of  Keele Libraries On LinkedIn as part of  UHNM Health Libraries We'll still post to our Health Library News blog and Information Skills for Health blog . So make sure you keep up-to-date with all the news from the Health Library!

    *** The Health Library will be closed for bank holiday:  Monday 25th May. *** Please check our website for opening hours information.

  As we head towards summer it is important to look after your skin and protect it from the sun.  Skin Cancer Awareness Month takes place every May to highlight the risks associated with exposure to ultraviolent light & to raise awareness about the importance of sun protection. RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES     The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer 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   Skin Cancer ; Cazzato, Gerardo; 2025; (IntechOpen) – available online as an Open Access e-book Fast Facts: Skin Cancer ; Agnew, Karen L; Bunker, Chris; Arron, Sarah T; 2013; (Health Press); 2 nd edition – only available as a Keele e-book ABC of Skin Cancer ; Ra...

  Whether you’re an undergraduate tackling your first systematic search, a postgraduate refining a dissertation, or a researcher navigating complex evidence resources, literature searching can feel overwhelming. Choosing the right databases, building effective search strategies and documenting your methods all take time and specialist knowledge. The Health Library is here to help students and researchers find the evidence they need, faster and with confidence. Our online information skills etutorials are designed to help you build strong searching skills, whenever and wherever you need them. Our bite‑sized tutorials guide you through: Turning your topic into a clear search question Choosing the right health databases Using keywords, subject headings, and boolean operators Searching effectively for articles, reviews and research evidence Saving, refining, and documenting your searches Perfect for students at all levels and busy researchers, the etutorials are flexible, pra...