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  Healthcare is a regularly changing industry and a plethora of content is published every year. Save time and effort by getting evidence updates, tailored to you interests, sent straight to your inbox. NHS staff can sign-up for KnowledgeShare Updates to get: Regular updates Evidence sent by email Topic specific Include clinical, specialty topics, such as diseases and conditions Include management-based topics, such as leadership, patient safety, education, quality improvement and much more Tailored to your work-role Content includes reports, reviews, guidelines, evidence summaries, research and more Get full-text links where available Watch this video for a quick overview: Ready to sign-up?  Register for your updates in the most convenient way for you: Join the library at the same time –  complete our joint membership form Download and complete  an MS Word form  and email it to us Complete  a short online form Self-register on Kno...

 We can help you to stay up-to-date easily and save time with personalised, regular evidence updates straight to your inbox. Over 700 of our members are now signed up to KnowledgeShare. Learn more about this service and how to register below. If you already receive your updates skip to the Journals eToCs below. KnowledgeShare The Health Library delivers a current awareness service using KnowledgeShare. We can add your specialist interests and you’ll then receive regular emails containing news, articles, reviews, reports, summaries and more. Topics covered include clinical specialties and a range of non-clinical topics such as:  managing and leading people, quality improvement, patient safety, design of care pathways, integrated care, multidisciplinary working, delivering education and professional practice, conducting research, using guidelines and evidence and many more. The healthcare evidence found on KnowledgeShare has been selected, categorised and summarised by...

 Stay up-to-date with the latest published evidence. Save time by getting evidence sent straight to your inbox: save effort by getting tailored content linked to your interests. NHS staff can sign-up for KnowledgeShare Updates to get: Regular updates Evidence sent by email Topic specific Include clinical, specialty topics, such as diseases and conditions Include management-based topics, such as leadership, patient safety, education, quality improvement and much more Tailored to your work-role Content includes reports, reviews, guidelines, evidence summaries, research and more Get full-text links where available Watch this video for a quick overview: Ready to sign-up? Register for your updates in the most convenient way for you: Join the library at the same time – complete our joint membership form Download and complete an MS Word form and email it to us Complete a short online form Self-register on KnowledgeShare You will need your NHS OpenaAthens username to check yo...

 Healthcare is a regularly changing industry and a plethora of content is published every year. Staying up-to-date, or managing your current awareness, whether for your professional regulations, current practice or keeping up with the latest research is an important element of your work and studies. You can use your digital skills to stay up-to-date and manage the increasing amount of new information. Learn more about staying up-to-date and the tools you can use by completing our etutorials: What is current awareness? And why do you need it Current awareness tools Learn more about the tools you can use to stay up-to-date Introduction to KnowledgeShare Watch this video for an overview of KnowledgeShare for NHS staff More eTutorials Find all our online tutorials on the Information Skills web page on the Health Library website . More help Contact the Health Library if you need any help finding the information you need.

 Join one of the drop-in sessions running in June to learn more about KnowledgeShare and how you can sign-up for personalised evidence updates. These sessions will be run on MS Teams by our NHS Outreach Librarian, Diana. They are intended for NHS staff working at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare. Check our web page for all the available dates and for the link to join.

 Can you stay up-to-date with all the latest information published? How can you keep it focused to what YOU need? Complete our tutorials What is current awareness? And why do you need it and what do you need Current awareness tools Learn more about the great tools that can help you stay up-to-date with the information you need Introduction to KnowledgeShare New! Watch this video for an overview of KnowledgeShare for NHS staff. Sign up to the Health Library’s KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates to get your personalised emails. Try our tutorials Go straight to our Information Skills eTutorials page on the Health Library website to access all our etutorials. Need more help? Please contact the Health Library if you need any help. Check our Information Skills for Health blog for more news about our etutorials.

  We’re celebrating how the Health Library can help you to “never stop learning” .   Learning from each other is an important aspect of your work. Whether you are formally studying, acting as a mentor , informally learning in your department or keeping up-to-date with the latest evidence , the Health Library can help you to learn from fellow healthcare workers and students .     Share your work, studies or research   If you are attending a local conference , seminar or meeting and want to present a poster of your work, studies or research, take a look at our presentation H ow to create and academic poster . You’ll get hints and tips on how to share your work in a professional and appealing way.   Share unusual clinical cases   Encountered an unusual patient case? Ready to write a case report? Staff at UHNM and Keele University medical students can submit their case reports t o BMJ Case Reports. Find out how you can submit from our help page . Y...

How do you stay up-to-date with the latest news or research? Make sure you don’t miss out! Let us help. Sign up to stay up-to-date. KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates for NHS staff Get the latest good quality evidence from our KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates. Tell us what you are interested in and we’ll set up your profile. You’ll then get updates straight to your inbox. Evidence includes: summaries, research, reports, reviews, guidelines, patient information and more. Learn more about KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates from our Current Awareness page . Library Bulletins Our NHS Outreach staff create a number of regular bulletins aimed at community staff working in primary care. These include: Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin (Monthly) Health Inequalities Bulletin (Bi-Monthly) Mental Health & Social Care Current Awareness Bulletin (Monthly) To stay up-to-date with the latest research on covid-19 / coronavirus check out our Covid-19 Evidence Bulletin. Find links to ...

 Do you want the latest evidence in your inbox but don't know how to get it? Register with KnowledgeShare! Complete the form , we'll set up your personalised interests, you'll get the information you need. What do our users say about KnowledgeShare? Get relevant evidence Get the latest evidence Get useful information Practically perfect Join today: learn more For more help, just get in touch .

 Stay on top of all the latest evidence in your field – register for KnowledgeShare updates straight to your inbox. Make sure you keep your knowledge up-to-date with the latest evidence. Register your clinical or professional interests and you’ll get regular bulletins, containing guidelines, reviews, reports and more, delivered straight to your inbox. Get the registration form from our Current awareness section , complete it and send to the Health Library. More Help Want to learn more about current awareness? Check our etutorials . Book a session with our training team if you need more help searching for information Contact Cheryl, our eresources librarian, for more help accessing online resources; c.kent@keele.ac.uk

  Feeling overwhelmed with the flurry of new healthcare information being published every day? Not sure how you can stay on top of all the new research? Fear not! The library is here to help. What is Current Awareness? Why do you need to stay up-to-date? Not sure whether it applies to you? Over the lifetime of your career you’ll need to make sure you get the latest information that will affect your work, career and patients. Whether it’s being aware of the latest healthcare news, staying up-to-date with your professional responsibilities or keeping track of the latest research in your speciality. Complete our Current Awareness tutorial to learn more. KnowledgeShare from the Library You can sign up to our KnowledgeShare bulletin service to receive the latest high-level evidence, such as guidelines, reviews and reports, straight to your inbox. Complete our registration form to let us know your specialist or professional interests and we’ll set up your profile. Watch t...

 Want to get the latest evidence quickly? KnowledgeShare is a service that provides personalised evidence updates to your inbox, covering both clinical and non clinical topics. Evidence updates are sent regularly and can include: guidelines, systematic reviews, high-level journals, management and educational topics, local professional development events, and more... Used by over 100 NHS services, KnowledgeShare is developed with an understanding of information that works for you. How does this work? Your own KnowledgeShare profile is created which means you receive information tailored for your role. How do I register? Go to the Health Library current awareness page and either: Complete the MS Word registration form and send it back to us. We’ll set up your account. Self-register using your NHS OpenAthens login at the KnowledgeShare website Visit the Health Library: Pick up a form from either of our Health Libraries, return the completed form, and we will create ...