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You can find links to all sorts of statistical collections on our Statistics subject links page ; including: Local statistics for Newcastle Under Lyme, Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire Moorlands Office of National Statistics NHS Information Centre as well as European and World information. You can also sign-up for email alerts so that you are informed about the latest release of data and reports, where providers make this available via a news feed. We have more help on keeping up-to-date with healthcare news on our website.

I have updated our Commissioning Subject links page with resources where you can find information about the latest NHS reforms as well as find support for commissioning activities. You can keep up-to-date with the latest news about commissioning by signing up to our Current Awareness page. You can sign-up to receive updates in your email inbox. You can find out more about our Current Awareness Service via this video. We have more help on keeping up-to-date with healthcare news on our website.

You can find good quality, evidence-based information to help your patients on the Patient UK website. You can download leaflets about conditions and medications aimed at patients as well as access a number of reference articles aimed at medical professionals. There are also blogs, patient stories and discussion forums for patients. Healthcare students should check out the education section ; i ncluded here are OSCEs and MCQs for a range of conditions to help you with your revision. For more information sources aimed at patients try our Patient Information subject page.

We have a new current awareness page to keep you up-to-date with the latest published research in paediatrics and child health. Journals monitored include: Acta Paediatrics (NHS) Child Pediatrics (NHS) Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology (NHS) Pediatrics (NHS) Academic Pediatrics (Keele University) Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Keele University) You can sign-up to receive updates in your email inbox.  You can find out more about our Current Awareness Service via this video. We have more help on keeping up-to-date with healthcare news on our website. 

Our list of Oxford Handbooks available online has been updated to include the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Haematology. You can see the list of titles online and link to them via our ebooks webpage . You will need your NHS Athens username / password or your Keele computer username / password to read the full-text. For more help on how to access ebooks check out our ebooks etutorial .

This year we have ended our subscriptions to the following online journals for NHS users: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Journal of Medical Screening Physiological Measurement Radiology Unfortunately we do not retain perpetual access to previously subscribed content, as such these titles have been removed from the A-Z journals list. Journal subscriptions to be terminated are identified by a number of factors including usage and cost. If you have any concerns about our NHS journal coverage please contact the NHS Lead Librarian . All our available titles can be accessed via the NHS A-Z Journals list – login using your Athens username and password to view the full list. 

You can find good quality information, including systematic reviews across a wide range of conditions, diseases and treatments via the Cochrane Library . The Cochrane Review groups   perform comprehensive, systematic literature searches to identify and qualify the published research. This is then reviewed to develop a summary of the best good quality literature. You can search the Cochrane Library using the simple text box or perform more complicated searches using subject headings, search limits and the search manager to combine searches. We have a step by step guide to get you started and you can find more help including video tutorials on the Cochrane website. See our Cochrane online guides page for the links. >> Breaking News >> Cochrane iPad app coming soon! 

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The Health Library has now subscribed to the online journal titles: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – American Volume Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British Volume These are available via the Ovid database to all our NHS Athens users. Please use our journals page to access our full A-Z list of journal titles.  Note that the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery – British Volume is changing its name this year to The Bone & Joint Journal. This will be reflected in our lists as soon as the link to Ovid is available.

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I have now set up some more of our new online journal titles. The following titles are now available via Oxford Journals, using your NHS Athens username and password: British Journal of Anaesthesia Family Practice International journal of Epidemiology Journal of infectious diseases Rheumatology & supplements These titles can be accessed by UHNS NHS Athens users. You can view a complete list of journals titles that we subscribe to via the NHS MyJournals list – login using your Athens username and password to view the full list. 

We are back to normal opening hours following the disruption over the weekend due to the snow. While the bad weather persists if you are making a special journey or traveling far please check via our Twitter feed , Facebook page or feel free to contact us to double-check our opening hours.

Due to the adverse weather conditions the Health Library will be closed from 10:45 am today. The situation will be re-assessed tomorrow morning.

The online resources available on the NHS My Journals A-Z list for NHS Staffordshire Hospices staff have been updated to remove any terminated subscriptions and add in appropriate resources from the Health Library. This applies only to NHS staff who are registered with the NHS Staffordshire Hospices Athens organisation. You can access the NHS My Journals A-Z list via our journals webpage .

We have changed the provider for our subscription to the New England Journal of Medicine. This ejournal is now available to our NHS users via the Ovid database. Use the link on the NHS My Journals A-Z list, which you can access from our Journals webpage .

NICE is the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. It is a government agency responsible for publishing guidelines relating to health and social care in the UK to ensure that professionals have access to authoritative, evidence-based guidance. NICE provides guidance on a range of conditions and diseases, treatments, procedures and devices as well as support for public health and NHS commissioning. The guidelines may be available in a range of formats including brief summaries, patient-focused guidance, as well as the full and comprehensives guideline including the search strategy and full bibliography. You can browse through the various options or use the simple search facility to find guidelines relevant to your search topic. You can then use the filter options to narrow your search. You can also access NICE guidelines on the go via the mobile app .

The Road Map to Athens is our new training course designed specifically for UHNS staff. You will be shown how to register for an NHS Athens username on the course or you can go prepared by following our etutorial .  You will learn how to use our good quality resources that provide evidence-based information: Databases and eJournals Dynamed Map of Medicine Medicines Complete Oxford Handbooks Online BMJ Case Reports The first session is 22nd January, why not book online now  or get in touch with Mariet or Rachael , our training librarian team, for more information.

For 2013 we have subscribed to a range of new ejournal titles and have moved some of our print titles to online. Using ejournals provides you with access to the latest research on your desk-top and are available at any time of day. The following titles are now available via the Ovid database, using your NHS Athens username and password: British journal of Urology International (BJU International) Cancer Nursing Circulation Clinical Journal of Pain Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology Current Orthopaedic Practice Journal of Vascular Surgery Nursing Research Orthopaedic Nursing Stroke Transplantation All these titles can be accessed by NHS Athens users supported by the Health Library. You can view a complete list of journals titles that we subscribe to via the NHS My Journals list – login using your Athens username and password to view the full list.

Click here to access the bulletin   This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on clinical effectiveness that have been published in the previous month. Sources covered include NHS Evidence, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund.

For 2013 we have subscribed to a range of new ejournal titles and have moved some of our print titles to online. Using ejournals provides you with access to the latest research on your desk-top and are available at any time of day. The following titles are now available via the Ovid database, using your NHS Athens username and password: Age and Ageing American heart journal American journal of nursing (AJN) American journal of occupational therapy American Journal of Surgical Pathology Annals of Emergency Medicine Annals of Surgery All these titles can be accessed by NHS Athens users supported by the Health Library. You can view a complete list of journals titles that we subscribe to via the NHS My Journals list – login using your Athens username and password to view the full list.