Health Library News

Here's how we helped you during the last quarter of 2018: We completed 49  literature searches  for you. Our  Inter-Library Loan  team supplied 161 articles for you. 241  training sessions  were delivered over the last quarter. 131 members of staff  registered for an athens account  so that they could access our online resources. Infographic of the quarterly stats for Oct to Dec 2018

The following NHS ejournal subscriptions have been cancelled this year: American Journal of Gastroenterology BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Cancer Cancer Cytopathology Chest Clinical Pharmacist Clinical Rehabilitation Journal of Nuclear Medicine Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Nursing Management Pediatric Pulmonology Pharmaceutical Journal Practice: Social Work in Action Primary Health Care Psychological Medicine Please check the NHS A-Z list for available NHS ejournals. You will need to log in with your NHS Athens username. For access to all our journal collections see our blog article Find Full-Text Articles . Remember that our inter-library loan service is available - you can request articles not available via our collections and we will try to source them for you.

Every year in the UK, around 3,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. Cervical cancer is not thought to be hereditary. In 99.7% of cases, cervical cancers are caused by persistent infections with a virus called high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) . HPV is a very common virus transmitted through skin to skin contact in the genital area. Around four out of five sexually active adults (80%) will be infected with some type of HPV in their lives. However, for the majority of women this will not result in cervical cancer. While HPV infection is common, cervical cancer is rare. The goal for the 2019 Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is to get as many people as possible to know how they can reduce their risk of the disease and to educate others. For more information surrounding cervical cancer please visit the NHS Website and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust websites: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-canc...

The Health Library subscribes to BMJ Case Reports for UHNM staff. Here you will find: Peer-reviewed articles Unusual clinical cases Common and rare conditions Available in full-text to UHNM NHS Athens users You can share your own cases by submitting your own case report. It is a great opportunity to get published. For more information see our BMJ Case Reports guide page – ask me for the fellowship code. To access the NHS subscription: Go to our Healthcare Resources web page and page down to the BMJ Case Reports link. You will need to log in using your NHS Athens username / password .

Looking for a new year’s resolution? Update your skills. Have a look at the training opportunities available at the Health Library this January, February and March. We can help you to develop your skills so that you can find the evidence to support decision-making and patient care. Our courses include opportunities to: Get help finding the right information via the Internet Learn how to conduct a literature search and use our databases to get information quickly Find high-level good quality systematic reviews and evidence summaries using the Cochrane Library and similar resources Start to develop your critical appraisal skills Get to grips with Refworks (Keele only) Our courses are free, provide lots of hands-on opportunities and are usually completed in 1 to 2 hours. Why not book online now , or contact our training team .

Happy New Year to everyone. Get 2019 off to a good start by learning new skills or refreshing old ones. Check out the training opportunities available at the library and make sure you get the right information you need: Online Guides and Support – quick guides to help you to get to grips with our resources Information Skills etutorials – develop your searching skills online; try our etutorials Getting Started etutorials – get started with our most popular resources Training Courses – book on a face-to-face training course to get help from our training librarians

If you are planning to visit the Health Library over the Christmas holiday period, please check our reduced opening hours for this period.

You don't need to take a pile of books home with you for the xmas holidays - why not have a look on the catalogue to see if the ebook is available? Remember to check what access is available for the title. You'll need your Keele computer login details or your NHS athens username in order to access the full-text. Here's how to access an ebook on Library Search .

From the last week of December onwards we will be running two important collection schemes: The Food Bank Appeal for Newcastle Food Bank. The Food Bank welcomes all donations of non-perishable food but at present they really need the following : jam, rice, mashed potato, sugar, coffee, long-life juice, chocolate, crisps, sponge puddings and washing powder. Donation points are located at both the Campus and Health Libraries The Beauty Bank Appeal will be collecting donations of hygiene products for local people in need. Items required are shower gel, soap, tooth brushes and toothpaste, deodorant, sanitary products and shaving foam and razors. Donation boxes are located in the Health Library, Rotunda Please donate and support local people in crisis this Christmas time Check the collection point in the Health Library

DynamedPlus is an evidence-based, point-of-care tool to help you to find clinical answers quickly. It includes an easy search function to allow you find information on hundreds of diseases and conditions. This resource is available to UHNM staff via their Athens username / password. You can learn more about how to use DynamedPlus from blog posts here: Accessing DynamedPlus Search DynamedPlus Browse DynamedPlus by Specialty Medical Calculators in DynamedPlus Create an Alert in DynamedPlus DynamedPlus Mobile App You can find more links to help options on our DynamedPlus help page .

Crohn’s and Colitis are diseases of the gut that affect every part of the body. They're debilitating, widely misunderstood and there is no known cure. Every day, Crohn’s and Colitis has a devastating impact on the lives of 300,000 people across the UK - the real number could be double that. The gut is like your body’s second brain, so when it goes wrong, it can affect every aspect of your life - from your hormones and digestion, to your energy levels and mental health. Stigma and misunderstanding around the conditions, means thousands are suffering in silence. Therefore, the team at Crohn’s and Colitis UK are hoping that this awareness week, everyone will stand together in order to build a world free from Crohn’s and Colitis. For more information surrounding Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness week, please visit the Crohn’s and Colitis UK website: https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/crohns-and-colitis-awareness-week RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone stud...

The Health Library will be open for reduced hours over the Christmas Period: Day Opening Hours Friday 21st Dec - Sunday 23rd Dec  Normal opening hours Monday 24th Dec  9:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday 25th Dec (Christmas Day)  CLOSED Wednesday 26th Dec (Boxing Day)  CLOSED Thursday 27th Dec - Friday 28th Dec  9:00 am - 4:30 pm Saturday 29th Dec - Sunday 30th Dec  CLOSED Monday 31st Dec   9:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday 1st Jan 2018 (New Year's Day)  CLOSED Wednesday 2nd Jan  Return to normal opening hours Remember that you can check your Library account online. All  online resources  are available over the holiday period. For opening hours at  the Campus Library please see their website .

Make sure you’ve got the skills to find the information you need quickly. One of the ways to keep your skills up-to-date is to follow our Information Skills for Health blog . Here you will find tips and hints, short learning opportunities, links to good healthcare resources, resource features and more. All designed to help you to find the best quality healthcare evidence. Banner for Information Skills for Health blog Enter your email address to receive regular updates when new items are posted.

There are many reasons why you might want a literature search completed. Our Outreach team support NHS staff who work with our community NHS organisations. They asked their enquirers why they wanted a literature search: 20% wanted to share the latest research with colleagues 12% wanted to use the information for patient advice 11% used the information to support service development 9% were looking at an audit or cost information 9% wanted to use the information to support pathway development Chart showing the reasons users ask for literature searches You can ask for a literature search either online or by completing a form at the counter. For more help from the Outreach Service contact the team here .

The Health Library can help you in many different ways. Here is an example from our Outreach Service. Enquiry: Research and other evidence to inform how technology in healthcare can enable self-referral and through self-management improve engagement and outcomes. The information would be used to support an application for funding from NHS Digital as part of the National Digital Exemplar Programme. Service Provided: An advanced systematic search was carried out on PsychInfo and a freetext search on all healthcare databases, followed by a search on internet resources to find the most recent evidence and any related “grey literature”. The search was limited to focus on the use of technology with children and adolescents and on programmes in schools following further discussion with the project lead Outcome: Successful bid for £2.6m funding Feedback: “ The lit search supported our successful application for £2.6m in funding from NHS Digital to develop Trust systems...

What inspired you to work in healthcare? We’ve created a new collection at the Health Library called Patient Voices. Here you can read stories from the patient perspective of how they live with, cope and manage their and their family’s healthcare situations. We have DVDs of popular films as well as a book collection. Come along to the rotunda and find the collection on the shelves at the end of the journal run. Photo of the Patient Voices collection

We have upgraded our version of Dynamed to Dynamed Plus. Dynamed Plus is available to UHNM staff only, via their NHS Athens login. You can access this resource from our healthcare resources page . Dynamed Plus: evidence-based clinical reference tool supports patient care provides access to recommendations and guidance on hundreds of diseases and conditions includes a range of clinical calculators The content is evaluated for relevance and validity by healthcare professionals and updated on a regular basis. You can sign up to alerts, focusing on practice-changing updates if necessary. There is also a mobile app available – to download and install see our help page .

November is Academic Writing Month. Keele Univeristy will be holding a writing festival, WRITEfest2018 , to celebrate writing. It includes lots of events to help staff and students develop their writing skills. If you follow twitter you can follow the hash-tag #acwrifest18 and include it in your tweets if you want to get involved. Here at the Health Library you’ll find a range of material to help support your writing development. Here are a few titles to get you started: Writing for publication - Debbie Epstein   Jane Kenway; Rebecca Boden (2005), class mark: LB1778.E7 Writing for academic success - Gail Craswell   Megan Poore (2012   2nd ed..) class mark: LB2369.C7 The student phrase book : vocabulary for writing at university - Jeanne Godfrey (2013) class mark: LB2369.G6 How to write a thesis - Rowena Murray (2006   2nd ed..) class mark: LB2369.M8 Reading, writing and reasoning : a guide for students - G...