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We’ve released new training dates for our training programme. Have a look at the training opportunities available at the Health Library this Summer. 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 .

If you don't get chance to come into the library for a training course, remember that we also have online learning opportunities. You can complete our etutorials to learn more about how to use our resources or develop you own information searching skills. Sign-up to our Information Skills for Health blog and get hints, tips, videos, demos and instructions to help you to get the most out of the library. Getting Started eTutorials Get started with our most popular resources such as journals and databases, learn what articles are and how you can find full-text. Tutorials are available for both Keele and NHS users. Information Skills eTutorials Developing your information skills is an important aspect of studying and working. These are skills which will help you to identify, find, evaluate and manage the information that you need so that you can effectively and efficiently find the right material for your studies and work. Completing our Information Skills etutorials wil...

BNF (British Nutrition Foundation) Healthy Eating Week is a dedicated week in the year to encourage organisations across the UK (including workplaces, universities, and schools) to focus on healthy eating and drinking, and physical activity, and celebrate healthy living. At the heart of BNF Healthy Eating Week are five health challenges: ●        Have breakfast ●        Have 5 A DAY ●        Drink plenty ●        Get active ●        Sleep well - NEW for 2019 It is particularly important to promote healthy lifestyles within workplaces as it is not only beneficial to employees but employers too! Approximately 131 million working days are lost to sickness absence and 200,000 due to insufficient sleep in the UK each year. Additionally, around 1 in 6 employees in the UK currently experience mental health problems. For more inf...

UHNM is hosting a staff wellbeing day today, 10 am - 3 pm, in the main restaurant at Royal Stoke University Hospital. Various stands will include: Heartfulness Meditation Pure Gym Carers Hub Team Prevent Nuffield Health Macmillan Centre EST Plan – Will writing PHE Stoke Cancer Prevention team Staffordshire Sight Loss association Smoking Cessation Living streets Yoga, Pilates and Massage Simply Health UHNM Emergency Department Wellbeing Team Also at the Academy between 10 am and 3 pm, you can sample wellbeing classes, or have a health check. See information on the UHNM intranet for more details about the classes and how to book onto them.

The location for UHNM's staff wellbeing day on 7th June has changed. It will now be held in the main restaurant at Royal Stoke University Hospital, 10 am - 3 pm. Various stands will include: Heartfulness Meditation Pure Gym Carers Hub Team Prevent Nuffield Health Macmillan Centre EST Plan – Will writing PHE Stoke Cancer Prevention team Staffordshire Sight Loss association Smoking Cessation Living streets Yoga, Pilates and Massage Simply Health UHNM Emergency Department Wellbeing Team Also at the Academy between 10 am and 3 pm, you can sample wellbeing classes, or have a health check. See information on the UHNM intranet for more details about the classes and how to book onto them.

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our midwifery students are available from one web page – the Midwifery Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Midwifery Databases page Here you will find links to: Core Databases – the essential databases to support midwifery topics Social Sciences Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Healthcare Resources – useful freely available online resources Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – mobile friendly websites and apps that help you to access specialist resources on the go Training & Tools – links to training opportunities and online learning Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you

UHNM is hosting a staff wellbeing day on Friday 7th June 2019, 10 am - 3 pm, in the Boardroom of the Springfield Building, Royal Stoke University Hospital. Various stands will include: Heartfulness Meditation Pure Gym Carers Hub Team Prevent Nuffield Health Macmillan Centre EST Plan – Will writing PHE Stoke Cancer Prevention team Staffordshire Sight Loss association Smoking Cessation Living streets Yoga, Pilates and Massage Simply Health UHNM Emergency Department Wellbeing Team Also at the Academy between 10 am and 3 pm, you can sample wellbeing classes, or have a health check. See information on the UHNM intranet for more details about the classes and how to book onto them.

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our medical students are available from one web page – the Medical Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Medical Databases page Here you will find links to: Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Core Databases – the essential databases to support medicine topics Additional Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Useful Resources – useful freely available online resources Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you Getting Started eTutorials – learn how to use our most popular resources Information Skills eTutorials – develop your information skills so that you can complete literature searching effectively Mobile Essentials fo...

All the Keele online resources most suitable to help our nursing students are available from one web page – the Nursing Databases page . You’ll find easy access routes to searchable databases and our online collections. Screen-shot of the Nursing Databases page Here you will find links to: Core Nursing Databases – the essential databases to support nursing topics Social Science Databases – additional databases if you are looking at wider topics Other Healthcare Resources – useful freely available online resources Books / eBooks – links to Library Search and major medications references Journals / eJournals – A-Z journals list to help you to check whether you have full-text access to the articles you find Mobile Essentials for Keele – mobile friendly websites and apps that help you to access specialist resources on the go Training & Tools – links to training opportunities and online learning Help & Guidance – find out more about how we can help you

You can now browse through the Medical Exam collection online , via Library Search. Screen-shot of the Medical Exam collection on Library Search The Medical exam revision books are a specialised collection, separate from the main book collection and made available from their own area in the library entrance, opposite the main doors. Whether you are a medical undergraduate, or working towards your MRCP, FRCA, MRCPsych or DRCOG (to name but a few), and whether you're looking for MCQs, SBAs or EMQs, we have the book for you. Please let us know if you feel any other titles should be added to this collection. You can do so by completing the Stock Suggestion form, either online or at the counter.

The Health Library will be completely closed on Monday 27th May 2019 for the Bank Holiday.

The main aim of Dementia Action Week is to unite people, workplaces, schools and communities to take action and improve the lives of people living with dementia. As stated by the Alzheimer’s Society, almost all of us know someone affected by dementia. But too many people living with dementia report feeling cut off from their community, losing their friendships and facing dementia alone. Having dementia shouldn’t mean an isolated life. And it doesn’t have to. Simple actions from us all can create supportive communities - where people living with the condition can continue to socialise with others, hop on the bus, go to their favourite shops or take part in local activities for as long as possible. We all have a role to play in making the UK a dementia-friendly place to live and that’s what Dementia Action Week is all about. For more information surrounding dementia please visit the NHS Choices and Alzheimer’s Society websites:   https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/sym...

Please make sure that  you use the power plugs on the study desks and not the floor power plugs. Do Not trail power-leads across the library - this creates a potentially dangerous trip hazard. Photo of power plugs on study desks

Elsevier are running a series of webinars to help you to make the most of Clinical Key . Clinical Key is a clinical search engine tool available to our UHNM users via their NHS OpenAthens username. You can book on one of the webinars to attend it live. However don’t worry if you miss out, the recordings will be available for you to catch-up. You’ll find more help on using Clinical Key via: The Information Skills for Health blog Clinical Key help page on our website

If you are embarking on an elective or placement during May - July: You are welcome to continue to loan items from the library, but please be aware that normal loan periods will still apply. Items may be requested by another user and thus need to be returned. Late return of requested items will still incur fines. Automatic renewals will run as normal, but if you wish to try to avoid having an item potentially due for return at a time when you really cannot come in, you can attempt to renew your books early via your account on Library Search.

We're here to support NHS staff and Keele University staff and students. Last quarter we helped you by: Completing 58 literature searches for you, so supporting evidence-based healthcare decisions Supplying 147 Inter-library Loans, allowing you to access full-text articles not available within our collections Helping 132 people register for an NHS OpenAthens account so that they can access articles, ejournals, databases and ebooks Delivering 189 training sessions to help users to use our resources and develop their literature searching skills For more help ask at the Library or check out our website . Image listing the 4 quarterly stats

We have set up some new mindfulness activities on our mindfulness table in the rotunda. As well as trying our jigsaw and colouring activities you can also learn more about: The finger labyrinth How to commute mindfully Walking mindfully Fostering self-compassion Local yoga sessions Mindfulness Table in the Rotunda Learn more about mindfulness from our book collection by searching on the catalogue . Let us know what you think and what other activities you would like to see there.

The Health Library will be closed on Monday 6th of May for the Bank Holiday. Online resources will be available via the library website .

European Immunization Week (EIW) promotes the core message that immunization is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. The slogan – Prevent. Protect. Immunize. – carries this message across the Region. The goal of EIW is to increase vaccination coverage by raising awareness of the importance of immunization among parents and caregivers, health care professionals, policy and decision-makers, and the media. For more information surrounding immunisations please visit the NHS Choices and World Health Organizations websites:  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/european-immunization-week RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of successful immunization completion, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer numerous resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll fi...