Health Library News

 We have created a collection of books written by people living with a range of medical and health conditions. They detail their experiences both of their condition and how they deal with the healthcare system. Topics include; mental health dementia cancer stroke eating disorders parenthood physical disability learning disability and many more You can find the Patient Voices collection in the Library rotunda (at the end of the print journals shelving), or browse the collection online via Library Search .

 I have updated the Current Awareness pages on the Health Library website. These are now simpler and direct you to the current awareness services produced by the Library: Current Awareness Service (netvibes) Bulletins produced by the NHS Outreach Service Covid-19 Evidence Bulletins I am also in the process of updating the specialty pages within the Current Awareness Service (netvibes) to include the latest feeds of more of our subscribed journals. Check our Information Skills for Health blog for more up-coming information (in March) regarding our specialty pages.

 Staff at the Health Library have been working hard this year to deliver our services - in whatever format we can. This year we: Delivered 302 training sessions Completed 124 literature searches Supported 436 new OpenAthens accounts Supplied 117 inter-library loan requests Make sure you're making the most of your membership of the library and ask about how we can support you.

 You can keep up-to-date with all the news from the Health Library by following us on social media. We'll  tell you about changes to facilities keep you informed about how to use our services make sure you get the latest news about our resources We have a Facebook page you can like and a Twitter feed to follow. Take a look and maybe give us a like, follow or share with your friends and colleagues. Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter

 Unfortunately there may be some delays transferring books between sites or making books available due to quarantining. These services are impacted by the covid restrictions required to ensure everyone is safe. Apologies for any inconvenience. Please feel free to contact the library prior to your visit, if you want to check that a book is available to be picked up.

 CASP - the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme - have developed a range of online courses to help you to get to grips with critical appraisal . Courses include: Introduction to critical appraisal & CASP Introduction to the critical appraisal of randomised controlled trials How to use a CASP RCT checklist Making sense of results: measures of effectiveness in RCTs RCT module bundle The courses require payment and cost varies between £6 and £45 (at time of writing). Take a look at their website for complete details of each course and information on enrolment .

 Library colleagues Paige and Frances have delivered a virtual introduction to the Health Library to apprentices at UHNM. You can find out more about our facilities, services and resources by watching a recording of the webinar. Apprentices_ Welcome to the Health Library from UHNM Work Experience on Vimeo . The Health Library showcasing their opportunities to apprentice learners at UHNM.

 If you work for our NHS partners you can join the Health Library. Your membership will give you access to our facilities, services and resources. With your library card you can: enter the Health Library via swipe-access use the printing, scanning, photocopy facilities borrow books from our healthcare-specialist collection borrow books from the collections at the Health Library at County and Keele Campus Library request inter-library loans for articles or books which we do not have in our collections request a literature search book on a free training course to improve your information searching skills Are you eligible to join? Library membership is open to NHS staff working for: University Hospitals for North Midlands North Staffordshire Combine Healthcare Clinical Commissioning Groups in Staffordshire GP practices in Staffordshire Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust How do you join? To join the library you need to complete a membership form . Make sure you complete all the fiel...

Elsevier supports you in oncology care through knowledge on World Cancer Day​. Toolkits in Clinical Key Elsevier have developed a number of topic-specific toolkits of content within Clinical Key Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff via your NHS OpenAthens username. It will probably be easier for you to access the content if you log in to Clinical Key first . Lung Cancer Breast Cancer Leukaemia Melanoma / Skin Cancer Bladder Cancer Cervix Uteri Cancer Prostate Cancer Colorectal Cancer Webinar: Cancer Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic and After The team will demonstrate ways of accessing oncology information quickly for clinicians and talk about cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic and after.   APAC/EMEA (Panel in English) February 18th; (UTC +8) 9:00h London | 10:00h Amsterdam | 11:00h Cairo | 13:00h Dubai | 17:00h Singapore Register here More… You can find our more about ho...

Check the latest news from the Campus Library for training opportunities: ...In a Nutshell online workshops : ...In a Nutshell online workshops

  Around three children in every primary school class has a mental health problem, and many more struggle with challenges from bullying to bereavement. Place2Be launched their first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015, to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Now in its seventh year, they hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the word. 2021’s campaign theme is “Express Yourself”. Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. This could be through art, music, writing and poetry, dance and drama, photography and film, and doing activities that make you feel good. Therefore it is important to remember that being able to express yourself, doesn’t mean you’re the best at something, but instead is about showing who you are and how you see the world in a way that makes you feel positive about yourself. For more information surrounding children’s ment...

 NHS library cards for the Health Library all have an expiry date set. NHS staff will be contacted before your card expires asking you whether you wish to renew and continue your membership.  Please make sure that you respond to ensure that your membership continues. You'll be asked to check the details we have are correct - please let us know of any changes to ensure that you are still eligible for membership. If you have any queries about your membership you can email the library at health.library@keele.ac.uk - make sure you include your library card number if possible.

From Campus Library: The way you sign in to some eResources will be changing on Monday 25 January : The way you sign in to some eResources will be changing on Monday 25 January

  We have renewed our subscriptions to our NHS ejournals. However there have been a couple of changes to the location of access: Blood  The journal Blood is available to NHS staff via your NHS OpenAthens username. Our subscription for this title has changed this year. You can now access full-text via the Science Direct platform. Journal of Clinical Oncology The Journal of Clinical Oncology is available to NHS staff via your NHS OpenAthens username. Our subscription for this title has changed this year. You can now access full-text via the Ovid platform. Access NHS eJournals All journal titles are accessible from our   NHS Journals A-Z list . For more help finding journals via this list you can: Check   our step-by-step instructions Complete our online tutorial Finding NHS Journals

With an increased aging population and individuals of all ages with more complex needs that require additional social care support, there is an increasing requirement to recruit and retain staff in the adult social care sector. The Good Care Campaign is about celebrating the great work that social care staff do each and every day and sharing it via the campaign. For more information surrounding social care and the Good Care Month campaign please visit the following websites: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/ https://www.hcpa.info/good-care-campaign/   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES For anyone studying the importance of improving both the awareness and knowledge of and supporting those who work within a social care setting and those who require social care, the Health Libraries both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals offer a range of resources related to the subject. In the lists below you’ll find a variety of items as well as information o...

 Make the most of your library - complete our online tutorial Using the Health Library . Learn about all the facilities and services, accessible at the library or online, that can help you. Screen-shot of Using the Health Library tutorial Please note that availability of some services and facilities may be affected by restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus / covid-19 pandemic. Check our website for any changes before you visit. 

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              Wanted!!!              Have you seen our library books? Your Health Library teams are holding a book amnesty until the end of February, and are therefore asking if everyone could return any unused library books; which may have been forgotten about.   • Have items been locked in or left lying around in offices, staff rooms, store rooms and drawers within your department?   • Maybe you have a shelf at home that’s looking a little too full?   Fines will be waived on returned   items (subject to circumstance).   Returning items—please bag them together, write on the bag or include a note saying ‘Amnesty’ and return them via: • Health Library (Royal Stoke) : returned items box, inside the Clinical Education Centre porch opposite the footbridge. • Health Library at County : returned items box, inside the chapel door in the Postgraduate Medical Centre. ...

 You can get all the latest research on coronavirus / covid-19 by checking our Covid-19 Evidence Bulletin. You'll find articles, reviews and guidelines relating to infection control, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. The bulletins are produced on a regular basis by Mathew, our Clinical Effectiveness Librarian. The latest issues are available on our website . If you would like the bulletin sent directly to you, please get in touch with Mathew .

 We have updated our video to include the latest facilities, resources and services that are available at the Health Library - for now anyway. Find out how the Health Library can support your studies and work: Please check our news blog and website for current covid-related restrictions.