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 Guidelines and procedures offer NHS staff evidence-based recommendations for patient care and work practices. You can look for the latest evidence by searching the following resources. NHS Knowledge & Library Hub Search the Hub to search across hundreds of different NHS-based resources for guidelines and recommendations. Use the filters on the left-hand-side to focus your search results. The Hub is available in a separate instance for each of our supported NHS organisations. Check the NHS resources page for your version: NHS Resources for UHNM ; NHS Resources for North Staffs Combined Healthcare ; NHS Resources for GPs and the ICB . NICE Guidelines You can find a wealth of guidance on the NICE guidance website . This includes independently developed evidence-based recommendations. Browse the guidance by condition or disease or search across the website for the information you need. Royal Marsden Manual Online NHS nurses can access up-to-date, evidence-bas...

 We recognise that NHS staff need easy, quick access to online full-text resources. You can access a wealth of resources and it is important to be able to access them efficiently so that you can apply improved knowledge and develop patient care. Ensure you use key resources to make sure you can get to full-text content quickly. Start by checking these resources: NHS OpenAthens username Your NHS OpenAthens username unlocks full-text from a wide range of online resources. Most of our subscribed resources can be access by the single OpenAthens username. Register for your NHS OpenAthens username - step-by-step instructions NHS Knowledge and Library Hub You can search the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub for full-text content. The Hub includes a wide range of NHS-subscribed resources, including articles, journals, databases and ebooks. You can execute a search across multiple resources. The results list will indicate the available full-text options, including requesting article...

 This #KNOWvember check out the resources available to help you to succeed in your exams and progress your career. Medical Exam Revision Collection Borrow from our special medical exam revision collection . There are a wide range of exams with revision support in different formats. Browse the collection and borrow the titles that most fit your needs. Medical Masterclass This online exam support resource will help you to prepare for all three parts of the MRCP(UK) examination. This is only available to UHNM staff and requires an individual username / password. Please contact the Health Library at County to get your login details, email library@uhnm.nhs.uk. New! NEJM Knowledge Plus Any post-graduate doctors in training at UHNM can request access to the new exam tool NEJM Knowledge Plus . Here you can access question banks and assessment tools to help you to prepare for your exams. Please request an individual username from Health Library at County at library@uhnm.nhs.u...

 Are you an early career healthcare professional? Do you move around to different departments? Want to impress your colleagues with your up-to-date knowledge? Try these resources for good quality, evidence-based topic overviews. Oxford Medicine Online Want to quickly refresh your knowledge of key guidelines and recommendations for a topic or specialty? Get the Oxford Handbooks from the Oxford Medicine Online collection . This collection includes over 130 handbooks and textbooks. Read online or try searching the book to get straight to the information you need. Books are available to support doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. The NHS Oxford Medicine Online collection is available to all NHS staff via NHS OpenAthens login. Clinical Key Quickly access clinical topics on Clinical Key for an overview of key diseases and conditions. You can search via the clinical search engine or browse through the A-Z list of topic titles. Clinical Key is available to UHNM st...

 We are currently unable to request any inter-library loan articles or books from the British Library. This is due to issues at the British Library's end and is out of the Health Library's control. The British Library is used by us as a last resort. If we can obtain requested items from our other inter-library loan suppliers instead, we will do so. Whilst the problems are ongoing, any items needing to be requested from the British Library will have to be pended until such time as their document supply service is back up and running. We do not know when this will be.

As healthcare professionals you’ll need to stay abreast of changes and research in your chosen specialty. The Health Library can help you to efficiently stay up-to-date with the healthcare literature. Use these resources and tools to get the latest published literature, to help you to develop your knowledge and enhance patient care. KnowledgeShare Request Knowledge Evidence Updates to get personalised emails containing the latest evidence on your specialty topic. Content includes articles, reports and guidelines. Topics covered include diseases and conditions as well as professional topics such as management, patient safety, leadership and much more. Watch this short video for an overview. Complete the KnowledgeShare request form now to start to receive your updates. Journal eTocs Sign up for eToCs to get the latest published research from your favourite journals straight to your inbox. You’ll get the table of contents, including links to research articles, for the late...

  This #Knowvember explore different resources to support your clinical practice. Quickly get the answer you need for the diagnosis, treatment and management of a wide range of diseases and conditions. Check our clinical decision tools for support to make confident decisions. BMJ Best Practice Available to all NHS staff, via NHS OpenAthens login, BMJ Best Practice gives you key, evidence-based information in an easy to read format. The comorbidities manager helps you manage patients with multiple conditions. Use additional tools such as the clinical calculators, BNF and patient leaflets to enhance your patient support. Download the mobile app to get the best evidence on the go, in meetings and at ward rounds. Clinical Key Find Clinical Overviews of a myriad of diseases and conditions on Clinical Key . Quickly search by topic or browse the A-Z list to get pinpoint information for diagnosis, treatment, management and more to give you the answers you need. You can also access...

  Are you looking for information on a topic in the news? Check our Information Skills for Health blog. We’re adding posts on news-worthy hot topics . You’ll find links to established key information from our evidence-based resources such as Oxford Medicine Online textbooks, BMJ Best Practice, Clinical Key, Clinical Knowledge Summaries and Royal Marsden Manual Online. Make sure you refresh your knowledge by checking key resources. Here is a selection already published: Influenza Sickle Cell Disease Skin Cancer Covid-19 Stroke Rehabilitation Pre-eclampsia Measles Access resources The resources we recommend may be freely available online, require a personal login or need an NHS OpenAthens username for full-text access. You will find links to all our resources on our NHS resources web page . Learn more… Find out about more resources available to NHS staff by completing our etutorial Finding NHS Resources . Complete our online tutorials , book a training sessio...

  Have you come across an unusual clinical case or maybe you want to know how other NHS staff are tackling a particular challenge? Try looking for a case report. Case reports relate to a specific issue that is encountered and tries to offer insight into a particular case. Here are a couple of resources that might help…. BMJ Case Reports If you are looking for an unusual or rare condition try searching on BMJ Case Reports . You’ll find real clinical cases offering insight into diagnosis, management and outcomes for individual patients. This journal is available to UHNM staff, via your NHS OpenAthens login. Do you have your own case that you want to share? Submit your own case report and help others to learn from your own experience. Go to our help page for more details . Fab NHS Stuff How do other NHS staff improve their workplaces and enhance patient experiences? Where can we find out? Try the Fab NHS Stuff website . This is a movement encouraging NHS staff to share t...

  This #KNOWvember we’re sharing lots of key healthcare resources to help you to refresh and improve your knowledge. Make sure you can access the key evidence you need. The Health Library provides a wide range of resources to support your work, studies, professional development and patient care. It’s easy to access our resources – just follow these steps. Join the Health Library Borrow from our collections. You can access healthcare specific books as well as leadership and management topics and exam revision texts. Our Patient Voices collection helps you to learn more about the patient perspective. Whilst our Reading Well collection can help you to learn more about yourself. Complete our membership form and start browsing Register for your NHS OpenAthens username Many of the resources you can access are available online. Get your NHS OpenAthens username so that you can log in and read the full-text. You’ll be able to read ebooks and journals as well as search databases a...

  This #KNOWvember take the opportunities at the Health Library to learn new skills, develop your knowledge and improve patient care. Complete these 5 essential steps to get started. Step 1: Join the Health Library Apply for your NHS Health Library membership card to access our services and facilities: borrow from our healthcare specialist collections study in the library access IT facilities such as computers, laptops, printing, photocopying and scanning request extra support from library staff to find and access information via our Literature Search Service and Article Request Service Join the library by completing the membership form . Step 2: Register for NHS OpenAthens Get quick access to online full-text resources with your NHS OpenAthens username. Use this single username / password to log on to journals, articles, ebooks, databases and other tools, specially selected for NHS staff.  Complete the online form to get your own NHS OpenAthens username...

 Make the most of your Health Library Keele University students studying in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences can use the Health Library at the Clinical Education Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital site. Your Keele card is your library membership card. Use your library service to make sure you use good quality resources and develop your skills to make your studies a success. If you’re studying at the Clinical Education Centre, working on placement or just live near-by, feel free to pop in.  We're here to help. Find out more about our facilities, services and resources – take a look at our Health Library Showcase for Keele Students . You can watch a video or complete a short tutorial.

Upcoming access system upgrade to BMJ Best Practice Message from BMJ regarding BMJ Best Practice === We are writing to notify you of a significant upgrade that is underway to replace the BMJ Best Practice access system. We will be implementing this necessary system upgrade between November 2023 and January 2024. We do not anticipate any downtime of our service while this upgrade takes place. Why are we making these changes? To ensure the reliability and stability of our service and to support future access enhancements.     What does this mean for you?   You will be logged out of BMJ Best Practice -  When the switch to the new system happens, you will be logged out of the BMJ Best Practice app and website. You will be able to log back in again immediately. Check your login details -  You will notice messages alerting you that you will be logged out of the app. Please use the link provided to check your details are up to date. This will ensure...

  Make sure you find the best information for your assignments so that you succeed on your course. Keele students have access to some great training opportunities at the Health Library. Start with your Health Library induction Make sure you attend the Health Library induction arranged by your tutor. Missed it already? Complete the online tutorial Keele students Library Welcome to learn how we support you. Complete our online tutorials Start to develop your searching skills by completing our short online tutorials . You’ll learn about the skills you need and develop them to help you complete good quality literature searches. Book a Nutshell course Sign-up to an … In a Nutshell workshop and discover more about ebooks, your online reading lists, how to find journal articles, managing your references and lots more. Sessions are available online as well as face-to-face. Arrange a 1-to-1 training session Book a training session with one of our experience librarians to ...

This webinar is available to UHNM staff. Join Elsevier and Danish Institute of Public Health on Tuesday 31 October for a 45 minute webinar to raise awareness this #Pinktober about Breast Cancer Screening, The session will focus on people with intellectual disabilities, as part of the activities of EMPOWER - Elsevier’s project which aims to make healthcare truly inclusive.  Dr. Ximena Alvira, Clinical and Research Manager at Elsevier, will be moderating a dialogue panel joined by researchers: Trine Allerslev Horsbøl, RN, MScN, PhD Lau Caspar Thygesen, professor, PhD from the Danish Institute of Public Health Dr. Janne Bigaard, MD, PhD from Danish Cancer Society  They will discuss Breast Cancer screening in research and practice, as well as the importance of including people with intellectual disabilities. Register online

 Make sure you’ve got the right skills to get the best evidence for your studies. Complete our online tutorial Check Your Skills . Take the quiz to find out how to: prepare for your project organise your search select the right information from your results   Get your action plan to find out how to improve your skills and find information more effectively. Take the time to develop your skills to become a successful information searcher. More eTutorials Find more etutorials to help you to develop your digital skills on our Information Skills eTutorials page. Book Training Book a training session with one of our experience librarians to get more support for your searching.

 Get ready for your studies and find out where to get the best information for your assignments – at the Library! Watch the video for a quick overview of key resources for Keele students. Accessing Keele resources You will need to use your Keele login / password to log in to online resources. Library Search Library Search is our library management system and catalogue. It includes information about all the books at the Health Library as well as those at Keele Campus Library and the Health Library at County (Stafford). Search Library Search for books and borrow titles from any of these libraries. You can also perform basic searches across Keele-subscribed resources such as journals and databases to find articles on your topic. Midwifery and Nursing Databases Get good quality evidence for your assignments by searching specialist nursing and midwifery resources. These include databases such as Amed, Cinahl and Maternity and Infant Care. Go to the Midwifery and Nursing Dat...

 Read the latest issue of the NHS OpenAthens Update (October 2023)  for UHNM staff. Get hints and tips on using the Health Library and OpenAthens resources to find evidence quickly and save you time.

  Studying with Keele on a remote online course? The Health Library can help you. We are a specialist healthcare library supporting Keele students and NHS staff . We can help you to make the most of library services available to you. Complete this online presentation Online Health Library for Keele University Online Remote Learners and learn more about: Health Library service Library services for NHS staff Working with multiple resources Where to find resources Key resources you’ll need Hints and tips using resources Information Skills etutorials Training opportunities How to stay in touch with the Health Library What did you think about our tutorial – complete our feedback form to help us to improve our service.

Bone and Joint Week takes place every year with the aim of highlighting one of the most widespread health issues - musculoskeletal health.  This year the focus is on taking action against unfair inequalities in musculoskeletal health and access to MSK health services.   RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES    The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources related to this topic, from basic bone and joint anatomy to diagnostic tools and MSK management and treatment. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter.  This document covers the following resources –  books ,  journals ,  journal articles  and  patient information .     BOOKS Bones and joints: a guide for students ;  James Harcus & Christine Gunn ; 2022 (Elsevier), 8 th  edition. Petty's muscu...