Information Skills for Health

“The world’s first drug to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes is to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, in the biggest breakthrough in tackling the disease for more than a century.” So reports the Guardian in their article Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales . What do you know about this debilitating disease? Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] BMJ Best Practice – Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Adults , Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Children , Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Management in Patients With Obesity Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Diabetes – type 1 Oxford Medicine Online – Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes Patient Information Diabetes type 1: what are the treatment options? [BMJ Best Practice] Diabetes: what can I do to keep he...

 Clinical Key covers all specialties. You’ll find full-text essential books and key journals. What is Clinical Key? Clinical Key is a clinical search engine allowing you to search a wide range of full-text content, including ebooks, journals, clinical overviews, patient education and more. Use Clinical Key resources to support your practice and professional development. Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff; access via your NHS OpenAthens username. Watch our videos Watch this short video to learn how to find books in your specialty Watch this short video to learn how to find journals for your specialty Get your leaflet listing key titles Clinical Key have produced online leaflets for some specialties. These list examples of ebooks and journals for your specialty in Clinical Key: Cardiovascular Disease: LINK | PDF Anesthesiology: LINK | PDF Pediatrics: LINK | PDF General Surgery: LINK | PDF Emergency Medicine: LINK | PDF Radiology: LINK | PDF Neurosurgery: LINK | PDF Ort...

Clinical Key training from Elsevier – July 15th at 12:00hrs UK time General session showcasing how Clinical Key can be used for research and clinical reference, highlighting more information on our new Reading assistant on ClinicalKey ( Reading assistant ClinicalKey demo ). Topics covered in this session: What is ClinicalKey? Use cases and types of content. Benefits of registration: 24/7 access, content downloads, and personalized alerts. Live demonstration: efficient searching, navigation, and time-saving tools. ClinicalKey App: access from iOS and Android devices. Additional resources: video tutorials and reference materials. Questions and answers. Please register online to attend this event. Can't attend this event? Remember we also have an online tutorial - Get started with Clinical Key - covering the content and advanced features of Clinical Key.

Ebsco are running training during July to demonstrate the new interfaces for ebscohost databases (Cinahl and medline) and the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Please feel free to sign up for this free training.   Advanced Searching new EBSCOhost – Navigation Changes [NHS England] This 60-minute session will introduce advanced search concepts for searching CINAHL on the new EBSCOhost interface, including a review of the navigation changes, NHS Librarians in England. In this session we will look at keyword and subject searching, use of precision (proximity) operators, combining searches in the Search History and reviewing available options to save, share, download and export search results, as well as saving, editing and downloading searches, according to the new navigation features. •       Thursday, 9th July @ 2.00pm Book online Systematic Searching in MEDLINE on the new EBSCOhost This 60-minute session will introduce advanced search concepts for searchi...

 Ebsco is changing the interface for its databases, such as Cinahl and Medline. These databases are used for running literature searches. The platform for ebsco databases is also called ebscohost. The change is expected to take place on the 14th July. Have you saved searches or search alerts? You will need to act to avoid losing things you have saved. Why is EBSCOhost changing? There has been little change to EBSCO databases over a number of years. EBSCO say the new version will offer an enhanced experience and allow the addition of new features. What isn’t changing? Your access to EBSCO databases will continue to be via the Health library website and your existing NHS OpenAthens login. The account you use to save things (My EBSCO) will be retained although some content will be lost if you do not act. What do I need to do? Will I lose my saved searches? If you do not use EBSCOhost or ebsco databases then no action is required. If you do use EBSCOhost or ebsco databases then ther...

 The BBC recently reported on the news that advice for inhaler use has changed for people with asthma. This follows the release of this news item “ 'I no longer feel asthmatic': more than a million people now using new style inhalers ” by NICE. What do you know about this debilitating condition?   Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] BMJ Best Practice – Acute asthma exacerbation in children , Acute asthma exacerbation in adults Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Asthma in Pregnancy: Management , Asthma-COPD Overlap Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Asthma Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter Respiratory Emergencies in Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing, Chapter Therapy-related issues: respiratory system in Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pharmacy Patient Information How can I tell when my child's asthma is getting out of...

 Did you notice a football World Cup is on? Lots of fun-filled football until Sunday 19th July, with 48 teams and over 100 matches ( Wikipedia, 2026 ). Why does the Health Library care? We support your interest in sports medicine and musculoskeletal conditions. OrthoEvidence – our specialist orthopaedic / musculoskletal resource – is thinking about the players and the impact of sports injuries. Their recent “The Pulse: a World Cup ortho-update” bulletin highlights 2 concerns: The effectiveness of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs Training to stay in the game: ACL prevention programs Anyone who plays sports knows how devastating an ACL rupture can be. To avoid the negative outcomes associated with it, a host of ACL injury preventions have been released over the last few years. But how truly effective are these programs? In a recent meta-analyses published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, including 18 articles and over 25,000 athletes, the eviden...