Information Skills for Health

  Do you feel confident searching databases? Do you struggle to find precise search terms and combinations? Don’t worry! You can use natural language to search on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. You can run simple searches on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub to explore a wide range of resources. What do I mean by natural language? Well, it’s using sentences and words that you use in conversation, as if you were talking to a colleague. How can you do it? Go to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Enter your question in the search box – just like you were asking a colleague. Tick the natural language option and click search. Articles matching your question will be listed in the results list. Want to know what it searches for? Just click the option Show refined query and a pop-up box will show you how the Hub has constructed the query to run against the resources. Go to your Hub Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the corr...

  Although the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub is great for running simple searches, you might want to complete more detailed searching on a database. You can link to the databases straight from the Hub. Simply search for the database name and you’ll get an information card for that database, with a link straight to the database, saving you lots of time. Typical databases to look for are Cinahl, Medline, Emcare and Embase. Or you could login to the Ovid platform to search more databases. screenshot showing the information card for Ovid databases as a featured result Go to your Hub Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the correct instance of the Hub for the organisation you work for. Log in to OpenAthens to make sure you easily link to resources – see our blog post . More help For more help using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Complete our etutorial Knowledge and Library Hub tutorial Arrange a training session with our training tea...

 Get the best evidence for a range of conditions and disease by searching the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub and limiting the results to BMJ Best Practice. Use the new BMJ Best Practice filter.   You can select from a wide range of filters to focus your search results, such as full-text, peer reviewed, publication date, major subject heading, publisher and content provider. Now added to this list is BMJ Best Practice. This gives you an easy way to view BMJ Best Practice content. When you have your search results, simply select the All filters button under the search box, then tick the BMJ Best Practice option.   Go to your Hub Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the correct instance of the Hub for the organisation you work for. More help For more help using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Complete our etutorial Knowledge and Library Hub tutorial Arrange a training session with our training team Go to our Knowledge and Library Hub...

 Explore NHS resources and discover the evidence you need by searching the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Execute simple searches across a wide range of resources, select filters to focus your results and link easily to full-text. To get the best experience searching the K&L Hub make sure you log in to NHS OpenAthens first. Log in to NHS OpenAthens on the K&L hub to ensure that you get access to the resources purchased by your organisation, can easily access full-text and link to more support provided by the Health Library. The log in link is available at the top of the page, on the grey bar. Click the text and log in when prompted. Go to your Hub Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the correct instance of the Hub for the organisation you work for. More help For more help using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub: Complete our etutorial  Knowledge and Library Hub tutorial Arrange a training session with our training team Go to our...

 Something that is always in the news - sepsis. What do you know about sepsis? 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] Spotting the signs of sepsis from the Patient Safety Learning Hub A series of short videos to raise awareness of the signs of sepsis in different age groups. Produced by Patient Safety Learning, in collaboration with The UK Sepsis Trust, these provide a quick and simple resource for patients, carers and clinicians. BMJ Best Practice Sepsis in Children Sepsis in Adults Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) Sepsis Sepsis in Neonates Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Sepsis Cochrane Library systematic reviews – Corticosteroids for treating sepsis in children and adults Oxford Medicine Online Chapter 10 Sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction in Critical Care Nursing: science and practice Chapter 9 Postnatal care in Oxford Handbook of ...

 Are you making the most of our ebook collections? What are ebooks, how can you find them, how can you get to the full-text? Just some of the questions answered by our updated etutorial Using eBooks . Example of tutorial slide Our ebook collections offer you an easy way to get established healthcare information in a convenient format. Complete our tutorial to learn about the key features of ebooks that will help you to find information quickly for your studies and work. More help For more help using our resources and developing your searching skills go to our Information Skills web page .

Our Hot Topics blog feature is returning for this year. Our Hot Topic blog posts give you the latest evidence on featured conditions and diseases. You’ll find the latest up-to-date guidelines, recommendations and reviews to deliver best practice and support your patients. Resources may include: Oxford Medicine Online BMJ Best Practice Clinical Key Clinical Knowledge Summaries Cochrane Library Royal Marsden Manual Online Patient information from BMJ Best Practice and Clinical Key Calculators from BMJ Best Practice and Clinical Key Articles from key journals Take a look at some of the topics we’ve covered previously: Hot Topic! Breast Cancer Hot Topic! Norovirus Hot Topic! Parkinson’s Disease Hot Topic! Multiple Sclerosis Hot Topic! Flu Hot Topic! Sickle Cell Disease You can find all the topics we’ve covered on our Information Skills for Health blog with the Hot Topic label . So, check this blog for all the latest Hot Topics!