Information Skills for Health

 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!

 Are you an NHS manager working for UHNM? Do you wonder how you can keep up with changes, research and innovation in healthcare management? Wonder no more. The British Journal of Healthcare Management is a monthly journal focusing on management and leadership in the healthcare sector. It publishes peer-reviewed research articles, literature reviews, service evaluations, quality improvement, practice reviews, reports and commentaries, as well as topical comment pieces and items on leadership. All to help you to make informed decisions and deliver better, affordable care for your patients. Want to know more? Here is a selection of recent articles: Leadership development in the NHS in England: do we really know what works? pp. 1–10 Lewis, Marie; Hughes, Dickon Weir; Baldie, Deborah Leadership development is widely considered to be a key driver of improvement in the NHS, yet the effectiveness of existing programmes remains uncertain. This article examines investments in leadershi...

 Get easy access to full-text, healthcare-specific resources via the Find section of the Health Library website . You’ll find links to key resources that you need for your studies, research, career development and work. Access Find out which logins you will need to use to access subscribed, full-text resources online. Books Learn more about our specialist book and ebook collections. Searching Go to our organisation-specific resource pages where you can search for good quality articles via our databases and clinical decision tools. Full-text Articles Quickly get the full-text of the articles you need from our essential tools or journal collections. Find your resources Go to the Find section of the Health Library website for links to all the different resources you’ll need. More help Contact the Health Library for more help finding the information you need Complete our online tutorials to learn more about using our resources and developing your search skills

Ebsco databases such as Cinahl and Medline are essential resources to search to get articles for your assignments. Make sure you are up-to-date with the recent changes and are making the most of this valuable resource. Learn about the key features and benefits of Ebsco databases by completing our online tutorial Searching with Ebsco databases . You'll learn What Ebsco databases are Why they are so useful to you How to run a search The tutorial includes video demonstrations from ebsco, an avatar offering hints and tips and a quick quiz. Don't miss out on this key resource. Please note that the Ebsco updated interface currently only applies to the Keele University Ebsco resource. The NHS databases will not be updated until the Summer of 2026. More Help See the Health Library website for more tutorials on resources and to develop your search skills Book a training session  for more help finding articles Contact the Health Library with any queries

 Are you a Keele student but also an NHS member of staff? Are you an NHS member of staff completing a university course? Do you have a membership for a royal college or society? A word about working with multiple resources, from multiple organisations… Generally, we advise you to use all the resources available to you. This includes resources from the university but also resources you can access as NHS staff and possibly resources you can access as part of your membership to colleges or societies. However, searching lots of different resources can throw up some problems. The main problem is that resources can get confused if you are using different logins to access different resources. Many resources try to pick up your previous login credentials which may not be relevant for that resource. This can result in errors and difficulty logging in. So, what can you do... We advise you to use "incognito" or "private" browser windows. These types of browse windows w...

Make the most of your academic reading and get the information you need from books quickly.  Books are still important! We provide collections that will support your studies and professional development as well as provide you with leisure and wellbeing opportunities. Complete our short etutorial Using Books to learn: why books are still so important how to find library books how to get the information you need for your references how to use books effectively to get to the information you need quickly Our tutorial includes video demonstrations of where to find your reference details and how to search the different sections of a book. screen-shot of the list of videos available in the tutorial