Information Skills for Health

Why not start off the new year by refreshing your literature searching skills, and book on one of our training courses. Dates are now available for January through to March. Find out more on our website .

What is it? NHS Choices is the official website for the NHS in England, providing support to the general public. How can it help you? You can find help about symptoms, treatments and conditions. There is an A-Z list that you can browse as well as an interactive body-map. You can investigate the options available in the Live Well section, where public health prevention campaigns are listed. You can search for local health services such as: A & E and Urgent Care Centres GP Surgeries Dentists Pharmacies Homecare and Care Home Services How to access it? The NHS Choices website is freely available on the Internet.

If you are planning to visit the Health Library over the holidays, here is a reminder of the reduced  Health Library opening hours over Christmas :

I’m still absorbing the Christmas spirit so for this week’s resource I’m looking at resources to help with the Christmas cooking. Bear in mind that many of these websites are set up to sell cookery books, magazines or food. First up – something for the vegetarian in your life  (everyone should have at least one) Vegetarian Society Christmas Recipes  – plenty of choice here Vegan Society Recipes for Special Occasions  – Christmas pudding ice-cream? Is that possible? BBC Good Food Vegetarian Recipes For the rest… BBC Good Food Christmas Recipes  – from pizza to pies TV Chefs Delia Smith Christmas Recipes  – the last minute and easy section might need a bit of preparation Jamie Oliver Christmas Recipes  – includes a meat roasting guide and what to do with leftovers Hairy Bikers Christmas Recipes Gordon Ramsey Christmas Recipes Help from the Supermarkets Tesco Christmas Recipes Waitrose Christmas Recipes Sainsburys Christ...

New Clinical Overviews (past 30 days) – CK Global Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Empyema Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease HIV and hepatitis B coinfection Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Opioid withdrawal Osteoarthritis Stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Stable ischemic heart disease Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis Books Added – CK Global Atlas of Retinal OCT: Optical Coherence Tomography  (Goldman, Darin) 1st ed; ISBN: 9780323461214; Package/Collection: Ophthalmology; New to CK;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20150046275 Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn  (Gleason, Christine A.) 10th ed; ISBN: 9780323401395; Package/Collection: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; New edition (replaces 9781437701340);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20130003209 Brenner and Stevens’ Pharmacology  (Brenner, George) 5th ed; ISBN: 9780323391665; Packag...

The national NHS subscription to Trip Pro has been extended until the end of March 2018. A reminder that access to Trip Pro is via IP address: you should get seamless access to the ‘Pro’ version of Trip from the NHS network. The features that come with NHS England-wide institutional Trip Pro access, over and above the free version of Trip, are listed   here .  In the New Year,   HEE will be seeking some feedback from you about the value of the Pro content and features to you and your organisations, to help determine whether it should continue to be funded centrally.

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As the Yuletide season approaches I thought that I’d engage in a little Christmas spirit and offer a few resources to help you out with the coming festivities. First up is a series of creative craft items – who doesn’t love a bit of glitter? (Though now apparently you need to get bio-degradable glitter ) – as well as some fun-filled treats. I used Pinterest to search for these craft ideas – no systematic search here, I just chose what I thought looked fun and reasonably easy. Most of the links go to blog items from hobbyists and some related companies. Be aware that the pages will include a lot of adverts. Creative Crafts Paper Christmas Tree Craft – fun with cardboard, paper and glue Handprint Christmas Tree cards – decorate your handprint Christmas tree Paper Plate Christmas Characters: Santa, Rudolph, Snowman – decorating paper plates Glittering Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees Ornaments – you could use card if you don’t have an endless supply of popsicle stic...

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What is it? Medical Masterclass is an online learning resource developed by the Royal College of Physicians London. You can practice questions for the MRCP (UK) (part 1 and 2) written examinations. Key Features There are 12 Medical Masterclass printed textbooks available at both LERC (Stafford) and the Health Library (Royal Stoke). These include core skills as well as medical specialities. They support your development and study for the MRCP (UK) exam. You can then use the online Medical Masterclass resource to take mock MRCP (UK) Part 1 and Part 2 exams. How can it help you? You can practice for the exam – there are over 2,200 questions. You can compare your results against other users. How to access it? The online material is only available to NHS staff at UHNM. To access the online material, please contact staff at LERC (Stafford) for a username / password. The book collection is available from each library .

The Proquest database provides NHS athens users with access to ejournals and articles on the Medline and PsychInfo databases. The problem we experienced logging on to the Proquest databases from the UHNM network have now been fixed. If anyone continues to encounter any problems please get in touch .

The Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin , produced by the NHS Outreach Team , is now available via the Health Library website. Issues are added to the website as they become available, so you can always find them online. The bulletin aims to draw attention to key documents, guidance and evidence-based reviews on clinical effectiveness. It is published on a monthly basis. For more information contact the Outreach Team.

What is it? The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is a research and development centre within the University of Adelaide. It collaborates with institutions across the world to gather good quality, high-level, evidence-based material on a range of nursing-specific topics. The database allows you to search this material for information on a range of topics, including nursing management and education as well as nursing practice. Key Features The material available includes systematic reviews, best practice information sheets and evidence summaries. The evidence summaries give a “snapshot” of the current state of evidence on a topic. This is accompanied by recent references and gives a clear indication of the level of evidence involved. The summaries tend to be relatively short and have an easy-to-read format. How can it help you? You can find high-level, evidence-based summaries across a range of nursing-related topics. How to access it? You can access the JBI databas...

The Proquest database provides NHS athens users with access to ejournals and articles on the Medline and PsychInfo databases. We are currently experiencing problems using this database on the UHNM network - the login process is resulting in an error " Blocked request: Policy violation". We have logged the problem with IT and they are working towards fixing it. In the meantime if you experience this problem unfortunately the only solution is to use a non-UHNM networked PC. NHS staff who are members of the library can request walk-in access to the Keele network - come to the library counter with your Health Library card. Apologies for the inconvenience caused.

Are you completing your nursing revalidation and looking for evidence to support your activities? We can help you to find sources to support: Reading and reviewing publications for CPD Your written reflective accounts Reflective discussion Try these resources: Evidently Cochrane – evidence for everyday nursing This resource is a blog. They post articles on a regular basis which discuss the latest evidence published, relating to nursing practice and issues. Some recent examples include: Venous leg Ulcers: evidence review Footcare for People with Diabetes: prevention of complications and treatment Rivastigmine reviewed: doubts about the dementia drug There is an A-Z list of categories that you can select from and a search option. The content presented is reasonably short and it is delivered in an easy to read format; references are included. You can follow the blog on twitter or facebook, where you’ll get notified of the latest articles. You can al...

What is it? Library Search is the online catalogue and library account system for the Health Library and its partners. It includes the collections of: Health Library for North Staffordshire Library, Education and Resource Centre (LERC) at County (Stafford) hospital Campus Library at Keele University Use Library Search to look for items in our book collection as well as to search Keele University online resources. Use Library Search to monitor your library account and request items. Key Features You can search for books at the 3 libraries (Health Library, LERC, Campus Library) You can search for articles available via Keele University subscribed resources You can search for eJournal titles subscribed by Keele University Your books will be automatically renewed unless another user has requested it You can request an item; you’ll be notified by email when you can pick it up How can it help you? You can use Library Search to look for available book texts...

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What is it? e-Learning for Healthcare  (e-LfH) is an online learning hub provided by Health Education England (HEE). Here you can find a wide range of learning modules created in partnership with HEE. Key Features The e-Learning modules available: Cover a wide range of healthcare-related topics, both clinical and non-clinical; you can find a list of some of the programmes available here Include interactivity Include multi-media elements such as video, audio and animations Are available via the Internet 24/7 Screen-shot of the e-Learning for Healthcare homepage How can it help you? You may be directed to take certain modules by your tutors, supervisors or managers. You can take modules to complete continuous professional development (CPD) activities. How to access it? The e-Learning for Healthcare hub is available via the Internet. You can log in with your NHS Athens username . Note that the first time that you log in you will be prompted to c...

As the new term is well underway, here are a few resources to remind returning students that the library is here to support them. Health Library Introduction – short video giving you the basics of who we are and what we do. Using the Health Library – students can try our interactive map to learn more about the services and facilities at the Health Library. Getting Started – students can refresh their memory about our major resources. Check Your Skills – our new etutorial can help students to assess their own information searching skills. It includes an action plan at the end to help students to develop their skills. Information Skills – students can refresh their information and literature searching skills by completing our etutorials.

If you have a project - be it an assignment, dissertation, report or review - then you'll need to find articles based on a similar topic. Try our etutorial - Find an Article for a Project - to learn about the steps you need to take to find articles effectively. etutorial promotion

New Clinical Overviews (past 30 days) – CK Global Anaphylaxis Bronchiolitis Choledochal cyst Craniosynostosis Digoxin, digitoxin, and other cardiac glycoside toxicity Ethylene glycol toxicity Lung cancer (non-small cell) Mitral valve prolapse Open-angle glaucoma Viral meningitis Books Added – CK Global Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate  (Goldsmith, Jay) 6th ed; ISBN: 9780323390064; Package/Collection: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; New edition (replaces 9781416056249);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20130003192 Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures  (Furman, Michael) 2nd ed; ISBN: 9780323401531; Package/Collection: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; New edition (replaces 9780323042994);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20140020321 Botulinum Toxin: Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology  (Carruthers, Jean) 4th ed; ISBN: 9780323476591; Package/Collection: Dermatology; New edition (...