Information Skills for Health

What is it? The King’s Fund is an independent organisations that aims to improve healthcare in the UK by carrying out research and policy analysis. Key Features King’s Fund publishes a wide range of material – blog, videos, podcasts, research and reports. They cover a wide range of topics including different care environments, patient groups and organisation and staffing issues. Screen-shot of topics covered by the King's Fund You can also subscribe to one of their weekly newsletters to get updates sent to your inbox. How can it help you? This is a good resource if you are looking for information based around healthcare management and policy. How to access it? The King’s Fund is available via the Internet.

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What is it? The Cochrane Glossary is a useful reference tool to help you to familiarise yourself with common terms used in healthcare research. This is a simple A-Z list of terms with a description / definition of each term. Screen-shot of the Cochrane Glossary

Check out the latest evidence, selected by our Outreach Librarians, for the August 2018 Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin -  check out bulletins on our website .

When you move to another NHS organisation you can take your Athens account with you, by changing your organisation. You need to make sure that you can log in to your account, ie that it has not expired. You will also need to have details for your new job available, such as your email address and work address. 1. Log in to your Athens account. 2. Select the option to “Change Organisation” Screen-shot Athens Account   3. You need to ensure that your email address will match your new organisation, so update your email first. Using the email address for your new workplace will mean that your account can be approved quickly. Screen-shot of Change Organisation screen 4. Update your workplace and job details – this will help your new Athens administrator to verify and approve your account. Screen-shot of Change Organisation screen   5. Click the Change button to move your account. Screen-shot of Change Organisation screen  

Following the release of the new look Library Search interface, there is an anomaly regarding how to access the ebooks. 1. Search for the ebook title that you want. 2. In the results page you’ll see the entry for the ebook. DO NOT click on the option “Online Access”. Instead click on the title of the ebook. Screen-shot of the search results 3. You will then see all the details for the ebook entry. In the section “View Online” you will see the relevant links that will take you to the ebook. Click on the relevant link whether you are a Keele University member or an NHS member. You will then be prompted for your login in order to access the full-text of the ebook. Keele University users need to log in with their Keele computer login; NHS users will need to log in with their NHS openathens username. Screen-shot of the ebook login options

If you have forgotten your Athens password or are having problems accessing a resource, you can try to reset your Athens password. You can do this either: 1. When prompted at the Athens login point, select “Forgot Password?” Screen-shot of Athens login screen 2. Directly via the Password Reset link Screen-shot of Password Reset screen You will need to enter the email address that you registered with your Athens account. You will then be sent an email; you need to follow the instructions it contains to reset your password.

Health Library News: New Look for Library Search : The interface for Library Search has been updated. For a basic introduction see the video produced by the Keele Campus Library here: ...

All NHS Athens accounts will have an end-date. This is because we do not know when staff leave the organisation and we need to ensure that only authorised users can access the resources that we have purchased. When your account is due for renewal you will be sent an automatically-generated email from Athens / Eduserv. It will contain instructions on how to request your account to be renewed. You should act on this email promptly. If you have registered your account with your NHS-based email address it will normally be approved and renewed quickly. If you have not used an NHS-based email address, then there may be a delay as your account details will need to be verified, before the account can be approved and renewed. If you are having problems renewing your account, then get in touch with your Athens Administrator . Accounts which expire and are not renewed will be deleted off the system automatically after 3 months, during housekeeping procedures.

What is it? Healthwatch England is an organisation that has been set up to champion healthcare issues on behalf of the public. It works in partnership with NHS England and supports a range of local networks . There is a local healthwatch for: Staffordshire Stoke on Trent Key Features Healthwatch networks support their local communities and hope to engage local people in their local healthcare services. They carry out Enter and View reports of local facilities; allow the public to provide feedback on their services and are involved in various projects to explore how people use healthcare services and help to improve local services. How can it help you? The local Healthwatch network groups may be a good resource to point your patients towards if they are looking for additional support. How to access it? Local healthwatch networks have their own websites .

We support a number of different NHS organisations . They can access a range of different resources. It is important that when you register for your NHS Athens account you enter the correct organisation that you work for. Here are some suggestions: I work for... You should register with Athens organisation University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Royal Stoke University Hospital University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust The County Hospital (Stafford) University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group GPs, practice staff and CCG staff in North Staffordshire North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group GPs, practice staff and CCG staff in North Staffordshire GP practices in ...

NHS staff can register for an NHS Athens account so that they can log on to online resources purchased by the NHS and your library service. An Athens account is also called an openathens account (they changed the name but we are slow to catch on). Register for your Account To register you need to complete the online form . Screen-shot of the Athens registration form 1. Enter your name 2. Enter your NHS-based email address Using your NHS address will allow the system to automatically approve you. Otherwise your account will be placed on a list for approval. You wont be able to use resources until your account has been approved. Do not use a personal email address such as gmail or yahoo. We will not be able to verify this or approve the account. 3. Enter your organisation This is the NHS trust that you work for. You should see suggested options to select once you start typing. GPs and CCG staff should try entering “Staffordshire” to find a group level o...

What is it? The Evidence Hierarchy is a pyramid that aims to represent the relative quality of evidence, the hierarchy, that can be determined from various study types. It is suggested that not all evidence is the same, with different study types being subject to strengths, weaknesses, flaws and biases. The study types listed at the top of the pyramid are considered to provide better quality evidence than those at the bottom. There are a variety of different definitions of what is included in the pyramid and there is even some contention as to how useful it is. You can find a helpful definition from the blog Students4BestEvidence . Key Features One of the key things to remember is that the pyramid is only giving you a representation of the quality of the study design , not whether the article you are looking at is “good” or “poor”. You will still need to critically appraise the research paper – for example you may be looking at a randomised controlled trial, but if i...

What is it? The PubMed Single Citation Matcher is a really useful tool that can help you to find the full reference details of an article. Key Features You can enter the various bibliographic details of the article you need, then click search and PubMed will try to find the abstract for you. Screen-shot of PubMed Single citation Matcher For example you may be missing the volume and issue details, or can’t quite remember the journal title where you read an article; just enter the details you have and PubMed will try to find it. If you are looking for the full-text you can then use the reference details to find the article on our journal lists. How to access it? PubMed Single Citation Matcher is freely available on the Internet. eTutorial For more help finding the full-text of a reference: Here’s how to  find the full-text from a Reference Here’s how to  find a Keele eJournal Here’s how to  find an NHS Journal More help? You’ll ...