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Going Mobile with NHS Resources

I thought I would share with you some of the links and apps that I've added to my tablet that cover many of our NHS-based resources. Some are freely available, others will required your NHS OpenAthens login details. You will often need an Internet connection to access the content.

My tablet home screen


Links on the Home Screen

This is a list of resources that might be useful to you. These are all provided via your browser. Go to the link to view the resources. By selecting your browser menu you should get an option that allows you to add the link to your device home page.

Health Library home page - of course!

Health Library News—latest news about facilities, services & resources

Information Skills for Health blog—develop your information skills

Health Library Current Awareness Service—latest research published

NHS Journals A-Z (NHS OpenAthens Log in)—find out what full-text journals you have access to
Example of the Journals A-Z page
Example of a Journal A-Z page


Library Search—search for books & ebooks

NICE Evidence Search—find good quality, high level evidence

NICE Guidelines

Clinical Knowledge Summaries—guidelines to support primary care

Oxford Handbooks Online (OpenAthens, UHNM only)—selection of full-text handbooks on a range of specialties
Example of an Oxford Handbook
Example of an Oxford Handbook


Royal Marsden Manual Online (OpenAthens, UHNM only)—nursing procedures and guidelines

TRIP database—healthcare specialist search engine, supporting EBM

Twitter—follow the library @CECLibrary

Facebook—find the Health Library’s facebook page


Apps to Install

Some of our main resources have app versions so that you can access information on the go
  • BNF / BNFc (free, no login)—essential drug & medicine reference
  • Clinical Key (OpenAthens, UHNM only)—find answers fast via the clinical search engine: full-text articles & ebooks
  • Dynamed (OpenAthens, UHNM only)—evidence-base point of care reference tool
  • Cochrane Library (free, no login)—systematic review updates
  • BMJ Best Practice (OpenAthens, All NHS)—clinical decision supporting tool


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