Health Library Online - have you checked out our new website yet?

The Health Library website has had a make-over with a new look and feel - have you checked it out yet?

Screen-shot of the home page for the Health Library website

You can use the Health Library website to access:

Quick Links

Popular links for our main user groups are available on the home page: Keele nursing, midwifery and medical students, NHS staff, Keele academic staff and researchers.

Latest News

Get the latest news from the Health Library about services and resources.

Social Media

Join us on our social networks: Facebook [CECLibrary], Twitter [@CECLibrary] and YouTube channel [healthlib].

Using the Health Library

Explore the facilities at the Health Library, learn how to join the library, how you can visit us and how to borrow items.

Opening Hours

Check our opening hours and when you can visit – look out for any changes.

Find

Investigate the resources that you have access to, including articles, books, ebooks, journals and databases. As well as all the help you need to register for NHS OpenAthens.

Specialist Support

We can do some of the work for you. Check out all the specialist services we have to support your work and studies:

:: Inter-Library Loans Service :: Literature Search Service :: NHS Outreach Service ::

:: Support for specific user groups ::

Training

Learn more about the training opportunities available to you, whether in the classroom or online via our guides and etutorials. Develop your information skills to help you to find the evidence you need.

Find a Form

All our forms are grouped together: make a request online, book training, download a membership form or provide feedback.

Contact Us

Find all our contact details to get in touch with the right member of staff.

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ePub ahead of Print

ePub ahead of print means that the article is being listed online before it is released in the published journal issue, whether published online or in print. Whether you can access the full-text of the epub-ahead-of-print will depend on the publisher’s rules for our subscription. Some publishers will include ahead-of-print in our subscription and you’ll have no problem accessing them. However, some publishers will not include this access in our subscription. Unfortunately, there is no way of indicating whether the epub-ahead-of-print is available or not on our journal lists. You won’t really be able to tell unless you try to access it and fail. What can you do if you want an unavailable epub-ahead-of-print? Wait – you can wait for the issue to be published that will include the article Apply for an article request – we will see if another library is able to provide a copy. Complete our online form to make a request. If you need any help accessing full-text articles, ...

Looking for key resources for F1s at UHNM

Are you a foundation year doctor, starting work at UHNM (University Hospitals of North Midlands)? Make sure you get off to a good start by using key resources to support your clinical decisions and help you to practice evidence-based medicine. Key resources for foundation year doctors include: NHS OpenAthens – register for your NHS OpenAthens username. This gives you access to NHS-based online resources such as ebooks, journals and databases. Complete the online form to register – follow these instructions . Oxford Medicine Online – Follow best practice by using Oxford Medicine reference texts. You can access a wide range of handbooks for easy to read information across a range of specialties. For more information about the collection read our blog post . BMJ Best Practice – a wealth of information to help you, including epidemiolgy, history and exam, treatement, patient discussions, complications, patient leaflets and so much more for conditio...

Stop the Pressure Day – preventing pressure ulcers

Today Thursday 16 th November (2023) is Stop the Pressure Day. This national campaign aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of pressure ulcers and to highlight how to prevent pressure ulcers in patients. Pressure ulcers are a key indicator of nursing care . Use our resources to learn more about pressure ulcers, how you can prevent them and how you can treat them. Check these key resources : [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] Oxford Medicine Online Chapter 27 Pressure ulcer prevention and management in Oxford Handbook of Nursing Older People Chapter 24 Preventing and limiting deterioration on the medical wards in Handbook of Patient Safety BMJ Best Practice – Pressure Ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Pressure Ulcers Cochrane Library Clinical Answers – How do different support surfaces compare in terms of pressure ulcer prevention? RCN i journal Nursing Standard - U...

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