Information Skills for Health

All NHS staff can register for an NHS  OpenAthens  account. This will give you access to the online resources such as  ebooks , journals and databases that the library and NHS subscribe to on your behalf.   You can complete many of the actions needed to maintain your account online.   Register   You can register for an account by completing  this online form . Use your NHS-based email address so that you are approved automatically.   Access Resources   You can access all the online content available from  our NHS resources page .   Password Reset   You can  reset your password  if you forget it.    [Passwords are case sensitive, between 8 and 20 characters long, and need to contain a mix of letters and non-letters. They cannot be the same as your username, contain ascending or descending series of characters or common patterns. It is often best to i...

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New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Coronavirus: novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection Parvovirus B19 infection and fifth disease Updated Clinical Overviews – Selected Topics Abdominal aortic aneurysm Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Ischemic stroke Pressure injury Systemic lupus erythematosus Journal Added – CK Global JTCVS Open ; Years of Coverage: 2020 to present; ISSN: 2666-2736; Package/Collection: Cardiothoracic Surgery;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 26662736 Books Added – CK Global Atlas of Interventional Pain Management  (Waldman, Steven) 5th ed; ISBN: 9780323654074; Package/Collection: Pain Medicine; New edition (replaces 9780323244282);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20180001048 Blumgart’s Video Atlas: Liver, Biliary & Pancreatic Surgery  (Corvera, Carlos) 2nd ed; ISBN: 9780323375078; Package/Collection: Surgery Extended; New edition (replaces 9781437708912);...

I have updated our Dashboard for nursing and healthcare assistants.  The dashboard has been designed to get nursing and healthcare assistants straight to the library resources that will be most useful to them. The dashboard now has a cleaner look and feel. Front page of the nursing and healthcare assistants dashboard What resources would you like to see on the dashboard? Let us know by completing the feedback form on the dashboard. You can access the dashboard from the nursing and healthcare assistants page on the Health Library website.

We have a wealth of online resources available to NHS staff. But which one do you need? Take a look at our Finding NHS Resources etutorial for a breakdown of resource into various categories. Menu page for the Finding NHS Resources etutorials Categories include: Case Reports Clinical Decision Tools Current Awareness Drugs Reference Exam Support Full-Text Access Guidelines and Procedures Healthcare Management Literature Searching Patient Information Topic Overviews Training Select the category to then find out which resource is most likely to provide you with this type of information. You'll then find a list of all the links on our NHS Resources web page .

Still not sure what the Health Library can offer you? Try our updated etutorial Using the Health Library and go on a virtual photo-tour to learn more about our facilities, services and resources.  Slide from the Using the Health Library etutorial showing the study facilities Have we convinced you? NHS staff can join the library by completing an application form . What did you think of our updated, new-look etutorial? Complete our feedback form to let us know.