Information Skills for Health

 NHS staff make a multitude of health and care decisions every single day. The challenge of ensuring these decisions are based on the latest insight married with decades of evidence and research is being met head-on with the arrival of a brand-new online search. Health Education England (HEE) has introduced the new NHS Knowledge and Library Hub as a ‘one-stop’ gateway which, for the first time nationally, connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a significant range of free, high-quality knowledge and evidence resources, services, databases, all in one place. Each trust has a tailored view of the Hub. Your library team has worked with HEE to ensure that when our staff use our version of the Hub includes links to all locally-funded resources as well as nationally funded resources. Content includes: journals, books and e-publications one-click access to full-text, request a copy or ‘ask a librarian’ clinical decision support tools NICE pathways and guidelines databases like

 What is current awareness and what tools can you use to stay up-to-date? Staying up-to-date with changes in information and research is an important aspect of current healthcare management.  As you progress through your career you’ll need different levels of current awareness – whether your studying, completing a dissertation or research project, whether your working, moving into a new clinical area or managing a department. You’ll need to make sure that you make the best decisions using the best, most up-to-date information. Learn more from our etutorials. What is current awareness? Learn about the different types of information you may need to stay up-to-date with, at different points in your career. Complete our current awareness tutorial . C urrent awareness tools Use the right tool to get the right information easily. Complete our current awareness tools tutorial More help If you need more help please contact our training team or the eresources librarian .

 We’ve signed up to a new resource to help you get the latest evidence. You can register with KnowledgeShare to receive personalised emails with the latest evidence straight in your inbox. You can choose: Clinical conditions you are interested in Any professional aspect of healthcare How frequently to receive your bulletin What level of information you want Whether you want to share your details to connect with other NHS staff Make sure you make the right decisions with the most up-to-date evidence. How do I register? Go to the Health Library current awareness page and either: Complete the MS Word registration form and send it back to us. We’ll set up your account. Self-register using your NHS OpenAthens login at the KnowledgeShare website Visit the Health Library: Pick up a form from either of our Health Libraries, return the completed form, and we will create an account for you.

 Explore the resources available on the elsevier Diabetes Healthcare Hub . Here you will find the latest evidence-based clinical resources as well as information about prevention and treatment options available to patients. Some full-text content will be available to you via Clinical Key . You can access this via NHS openathens login if you are a member of UHNM staff.

  Knowvember  is a campaign to highlight the work that l ibrary and knowledge staff do to help NHS staff use evidence and develop knowledge  to enhance clinical care and professional development.   We support NHS staff working for:   GP practices and Clinical Commissioning  Goups  within  Staffhordshire   North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust   University Hospitals of North Midlands   Your library is here to help you ; you can access:   A wealth of specialist online resources, giving you  good quality , evidence-based, healthcare information   A range of training opportunities online or in-person, to develop your digital skills allowing you to  make the most of  the digital world   A team of qualified librar ian s with knowledge and experience  of  finding the right information quickly   An outreach service to deliver support in your workplace   A library  team providing a comfortable  work-space  with  access to computers, book collections and study areas   For more informatio

 Get easy access to our book and ebook collections via Library Search. Find good quality information and established knowledge about key healthcare topics to support your studies and work. Library Search is the library catalogue, listing all the books and most ebooks in our collection. You can use the simple search interface and filter options to find books on your topic. Learn more about searching for books on Library Search by completing out online tutorials: Library Search in a Nutshell (Keele only) Library Search for NHS Users We also have a few specialist collections, which you can browse online. Special Collections Medical Exam Revision Books – a specialised and sought-after resource. Whether you are a medical undergraduate, or working towards your MRCP, FRCA, MRCPsych or DRCOG (to name but a few), and whether you're looking for MCQs, SBAs or EMQs, we have the book for you! Ovid Health Library Medical Education – ebook collection with over 35 fundamental text

 Don’t forget that all NHS staff are eligible to register for an NHS OpenAthens username. We support staff working for: University Hospitals of North Midlands North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Clinical Commissioning Groups in Staffordshire GPs and GP practice staff within Staffordshire Your NHS OpenAthens username will give you access to a wealth of full-text online resources. Want to register now? Just complete the online form . Need a little help? Our video will show you what you need to do. Want to understand more about what OpenAthens is? Complete our online tutorial . screenshot of a slide from the tutorial

Have you checked out all the resources you can access from the Library? You can get the evidence you need easily from our healthcare specialist collections. They include: Case reports – view unusual clinical cases or examples of healthcare practice Clinical decision support tools – make confident decisions with access to evidence-based, easy to read information Current awareness – keep up-to-date with the latest news and research in your area Drugs reference – read essential drug and medicine reference texts Exam support – get revision support for major medical exams Full-text access – get full-text for articles, journals and books from our collections Guidelines and procedures – get key evidence-based recommendations for services and treatments Healthcare Management – check relevant government, health bodies and charities for management-based information Literature searching – use sophisticated tools to facilitate your literature searching Patient information – find patient inform

 Join the library to access the many services we have tailored to your information needs. Make the most of the facilities, resources and services to help you get to the good quality, healthcare-specific evidence you need. Complete the Health Library etutorial Using the Health Library for all the info about what the library service can offer you. Images of collections from the Health Library tutorial

  You can access many library resources and services remotely from your workplace, home or even on the go. Our presentation Online Library forUHNM Staff gives you all the info you need to: Access online resources such as ebooks, journals and databases, for good quality information Develop your digital skills by completing our etutorials and online presentations, to help you to search more effectively Make online requests to our services, to help you to get the evidence you need quickly Complete our presentation and start using the library today. NHS Online Library For UHNM Staff Learn more about the online resources and services that are available to you. Go to this Sway

 It’s been a busy time for our NHS colleagues, especially if you have recently started a new job. Remember that the Health Library is here to help and support you – whether you need a quiet spot to access a computer, want to pick up a textbook to help with your exams, need that “must-have” article or want a detailed literature search completing. Complete our short NHS Online Library Induction and learn about the many ways that we can help you in your work and career development; saving you time and getting you to the right information quickly. Screenshot from the Health Library online induction

 NHS staff working for UHNM will be interested in the latest healthcare hub launched by Elsevier. The new   Asthma Healthcare Hub   includes clinical resources focused on the latest evidence-based treatments and tools to help your patients manage this chronic disease. Visit the site to explore: Clinical overviews  on asthma in adults and children Resources you can share with your patients, including  educational videos  and  drug information pages  that answer common questions. Care plans  and  nursing skills  covering asthma exacerbation in pregnancy, medication administration, and more. You will find the full-text for many of the items in Clinical Key - this resource is available to UHNM users via their NHS OpenAthens login.

 Our NHS members might be interested in this masterclass webinar on research writing: "Did you know that 50-60% of reasons why manuscripts are not accepted for publication can be avoided by following good scientific writing practices? Join Dr Ximena Alvira, MD, PhD for an entertaining and practical masterclass aimed at teaching any healthcare professional or student to improve their scientific writing skills. This webinar will include best practices related to scientific article writing to increase the chances of getting published in a peer reviewed journal." Available online :  Sep 7, 2021 07:00 AM in  Universal Time UTC You can register for the live session or to access the recording. Additional classes will be held later this year,  you can register below: 6 October 2021, 1pm UTC 20 October 2021, 8am UTC

 You can quickly access evidence-based, concise and focused information on key healthcare topics via Clinical Key clinical overviews . Clinical overviews can help you to: Find clinical answers quickly Refresh your knowledge on conditions Search for best practice Find current clinical guidelines All to support your clinical decisions and help you to provide best care to your patients. Search results including clinical overviews now provide you with short-cuts to key sections of the overviews, such as Summary , Diagnosis , Workup and Treatment Screen-shot showing the clinical overview short-cut options Once you are browsing the clinical overview, use the menu options to go straight to the section you need. Content often covers: Key points Diagnosis Treatment Complications & prognosis Screening and prevention References Screen-shot showing the clinical overview menu structure on the left-hand-side How to access NHS staff at UHNM can access Clinical Key

You can now get to the information you need quickly via the updated Clinical Key search interface . Quick search Use the simple search box to run a quick search against Clinical Key content. You can include all content or select a specific type such as books, journals, overviews, trials, multi-media etc. You can then use the filters to narrow down your results. Point-of-care decision support You can now easily browse for evidence-based information to support point of care clinical decision making, treatment options and care of your patients. Content has been organised into easy access lists for: Clinical Overviews Drug Monographs Calculators Guidelines Patient Education Screen-shot of the Clinical Key search box and point-of-care support content Professional development You can search and access a wide range of full-text content from key healthcare publications to support your professional development: Search the latest published research Save and share articles

You can search on Library Search to access key, healthcare-specific, books and ebooks, to support your career and professional development. Library Search is the main catalogue for the Health Library, listing our book and ebook collections. Use Library Search to: Log on as an NHS member of staff to view your library account Check your book renewals View your borrowing record Reserve a book for collection Run a basic search Use filters to focus search results Read an ebook Find a Keele ejournal Access special collections Complete our Sway – Library Search for NHS Users – to get started and make the most of your library membership. For more help accessing online resources, contact your eresources librarian, Cheryl, at c.kent@keele.ac.uk .  

Journal eToCs give you a great way to stay up-to-date with the latest research and news in your specialist field. Read the blog entries below to learn about eToCs and how you can sign-up to journal eToCs on our most popular platforms:  What are eToCs? eToCs from BMJ Journals eToCs from Ovid Journals eToCs from Clinical Key Journals eToCs from Oxford Journals More help using ejournals Finding NHS Journals and accessing full-text: step-by-step  – instructions on how to find NHS full-text journals eJournals help page  – for more help on how to find articles and access journals Contact your eresources librarian, Cheryl, at  c.kent@keele.ac.uk  if you need more help.

  Our NHS users can access a collection of journals on the Oxford platform. You can easily stay up-to-date with your favourite titles by setting up an alert or eTOC. You’ll then get an email with details of the latest issue in your inbox. Follow these step-by-step instructions to find whether we subscribe to the journal title you need. Check our previous blog post to learn what an eTOC is. Set up an alert on a journal from Oxford by following the steps below: How to set up a journal alert on an Oxford journal title 1. Link to the Oxford platform I am going to set up an etoc alert for the journal Brain which is published by Oxford. Click the link for Oxford on the journal title entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. Entry on the A-Z journals list for Brain You will be taken to the journal page on Oxford Journals. Screen-shot of the journal page on the Oxford platform 2. Create your alert To create your journal alert, page down until you reach the Stay up-to-date box. Clic