Information Skills for Health

  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. ...

  Staff at UHNM can access full-text of 600+ journal titles on Clinical Key. These cover a wide range of specialties. You can easily stay up-to-date with your favourite titles by setting up an alert. 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 Clinical Key by following the steps below: How to set up a journal alert on Clinical Key 1. Link to the Clinical Key platform I am going to set up an alert for the etoc for the American Journal of Cardiology. This title is available on the Clinical Key platform. Click the link for Clinical Key on the journal title entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. Screen-shot of the entry for the American Journal of Cardiology on the NHS A-Z journals list 2. Make sure you have activated your account You will be taken to the jo...

  Our NHS users can access the high impact journal collection on the Ovid platform. You can easily stay up-to-date with your favourite titles by setting up an eTOC alert. You’ll then get an email with details of the table of contents from 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 Ovid by following the steps below: How to set up a journal alert on an Ovid journal title 1. Link to the Ovid platform I am going to set up an alert for the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), which is available to our NHS users via the Ovid platform. Click the link for Ovid on the journal title entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. Entry for the NEJM title on the NHS A-Z journals list You will be taken to the journal page on Ovid. 2. Create your alert To create your journal alert, just click the eTOC icon (...

  Our NHS users can access a range of BMJ journals. Get the latest issues of your favourite journals sent to your inbox by signing up to the eTOC. 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 BMJ by following the steps below: How to subscribe to an eTOC on a BMJ journal title 1. Link to the BMJ platform I'm going to set up an alert for the BMJ journal title Gut. Find the journal entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. Click the link for the BMJ on the journal title entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. Gut journal found on the NHS A-Z journals list You will be taken to the journal page on BMJ. 2. Create your alert To create your journal alert, just click email alerts . Journal page for Gut on the BMJ platform Enter your email address and click the continue button. Enter the email address where you want to receive the updates ...

  Get the right information at the right time; get an OpenAthens username. What is it? NHS staff can access many different types of online resources with one username and password – an Athens or OpenAthens username. Athens / OpenAthens is an authentication system that allows you access to multiple online resources. Register… You can register for an Athens/OpenAthens username by completing the online form . Make sure you include your NHS organisation and NHS-based email address to ensure your application is processed automatically. Maintain Your Account Keep your account up-to-date: Respond quickly to the emails from Athens / eduserv Reset your own password, if necessary Transfer your account to your new workplace Contact your OpenAthens administrator if you experience any problems Resources for NHS Users Online resources such as databases, ebooks and ejournals are provided by subscriptions by: NHS national Core Content – collection available to all NHS staff Region / area consortia...

 What are eTOCs? eTOCs are electronic table of contents of journal titles. Journals will often release an eTOC when a new issue is published. You can sign-up to receive the latest eTOCs via email. So, you get information about the latest research, from your favourite specialist titles, directly to your inbox. You’ll need to register your email address with the publisher or platform where you can access the journal. Selection of journal titles on display in the Health Library I’ll be posting more about how you can get eTOCs from our popular journal platforms – look out for more blog posts.

  The new website for TRIP has been launched so pop over to the site and take a look  - start your s earch for high-level evidence. Take a look at the video below for a short introduction and check out the key to the results page . Looking for high-level clinical evidence? TRIP is an excellent database if looking for evidence such as guidelines and reviews. Basic TRIP functionality is available to all users without needing to login. Pro functions are available to NHS staff when using TRIP on the NHS network. The Pro version includes access to much more content as well as images and videos; advanced search and filter options are also available.

  NICE is supporting the health and social care system as it continues to respond to the pandemic. They have brought together  guidance, resources and other information  that may help you. You can also  register for updates .

  NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) topics   are aimed at healthcare professionals working in primary and first contact care in the UK. The 370 topics cover 1000 clinical presentations or patient scenarios and are free to access. The following CKS topics have been created or updated over the past months: April:  Platelets – abnormal counts and cancer  is a  new  CKS topic. The evidence base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence. Itch – widespread . The sections on management of itch of known and unknown cause have been merged to avoid repetition of text. The recommendations have been updated in line with current evidence in the literature. The recommendations on prescribing oral antihistamines have been amended to consider the use of non-sedating oral antihistamines first line unless there is a history of troublesome nocturnal itch. New sections on Cetirizine, Loratad...

 Are you preparing for your dissertation? Is your skill-set ready to go? Make your literature searching easier by developing the right skills. Complete our online tutorial Check Your Skills to find out if you have the right skills and how you can improve them, so that you can easily find the right information quickly. Take the quiz Get your action plan For more help on literature searching: Check our information skills tutorials Book a training session with our trainers