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Do you know what NHS resources you can access?

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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 information leaflets to support education
  • Topic overviews – read high-level evidence-based overviews of major health conditions, diseases and treatments

Find out what resources will provide you with this wealth of information by completing our online tutorial Finding NHS Resources.

Screenshot from the etutorial showing all the categories of information available

To access any resources please go to our NHS Resources web page for an A-Z list of resources.

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