Information Skills for Health

The Guardian reports that some women at higher risk of developing breast cancer will be offered a drug to reduce that risk: Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England . How can you support breast cancer patients? What’s the best evidence? Check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter 22 Breast Cancer in Oxford Handbook of Cancer Nursing BMJ Best Practice – Breast Cancer in Situ Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Breast Cancer in Females Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Breast cancer - recognition and referral Cochrane Library clinical answers – Can weight loss interventions improve outcomes for overweight and obese breast cancer survivors? Royal Marsden Manual Online – Chapter 27: Living with and beyond cancer Patient Information Breast cancer: DCIS (very early breas...

 The Guardian reports an increase in norovirus infections “ 179% higher than last year ” resulting in increased winter pressures in hospitals. What do you know about norovirus infections and how can you help your patients?  Make sure you have the best evidence - check these resources for an overview, key points, diagnosis, treatment options, follow-up and more. [You will need your NHS OpenAthens username to access these resources] Oxford Medicine Online – Chapter 6 Gastroenteritis in Emergencies in gastroenterology and hepatology BMJ Best Practice – Viral gastroenteritis in adults Clinical Key (available to UHNM only) – Gastroenteritis in Children Clinical Knowledge Summaries – Gastroenteritis: How should I assess a person with suspected gastroenteritis? Royal Marsden Manual Online – Chapter 6: Elimination: diarrhoea Patient Information Diarrhoea in adults [BMJ Best Practice] Norovirus Infection [Clinical Key] Get your NHS OpenAthens username Regist...

 The Royal College of Physicians is withdrawing the online exam support resource Medical Masterclass. We made this available to UHNM staff. The RCP statement reads as follows: ------- As you may be aware the current format of MRCP(UK) PACES ceased in the UK in August 2023.   Due to this, and because there are many other widely-used revision aids on the market already, as well as in-house Trust-delivered revision courses, there is less demand for the revision resources we have previously supplied.   Therefore, we are now no longer offering the following revision resources listed below: Question banks — revision for Part 1 and Part 2 RCP PACES masterclass — revision for PACES. Textbooks  — revision for Part 1, Part 2, PACES (Forming the Medical Masterclass Package) ------- We have a number of accounts which will remain available until December 2024. If anyone still wants to use this resource please contact the library team at County by emailing  library@...

  Library Search is a discovery tool, allowing you to find items within the library collections. You can search Library Search without logging in to view books and ebooks available in our collections. By logging in to your library account on Library Search you can access a range of additional functionality, such as: Viewing details of your library account Submitting a request to hold a book for you Adding items to your e-bookshelf Saving searches Note that for NHS users logging in to Library Search does not give you access to full-text items. As an NHS member of staff you access online resources using your NHS OpenAthens username. Anatomy of a Library Card First let’s take a quick look at the most important components of your library card. Your library card and library card number give you access to print resources as well as library services. They confirm that you are a member of the library. Your name : this will be printed on your card, so you’ll know it’s yours!...

 Are you completing a research project? Or clinical research, clinical audits, quality improvement, innovation, new developments or individual projects? No matter the size of your project - big or small - we are here to support you to make sure your project succeeds. Refresh your skills Be prepared. Refresh your skills before starting your project; this will save you time in the long run and help your project to run smoothly. Book a training session with a librarian or complete our online tutorials . Check the book collection Become an expert in your topic. For background reading and established information, browse and borrow from our healthcare focused collections - in print or online . Request a literature search Find out what has already been studied and published. We can do some of the work for you! Request a literature search and our experienced team will send you a list of results matching your criteria. Access full-text Make sure you can get the full-te...

 Nurses working in the NHS can get support from specialist nursing resources and the Health Library to help them deliver the best patient care. Make sure you get the best evidence to: Support confident decisions Promote good practice Reflect on for your revalidation Promote your professional development Contribute to good patient care Visit the Health Library The Health Library offers you a quiet study environment where you can catch-up with paperwork, meet colleagues and complete training. You can use NHS-networked computers, accessible via your NHS login. Or borrow an NHS-based laptop to use within the Clinical Education Centre. Library staff are on-hand to help and support your access to resources. Run quick searches on the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub You don’t have to run searches on Google and waste time weeding out irrelevant results and searching for full-text options. Instead use the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub [UHNM]. You can run simple searches ...

  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...