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Check here to see which NHS resources you can access

 NHS staff can access a plethora of good quality resources to support clinical decision making. Learn more about the different resources by completing our online tutorial Finding NHS Resources.

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Find out which resources you can use in the following areas:

  • Case reports
  • Clinical decision support
  • Current awareness
  • Drugs reference
  • Exam support
  • Full-text access
  • Guidelines and procedures
  • Healthcare management
  • Literature searching
  • Patient information
  • Topic overviews

Try more online tutorials

UHNM staff can take a look at our Health Library Showcase for more tutorials and videos to get you started at the Health Library.

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There are more tutorials to help you to develop your skills on our Information Skills etutorials web page.

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