Clinical Key Toolkit for August 2023

What is happening on Clinical Key this month?

Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff via NHS OpenAthens login.

August 3^rd – Cycle to work day

Today is the day to get your bike out of the shed and onto the road! As more incentives are put in place by employers to support cycling commutes, how will cycling to work affect you? Read more about the benefits through this NICE guideline

You can use Clinical Key to search NICE guidelines.

August 1^st to 7^th - World Breastfeeding Week

Recognising the intricate differences of every mother and infant’s breastfeeding journey supports better informed decisions. To mark the start of Breastfeeding Week 2023, we highly encourage reading Breastfeeding in a New Era by Robert and Ruth Lawrence published on the book Breastfeeding, 9^th edition, available in ClinicalKey.

August 7^th to 13^th – UK National allotment week

The benefits of home-grown produce are well-known. But living in urban areas makes growing them a challenge. Many councils provide allotments; however, the waiting list can be up to 4 years! Don’t let this deter you from sourcing good produce wherever you can. Read about the cardiometabolic benefits to incorporating fruits and vegetables to your meals in this article.

July 18^th to August 17^th – British South Asian Heritage Month

Understanding your patients helps you deliver the highest level of care, from diagnosis to treatment. Our differences are to be embraced and celebrated, and this British South Asian Heritage Month, we would like to highlight all the ways we can consciously employ tools to improve our understanding and the care we provide, like this article Tools to Craft a Cultural Formulation.

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