Support for NHS Researchers from the Health Library

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.

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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-text of the resources you need. Check all the options available to get quick and easy full-text access to the key literature you need.

Share your research

Share your research to help others. Learn more about publishing your work or creating a poster from our researchers support page.

Get all the help in one place

Go to our Support for NHS Researches page for links to help and an explanation of what you need to think about to run your project successfully.

Just ask!

Feel free to get in touch with our library team if you need any help.

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Login to Library Search – step-by-step instructions for NHS staff

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Need help with your literature search?

Do you need to answer a question? When you need an answer to a healthcare question you need to find out what information already exists about it ; s o that you have the background information and latest research . Whether it is for an assignment, dissertation, research, audit or other w ork you need to complete a literature search to get the latest information and best evidenc e to answer your question . Complete a literature search plan How do you start your literature search? Star t with a plan. Make a literature search plan to help you to focus your search, be systematic and keep a record in case you want to repeat it. How can the Health Library help you? Information Skills etutorials Develop your information searching skills by completing our short , enga ging etutorials . Read presentations, complete quizzes and watch videos to learn the essential skills to finding information efficiently and effectively. Start off with our Introduction to Literature Search

CASP Checklist – complete online and download

You can now complete the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) checklist online, then download and save it. Use the CASP checklists to help you to critically appraise different published research studies. You can now complete the form online, then download and save to your computer. Great for keeping a record of your critical appraisals and to add to your CPD or skills portfolio. screen-shot of an edited CASP checklist

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