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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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