Access a wealth of online resources with an NHS OpenAthens username

NHS staff can access a wealth of online resources to support studies, work, continuous development and best practice in patient care. Get access to ebooks, journals, articles, databases and clinical tools with a single username / password – your NHS OpenAthens username.

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Complete the online form to get your OpenAthens username. For more help follow these step-by-step instructions or watch our video:

For a quick overview of some of the resources available watch our short video:

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Not sure if an NHS OpenAthens username is for you? Complete our online tutorial NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake.
Want to learn more about the resources we have on offer? Take a look at our Finding NHS Resources etutorial.
Need more help managing your NHS OpenAthens username? Check our NHS OpenAthens web page.

Get in touch with the Health Library for more help finding the information you need.

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Access the big 4 medical journals for free

Get articles on key, major trials and practice changing news. You can access the big 4 key journals for free. What are the big 4 medical journals? The big 4 medical journals are: BMJ (British Medical Journal) The Lancet NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) How do you access the big 4 journals? NHS staff can access all 4 journals online using the same username / password – your NHS OpenAthens username / password. Not sure what an OpenAthens username is? Complete our etutorial. Get your OpenAthens username by completing the online form . Keele University staff and students get automatic access on campus but will need to use their email address and password to log in when off-campus. Where can you access the big 4 journals from? Our journal collections are not necessarily available from the publishers’ websites. NHS staff can browse our journal collections on Browzine. Whereas Keele University staff...

Evidence-based Nursing

Want to learn more about articles published in nursing? Want to make sure they are good quality? Take a look at the journal Evidence-Based Nursing . This journal publishes reviews analysing key research articles from international healthcare journals. The papers apply strict criteria for the validity of research and relevance to best nursing practice. Content is critically appraised and the most relevant articles are summarised into succinct expert commentaries, focusing on the papers’ key findings and implications for nursing practice. What articles does it publish? Here are some articles from a recent issue : Writing for publication helps reduce the theory-practice gap and all nurses have a role to play . [Abstract] Tatterton MJ. Evidence-Based Nursing 2026;29(4):193-194. Check for full-text availability Group-based antenatal care (G-ANC): an innovative approach to empower birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR), particularly in resource-constrained setting . [...

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