Information Skills for Health

 From NHSe: Clinical Trials from clinicaltrials.gov, will soon be added to Ovid Embase. Elsevier is planning on delivering clinical trials content starting the week of 5 May 2025, and Ovid will load the records as they arrive in batches of 20,000 records a day or 100,000 per week. Elsevier expects to deliver the last set of back files in the week of 16 June 2025. There will be a new “Clinical Trials” Publication Type limit for these records added to Ovid Embase.

The following updates from NIHR Evidence are now available: Summaries (published since 13 February 2025): What impact does hearing loss have on dementia risk? Children in deprived areas are most at risk of avoidable poisoning by medicines COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy reduces risks to mother and baby Which drugs are best for migraine attacks? Adult social care: how to improve support for people at risk through homelessness, learning disabilities or dementia Vaping is linked with breathing issues in young people Culturally-adapted therapy improved postnatal depression in British South Asian women Hospital at home and virtual wards: What works? Population-level policies on risk factors for dementia could reduce costs

 Here is some news from the TRIP database team: -------------------- Automatic Q&A system:  We’re putting the spotlight on our automatic Q&A system - and for good reason! We’ve made major strides recently, including  Automated Q&A – more milestones ,  Automated Reviews – internal testing , and  Automated Q&A – ready for beta testing . In short the system allows you to  ask a clinical question and get a fully-referenced, evidence-based answer in just 10–30 seconds . Want to test it out?:  We’d love your feedback. If you're interested in testing the system, simply reply to this email [jon.brassey@tripdatabase.com]. It's already performing brilliantly - your insights can help make it even better. Stay Ahead with the Latest Evidence : Discover the most recent, personalised evidence curated just for you by Trip —  click here  to explore! User Survey : The survey is now closed, and we're thrilled with the responses. A big thank you ...

 Wiley will be delivering Royal Marsden Manual training in 2025. Dates available include: 16 April 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 12 May 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 17 June 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 23 July 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 14 August 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 8 September 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 28 October 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level 12 November 2025, 11:30am to 12pm, Advanced Level 4 December 2025   11:30am to 12pm, Basic Level Basic sessions will cover searching the platform. Advanced sessions will cover personalisation and customisation with local Trust guidelines. Training will be delivered by Wiley trainers. The 30-minute drop-in sessions are aimed at Library staff and NHS nursing staff; whoever needs training. Dates are listed on Wiley's  Go ToWebinar  platform. Select a date and register.

 All NHS staff can register for an NHS OpenAthens username. This gives you access to a wealth of resources, providing you with evidence to make the best clinical decisions and deliver the best patient care. Key Evidence With a single username / password you can access a wide variety of healthcare focused, good quality, online information sources including: ebooks, journals, articles, clinical summaries, databases and clinical tools. Your Account Register for your account online via the online form . Make sure to use your work-based details so that your request is approved automatically. Check our NHS OpenAthens web page for more help on keeping your account up-to-date, including resetting your password. More help For more information and help about NHS OpenAthens: Go to our NHS OpenAthens help page for step-by-step instructions and support Complete our quiz NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake   Contact your NHS OpenAthens admin if you need any help with your account

  BMJ Best Practice is a key tool to help you make confident, clinical decisions and provide best care to your patients. Key Evidence BMJ Best Practice has a user-friendly design, making it easy for you to access evidence-based information on a wide range of clinical conditions and diseases. Content includes recommendations, guidelines and best practice covering background, diagnosis, treatments, prognosis, clinical calculators and more. Some conditions have co-morbidities linked. Patient information leaflets help you support your patients. Content is regularly updated and always referenced. Get Access  BMJ Best Practice is available to all NHS staff. Log in with your NHS OpenAthens username to access all the full-text content and features. Link to BMJ Best Practice, along with other NHS resources, via our NHS resources web page . You can also access BMJ Best Practice on the go, via your mobile device. Go to our help page for instructions on downloading the app. More help Fo...

 Sign-up to KnowledgeShare to get regular, personalised evidence updates straight to your inbox. Save time, save effort and stay up-to-date. Key Evidence We can set your KnoweldgeShare profile to focus on your interests. This can include clinical conditions as well as non-clinical topics such as leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, education and research and many more. You'll then get content matching your profile via email. You can also sign-up to receive the table of contents (ToCs) from your favourite journals straight to your inbox. All managed for you in one place by us. Content will include links to our subscribed resources and access options, saving you the effort of finding the full-text. Get Access Complete our Knowledgeshare request forms to let us know what evidence you would like to receive: Request KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates (simple form) Request KnowledgeShare journal table of contents (ToCs) updates More help See our Current Awareness page for more...

  OrthoEvidence is a specialist resource providing key evidence via summarised, easy to read reports across a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. Key Evidence Key evidence in the orthopaedics field is presented via summarised reports and includes critically appraised articles. You can also listen to podcasts and participate in webinars. Sign-up for updates to get the latest releases straight to your inbox. Get Access OrthoEvidence is not available via OpenAthens. As this is a specialist resource, we are offering an individual username / password to UHNM members of staff working in orthopaedics or physical therapies, and Keele researchers investigating musculoskeletal conditions. We have a limited number of usernames available. You can link to OrthoEvidence via our NHS resources page . More help Go to our OrthoEvidence help page for blog posts detailing the key features of this resource Contact our training and information support librarians if you would like a demonstratio...

  Clinical Key is a user-friendly, healthcare focused, simple to use search engine. You can quickly find evidence to support clinical decisions. Key Evidence You'll find high-level evidence from clinical overviews to support clinical decisions. Whilst the wide range of full-text content, such as ebooks, articles and clinical calculators supports more in-depth learning. Patient information leaflets, including easy-read versions, are available to help you to support your patients Get Access This resource is only available to UHNM staff. You'll find a link to Clinical Key, along with other key resources, on our NHS resources page . Log in via your NHS OpenAthens username to access the search engine and full-text content. Get evidence on the go by downloading the app. More help Check our Clinical Key help page for online guides and step-by-step instructions Complete our tutorial Getting started with Clinical Key  for an overview of how to use Clinical Key Ask at the Health Libra...

 You can find information on a wide range of topics from the Kortext ebook collection, including non-clinical topics as well as nursing and medical textbooks.  The ebook interface is easy to use. You can search for keywords, jump to different chapters or add your own notes. Special collections include ebooks for: Karger fast-facts Diversity and inclusion Primary care Psychological professions Wellbeing This collection is available to NHS staff via their NHS OpenAthens username. Link to the collection via the ebooks page on our website. Go to our ebooks help page to learn more about using ebooks or complete our tutorial - Using eBooks . Find more ebooks via Library Search or the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Just contact the Health Library for more help finding ebooks.

 The TRIP database is a user-friendly search engine making it easy for you to find high-level, good quality information and research. Focusing on healthcare evidence this database offers you the opportunity of completing simple searching as well PICO-based searching and allows you to focus results by content type. Some functionality is freely available without the need to login. You can "go pro" by logging in with your NHS OpenAthens username to access extra resources and functionality. You can link to the TRIP database from our NHS Resources page , where you'll find a list of key NHS-based resources and tools. For more help using the TRIP database go to our TRIP help page or check out the options on the site where blog posts are also available. Contact the Health Library for more information and help.

 NHS staff can check Browzine for access to full-text articles - making it easy to check your favourite journals and get the latest research articles. Browzine holds information about our healthcare-focused journal collection, including journal issues, table of contents and links to articles. You can link to open access articles, our subscribed content and request items not available in our collection. Browse through the collection without logging in. Have your NHS OpenAthens username handy when you want to access an article in full-text. You can link to your Browzine collection from our Journals page . For more help on how to access journals, go to our Journals help page or complete our online etutorial - Find Full-text Articles and Journals for the NHS . If you need any more help just contact the Health Library.

 Make sure you are delivering best practice to your patients by checking the Royal Marsden Manual online. Nursing staff and healthcare and nursing assistants working in the NHS can access the Royal Marsden Manual for key guidelines and procedures. This resource has a user-friendly design where you can search for topics or browse through the chapters. Content includes evidence-based procedures, as well as illustrations and references to offer you the best practical advice to support your patients. It is regularly updated, so always worth checking in to get the most recent evidence. Royal Marsden Manual online is available to all NHS staff, via NHS OpenAthens login. You'll find a link to this resource, along with many others, on our NHS Resources page . Check our Royal Marsden Manual help page for instructions on how to log in. Wiley, the publishers, offer regular online training sessions - we'll post the dates on our blog. Or ask our trainers if you want a quick overview. If y...

 You can browse or search the journal BMJ Case Reports for unusual clinical cases. This journal includes rare conditions and unexpected complications. Cases are peer-reviewed and offer excellent case-based learning to support your professional development. You can also submit your own case reports for free! This gives you an opportunity to share your knowledge and become a published author. Access to this journal is available to UHNM staff, via their NHS OpenAthens username. You'll find a link to this journal, as well as other resources on our NHS Resources page . There is more help, including links to instructions for authors, on our BMJ Case Reports help page . If you need more help or information just ask at the Health Library .

 Your NHS OpenAthens username is your gateway to access thousands of specialist online resources. Make sure you follow the NHS OpenAthens essentials checklist: Register Online Complete the online form to register for your NHS OpenAthens username. All NHS staff are eligible. NHS Details Make sure you enter your NHS work details on the form – we need to know who you are. We use your NHS-based email address to verify your application and approve your account. NHS Organisation Enter the correct NHS organisation so that you get all the resources purchased for you. We support the following organisations: University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) – search for UHNM or “north midlands” North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – search for Staffordshire GP practices and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent – search for Staffordshire, select organisation “Primary Care and ICB in Staffordshire & Stoke Log on Use your username / password to log on to a wea...

 NIHR Evidence has published the following collections and summaries: Is surgery the best option? Research provides alternatives Endometriosis, fibroids and heavy periods: long-term research supports treatment decisions Care home app reduced residents’ hospital admissions Amoxicillin is effective for many people hospitalised with pneumonia Community perinatal mental health teams reduced women’s risk of mental illness relapse System-level changes are essential to improve the psychological wellbeing of NHS staff People on long waiting lists use more healthcare resources than others Group-based intervention reduced opioid use among people with long-term pain Brain training improved thinking, memory and attention in older people

New Fast Fact titles have been added to the Kortext ebook collection available to NHS staff. The titles are: Fast Facts for Patients: Alpha Thalassemia Fast Facts for Patients: Colorectal Cancer with KRAS Mutation Fast Facts for Patients: Follicular Lymphoma Fast Facts for Patients: Marginal Zone Lymphoma Fast Facts for Patients: Sexual and Reproductive Health after Gynaecological Cancer Fast Facts for Patients: Urogenital Atrophy Fast Facts: Aromatic L-Amino Decarboxylase Deficiency Fast Facts: Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis Fast Facts: Epilepsy in Children and Young People Fast Facts: Follicular Lymphoma Fast Facts: Marginal Zone Lymphoma Fast Facts: The Gut Microbiome You can access these titles via: the Kortext collection available from our ebooks page searching the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub You will need to log in using your NHS OpenAthens username.

 To access our NHS-subscribed, online resources you need a username / password - this is an NHS OpenAthens username / password. OpenAthens is a protocol that allows you to log in to many different online resources using just one username and password. It is a service purchased by the NHS so that all NHS staff can easily access online resources such as ebooks, articles, journals, databases and clinical tools. To register for your NHS OpenAthens username complete the online form . Need more help? For more help you can: Contact your NHS OpenAthens administrator Complete our etutorial: NHS OpenAthens - what's fact or fake? Go to our NHS OpenAthens web page Go to our NHS OpenAthens help page

 What do you know about NHS OpenAthens? Are you eligible for an NHS OpenAthens username? What can you access with an NHS OpenAthens username? Do you think an NHS OpenAthens username will help you? Ignore all the rumours and check out what's fact or fake news. Complete our short quiz - NHSOpenAthens - what's fact or fake - to learn more about NHS OpenAthens, whether you are eligible and how you can get your own username to access key resources. Our updated etutorial is free and easy to access. Have a go at the quiz to find out whether you know the facts about NHS OpenAthens. Then complete the online form to register for your username - step-by-step instructions are available. Need more help? Contact the Health Library if you need more help setting up your NHS OpenAthens username.