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Use natural language on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub

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 Do you feel confident searching databases? Do you struggle to find precise search terms and combinations? Don’t worry! You can use natural language to search on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub.

You can run simple searches on the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub to explore a wide range of resources.

What do I mean by natural language?

Well, it’s using sentences and words that you use in conversation, as if you were talking to a colleague.

info card showing natural language option

How can you do it?

Go to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Enter your question in the search box – just like you were asking a colleague. Tick the natural language option and click search. Articles matching your question will be listed in the results list.

Want to know what it searches for?

Just click the option Show refined query and a pop-up box will show you how the Hub has constructed the query to run against the resources.

screenshot showing the pop-up box for the query

Go to your Hub

Start searching now - go to our NHS K&L Hub page – make sure you select the correct instance of the Hub for the organisation you work for.

More help

For more help using the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub:

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