Information Skills for Health

HDAS or Healthcare Databases Advanced Search, is the common search interface that allows you to use the same interface and options to search the different databases provided nationally by the NHS. You can complete a literature search to find articles on a wide range of healthcare topics. The databases available include major medical and nursing databases such as AMED, CINAHL, Embase, Emcare, Medline and PsychInfo. HDAS is available to all NHS staff . You will need your OpenAthens username / password to login. Note that you must login in order to access the advanced searching options and all the databases available. I have created a sway presentation that takes you through some of the major features that will help you to complete a literature search. Here you will find links to video demonstrations, created by NICE, to show you how to use the various features and put your literature search together. Searching NHS Databases using HDAS HDAS or Healthcare Databases Advanced Search, is the ...

HDAS or the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search interface is a single interface allowing you to search for journal articles, research and reviews from the major healthcare-related databases AMED, BNI, Cinahl, Embase, Health Business Elite, HMIC, Medline and Psychinfo. This database is available to NHS openathens users only. Here are the step-by-step instructions to getting started with HDAS. 1. Start at the Health Library home page and click the Quick Links option Healthcare Resources (NHS). Screen-shot of the Health Library home page 2. Page down until you reach the HDAS link, in the NHS Athens Tools section. Screen-shot of the NHS resources page 3. Click the HDAS link. Screen-shot of the HDAS link 4. You will now be on the NICE HDAS page. Any problems with Athens or any of the databases will be presented on this page. You must log in to openathens in order to search the various databases. Click the link top-right. Screen-shot of th...