Information Skills for Health

The NHS National Core Content collection will be changing from April 2019. The National Core Content collection is the databases and journals that are purchased nationally for staff working within the NHS in England. You access these resources via your NHS openathens login. The database collection forms part of HDAS – the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search database. You can find a full list of all the resources included via the NHS Library Services website . Database List on HDAS This April there will be a number of changes that may impact any saved searches you have or how you conduct new searches: Key Changes: CINAHL Plus with Full Text and Health Business Elite (HBE) will no longer be part of the collection. This means that from 01 April 2019 you will not be able to access and search these databases in HDAS, or via the EBSCO native interface as part of the Core Content subscription. CINAHL Plus with Full Text will be replaced with the CINAHL index in b...

We have received the following message from Ebsco, regarding the CINAHL subject headings reload: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a reload of the CINAHL subject headings currently scheduled for  Friday, March 8, 2019 . What are CINAHL Subject Headings? “CINAHL Subject Headings” is a subject authority for all five CINAHL database; CINAHL Subject Headings are based on the Mesh headings, with additional specific nursing and allied health headings added as appropriate. Users can utilize CINAHL Subject Headings when searching CINAHL databases to find articles related to a specific topic. Which databases will be updated? All CINAHL Databases will receive the new CINAHL Subject Headings: CINAHL (cin20) CINAHL with Full Text (c8h) CINAHL Plus (john) CINAHL Plus with Full Text (rah) CINAHL Complete (come) Will this reload change how CINAHL Subject Headings appear in live? No – though the 2018 reload c...

Extra dates have been added to the Critical Appraisal Training schedule to help nursing students prepare for their critical appraisal assignment. You'll get an opportunity to practise appraising an article. There are 2 courses you can choose from: Critical Appraisal of a Qualitative Research Paper Critical Appraisal of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) Paper You can book your place via our online form or by contacting the training librarians . Book now to avoid disappointment.

New Clinical Overviews – CK Global Acute bronchitis Diabetic autonomic neuropathy Macrocytic anemia Primary adrenal insufficiency Testicular cancer Books Added – CK Global Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin  (James, William) 13th ed; ISBN: 9780323547536; Package/Collection: Dermatology; New edition (replaces 9780323319676);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20160013402 Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias  (Huang, Shoei K. Stephen) 4th ed; ISBN: 9780323529921; Package/Collection: Cardiovascular Disease Extended; New edition (replaces 9780323244299);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20160010379 Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  (Hupp, James) 7th ed; ISBN: 9780323552219; Package/Collection: Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery; New edition (replaces 9780323091770);  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2. 0-C20160044133 Critical Care Medicine  (Parrillo, Joseph) ...

When you are developing your literature search, it is a good idea to breakdown your question into component parts so that you can clearly identify the key elements that you need to look for. There are a number of tools that can help you to do this. We have developed some worksheets that you can use: PICO – perhaps the most well-known tool; it can help you to develop a clinical question CLIP – use this tool to help you to breakdown questions about health service management issues ECLIPSE – another tool dealing with health service management issues SPICE – this can help you to breakdown questions about social science issues You can find the worksheets for these tools, along with more help on literature searching, on our website, in the Online Guides and Support section .

Acta Cytologica is an NHS-subscribed journal, available via OpenAthens username / password. To Login: 1. Find the journal entry on the NHS A-Z journals list. You can find instructions on how to do this here . 2. Select the link for the online journal. Screen-shot of the journal entry in the NHS A-Z journals list 3. This link will take you to the publisher’s page. Screen-shot of the journal page for Acta Cytologica 4. Find the article you are looking for – you can use the “Year” drop-down link or page-down to see recent issues or the archive. Screen-shot of the options to view previous issues of Acta Cytologica 5. Once you have found the article you want you may need to login to view the full-text. Use the “Login” link at the top of the page. Screen-shot showing the full-text is not automatically presented 6. Select the OpenAthens login option. Screen-shot showing the different login options to this website 7. Then enter ...

Journals Added (CK Global) Addictive Behaviors Reports;  Years of Coverage: 2015 to present; ISSN: 2352-8532; Package/Collection: Psychiatry;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 23528532 Advances in Cosmetic Surgery;  Years of Coverage: 2018 to present; ISSN: 2542-4327; Package/Collection: Plastic Surgery;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 25424327 Advances in Molecular Pathology;  Years of Coverage: 2018 to present; ISSN: 2589-4080; Pathology Extended;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 25894080 Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology;  Years of Coverage: 2015 to present; ISSN: 2352-345X; Package/Collection: Gastroenterology-Hepatology;  https://www.clinicalkey.com/ dura/browse/journalIssue/ 2352345X Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications;  Years of Coverage: 2015 to present; ISSN: 2451-8654; Package/Collection: Flex Only;  https://www.clinicalkey....