Information Skills for Health

 Do you need to refresh your clinical knowledge on a key topic? Take a look at the reference books available on Clinical Key. Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development. You can find over 1000 ebooks on Clinical Key, covering a wide range of clinical topics, and including some popular textbooks. Find eBooks From the Clinical Key home page, page down to the section “Deepen your specialty and medical knowledge” and click the Books option. You can look for books by specialty, A-Z list or enter any words in the title you’re looking for in the filter box. You can search the content of ebooks by selecting “Books” from the resource type on the search box and entering your search terms. The results will include chapters from any books which include your search terms. Watch this video Learn more and follow a dem...

 Looking for the latest evidence? Want to find the answer to a clinical question? You need to complete a literature search to search the right resources to get the best information. So how do you do that? Where do you start? We can help with that - complete our online tutorial: Introduction to Literature Searching You will: Learn about the 9 steps Create your own plan to print or save Complete the short quiz Need more help? Check our training options or contact the Health Library for more help.

  Have you tried one of our Information Skills eTutorials ? Let us know what you think. We are always looking to improve our service and value your comments. Complete our online feedback form Need more help? Please contact the Health Library if you need any help. Check our Information Skills for Health blog for more news about our etutorials.

 Why not pop into the Health Library while you're studying at the Clinical Education Centre? The Health Library is here to support healthcare students on their way into the healthcare professions. Take a look at our online tutorial to learn about all the ways we can help you - from study space, IT access, print and online collections and much more Keele Students Library Welcome If you need any help please contact the Health Library .

 If you can't visit the Health Library remember that we have services and resources for you online. Take a look at our tutorial NHS Online Library for UHNM staff to learn more about: How to register for an NHS OpenAthens account Reading ebooks Finding online journals Searching the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub Using databases and other tools Staying uptodate with KnowledgeShare Getting library support for your CPD activities Online training options Requesting our services online If you ever need any help, please contact the Health Library .

 Make sure that if you join the Health Library you complete our online library induction. You'll get answers to all the essential questions. Complete our online NHS Library Induction now.

 UHNM staff can access a wide range of content from Clinical Key. Clinical Key is a clinical search engine, giving you access to a wealth of evidence-based resources to support confident clinical decision-making and in-depth reading for research and professional development. Make confident clinical decisions Check the evidence-based, high-level resources to make sure that you make the best, confident decisions for your patients. These include: Clinical Overviews Calculators Guidelines Patient Information Access full-text for in-depth reading Read full-text articles and ebooks for the latest research in your specialty and to develop your background knowledge. Watch this video Find out how to get started with Clinical Key content by watching our video: Access Clinical Key is available to UHNM staff. Access it via the Health Library NHS Resources page or log in here via OpenAthens. Watch this video for help logging in and activating your account. Nee...