Source: NICE
Year of publication: 2011
Publication type: News item
In a nutshell: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has signed a 3 year agreement to provide staff and healthcare students with access to The Lancet via the NHS Evidence website (www.evidence.nhs.uk).
From 3 January 2012, every member of staff and healthcare students from an NHS England commissioned education programmes, can access the latest online editions of The Lancet, as well as back copies from the last 4 years. This means NHS library services and healthcare staff and students won’t have to subscribe individually. This agreement will improve NHS-wide access to this valued resource.
For more information about NHS Athens visit the Integrated Library Service website at: www.whnt.nhs.uk/library, click on Resources and then on NHS Athens.
To access the Integrated Library Service help-sheet entitled: Creating and Using an NHS Athens Account go to: www.whnt.nhs.uk/library, click on Resources and Library Helpsheets.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the Evidence Alerts webpage.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
FREE access to The Lancet via NHS Evidence from January 2012
Monday, 12 December 2011
Keep up to date with our Evidence Alerts service!
Information for the Library, Research and Evidence Based Practice blog
Keep up to date with our Evidence Alerts service!
Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: The WUTH Integrated Library Service has added a number of new bulletins to the list available through the Evidence Alerts service (formerly LEAF). We’ve added more current awareness and horizon scanning bulletins with the aim of keeping you up to date in your area of interest.
What are Evidence Alerts?
Evidence Alerts aim to enhance your decision-making by keeping you up to date with the latest developments as well as anticipated events in your particular healthcare interest area. Evidence Alerts are delivered to you by e-mail and will alert you to new innovations, improvements, best practice, news and evidence in your area of interest.
What bulletins are available?
The bulletins we currently offer include horizon scanning bulletins for Breast Feeding, Cancer, Horizon Scanning bulletin, Cardiovascular Horizon Scanning bulletin, Community Diagnostics, COPD, Dental, Diabetes Type 2, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, End of Life care, Immunisation, Infection Control, Obesity, Patient Experience, Sexual Health, Stroke, Sustainability, Urgent Care.
Our selection of current awareness bulletins include AHP bulletin, Chief Nursing Officer bulletin, Chief Scientific Officer bulletin, ChiMat Knowledge update, Commissioning Zone newsletter, GP & Practice Team bulletin, Health Management update, Library, Research and Evidence Based Practice alerts, National Library for Public Health newsletter, NHS Institute alert, NHS Networks bulletin, NICE News, North West Public Health Observatory bulletin and Social Care bulletin
Please visit our Evidence Alertspage to view a full list of the bulletins available.
How can I subscribe to these bulletins?
Visit our Evidence Alertspage to tick the bulletins your wish to receive and tell us where you want to receive them (home or work e-mail address).
Further dissemination:
If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please ask them to contact us to subscribe.
Keep up to date with our Evidence Alerts service!
Source: Integrated Library Service
In a nutshell: The WUTH Integrated Library Service has added a number of new bulletins to the list available through the Evidence Alerts service (formerly LEAF). We’ve added more current awareness and horizon scanning bulletins with the aim of keeping you up to date in your area of interest.
What are Evidence Alerts?
Evidence Alerts aim to enhance your decision-making by keeping you up to date with the latest developments as well as anticipated events in your particular healthcare interest area. Evidence Alerts are delivered to you by e-mail and will alert you to new innovations, improvements, best practice, news and evidence in your area of interest.
What bulletins are available?
The bulletins we currently offer include horizon scanning bulletins for Breast Feeding, Cancer, Horizon Scanning bulletin, Cardiovascular Horizon Scanning bulletin, Community Diagnostics, COPD, Dental, Diabetes Type 2, Emotional Health and Wellbeing, End of Life care, Immunisation, Infection Control, Obesity, Patient Experience, Sexual Health, Stroke, Sustainability, Urgent Care.
Our selection of current awareness bulletins include AHP bulletin, Chief Nursing Officer bulletin, Chief Scientific Officer bulletin, ChiMat Knowledge update, Commissioning Zone newsletter, GP & Practice Team bulletin, Health Management update, Library, Research and Evidence Based Practice alerts, National Library for Public Health newsletter, NHS Institute alert, NHS Networks bulletin, NICE News, North West Public Health Observatory bulletin and Social Care bulletin
Please visit our Evidence Alerts
How can I subscribe to these bulletins?
Visit our Evidence Alerts
Further dissemination:
If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please ask them to contact us to subscribe.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Statistics support for researchers
The Integrated Library Service has partnered up with staff from Upton Hall School to provide a series of Statistics Mentoring Clinics as part of a community engagement arrangement.
The Statistics Mentoring Clinics are aimed at WUTH staff who would benefit from extra support when faced with using statistics in practice or research.
Those attending the clinic must come prepared with a statistical problem (or scenario). Where possible an outline of the problem should be submitted in advance of attendance at the clinic.
2011 DATES
7th February
7th March
4th April
23rd May
13th June
4th July
TIME
On each date two clinic appointments are available:
4.00pm-5.00pm
5.00pm-6.00pm
Appointments are issued on a first come, first served basis.
HOW TO BOOK
Link here to complete the online booking form for ‘Handling Data 1: Statistics Mentoring Clinics’.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit the Integrated Library Service Training Pages for more information.
The Statistics Mentoring Clinics are aimed at WUTH staff who would benefit from extra support when faced with using statistics in practice or research.
Those attending the clinic must come prepared with a statistical problem (or scenario). Where possible an outline of the problem should be submitted in advance of attendance at the clinic.
2011 DATES
7th February
7th March
4th April
23rd May
13th June
4th July
TIME
On each date two clinic appointments are available:
4.00pm-5.00pm
5.00pm-6.00pm
Appointments are issued on a first come, first served basis.
HOW TO BOOK
Link here to complete the online booking form for ‘Handling Data 1: Statistics Mentoring Clinics’.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit the Integrated Library Service Training Pages for more information.
Friday, 8 October 2010
New evidence-based medical resource, Dynamed, available until end November 2010
WUTH has a trial of Dynamed available until the 30th November 2010. Dynamed is a medical information database designed for use at the point of care. It provides high-end, evidence based information from respected publications, associations, and contributing clinicians. DynaMed is updated daily, giving physicians, clinicians and medical students easy access to nearly 3,000 evidence-based clinical summaries.
For more information about the trial please contact Eileen Hume, Head of Trust Integrated Library Service (Eileen.hume@nhs.net).
How do I access Dynamed?
If you have an NHS Athens username and password, go to http://search.ebscohost.com/ and select the link to ‘Athens login’ and select 'Dynamed'.
Alternatively, enter the following login details:
User Id: ns124966
Password: password
You may want to use the Dynamed User Guide to help you navigate the site.
Where can I give feedback about Dynamed?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about Dynamed.
Further resources
If you would like to find out more about the range of health information resources and library services available to enhance your clinical and business decision-making please visit the Integrated Library Service webpages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
For more information about the trial please contact Eileen Hume, Head of Trust Integrated Library Service (Eileen.hume@nhs.net).
How do I access Dynamed?
If you have an NHS Athens username and password, go to http://search.ebscohost.com/ and select the link to ‘Athens login’ and select 'Dynamed'.
Alternatively, enter the following login details:
User Id: ns124966
Password: password
You may want to use the Dynamed User Guide to help you navigate the site.
Where can I give feedback about Dynamed?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about Dynamed.
Further resources
If you would like to find out more about the range of health information resources and library services available to enhance your clinical and business decision-making please visit the Integrated Library Service webpages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
Friday, 10 September 2010
Team celebrates international recognition
Representatives from the library service and medical education team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital have received international recognition for a collaborative project to support the continuing professional development of SAS (Staff Grade and Associated Specialist) doctors within the Trust.
Victoria Kirk (Clinical Librarian) and Dr Girendra Sadera (Consultant in Critical Care & Anaesthesia and SAS Tutor) were shortlisted into the top 10 for the Medical Teacher Poster Prize at the international medical education conference, AMEE 2010 (Association for Medical Education in Europe). Out of the 1700 abstracts that were submitted, only 600 posters were selected for presentation at the conference. Following an oral presentation and questioning, a panel of judges selected the 10 best posters which were awarded with special recognition for their ‘visual and academic impact’.
Victoria and Dr Sadera, alongside colleagues from the library service and medical education team, have worked closely to develop tailored library services for SAS doctors in order to meet their specific information needs. This included organising a Library Open Day for SAS doctors to raise awareness of literature searching services and ‘evidence alerts’, and launching a dedicated web portal to signpost SAS doctors to evidence based resources. The team have worked hard to raise awareness of how these services can support the daily practice of doctors within the Trust. It is hoped that the team can build on this achievement and continue to work together to achieve further successes.
Victoria Kirk (Clinical Librarian) and Dr Girendra Sadera (Consultant in Critical Care & Anaesthesia and SAS Tutor) were shortlisted into the top 10 for the Medical Teacher Poster Prize at the international medical education conference, AMEE 2010 (Association for Medical Education in Europe). Out of the 1700 abstracts that were submitted, only 600 posters were selected for presentation at the conference. Following an oral presentation and questioning, a panel of judges selected the 10 best posters which were awarded with special recognition for their ‘visual and academic impact’.
Victoria and Dr Sadera, alongside colleagues from the library service and medical education team, have worked closely to develop tailored library services for SAS doctors in order to meet their specific information needs. This included organising a Library Open Day for SAS doctors to raise awareness of literature searching services and ‘evidence alerts’, and launching a dedicated web portal to signpost SAS doctors to evidence based resources. The team have worked hard to raise awareness of how these services can support the daily practice of doctors within the Trust. It is hoped that the team can build on this achievement and continue to work together to achieve further successes.
Friday, 20 August 2010
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training dates in the North West
Source: Wirral University Teaching Hospital, Research and Development
In a nutshell: GCP training ensures that reserachers are equipped with the latest knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance. This training is mandatory for WUTH researchers (need to attend every 18 months).
Training is available at Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please link here to see dates.
Training is also available at Whiston and Halton, link here for more details.
Please contact course organisers directly if you wish to attend.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
In a nutshell: GCP training ensures that reserachers are equipped with the latest knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance. This training is mandatory for WUTH researchers (need to attend every 18 months).
Training is available at Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, please link here to see dates.
Training is also available at Whiston and Halton, link here for more details.
Please contact course organisers directly if you wish to attend.
Further dissemination: If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Training opportunity: identifying research evidence
Source: University of York: Julie Glanville Project Director - Information Services (jmg1@york.ac.uk) or Rachael McCool (rm527@york.ac.uk)
For fulltext link here
In a nutshell:
Courses available:
• Economic Evaluations and Economic Evidence in Healthcare: Finding Information to Inform Technology Assessments and Economic Models, 12 October 2010
• Identifying Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: Challenges and Strategies, 26 October 2010, University of York
• Trials Registers, Trial Results Registers and Other Research Registers: Challenges and Opportunities, 18 November 2010
For further information on these courses please visit the training pages at: http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/yhec/?q=news/yhec-training-events-09
Further dissemination:
If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
For fulltext link here
In a nutshell:
Courses available:
• Economic Evaluations and Economic Evidence in Healthcare: Finding Information to Inform Technology Assessments and Economic Models, 12 October 2010
• Identifying Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies: Challenges and Strategies, 26 October 2010, University of York
• Trials Registers, Trial Results Registers and Other Research Registers: Challenges and Opportunities, 18 November 2010
For further information on these courses please visit the training pages at: http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/yhec/?q=news/yhec-training-events-09
Further dissemination:
If you think any of your colleagues would benefit from receiving these alerts, please direct them to the LEAF bulletins web page.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Search the library's books and journals from your workplace!
The library catalogue allows you to search for books and journals (print and electronic) as well as other items (DVDs, CDRoms) available at the McArdle Library, Arrowe Park Hospital and the John A. Aitken Library, Clatterbridge Hospital.
Please note the library catalogue is only available from an NHS computer.
You can search specifically for:
E-Books - Access electronic books with your NHS Athens Account
E-Journals - Access the full text of ILS journal holdings electronically with your NHS Athens Account
Read and Relax - Browse our Fiction collection
AHP Core Collection - for Occupational Therapy, Podiatry and Radiology
Primary Care Collection - available from the McArdle LIbrary
What's new - Items added to the catalogue in the last 60 days
Complete subject list - Alphabetical listing of all subjects used on the catalogue
Today's circulation - The issues, renewals and returns for today (so far)
For queries relating to the library catalogue please view our webpage or contact us for assistance.
Please note the library catalogue is only available from an NHS computer.
You can search specifically for:
E-Books - Access electronic books with your NHS Athens Account
E-Journals - Access the full text of ILS journal holdings electronically with your NHS Athens Account
Read and Relax - Browse our Fiction collection
AHP Core Collection - for Occupational Therapy, Podiatry and Radiology
Primary Care Collection - available from the McArdle LIbrary
What's new - Items added to the catalogue in the last 60 days
Complete subject list - Alphabetical listing of all subjects used on the catalogue
Today's circulation - The issues, renewals and returns for today (so far)
For queries relating to the library catalogue please view our webpage or contact us for assistance.
Library service improvements
The Integrated Library Service (ILS) is happy to feed back some of the service improvements that we have implemented as a result of your comments.
You said you needed to access Maps Manager and Employee Online in the library.
We installed Maps Manager and placed shortcut links to Employee Online on all of the computers and laptops in the McArdle Library.
You said you needed somewhere to facilitate training sessions.
We introduced a booking system to allow you to book the McArdle Library IT Suite for your training sessions and projectors, laptops, screens, flip charts and technical support were made available.
You said you wanted more primary care resources available at the Arrowe Park site.
We re-located the Primary Care Core collection to the McArdle Library.
You said the PCs at the John A. Aitken Library were slow.
We replaced the PCs with newer machines.
You said the McArdle Library was too dark.
We installed extra lighting to ensure a comfortable working environment.
You said you couldn’t access files on your personal USB devices.
We arranged for one PC to be configured so that you could use any USB device (personal or encrypted).
You said you wanted to access UpToDate.
We purchased a standalone licence of UpToDate to be accessed in the McArdle Library.
You said you needed to access Maps Manager and Employee Online in the library.
We installed Maps Manager and placed shortcut links to Employee Online on all of the computers and laptops in the McArdle Library.
You said you needed somewhere to facilitate training sessions.
We introduced a booking system to allow you to book the McArdle Library IT Suite for your training sessions and projectors, laptops, screens, flip charts and technical support were made available.
You said you wanted more primary care resources available at the Arrowe Park site.
We re-located the Primary Care Core collection to the McArdle Library.
You said the PCs at the John A. Aitken Library were slow.
We replaced the PCs with newer machines.
You said the McArdle Library was too dark.
We installed extra lighting to ensure a comfortable working environment.
You said you couldn’t access files on your personal USB devices.
We arranged for one PC to be configured so that you could use any USB device (personal or encrypted).
You said you wanted to access UpToDate.
We purchased a standalone licence of UpToDate to be accessed in the McArdle Library.
UpToDate is now available in the McArdle Library!
We are pleased to announce that you can now access UpToDate in the McArdle Library at Arrowe Park Hospital.
How do I access UpToDate?
We have purchased a standalone licence for UpToDate which allows you to access it from one computer in the McArdle Library (machine number M23).
What is UpToDate?
UpToDate provides you with a summary of the latest evidence in your specialty or area of interest. It can be used as a tool to help you answer clinical questions quickly, increase your clinical knowledge, and improve patient care. A topic summary provides you with a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific recommendations for patient care.
Which topics does UpToDate cover?
Currently, UpToDate covers the following topics:
• Critical Care
• Drug Information
• Emergency Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Family Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology
• Haematology
• Hepatology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics
• Oncology
• Paediatrics
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology
• Surgery
• Women's Health
Where can I give feedback about UpToDate?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about UpToDate.
Find out more!
If you would like to find out more about how the library can support evidence based practice in your team, please contact us; we can send a Librarian to your next team meeting or simply talk you through the wide range of services available.
You may also visit the Integrated Library Service web pages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
How do I access UpToDate?
We have purchased a standalone licence for UpToDate which allows you to access it from one computer in the McArdle Library (machine number M23).
What is UpToDate?
UpToDate provides you with a summary of the latest evidence in your specialty or area of interest. It can be used as a tool to help you answer clinical questions quickly, increase your clinical knowledge, and improve patient care. A topic summary provides you with a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific recommendations for patient care.
Which topics does UpToDate cover?
Currently, UpToDate covers the following topics:
• Critical Care
• Drug Information
• Emergency Medicine
• Endocrinology
• Family Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology
• Haematology
• Hepatology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics
• Oncology
• Paediatrics
• Pulmonology
• Rheumatology
• Surgery
• Women's Health
Where can I give feedback about UpToDate?
Please submit a Library Suggestion Form to give any feedback about UpToDate.
Find out more!
If you would like to find out more about how the library can support evidence based practice in your team, please contact us; we can send a Librarian to your next team meeting or simply talk you through the wide range of services available.
You may also visit the Integrated Library Service web pages at www.whnt.nhs.uk/library.
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