Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Resources available to staff working for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Register for an OpenAthens account to make the most of the healthcare resources.

Look under Evidence for research reviews, evidence-based guidelines, validated research articles and research-based clinical options.

Literature contains indexes of published information from journals, conference abstracts, reports and academic theses.  Critically appraise results to exclude poorly conducted clinical trials, reports and articles and locate relevant, valid information.

The ‘NHS Knowledge and Library Hub’ connects NHS staff and learners to high quality knowledge and evidence resources in one place.

Funded by Health Education England, it includes:

  • Journals, books and databases
  • Clinical decision support resources including NICE Guidelines and BMJ Best Practice
  • Resources purchased nationally and locally
  • One-click links to full-text, request a copy or contact an NHS library

For details of one-to-one and group training in the workplace, expert evidence searching and critical appraisal, please contact Karen Skinner the Outreach Librarian.

Evidence Resources

All require OpenAthens unless otherwise indicated

Anatomy TV: Interactive 3D resource bank of images, video clips and slides. Access via OpenAthens, a free personal profile will need to be created. This resource has limited access, please remember to log off when finished *

BMJ Best Practice: Clinical decision support tool, structured around patient consultation, advice on symptom evaluation, tests and treatment approach. Access thousands of clinical topics and 6000+ clinical guidelines. Create a personal account and download the app.

ClinicalKey: Provides access to a large collection of reference material, books, journals, images and videos

Cochrane Library: Reliable evidence on the effectiveness of healthcare interventions and treatments

NICE Evidence: Free, open access to a range of selected and authoritative health and social care evidence-based information

NICE Pathways: Free interactive tool giving quick and easy access to NICE guidance

Trip: A clinical search engine providing quick and easy access to high quality research evidence. Filter by evidence type, images, date

Literature Resources

The ‘NHS Knowledge and Library Hub’ links to journal citations, abstracts and some full-text articles.

These require OpenAthens

  • CINAHL: Nursing and allied health care literature from Europe and North America
  • EMBASE: European database of biomedical and pharmacological literature
  • EMCARE: Nursing and allied health literature
  • HMIC: UK focused data and records from the Department of Health and the King’s Fund on health service policy, the quality of health services, management and administration
  • Medline: Clinical, medical and nursing literature
  • PsychINFO: Psychology, psychiatry and related disciplines

Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines: The guidelines are an essential means by which psychiatrists and other healthcare professional stay current with the latest advances in prescribing. It provides practical advice for common clinical situations and is an essential text for prescribers, nursing staff, pharmacists, GPs, and those in related professions. A link can be found on your local trust intranet site

PubMed: Extensive index of medical, biomedical and nursing resources. Some full-text articles are free access

Images

Anatomy TV: Interactive 3D resource bank of images, video clips and slides

ClinicalKey: Provides access to a large collection of reference material, books, journals, images and videos

Trip: A clinical search engine providing quick and easy access to high quality research evidence. Filter by evidence type, images, date

Revision Aids

Birmingham Course: Are you studying for your MRCPsych Paper A or Paper B? Get a head start with the Birmingham Course question bank, available for doctors training with Sussex Partnership.

For more information visit: https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/find-your-nearest-library

Email: spnt.library-services@nhs.net

Useful Websites

Behind the Headlines: Find the facts behind the newspaper headlines concerning health news

BNF Publications: The BNF APP is available to download

NHS choicesInformation from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living.

Patient: The same information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations, health/disease leaflets, patient support organisations, all about medicines

Need Some Help?

Please contact us if you would like to book a training session, request an evidence search or have a query on using these resources.