Key resources for staff working in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Radiotherapy, Speech & Language. Find further information in the Online Library and other Specialty pages. 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.
Search Literature resources for 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 to 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
Your lead Librarian: Susan Merner, Deputy Head of Library Services. Contact me to discuss evidence searches, e-resources, book stock, and critical appraisal. I attend local faculty group meetings.
Evidence Resources
All require OpenAthens unless otherwise indicated
Anatomy TV: Interactive 3D resource bank of images, video clips and slides
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. Password free access onsite via the Trust intranet Applications page
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
DynaMed: high quality evidence-based information, user-friendly, personalized experience to deliver accurate answers fast at the point of care
Trip: A clinical search engine providing quick and easy access to high quality research evidence. Filter by evidence type, images, date
(* Not available to all organisations)
Literature Resources
The ‘NHS Knowledge and Library Hub’ links to journal citations, abstracts and some full-text articles.
These require OpenAthens
- AMED: The Allied and Complementary Medicine database covers allied health professions and alternative medicine including acupuncture, herbalism, homeopathy and physiotherapy
- BNI: The British Nursing Index contains comprehensive coverage of all nursing and midwifery titles in the UK in addition to a number of International titles
- CINAHL: Nursing and allied health care literature from Europe and North America
- EMCARE: Nursing and allied health
- Medline: Clinical, medical and nursing literature
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 which can be used for education and training purposes in lectures and presentations. OpenAthens
ClinicalKey: Provides access to a large collection of reference material, books, journals, images and videos* OpenAthens
Trip: A clinical search engine providing quick and easy access to high quality research evidence. Filter by images or video
(* Not available to all organisations)
Useful Websites
Behind the Headlines: Find the facts behind the newspaper headlines concerning health news
BNF Publications: The BNF APP is available to download
British Association of Occupational Therapists and College of Occupational Therapists
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
Health & Care Professions Council
Useful Links
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.
