Resources for scientific and technical staff

On this page you can find information about resources for scientific and technical staff. The page is split up into the following sections:

Databases

Guidelines, policy and publications

Databases
NICE Evidence Health databases: British Nursing Index (BNI), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Health Management Information Consortium - NHS ATHENS account required Cochrane Library: Highest quality evidence including 'gold standard' systematic reviews (no login required) Medicines Compendium (eMC): The most up to date, comprehensive, regulated information about medicines. Easy to use, trusted and recommended by healthcare professionals Medicines Learning Portal - All pharmacists involved with patient care need clinical problem solving skills to deliver medicines optimisation and and this portal is designed to assist the development of these skills. It is especially aimed at hospital pharmacists in their first 1,000 days of practice but also of value to hospital pharmacy technicians. Mendeley: a free research reference and PDF management tool NICE 'do not do' recommendations database: contains all recommendations since 2007 BNF and BNF for children: up to date guide on prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines Pub Med: for search engine style quick search of biomedical literature

Databases

NICE Evidence Health databases: British Nursing Index (BNI), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Health Management Information Consortium - NHS ATHENS account required

Cochrane Library: Highest quality evidence including 'gold standard' systematic reviews (no login required)

Medicines Compendium (eMC): The most up to date, comprehensive, regulated information about medicines. Easy to use, trusted and recommended by healthcare professionals

Medicines Learning Portal - All pharmacists involved with patient care need clinical problem solving skills to deliver medicines optimisation and and this portal is designed to assist the development of these skills. It is especially aimed at hospital pharmacists in their first 1,000 days of practice but also of value to hospital pharmacy technicians.

Mendeley: a free research reference and PDF management tool

NICE 'do not do' recommendations database: contains all recommendations since 2007

BNF and BNF for children: up to date guide on prescribing, dispensing and administering medicines

Pub Med: for search engine style quick search of biomedical literature

Guidelines, policy and publications
Department of Health: Department of Health, NHS policies, announcements and publications NHS Improving Quality: (previously NHS Improvement) King's Fund: independent charitable organisation providing research and health policy analysis NICE Guidance (general search) NICE Evidence Search quick search (then filter results by information type) NHS Confederation: the membership body that brings together the full range of organisations that commisson and provide NHS services Health and Social Care Information Centre: (supercedes the NHS Information Centre) World Health Organisation (WHO): the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system

Guidelines, policy and publications

Department of Health: Department of Health, NHS policies, announcements and publications

NHS Improving Quality: (previously NHS Improvement)

King's Fund: independent charitable organisation providing research and health policy analysis

NICE Guidance (general search)

NICE Evidence Search quick search (then filter results by information type)

NHS Confederation: the membership body that brings together the full range of organisations that commisson and provide NHS services

Health and Social Care Information Centre: (supercedes the NHS Information Centre)

World Health Organisation (WHO): the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system

Journals
Information about our current journal subscriptions, and the substantial journal archive we hold, can be found at Search for a journal. Titles of particular interest to research are: Bone and Joint 360 (summarises the latest developments in each orthopaedic specialism) Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Journal of Orthopaedic Research Lancet (minus last 90 days) Nursing Research Most of our journals are purchased by the NHS; however any journals which are provided by our university partners are labelled as such to enable compliance with copyright legislation when photocopying or scanning. Further information can be found on posters above the photocopier/scanner device sited in the library IT room.

Journals

Information about our current journal subscriptions, and the substantial journal archive we hold, can be found at Search for a journal.

Titles of particular interest to research are:

Bone and Joint 360 (summarises the latest developments in each orthopaedic specialism)
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Journal of Orthopaedic Research
Lancet (minus last 90 days)
Nursing Research

Most of our journals are purchased by the NHS; however any journals which are provided by our university partners are labelled as such to enable compliance with copyright legislation when photocopying or scanning. Further information can be found on posters above the photocopier/scanner device sited in the library IT room.

Books
Browse our catalogue: https://wv-shelib.olib.oclc.org/webview/ Search our catalogue for: We welcome your suggestions for purchase - please contact us via this online form Need to buy a book? Ask library staff for suppliers. pharmacy anatomy psychology pastoral care

Books

Browse our catalogue: https://wv-shelib.olib.oclc.org/webview/

Search our catalogue for:

We welcome your suggestions for purchase - please contact us via this online form

Need to buy a book? Ask library staff for suppliers.

Evidence alerts
King's Fund alerts, including one on health and wellbeing and their weekly update http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/forms/get-latest-news-fund Department of Health and NHS email alerts via the .gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signup?organisation=department-of-health QIPP case studies - monthly alerts produced by NICE Evidence email: qipp@nice.org.uk Francis Costello Library blog alerts - subscribe by email http://franciscostellolibrary.blogspot.co.uk/ NHS Networks - to share ideas and improve the health service http://www.networks.nhs.uk WiredGov - the most popular UK government alerting service http://www.wired-gov.net/ Further information about alerting and current awareness can be found on our Keeping up-to-date page.

Evidence alerts

King's Fund alerts, including one on health and wellbeing and their weekly update http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/forms/get-latest-news-fund

Department of Health and NHS email alerts via the .gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/email-signup?organisation=department-of-health

QIPP case studies - monthly alerts produced by NICE Evidence email: qipp@nice.org.uk

Francis Costello Library blog alerts - subscribe by email http://franciscostellolibrary.blogspot.co.uk/

NHS Networks - to share ideas and improve the health service http://www.networks.nhs.uk

WiredGov - the most popular UK government alerting service http://www.wired-gov.net/

Further information about alerting and current awareness can be found on our Keeping up-to-date page.

Training
NHS Leadership Academy: provides a consistent approach to leadership development for all staff in health and care irrespective of role or seniority Institute of Biomedical Science: the professional body for biomedical scientists in the UK To support you in your work, the Francis Costello Library make the following information skills training e-learning modules available to you: Basic and advanced databases searching Critical Appraisal Publishing, Copyright and Citations The modules are free to you and can be undertaken from any Internet connected PC. See Request information skills training page for details, where you can also find a link to the Trust training prospectus. NICE online learning resources were developed to support the implementation of NICE guidance. They were designed to enable healthcare staff to keep up to date with recent evidence; to challenge misconceptions; to reflect and compare local practice with NICE recommendations. The tools are free to use and you will be required to register in order to start using them. The following e-learning modules are included: Antimicrobial stewardship

Training

NHS Leadership Academy: provides a consistent approach to leadership development for all staff in health and care irrespective of role or seniority

Institute of Biomedical Science: the professional body for biomedical scientists in the UK

To support you in your work, the Francis Costello Library make the following information skills training e-learning modules available to you:

Basic and advanced databases searching
Critical Appraisal
Publishing, Copyright and Citations

The modules are free to you and can be undertaken from any Internet connected PC. See Request information skills training page for details, where you can also find a link to the Trust training prospectus.

NICE online learning resources were developed to support the implementation of NICE guidance. They were designed to enable healthcare staff to keep up to date with recent evidence; to challenge misconceptions; to reflect and compare local practice with NICE recommendations. The tools are free to use and you will be required to register in order to start using them. The following e-learning modules are included: Antimicrobial stewardship

Services
Please find below links to further information about core library services. Please also note that we have previously worked with individual researchers to give appropriate library support for a specific project. If you are planning a clinical audit, project or research activities for which you would like tailored library support, please contact the library so that we can discuss your individual needs and plan accordingly. Request a literature search - an experienced, chartered library professional will undertake an exhaustive search of the relevant literature and provide you with the summarised results. Request a journal article or book Send us an enquiry [online form] Speak to us about your current awareness needs Arrange information skills training Provide us with feedback [online form] Find information about RJAH staff publications

Services

Please find below links to further information about core library services.

Please also note that we have previously worked with individual researchers to give appropriate library support for a specific project. If you are planning a clinical audit, project or research activities for which you would like tailored library support, please contact the library so that we can discuss your individual needs and plan accordingly.

Request a literature search - an experienced, chartered library professional will undertake an exhaustive search of the relevant literature and provide you with the summarised results.

Request a journal article or book

Send us an enquiry [online form]

Speak to us about your current awareness needs

Arrange information skills training

Provide us with feedback [online form]

Find information about RJAH staff publications

Useful websites
Dr Foster - comparative information on health and social care services: http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/ Joseph Rowntree Foundation (health-related) - http://www.shu.ac.uk/research/hsc/clients/joseph-rowntree-foundation World Health organisation (WHO) - http://www.who.int/en/ Health and Care Professions Council - regulatory body for several career groups, including clinical scientists and biomedical scientists: http://www.hpc-uk.org/ Association of Anatomical Pathology Technologists UK (AAPTUK): http://www.aaptuk.org/ Institute of Medical Illustrators: http://www.imi.org.uk/ Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine: http://www.ipem.ac.uk/ The British Nuclear Medicine Society: http://www.bnms.org.uk/

Useful websites

Dr Foster - comparative information on health and social care services: http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (health-related) - http://www.shu.ac.uk/research/hsc/clients/joseph-rowntree-foundation
World Health organisation (WHO) - http://www.who.int/en/

Health and Care Professions Council - regulatory body for several career groups, including clinical scientists and biomedical scientists: http://www.hpc-uk.org/
Association of Anatomical Pathology Technologists UK (AAPTUK): http://www.aaptuk.org/
Institute of Medical Illustrators: http://www.imi.org.uk/
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine: http://www.ipem.ac.uk/
The British Nuclear Medicine Society: http://www.bnms.org.uk/

Examples of impact
The library service has recently conducted literature searches on: -The use of aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in hip or knee replacement surgery - Spinal bracing 100% of our literature searches are supplied within 3 days, or to a timescale agreed with the user 95% of completed searches were rated as ‘completely or mostly relevant’ to the search request When asked “did the search results have any impact on your teaching and learning” one user said the results were being used to write a grant application General feedback: “IThe staff in the library are fantastic. They are extremely knowledgeable and are always willing to help and get articles, etc. within the library itself, or from elsewhere if not available locally”

Examples of impact

The library service has recently conducted literature searches on:

-The use of aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in hip or knee replacement surgery

- Spinal bracing

100% of our literature searches are supplied within 3 days, or to a timescale agreed with the user

95% of completed searches were rated as ‘completely or mostly relevant’ to the search request

When asked “did the search results have any impact on your teaching and learning” one user said the results were being used to write a grant application

General feedback:

“IThe staff in the library are fantastic. They are extremely knowledgeable and are always willing to help and get articles, etc. within the library itself, or from elsewhere if not available locally”

Staff publications
See the latest staff publications list

We welcome your feedback. If you have any suggestions for further useful resources or links you would like adding to this page, please contact us.