Toolkit

A-Z of resources

Many of these resources are subscription based (NHS OpenAthens) so you will need to join the library to gain access. Library membership is available to all staff and students on placement at Southport & Ormskirk Hospital. Contact us for further details.
Forgotten your NHS OpenAthens username or password? Contact us and we can re-set it for you.

Anatomy TV *NHS Athens Account required
Over 6,500 3D anatomical structures, clinical slides, dissections, illustrations and animations.

BMJ Best Practice *NHS Athens Account required
The latest evidence-based information, whenever and wherever you need it.

BMJ Case Reports *NHS Athens Account required
A high volume of cases in all disciplines, so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.

Books & Journals - Library Catalogue
The Library & Knowledge Service holds collections at the Hanley Library, Southport and the Sanderson Library Resource Room, Ormskirk. The full stock is searchable online via our library catalogue

BNF and BNFC - online *NHS Athens Account required
Guidance on the actions and uses of drugs prescribed in the UK

Cochrane Library Special Collections
A collection of six databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, and a seventh database that provides information about groups in The Cochrane Collaboration.

Dynamed *NHS Athens Account required
A clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use at the point-of-care. Dynamed provides evidence based summaries for more than 3,200 topics.

eBooks - you can search for a title on the Library Catalogue or browse the collections below - *NHS Athens Account required

eJournals - you can search for a journal title via the A-Z of online journals web-page - *NHS Athens Account required

MA Healthcare & I nternurse - wide range of clinical nursing journals as well as leading titles in midwifery, dental nursing and pre-hospital care.
BMJ Journals
Proquest Hospital Premium Collection
Science Direct - Life sciences and health sciences collection

Healthcare databases *NHS Athens Account required
An extensive set of journals and bibliographic databases, including Medline, Cinahl, Embase. These are purchased by NICE on behalf of the NHS.

IT equipment & WiFi
The Library & Knowledge Service had 3 laptops and 6 iPads available for loan. The Hanley Library (Southport) and Sanderson Library Resource Room (Ormskirk) also have separate WiFi connections in addition to the NHS network which you can connect your own devices to. Contact us for further details.

NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
Provide primary care practitioners with access to evidence-based guidance on over 300 key conditions presenting in primary care.

NICE Guidance
NICE guidelines make evidence-based recommendations on a wide range of topics, from preventing and managing specific conditions to planning broader services and interventions to improve the health of communities.

NICE Pathways
An easy-to-use, intuitive way of accessing a range of clinical, public health and social care information from NICE. They include up to date NICE guidance, quality standards and related information.

NHS Evidence Search
Provides free open access to a unique index of selected and authoritative health and social care evidence-based information.

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - *NHS Athens Account required
Clinical nurse experts from one of the UK’s leading centres of expertise have brought together all the latest clinical evidence nurses need to meet confidently the requirements of their demanding profession. The Manual includes over 350 evidence-based clinical procedures related to every aspect of care, from handwashing to cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

TRIP Database
Medical search engine with emphasis on evidence based medicine (EBM) and clinical guidelines and queries, including content from Cochrane and Bandolier.

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