Thursday 14 April 2016

New journal JAMA Cardiology launches soon!





The American Medical Association has launched its latest addition to the JAMA Network with a new journal called JAMA Cardiology.

The first full issue will be published on the 20th April 2016. However, Online First content is already available by clicking here

If you would like to be alerted whenever a new issue is published, library staff can send you an 'etoc' (Electronic Tables of Content) by e-mail. This gives you a list of the articles from the contents page, and information on how to access the articles fulltext. Phone the library on 0161 419 4690 if you would like to be added to the JAMA Cardiology mailing list, or if you would like to receive etocs for any other journals.

To see the latest highlights from JAMA Cardiology, use this link:
http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/journal.aspx




Thursday 17 March 2016

New guide to the NHS

The House of Commons Library has produced a new briefing paper about the NHS in England.  The paper summarises the changes brought in by the Health and Social and Social Care Act 2012 and also highlights selected ongoing policy issues. 

The structure of the NHS is considered under six general headings:
commissioning
access to treatment
regulation and accountability
competition
public health
Health and Wellbeing Boards.

A very brief survey of policy issues identifies
funding
7 day working
patient safety
service integration,
as being areas of particular concern for the current Parliament.

The guide concludes with a very brief overview of how the NHS operates in the rest of the UK. Overall, it delivers a useful summary of the current situation and includes numerous links to additional documents for those who require greater detail.

The structure of the NHS in England, Briefing Paper CBP 07206 is available here.

Wednesday 10 February 2016

BMA critical appraisal courses




 
The BMA Library in London is offering two courses in critical appraisal skills. Each of the sessions lasts for a full day and they are running at the beginning of May and October.

The introductory course covers the basics of critical appraisal and offers the opportunity for practical work appraising a randomised control trial and a systematic review. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to deliver their own critical appraisal skills training to small groups.

The companion, extended, workshop examines statistical tests together with economic aspects of evidence based healthcare. It also includes exercises in interpreting a qualitative study and a screening paper.

Courses cost £160+VAT for BMA members and £320+VAT for non-members. Click here for full details of course content, dates and booking details.

Thursday 4 February 2016

Athens accounts for new medical staff




If you are a member of medical staff newly transferred to Stepping Hill Hospital, hello and welcome to the Trust!

If you already have an Athens username and password, you will need to change the organisation on the account. This will allow you to access the library resources provided by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

Please follow the instructions below:
  •     Click on the following link: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/Auth/Login
  •     Login with your e-mail address (or Athens username) and password
  •     Click on Change organisation on the left hand side of the page
  •     Start typing Stockport in the 'Please enter your organisation' box and select Stockport NHS Foundation Trust from the drop down menu
  •     Amend your work details
  •     Click on ‘Change‘ 


If you can't remember the password for your account, you can contact the library on 0161 419 5809. We'll contact the Athens administrator at your previous trust and ask them to transfer your account over to Stockport.

Alternatively, you can register for a new account from the following website:
https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ The registration needs to be done on a Trust computer. You will then be sent an e-mail with a link. Click on the link to create a password. Your Athens account is ready to use!

Friday 29 January 2016

Winter 2016





Our first newsletter of the new year brings news of a change to the running of the library as we welcome our new line manager Judy Haykin. You'll also learn how we’ve made it easier to access the Royal Marsden manual, and find out how you can help colleagues by writing a book recommendation for our online catalogue. In addition, we bring you details of a project from the public library service that opens up a whole new range of resources for researchers.

The photo this month was taken by an ex-member of library staff, and photographer extraordinaire, James Allen. Thanks to James, as always, for letting us use his beautiful images for our blog.

The library newsletter is sent out four times a year to current members of the library and anyone else who would like to keep up to date with the latest developments in healthcare. We publish posts whenever we have news, so it's worth checking our blog from time to time.

(N)e(W)-books




Electronic books provide the ideal solution for those of you who work in the community, or can’t get away from the day job during library opening hours. You just need an Athens username and password (if you don’t already have one then register here) and you can read the full content on your work PC or at home on your own computer.




We already have a number of book titles in electronic format, notably the Oxford Handbooks series. Now, thanks to the regional library office we have funding to help buy some additional titles. This has already helped to pay for copies of additional orthopaedics books and Kanski’s clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach.

We’re working on this project with colleagues at Tameside, East Cheshire and University Hospital of South Manchester, which means we’ll be able to share titles across the four Trusts, giving you access to an even wider range of material.


Keep an eye out for more details of the e-books collection as it develops. 

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Paediatric Care Online





A new point of care evidence tool has gone live this month. Paediatric Care Online (PCO UK) is a decision support tool which is free for members of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Other healthcare professionals working with children can subscribe.

It includes Key Practice Points, decision support tools which cover common signs and symptoms and critical care situations. Guidance is derived from the AAP Textbook of Paediatric Care which has been modified for use in the UK.

You can access PCO UK here: http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/improving-child-health/quality-improvement-and-clinical-audit/paediatric-care-online/paediatric-care  RCPCH members should go to the subscription page and sign in to their RCPCH account.




The TRIP database - you now have access to the Premium version







If you are new to the TRIP database, you may be interested to know that this is a clinical search engine designed to allow healthcare professionals to find high-quality research evidence to support their practice.

The resource also allows you to search for images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news items.

If you create an account, all your searches are recorded in a timeline so you can use TRIP for your continuing professional development. You can also set up alerts so that you will be notified when new articles have been published in your search topic.

A lot of the content is free to search. However, a 'Premium' version has been developed which has more content, extra features to improve your searches, and no adverts.

Health Education England has negotiated access to the Premium version for a pilot period of one year. You can access the Premium version from any Trust computer without needing to log in.

Try the TRIP database here: www.tripdatabase.com/


Training dates for your diary



New year, new you... Have you been meaning to get to grips with literature searching to find high quality evidence for your patients or your coursework but just haven't found the time?

We have a number of training sessions coming up which will show you - or re-acquaint you - with various databases which will give you references to excellent peer-reviewed and reputable journal articles.

The training sessions we have booked until the end of March are as follows:

  • Tuesday 9 February 2016: Indepth Literature Searching 2 - 5pm

  • Thursday 18 February 2016: Using PubMed Effectively 2 - 4.30pm

  • Friday 26 February 2016: The Cochrane Library - An Evidence Based Resource 9.30am - 12.30pm

  • Tuesday 1 March 2016: Introduction to Literature Searching 2.30 - 4.30pm

  • Thursday 10 March 2016: Indepth Literature Searching 9.30am-12.30pm 

(We already have provisional dates for 2016-2017 and they will be announced soon for all you forward-planners!)

However, if you can't make one of these dates, you can arrange a one-hour one-to-one session with a librarian where we will go through a search strategy with you and guide you through the process of searching.

So make 2016 the year that you give up Google for marvellous Medline and all the other health care databases!

Royal Marsden Manual now easier to access






You can now have direct access to the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures from any Trust PC.  Just click on this link to be taken straight to this invaluable resource. This is the 9th edition of the manual, published in 2015, and it covers all aspects of nursing.

If you’re not on a Trust PC,  you can still use the manual but you will need an Athens user name and password.  You can find the link to the Royal Marsden Manual and a wide range of additional resources at our website here.

If you don’t have an Athens account you can register online here. You will need to use an NHS computer to register, otherwise your application may be delayed. 

The link to the Royal Marsden from a Trust PC is here: www.rmmonline.co.uk/ and from outside the Trust is here: http://tinyurl.com/ndejhn9 

Friday 8 January 2016

Broaden your research horizons








The NHS provides an excellent range of research on medical and clinical topics through the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) resource  - click here for access to a variety of databases such as Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO.

However, you may sometimes require information on a subject that isn’t covered by those regular databases. And if you’re not undertaking a formal course of study, with associated university support, you will find it difficult to find high quality, peer-reviewed material from the leading journals in the field.

Now your local public library can help with the Access to Research initiative.

This project provides access to over 10 million articles on an extensive range of specialities including business, politics, and the sciences. You can search for articles here.  Although you can search from any PC, you will need to use a computer in a public library to see the full text of any article.  All Stockport’s libraries are participating in the scheme. For further details, including addresses for all Stockport branch libraries and to check on other participating libraries go to the directory here.

Material is provided for non-commercial research and private study only.


Search for research articles at www.accesstoresearch.org.uk/
Find your nearest participating library at www.accesstoresearch.org.uk/libraries




Thursday 31 December 2015

A new face for the New Year






There have been some organisational changes at the Library recently, following the departure of Mary Hill for pastures new at the Christie. To help integrate the library team with the educational and organisational development strategy, we now come under the line management of the new Learning and Development Manager, Judy Haykin.

We look forward to working with Judy, continuing the offer the same core set of services and seeing how we can develop our services at this exciting stage of the Trust’s development.

Meanwhile, all the familiar faces are still here to help you with your information requirements. So whether you would like to:
  •      request a literature search
  •      find a journal article
  •      book onto a training session
  •      develop a search strategy
  •      register for an Athens password
  •      borrow a book,
just check with any one of:
  •     Monica Wickham – Library Assistant
  •     Stephen Edwards - Librarian
  •      Vicki Ferri – Librarian

The best way to contact us is to use the general library e-mail address library.enquiries@stockport.nhs.uk or telephone 0161 419 4690.

Review your favourite books on our library catalogue!





We have a new feature on our library catalogue. You can now rate the books you borrow, and write a review for them.


TitleGame of thrones
Rating5
Review An epic first instalment

This story will take you on an emotional rollercoaster.
The characters and storyline are so well-written, you won't want to put the book down.



If you would like to write a review, you need to be on the hospital intranet.

  • Go to the library catalogue on the library microsite, search for the book and click on 'Create review'. 
  • Type in the number on your library card. 
  • Give a title to your review in the 'Summary' box, and then write your review in the box below.
  • Click on 'Submit Review'

We would like your reviews on clinical and patient-friendly books as well as fiction, so let's hear from you!






Monday 20 July 2015

CPD courses and opportunities for healthcare degree funding

Staff on Bands 1-4, have an opportunity to apply for financial support towards a healthcare degree programme.  (NB:  You are only able to apply for the funding once you have already secured a place on a course).  Before applying you may find it helpful to contact the Practice Education Facilitators team for advice on programmes for which funding may be available. To find out more you can call the team on 0161 419 5447/5820 or you can e-mail  PEF @ stockport.nhs.uk.

Meanwhile, post-registration healthcare staff will be interested in the latest programmes of CPD courses from eleven of the North West universities . These courses are presented by carefully selected subject matter experts, and are research-led and evidence-based. If you’d like to see the list of modules please click on the following link https://wsecure.wirral.nhs.uk/PQCPD/ and use the search function on the front page to locate your chosen topic.
Please check with your line manager for further details about applying for funding for CPD courses and ensure you state an approved manager for authorisation.

Friday 29 May 2015

Access to the JAMA and the AMA journals





We now have access to the following e-journals from AMA (the American Medical Association) with a one-month embargo.  We are updating our A-Z list but in the meantime you can access these via the NICE Evidence A-Z of journals or through OpenAthens under EBSCOHOST and then MEDLINE Complete.

Here are the journals from AMA:

Thursday 14 May 2015

AnatomyTV now has a username and password




Unfortunately the Athens login to Anatomy TV is not working in Trusts around the North West at the moment.

We have been given a temporary username and password in the meantime. This is available from the library microsite on the hospital intranet. If you can't access the hospital intranet, please contact library staff to receive the username and password.

To access the site, go the following address: http://anatomy.tv/ and type in the username and password in the relevant fields. (Don't click on Athens User Login).

Once you have entered the new username and password, click on 'Log in' and this should give you access. (If you can't log in straight away, this may be because we only have a limited number of concurrent licences).

Once you've finished using the resource, please remember to log out so that someone else can use it.

 
 

Thursday 22 January 2015

NHS membership of the University of Manchester Library

The University of Manchester Library, in cooperation with the NW NHS Health Care Libraries Unit, provides a membership scheme open to all NHS employees within the North West. 

The NHS membership scheme is available free of charge to any member of the North West NHS workforce on production of their NHS identification card.  A membership card is given for 2 years.

You will be able to borrow up to 4 books at any one time and use the study space.  Due to licensing restrictions, most of the Library's electronic resources are only available to current staff and students. External users can access some electronic resources (including e-journals). Please ask a member of staff at the Customer Services Desk for further details.


Application form is available from here

Tuesday 23 December 2014

December 2014

Christmas is always fun in the library!  


But on a more serious note, it is a good place to come for some quiet time to think, write or read.  We are open between Christmas and New Year.

The library newsletter is sent out four times a year to current members of the library and anyone else who would like to keep up to date with the latest developments in healthcare.

We publish posts whenever we have news, so it's worth checking our blog from time to time

Christmas and New Year Opening Times

Christmas Opening Times


http://www.themarysue.com/12-christmas-trees-made-out-of-books/
Wednesday 24th 8am - 2pm
CLOSED 25th & 26th 

Monday 29th – Wed 31st  9am – 5pm
CLOSED 1st January 2015
Friday 2nd Jan 9am – 4.30pm

Remember: 
' 0161 419 4690 

Monday 22 December 2014

Top Reader for this financial year so far

We are very proud to announce that our top reader since the beginning of the financial year, is a midwifery assistant.  This is a good reminder that any employee of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust can use the library.  So what has she been using?  Here is a very small selection of the books she has borrowed.





Sorry gentlemen, the top readers are still women, although 2 men are ranked in the top

Library training sessions until the summer


Introduction to literature searching
Thurs 22nd January 2015              9.30am – 11.30am
Tues 17th March 2015                  2.30pm – 4.30pm
Wed 13th May 2015                     3pm - 5pm
Mon 20th July 2015                     9.30am – 11.30am

In Depth: Literature Searching
Tues 10th February 2015              2pm – 5pm
Thurs 12th March 2015                 9.30am – 12.30pm
 Mon 27th April 2015                   1.30pm – 4.30pm
Wed 20th May 2015                     9am – 12pm
Tues 16th June 2015                    2pm – 5pm
Thurs 30th July 2015                    9.30am – 12.30pm

The Cochrane Library - an evidence based resource
Fri 27th February 2015                 9.30am – 12.30pm
Thurs  7th May 2015                     1.30pm – 4.30pm   F04
Thurs 9th July 2015                      9.30am – 12.30pm

Using PubMed Effectively
Thurs 5th February 2015               2pm – 4.30pm
Tues 2nd June 2015                     9.30am – 12pm

Writing patient information leaflets
Wed 7th January 2015                 9.30am – 12pm ** 

**This will be the last training session on Writing patient information leaflets

Coaching books

To support people on coaching course we have a number of new coaching books which can be found at 000 which means they are the first items on the book shelves.  Here are some of the titles: 



Our library catalogue is available on the Intranet before login under My Applications.  You can borrow up to 8 ordinary books.  To join the library, just bring along your Stockport NHS Foundation Trust badge and fill out the relevant form.

Journal collection




Good News!!
We have been able to continue our current collection of journals, in the majority of cases until the end of December 2015.  There is a collection of high quality journals e.g. Spine, Stroke, Circulation which are due for renewal in March which will need to be considered carefully.

Remember that if journals are not well used, they will be cancelled.

You have access to the following collections

which includes the Journal of advanced nursing, BJOG, British journal of surgery and JAGS


which includes BMJ, Annals of the rheumatic diseases and Archives of disease in childhood


MEDLINE®Complete  which includes full text access to Diabetes, Journal of nuclear medicine and Annals in internal medicine


Health Business Elite which includes full text access to Harvard business review, Modern healthcare and Journal of healthcare management.


You have the following individual titles
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (online)   
* JAMA (physical)    * NEJM  (physical)  *  Nursing times (physical)  
* Practising Midwife  (online)   * HSJ (physical)   * Chest (online)
* JLO (online)  * British journal of healthcare assistants (physical)    
* Bone and Joint Surgery (online)

Most will need an Athens authentication.  
Use our Journals A-Z to find all our titles and to logon

Evidence Based Resources for 2015

Up until now, we have been very lucky to have had 2 evidence based resources: Dynamed and UpToDate.  Both offer excellent quality information with different features of great use.

Sadly, the time has come when we can only afford one.  We have trialed alternatives such as ClinicalKey (which offers journals and e-books as part of the deal) and Clinical Evidence.  We have asked your opinion on the resources and why you would favour one above another.

Thank you for taking the time to complete several questionnaires.  You have chosen UpToDate because of its depth and breadth of information. You will no longer have access to Dynamed after 31st March 2015 but enjoy it whilst you can.  Both resources are available with Athens authentication by clicking here.


Friday 28 November 2014

Information on Ebola




In response to the Ebola outbreak, the publishers at Oxford University Press have made more than 50 relevant articles from leading journals and online resources free to view until 4th January 2016.

The articles can be accessed here:

http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/our-journals/medicine-and-health/ebola.html





Monday 10 November 2014

iPad compatible Anatomy TV from Primal Pictures

Primal’s 3D Human Anatomy Atlas is now iPad compatible. Find it on Safari.  You will need an Athens username and password

Access 3D images, clinical slides, MRI scans, illustrations, movies and anatomical text on the move.

Quick guide to show you how it will look 

General video guides to using Anatomy TV





The Anatomy TV has changed to be more streamlined so do take a look with this link (Athens access).  Don't forget to look at the useful and fun, quizzes and activities.  Don't have an Athens password?  Self register from an NHS computer here

Thursday 6 November 2014

Our free trial to eight million articles and book chapters has been extended!





In the summer we told you about a free trial to the fulltext of all Springer journals and e-books. Access to the Springer collection has now been extended until 31st December 2014. You can access the content with your Athens username and password here: http://link.springer.com/ .

As part of this trial, the Medical Collection from Oxford University Press is offering fulltext access to 88 titles, such as Cardiovascular Research, Annals of Oncology, Occupational Medicine and International Journal for Quality in Health Care. You can access them here: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/
Twenty six Annual Reviews journals are also part of the free trial, such as the Annual Review of Biochemistry, and the Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. You can access them here: http://www.annualreviews.org/

The content from Oxford University Press and the Annual Reviews will be available until 31st December 2014. Access to the content of both providers is only available from NHS computers, and not by Athens.

Other journal providers who are also involved are Nature and 36 affiliated journals (such as Nature Medicine and Nature Reviews Cancer), and ElsevierScience, which is including 147 of its Finch Medical Research titles, such as Experimental Eye Research, Research in Microbiology, the European Journal of Pharmacology, Spine Deformity, and Clinical Biochemistry. Access is via your Athens account.

The Merck Index is also included in the free trial. Access is only available from NHS computers.

As it stands at the moment, access to the other publishers' content will continue to be available until 31st March 2015.

 

Friday 31 October 2014

World Wellbeing Week



 
 
October 6th - 10th was Stockport Wellbeing Week and there were many events taking place locally to mark the occasion.

Each day of Wellbeing Week had a theme to help improve mental health and wellbeing. The themes were ‘Connect’, ‘Be Active’, ‘Take Notice’, ‘Keep Learning’ and ‘Give’.

Participants at events were encouraged to make a pledge to change something in their life in order to improve their wellbeing.

Friday 10th October was also World Mental Health Day and you may have seen a display near the canteen at Stepping Hill Hospital. This was a joint effort by Jan Sinclair, the hospital’s lifestyle co-ordinator, Healthy Stockport, Life Leisure and the library at Pinewood House.

Staff were on hand to give advice on healthy lifestyles and keeping fit and to encourage people to make pledges. There were also lots of freebies on offer. The library borrowed a selection of books from its Self-Health collection for people to take a look at. These books, and many more, are all available at Stockport public libraries, along with Mood-Boosting books and other resources. You can read more about Self-Health here:

To find out more about helping yourself and others to better wellbeing, visit www.healthystockport.co.uk or download the Five Ways to Wellbeing app for free: