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Access BMJ Journals online HERE then login using OpenAthens

Please make sure you are registered with the library before you make your request. This will ensure your request is processed as quickly as possible. Thank you.

• Knowledge Retention Toolkit for Leavers

• Question template for facilitated session

• Knowledge prioritisation plan template

• Contact list template

• Useful resources template

• Knowledge harvesting

• Retrospect

• Storytelling

• Action Learning Sets

• After Action Review

• Communities of practice

• Fishbowl

• Knowledge assets

• Knowledge Cafe

• Randomised Coffee Trials

• Appreciative Inquiry

• Before Action Review

• Peer Assist

• Self-Assessment

Clinical Knowledge Summaries are concise, accessible summaries of current evidence for primary care professionals. There are over 370 topics to choose from.

The topics focus on the most common and significant presentations in primary care. They give trusted information to support safe decision-making and improve standards of patient care.

Email, phone or come and see us and we will be able to help you.

Email: dgn-tr.library@nhs.net

Phone: 01322 42 8548

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• 3 questions for better health

Includes:

• Comorbidities Manager - supports healthcare professionals to treat the whole patient when managing acute conditions

• Differential diagnoses, unique treatment algorithms, & step-by-step guidance on treatment

• Nearly 500 evidence-based patient leaflets

• Typical patient case histories

• 5000+ images and videos

• 250+ clinical calculators

• CME/CPD activity tracking

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• Full text journals

• E-books

• Databases

• Clinical Decision Support Tools

Access these resources from anywhere, from any device, when you need them.

When registering for an OpenAthens account please use your NHS email address - this will mean that your account will be approved and activated quicker.

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Fill out our request form with the details and we will locate if for you.

Please make sure you are registered with the library before you make your request. Thank you.

To access all the e-resources, including articles, e-books & healthcare databases you will need an OpenAthens account. Click above to register.

The Knowledge and Library Hub gives access to many resources all in one place. 

If you can't find what you are looking for just ask as we can usually locate things from elsewhere.

Once you have registered with the library you will be able to request and renew items via the catalogue.

You will be presented with a list of abstracts, information on the search strategies used and the databases searched.

You will then be able to either access the full text of articles required by clicking on a link and logging in using OpenAthens OR you can request the full text of specific articles from the library.

Library staff can perform a search of the literature for you to find the latest research. When making your request be as specific as you can so that we can search as accuratley as possible for you.

As well as searching for clinical topics we can search for the evidence to support your management decision making.

Email dgn-tr.library@nhs.net with your request, come & see us or fill out our online search request form.

To register with the library please fill out the self-registration form HERE.

Library staffed opening hours are Monday to Friday, 09.00-16.30

All library members are eligible to borrow up to 10 items for a period of 4 weeks.

Diversity Collection

Primary Care Collection

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The following modules are accessed via the Resources Tab:

Building the foundations

• Module 1 Introduction to searching

• Module 2 Where do I start searching?

• Module 3 How do I start to develop a search strategy?

Developing the skills

• Module 4 Too many results? How to narrow your search

• Module 5 Too few results? How to broaden your search

• Module 6 Searching with subject headings

Applying the skills

• Module 7 Searching the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub and bibliographic databases

As the next step to research review, critical appraisal is the process of assessing the reliability, importance, and applicability of evidence. It can be applied to a range of written work such as formal research projects, studies and professional development to check validity and determine value.

This programme aims to support NHS colleagues with understanding the different methods and tools to carry out critical appraisal of research, through 8 bite-sized modules.

By the end of the programme, learners will be able to:

• describe the following terms; critical appraisal, bias, internal validity and external validity

• distinguish between different types of study designs and their strengths and limitations

• assess the appropriateness of methods used to conduct a randomised controlled trial, systematic review, diagnostic study and qualitative study

• interpret commonly reported results found in clinical papers

• identify different types of critical appraisal tools and their strengths and limitations

Applicable to health and care staff at all levels, this elearning may be ‘dipped into’ for reference or completed as a whole to obtain a certificate.

This elearning programme includes 8 sessions.

1. Introduction to Critical Appraisal

2. Introduction to Health Inequalities

3. Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Randomised Controlled Trials

4. Introduction to Interpreting Results for Critical Appraisal

5. Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews

6. Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies

7. Introduction to Critical Appraisal of Diagnostic Studies

8. Introduction to Critical Appraisal Tools

The sessions are short, with each topic taking approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Each session includes reference links to further resources should learners choose to check their understanding throughout the programme.

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that connects researchers to library-licensed and open access full text articles referenced on scholarly websites like PubMed, Wikipedia and publisher pages. Instantly and in one-click! Download Nomad: https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/ 

This will enable you more streamlined access to the full text of articles where available via OpenAthens.

If an article is not available via OpenAthens you will be directed to a form where you can request the article from your library service.

If you would like a demo of this via Teams please send an email to dgn-tr.library@nhs.net or call 01322 428548 to arrange.