Author: Lisa

The William Harvey Library in GETEC will not be staffed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.  Every other working day it will be staffed as usual and 24 hour swipe card access is available to all.  Merry Read More …

By using a George Eliot NHS Athens Password you can access the majority of our electronic resources away from any computer or mobile device for instance from home or a public library.  These include the full text of a range Read More …

Under a revised agreement we will not be receiving a paper copy of the Lancet in 2015.  However electronic access is available to all issues (including the current one).  You do need an George Eliot NHS Athens password to access Read More …

The library staff can undertake literature searches to find specific patient information to assist in decision making or to learn for future cases.  A range of source such as Medline and other biomedical databases will be used to identify the Read More …

The William Harvey Library provides training on the use of Twitter (the microblogging social networking tool).  The training covers how to set up an account, how to send tweets, follow other users and search for subjects.  We will be scheduling Read More …

DynaMed is an evidence based reference resource providing current information on a wide range of conditions with a simple easy to use search tool allowing you to find clinical summaries and guidelines.  It is accessible from a link on the Read More …

This week we welcome new doctors and physicians associates to the trust many of whom may already have NHS Athens Passwords from previous employment.  Many of the resources available using an NHS Athens Password such as Medline and the full Read More …

The William Harvey Library has recently purchased a dozen titles in Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introduction Series.  These offer a concise introduction to subjects and though intended for a general audience they are written by experts in the field.  Read More …

Evidence Search (previously known as NHS Evidence) provides an easy to use search for clinical and non-clinical information.  www.evidence.nhs.uk  It provides access to the evidence base for everyone in health and social care.  The information it links includes guidelines, systematic Read More …

The full text of six thousands electronic books relevant to healthcare from the publisher Springer are on a free trial to NHS staff.  This trial has been extended to March 2015.  They can be accessed from the following website http://tinyurl.com/phmxr4j Read More …