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All George Eliot staff and students on placement in the trust have access to the full text of thirteen titles from the popular Oxford Medical Handbooks series.  Titles available include Acute Medicine, Clinical Surgery, Foundation Programme and Paediatrics.  They can Read More …

BMJ Case Reports (http://casereports.bmj.com) provides access to more than 9,000 peer reviewed cases in all disciplines.  Since last year George Eliot Hospital has held an institutional fellowship so not only can you view case reports you can submit your own Read More …

The NICE Evidence Search website (www.evidence.nhs.uk) has a new appearance today.  It works equally well on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.  Results of a search will remain displayed in a same way with search filters displayed on the left of Read More …

DynaMed is a point of care tool summarising the latest information on over 3,000 topics.  It is accessible from any Trust computer using the link from the library homepage or from any other device using a George Eliot Athens Password Read More …

A range of topics are covered by the information skills training offered by the William Harvey Library in GETEC.  Topics covered include the social networking / micro blogging site Twitter, NICE Evidence Search, Critical Appraisal and an introduction to Systematic Read More …

This new document from Health Education England covers libraries over the next five years.  It vision is that NHS bodies, their staff, learners, patients and the public use the right knowledge and evidence, at the right time, in the right Read More …

The William Harvey Library has recently bought a selection of new books including almost fifty titles in the Oxford Handbook series.  As well as a range of varied medical subjects such as Neurology, Echocardiography and the Foundation Programme titles also Read More …

The William Harvey Library in GETEC is running three training session on the social media tool Twitter.  The sessions will cover how to set up a Twitter account, use it to send ‘tweets’, follow other users, search for topics you Read More …

With exams approaching, a book about memory is timely. Foster looks at the hardware and software of memory in a fascinating introduction of only 138 pages. There are also tips on exam preparation: avoid distractions, seeking meaning and practice are Read More …

All staff with a current ID badge can access the William Harvey Library in GETEC at any time.  The library is staffed from 8:30 to 17:00 Monday to Friday.  Outside those times you can look at the books in the Read More …