News
New database – Social Policy & Practice
This bibliographic database, which will enhance the access to social care related content nationally, is now available. It can be accessed via the Ovid Databases https://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/resources-for-advanced-searching/ using an NHS OpenAthens username + password.
Social Policy and Practice brings together data from the following 5 leading collections of social policy and practice resources:
- AgeInfo – Centre for Policy on Ageing
- NSPCC – National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Planex – IDOX Information Service
- Social Care Online – Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
- ChildData – National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
Christmas & New Year 2022/23 opening hours
‘Tis the season….well, nearly!
Just to let you know, the Library will be unstaffed on:
- Monday 26th December
- Tuesday 27th December
With limited desk hours from 10am-3pm on Friday 23rd / Wed 28th – Friday 30th December. Normal staffed hours resume on Tuesday 3rd January.
24/7 access is available to registered members of the library, if you need access, please contact the Library before Wednesday 21st December.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Library Team
Christmas & New Year 2022/23 opening hours
‘Tis the season….well, nearly!
Just to let you know, the Library will be unstaffed on:
- Monday 26th December
- Tuesday 27th December
With limited desk hours from 10am-3pm on Friday 23rd / Wed 28th – Friday 30th December. Normal staffed hours resume on Tuesday 3rd January.
24/7 access is available to registered members of the library, if you need access, please contact the Library before Wednesday 21st December.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The Library Team
Library unstaffed tomorrow – Tues 29 Nov 2022
Please note the library will be unstaffed tomorrow for an integration event – the service will be back to normal on Wednesday 30 November.
BMJ Comorbidity Tool
The Royal Devon Knowledge & Library Services are running a trial of the BMJ Comorbidity Tool.
The Comorbidity tool is an embedded resource within BMJ Best Practice.
BMJ Best Practice is a nationally funded point of care decision making tool funded by HEE, the Comorbidity tool is an additional subscription.
| “One in three adults admitted to hospital in the UK have five or more conditions. People with multimorbidity have poorer functional status, quality of life, and health outcomes, and are higher users of ambulatory and inpatient care than those without multimorbidity. They also have a higher mortality rate. This poses a problem for patients, healthcare professionals, and health systems. In light of this, BMJ Best Practice recently launched a new tool – BMJ Best Practice Comorbidities. This tool enables doctors to add a patient’s comorbidities to an existing management plan and get a tailored plan instantly.” |
Trial
We are running a trial of the tool until 10 October
To access BMJ Best Practice comorbidity tool for the trial, please scan the QR code below to create an account or click HERE
All feedback received via our online form will inform decision making on subscribing to this tool. Scan the QR code below to access the survey or click HERE.
If you require the survey in an alternative format please contact either rde-tr.library@nhs.net (Eastern) or ndht.library@nhs.net (Northern).
Bank Holiday weekend!
The library will be unstaffed over the coming Bank Holiday weekend and we’ll be back in on Tuesday 30 August.
24/7 access is available to registered library members on request, with either an activated RD&E staff badge, or an Exeter Health Library proximity card.
Don’t forget – many resources such as e-books, databases, journals & evidence-based resources are all available online with an NHS OpenAthens account.
Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
The Library team
Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend
The library will be unstaffed over the Jubilee Bank Holiday long weekend – we’ll be back in on Monday 6th June.
24/7 access is available to registered library members on request, with either an activated RD&E staff badge, or an Exeter Health Library proximity card.
Don’t forget – many resources such as e-books, databases, journals & evidence-based resources are all available online with an NHS OpenAthens account.
Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!
The Library team
Easter weekend
The Library will be unstaffed from
Friday 15 April – Monday 18 April.
24/7 access and self-service book issue/return is available to registered members of the Library.
Don’t forget you can also access a wealth of resources such as journals, databases and e-books online via NHS OpenAthens.
Help and advice is available via our website, Help section.
Wishing you a Happy Easter.
The Library Team
Point-of-care tools Quick Quiz
We have been promoting the point-of-care tools which are currently available.
As mentioned on 21 February in the Hub update about Dynamed we need feedback to support the decision-making process regarding the provision of point-of-care tools going forwards.
We are asking all users of these tools to give us some fast feedback using this One Question Quick Quiz – https://exeterhealth.libwizard.com/f/point-of-care_tools
Thanks for your time.
The Library Team
Use Chrome or Edge but not Internet Explorer
When using any links from our website pages (https://exeterhealthlibrary.net) or logging on to NHS Open Athens (https://openathens.nice.org.uk) to access journals please ensure that Chrome or Edge is selected as your browser of choice.
Internet Explorer will no longer be supported and all publishers have accordingly deprecated access so links will no longer work correctly.
HDAS Closure notice – end of March 2022
This is a reminder about the imminent closure of the HDAS databases – https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/evidence-services/journals-and-databases/hdas-closure-information
Where can I get more help with advanced searching?
Specialists at our library can also do expert searches, provide search skills training, and help you keep up to date via current awareness services.
As long as your required literature search is for Trust/clinical work and not for an educational course/study, you can request a literature search – please give us as much detail as possible.
BNF app introducing new login and favourites functionality
The BNF app is introducing new favourites functionality. It will allow registered users to login and bookmark drug monographs, treatment summaries and other records referred to frequently. This will allow users to easily find and quickly access this content across multiple devices.
Registration is required to help support the new feature. It’s quick and easy to do and once logged in, you will stay signed in on your device. Registration will be optional for 30 days from Monday 28 February 2022. During this time, users will be able to skip the registration process and access the app as usual. After 30 days, all users will be required to register.
NICE – 24/02/22
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