For many of the resources listed below you will need an NHS OpenAthens username and password.
Forgotten your NHS OpenAthens password? Moved here from another trust? Need to renew your account? See our advice on NHS OpenAthens.
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| BMJ Best Practice (remote access) | Point of care clinical decision-support |
NHS OpenAthens required offsite. Click on ‘Access through your institution’ then search for the name of your organisation. |
Free for registered users with personal account |
| BMJ Best Practice (via intranet) | Point of care clinical decision-support | ||
| Clinical Knowledge Summaries |
Summaries and synopses | |
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| Cochrane Clinical Answers | Evidence based clinical questions and answers | NHS OpenAthens | |
| Cochrane Library | Systematic reviews and trials | ||
| MicroGuide | Clinical and prescribing guidelines and policies in use at UHSussex | Free onsite and remote access | Available for free |
| NICE guidance | NICE guidance | ||
| NIHR Evidence | Research from the National Institute of Health and Care Research | |
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| Pediatric Surgery Library | General surgical care of children | Contact the library | Free for registered users (UH Sussex only) |
| Trip Database | Health and social care | Available for free |
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| UpToDate Anywhere | Point of care decision-support. Customisation available for logged-in users. | NHS OpenAthens or register via the Intranet for a personal account (UHSussex only) | Free on 2 devices for registered users (UHSussex only) |
| UpToDate (via intranet) | Point of care decision-support |
News: Accessing healthcare databases
On the 31st of March 2022, NICE decommissioned HDAS (Healthcare Databases Advanced Search). Please see Healthcare Databases for further information.
| Resource | Description | Password required | App available |
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AMED via Ovid |
Allied health and complementary medicine. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
| BMJ Case Reports | Peer reviewed case studies | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex only) Contact us to submit a case. |
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British Nursing Index (BNI) via ProQuest |
Nursing and midwifery. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
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CINAHL via EBSCO |
Nursing and allied health. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
| ClinicalKey | Articles, guidelines, images, videos and ebooks | NHS OpenAthens | Free with NHS OpenAthens |
| Clinical Skills.net | Clinical procedures |
NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex and SCFT only) | |
| EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection | Psychology and related fields |
NHS OpenAthens | |
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EMBASE via Ovid |
Medical. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
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EMCARE via Ovid |
Nursing and allied health. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
| ERIC | Education | |
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| Scholarly literature (including medicine) |
NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex, SPFT and SCFT) for full text Google account Set up instructions here |
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HMIC via Ovid |
Health management and policy. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
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MEDLINE via Ovid MEDLINE via EBSCO MEDLINE via ProQuest |
Medical. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
| Oxford Medicine Online | Medical e-books. Individual books available via Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS Libraries Catalogue. | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex) | |
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PsycInfo via ProQuest |
Psychology and allied fields. Note: Access via HDAS ceased March 2022 (see News item above) | NHS OpenAthens | |
| Pubmed | Biomedicine |
NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex only) for full text By using the link on the left results will display links to UHSussex content. Alternatively, link to full text content with your PubMed personal account. Set up instructions here |
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| Royal Marsden Manual | Clinical nursing procedures | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex only) | |
| Social Care Online | Social care and social work
NOTE: From January 2023 Social Care Online will no longer be updated. The site will continue to be available until December 2023 |
Registering gives you access to advanced search |
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| Resource | Description | Password required | App available |
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| Adult Drug Calculations | Learning module | Available for free | |
| BNF | British national formulary | Free to NHS users | |
| BNF For Children | British national formulary | Free to NHS users | |
| Compatibility of Injectable Medicines | Learning module | Available for free | |
| Electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC) |
UK prescription and over-the-counter medicines | Free registration | |
| LactMed | Medicines and other chemicals in breastfeeding | ||
| Critical Illness (Medicines Complete) |
Medicines information for intensive care | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex only) | |
| MIMS | Prescribing | Free registration to articles only | Available to subscribers only |
| NICE Medicines Information | |||
| Specialist Pharmacy Service | Prescribing | ||
| TOXBASE | National Poisons Information Service | Free health profession department registration | Free for NHS users |
| Resource | Description | Password required | App available |
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| ClinicalTrials.gov | From U.S. National Institutes of Health | ||
| Cochrane Library | Systematic reviews and trials | |
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| EU Clinical Trials Register | EU clinical trials on medicines conducted in European Union and European Economic Area | ||
| ISRCTN Registry | International register | ||
| PROSPERO |
International prospective register of systematic reviews | |
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| UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
Details of open UK clinical trials | ||
| WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) | Trial registration data sets (not a clinical trials registry) |
| Resource | Description | Password required | App available |
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| Brighton and Hove Local Intelligence |
Local health data and intelligence | ||
| data.gov.uk | Datasets from UK government | Over 300 apps – registration required | |
| Department of Health and Social Care | UK policy, statistics and consultations | |
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| Health Statistics Landscape | Where to find official UK health statistics [pdf]. | ||
| Hospital Episode Statistics | Hospital admissions, outpatient appointments and A&E attendance statistics | ||
| National Centre for Health Outcomes Development at the University of Oxford |
National health outcome measures | |
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| NHS Digital | Statistics and data | |
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| Office for National Statistics | UK statistics on economy, population and society | |
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| Population Statistics | UK population statistics | |
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| Public Health England: Fingertips | Public health outcomes framework | ||
| Public Health England: Obesity | UK statistics and evidence | ||
| QualityWatch | Independent scrutiny of quality of health and social care | ||
| UK Data Service Census Support |
UK economic and social data | Some data requires registration |
| Resource | Description | Password required | App available |
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| Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray | The Bartleby.com Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body from the classic 1918 publication | ||
| Anatomy.TV by Primal Pictures | Anatomy and physiology online, including interactive 3D models and narrated animations | NHS OpenAthens | |
| ClinicalKey | Images and videos | NHS OpenAthens | |
| Clinical Skills.net via intranet | Clinical procedural graphics | ||
| Clinical Skills.net via OpenAthens | Clinical procedural graphics | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex and SCFT only) | |
| Health Education Assets Library | Images for health sciences education | |
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| Honmedia | Medical images and videos | |
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| Images from the History of Medicine | Images on the social and historical aspects of medicine | |
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| MorgueFile | Free photo archive | ||
| Oxford Medicine Online | Videos, images, diagrams and charts | NHS OpenAthens (UHSussex only) | |
| Public Domain Pictures | Free public domain images | ||
| Public Health Image Library | Public health photos, illustrations and videos | |
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| Wellcome Images | Images from the Wellcome Library |
| Website | Description |
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| Adult Social Care Hub Brighton and Hove | Directory listing local and national organisations and services to support everyday living |
| Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group |
Wellbeing |
| Brighton and Hove Local Intelligence | Local information, data and intelligence |
| Brighton and Hove Adult Social Care | Local information and resources on social care services |
| CDC Public Health Image Library | Public health photos, illustrations and videos |
| NICE Guidance | NICE Guidance |
| Office for Health Improvement and Disparities: Fingertips | In-depth analysis of health related data in thematic Profiles |
| Public Health in Brighton and Hove | Brighton & Hove City Council Public Health |
| Public Health campaign calendar for Brighton and Hove | A list of annual international, national and local Public Health events organised by month |
| Public Health England: Obesity | Public Health England obesity website |
| Social Care Online | Social care and social work
NOTE: From January 2023 Social Care Online will no longer be updated. The site will continue to be available until December 2023 |
| Sussex Uncovered Local Insight | Local data, services and reports |
| TRIP Database | Health and social care |
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Information and resources about the Coronavirus for the public |
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Brighton, Hove and Haywards Heath patient information leaflets |
Patient information leaflets |
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Twitter feed from the University Hospitals Sussex Library & Knowledge Service Patient Information Librarian |
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Point of care decision-support with patient information leaflet |
NHS OpenAthens required offsite |
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Patient information about mental health conditions, treatments and medications from Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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Includes Patient Education section |
NHS OpenAthens username and password required |
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Accessible health information and leaflets |
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Bank of patient information leaflets produced by EIDO Healthcare |
UHSussex only; access via UHSussex Intranet |
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Patient information leaflets about medicines licensed for use in the UK |
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Information on local organisations, clubs and services across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove |
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The official government website for citizens |
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Information about health conditions from the patient perspective. |
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Multilingual, multicultural health information and patient education materials about health conditions and wellness topics |
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National Institute of Health’s website for patients and their families and friends |
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Information for residents and professionals in Brighton & Hove |
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Versions of NICE guidance written for patients, carers and members of the public |
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Helps people make choices about their health and NHS services |
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Comprehensive directory of evidence-based clinical information aimed at patients |
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UK website including support groups, campaigns, a helpline and publications |
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Point of care decision-support including patient education. Customisation available for logged-in users |
Register first via UHSussex. Remote access for registered users (UHSussex only) |
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Point of care decision-support including patient education. |
UHSussex only |
