Trip clinical search engine

With over 15 years of learning and fine tuning, Trip is a high-quality research evidence tool to support your practice and patient care. As well as research evidence, you can search across other content types including images, videos, patient information leaflets, educational courses and news. Trip Pro: premium version for NHS staff Trip Pro has been provided by HEE for the …

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EndNote X8 is here

EndNote, the reference management software package, is available for use on computers in all our libraries. We have upgraded to the latest version, X8. EndNote allows you to collect, organise and export your references and is invaluable for anyone writing essays, dissertations, theses or journal articles. If the Library and Knowledge Service’s expert searching team run an evidence search for …

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Improved British National Formulary mobile app launched

The publishers of the British National Formulary (BNF), the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, have published a new and improved mobile app. The new app combines both the adult and child BNF. As well as being faster and more accessible, it saves space on devices. It has been purpose built for both major mobile platforms iOS and …

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Fast answers anytime, anywhere

Fast answers anytime, anywhere with the ClinicalKey Mobile App. You can now access online journals, books, clinical videos and images in 30+ medical specialities on your Apple® or Android™ device. Open the App Store on your mobile device Search for “ClinicalKey” and install at no charge Once in the app, two options will appear – Click on ClinicalKey Enter your …

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Looking for definitive medicines information?

We provide online access to key resources, giving you comprehensive and reliable information at your fingertips. Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference – evaluated information on drugs and medicines used throughout the world. It reflects the changing needs of those practising pharmacy and medicine and develops as the body of knowledge on existing drugs grows, new drugs emerge, new preparations are …

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Our Top Tip: ‘Take a Test’

Are you taking a nursing or health care assistant qualification and are based at BSUH? The ‘Take a Test’ section of clinicalskills.net has a bank of test questions in areas like medicines management, wound care and catheterisation. Just go to clinicalskills.net and log in with your OpenAthens password to test your knowledge  

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Read the Wellcome book prize shortlist

On 24 April the winner of the 2017 Wellcome book prize will be announced. Our libraries at the Royal Sussex County and Princess Royal hospitals have copies of nearly all the books on the shortlist, and many of the long list too. Please find details below; links will take you to the online catalogue, SouthEastLibrarySearch.           …

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Supporting improvement projects

We have rich resources to support quality improvement work in our libraries. Here’s a selection Books Wilson F, Mabhala M A and Massey  A. Health improvement and well-being: strategies for action. Maidenhead: Open University Press; 2015       Ovretveit J. Evaluating improvement and implementation for health. Maidenhead: Open University Press; 2014       Gillam S and  Niroshan Siriwardenaa. …

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New improved BMJ Best Practice App

BMJ Best Practice has developed a brand new App for both iOS and Android users, making it faster and easier to find clinical answers. If you used an access code in the past to download the App, you no longer have to do this. Users can now simply login with a personal account to download the app. Steps to download …

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