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OpenAthens is a gateway to a huge array of information resources – some provided by the NHS nationally and some locally by the trust.
It takes a couple of minutes to set up an account and then you’ll have full access to resources like BMJ Best Practice, Medline, CINAHL, Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines, The Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection and many others. To set up a free, OpenAthens account go to openathens.nice.org.uk/
If you need a password reset go to openathens.nice.org.uk/ForgotPassword/Reset
OpenAthens unlocks a wide range of information resources that you can use – from books, ejournals, BMJ Best Practice, Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines and online databases – check out our resources page for the full range available.
RDaSH Publications Register
The Knowledge & Library Service maintains a Publications Register of published articles, books and chapters written by RDaSH staff.
The RDASH Publications register can be searched in various ways, for example by author.
The entries are being updated monthly – if you have published something please let us know using the Submission to Trust Publications Register form or
e-mail the details to dbth.publications@nhs.net so we can your publication to the register.
Services
Keep Up To Date
We provide several options to help you keep up-to-date with new research, guidance and reports in your field.
What is it? KnowledgeShare is an online system providing targeted updates on your professional interests. Whenever we find high impact documents in your area, we’ll let you know.
Why use it? We give you the latest high-level evidence in your field.
How does it work? We create a KnowledgeShare profile for you and it will be as broad or as specific as you need. For example, you could receive everything published on obstetrics or limit to receive items related to gestational diabetes.
How do I sign up? Complete a online form and we will be in touch.
Specialty Specific Bulletins
These are produced regularly, highlighting key information from a wide range of sources and e-mailed out to you. We currently offer the following bulletins the Big Four, QI Evidence Update, Sustainability Bulletin and Research Funding. You can sign up using the online form or drop us an email.
Evidence Searches
If you need a literature search undertaking – just complete our online form and email it to us. The evidence search page has all the information you need to request a search.
Please give as much detail as possible, although if anything isn’t clear, we’ll try to contact you to clarify your request.
Our normal turn-round time for searches is 10 working days, although please let us know if you need a faster response and we’ll see what we can do.
Please be aware that if your search is for a course you’re on – we can’t do it for you, although we can answer any questions you may have about your search – resources to use, how to best use them please contact us if you need advice.
Training
The Knowledge and Library Hub provides rapid access to evidence. The hub is designed to be simple to use however a brief video is available on YouTube to help get you started.
There are a number of e-Learning modules available
We also have a page of critical appraisal resources to help you get you started.
We can offer training sessions to RDaSH staff however this is a chargeable service so please contact us so we can discuss options with you.
We can offer short sessions to provide an introduction to resources or to answer any questions you might have about any aspects of where and how to search for evidence, or how to appraise it once you’ve found it. Please contact us if you need assistance.
Supporting Learners
All RDaSH learners have access to Knowledge & Library Services and we recommend signing up to the DBTH library and registering for OpenAthens in order to access the full range of resources available.
A range of Knowledge & Library Services are available to health and care staff, trainees, students and apprentices. All colleagues working to achieve qualifications in both clinical and non-clinical areas at any level can use Knowledge & Library Services.
Your College or University Library will also be available to you providing access to books, journals, training and study skills support.
In addition to the services and resources outlined above learners may also find the following pages useful.
Help & Support
The Knowledge & Library team are available to provide Library inductions, answering queries, help accessing and using resources and services. Please feel free to drop in, call or email the Library team if you have a question or are struggling to access resources or find information and we will try our best to help.
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