Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Drug and Therapeutics bulletin contains articles of interest to groups including pharmacists, medicines managers and GPs, such as the recent investigation into aspirin as a preventative measure against stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Access Drug and Therapeutics bulletin here.

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin provides evaluations of, and advice about, individual treatments and management of disease.

NHS Western Cheshire and Community Care Western Cheshire staff are able to access Drug and Therapeutics bulletin using an Athens password. If you do not have an Athens password, you can register here.

Updated Bulletins of Interest to Staff

Several new bulletins have recently been published which may be of interest to library users.

This month’s edition of The Commissioner is now available to be viewed by staff.  The Commissioner is a monthly bulletin produced by NHS Librarians to keep you up to date with developments in commissioning.

Map of Medicine, the evidence-based clinical pathway tool designed to assist healthcare professionals in their decision making, has published its Newsletter which is aimed at keeping NHS staff updated with developments in Map of Medicine.

Current Bytes is published fortnightly by Health Librarians, and is aimed at keeping readers up to date with the electronic knowledge base, usually with a particular focus on mental health.

Also recently published, NHS Western Cheshire and Community Care Western Cheshire staff now have access to the most recent issue of  Freedom of Information Journal, which can be viewed on the extranet. This issue contains stories on the Freedom of Information Act, the Information Tribunal and Freedom of Information News.

NHS Evidence

NHS Evidence is an important new service which has been created as a result of Lord Darzi’s report High Quality Care for All, which called for quality to be at the heart of the NHS. NHS Evidence provides easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone involved in health and social care. Simple searching can be undertaken without the need for a password and the uncluttered search screen will be familiar in many ways to users of search engines such as Google. Primary research and electronic journals and books can still be accessed using an NHS Athens username and password.

How can I find out more?

The library is running a week of information sessions to give you the opportunity to see how NHS Evidence works. These sessions will run from 15th to 19th June between 12pm-2pm. There is no need to book, just pop in and take this opportunity to familiarise yourself with this important new resource. For more information contact the library team.

Tel: 01244650343         Email: library@wcheshirepct.nhs.uk

New Resources

We have access to two new resources which we have on trial until 1st March 2009.   Rehabilitation Reference Center is a clinical reference tool designed for use by rehabilitation clinicians, physical therapists and occupational therapists at the point of care.  It provides valid and relevant infomation intuitively and conveniently, using the best available evidence to help support clinical decisions.  Nursing Reference Center is a user-friendly point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators and nursing students.  It delivers the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases via a nursing-specific interface. 

These resources are available from:  

http://search.ebscohost.com/loginaspx?authtype=athens

You will need to log in with your NHS Athens ID.  For more information or help please contact the library.