This page highlights library services and resources that might be useful for Derby and Derbyshire primary care and ICS staff. Many high quality evidence-based resources are available free of charge, and can be accessed after registering for an OpenAthens account. If you need help with anything on this page, just get in touch!
Knowledge and Library Services
NHS OpenAthens is a single username and password that enables NHS staff, trainees and learners to access a wide range of quality NHS funded information resources online.
To register for an OpenAthens account:
- Go to: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ and fill in your details.
- It's advisable to use your NHS email to speed up authenticating your account.
- In the organisation box, add Primary care and ICB staff in Derbyshire. Select this, so you can be put into the correct group.
- When you've filled in your details, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and click on the yellow Register button.
- You'll receive an email to the inbox of the email address you registered with. Follow the steps in this email to complete the set up of your account.
Resources available via NHS OpenAthens
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
Clinical knowledge summaries (CKS) are evidence-based summaries designed to support healthcare professionals in primary care in the UK.
With over 370 topics to choose from, they are concise and accessible summaries of current evidence that can provide quick answers to clinical questions
Kortext eBook collections
Kortext eBook collections provides access to e-books on a range of clinical and other subjects, including equality and diversity, and sustainability. Titles include General Practice Cases at a Glance, Children and Young People’s Nursing Skills at a Glance, Communication in Nursing and Healthcare.
BrowZine Library
BrowZine Library – Find a Journal helps to easily find, read, and monitor thousands of scholarly journals available to you via the NHS Library and Knowledge Hub. Collections include BMJ Journals, Health Research Premium and PsycARTICLES from ProQuest and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences from EBSCO.
Literature and Evidence Service
We know that Primary care staff are very busy people providing access to healthcare services, which is why we give the gift of time by providing a literature and evidence search service to support evidence-based policies, practice, professional development, and research.
The Primary Care Knowledge Specialist Librarian offers a literature and evidence finding service for Primary care staff and learners in Derby and Derbyshire. If you would like me to run an in-depth literature or evidence search, I can search databases such as Medline, Embase and CINAHL on your behalf. I will discuss and devise a search strategy based on your search question and then send you a list of useful and relevant articles.
Please request a search.
Training
One-to-one and group training are available to all primary care and ICS staff in Derbyshire in-person or via Microsoft Teams.
Sessions include:
- Finding the evidence
- Literature searching
- Health literacy
- Reflective writing
- Critical appraisal
Please email - aneesalindau@nhs.net to arrange a training session or check out The Hub Derbyshire course calendar.
Check out some our partner libraries' websites UHDB library, CRHFT library for more information and links to useful resources.
You can also access the FutureNHS Collaboration Platform - a virtual collaboration platform from the NHS that supports people working in health and social care to make change, improve and transform across organisations, places and professions.