Information Resources

Clinical Decision Support

UpToDate
UpToDate is an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource, and is available to all East Cheshire NHS Trust staff and students. UpToDate includes:
  • Evidence-based medical content that is researched, created and continually updated by over 6,700 leading physicians;
  • summaries and treatment recommendations for over 11,000 topics in 25 specialties;
  • “practice changing updates” highlighting critical research that changes how you treat patients today;
  • “what’s new” summaries of important new findings by specialty;
  • over 465,500 references, with links to PubMed and the full-text articles where our subscriptions permit;
  • medical calculators;
  • patient information covering over 1,500 topics;
  • a select drug database of more than 6,000 unique drug entries, including adult, paediatric and international drugs, and a drug interactions tool;
  • ​earn CME/CPD credits.
Login: www.uptodate.com
BMJ Best Practice
  • A point of care tool that draws on the latest evidence-based research to offer step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.
  • Earn CME credits as you learn.
  • Available online or via the app.
  • Login with your NHS Athens account or create a free BMJ Best Practice account.
Login: https://bestpractice.bmj.com 
RCNi Decision Support Tool
  • Over 100 clinical topics written and reviewed by nursing experts.
  • Evidence-based support tools based on current UK policies and guidelines, and international evidence.
  • Nursing calculators and toolkits to save time and improve decision making.
​Login: https://decisionsupport.rcni.com
Royal Marsden Manual
  • Full-text access to the procedures and guidance contained in the respected Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures.
  • Login with you NHS Athens account.
Login: www.rmmonline.co.uk

Databases

Which databases are available?
We have access to the national NHS core content databases:
  • Medline: general medicine
  • Cinahl: nursing
  • EMBASE: drugs and pharmacology
  • EMCARE: nursing and allied health
  • British Nursing Index (BNI): nursing
  • Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC): health management, King's Fund and Department of Health records
  • PsychInfo: psychology and allied fields
  • Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED): allied health professions and complementary medicine
PubMed is also available to complement Medline searches.
How do I access the databases?
Access the databases at https://hdas.nice.org.uk and login with your NHS Athens account.
I need help to search the databases
Request an evidence / literature search
We can also conduct work-related evidence and literature searches on your behalf. Complete the request form or contact the library with details of your search requirements and we will email you the results.

Journals

Browse the journal collection
All our journals are electronic, we don't have any print journals. To browse our collection open BrowZine and search by the journal title (not the article title) or broad subject (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy). You can then see which journals we have access to, along with any embargoes. A detailed guide to using BrowZine is available.

To search for journal articles on a specific topic you will first need to conduct a literature search, using the databases. Contact the library for help on how to do this.

If you have done a search in HDAS, the national NHS databases, you will find links to the full-text of any articles available online at the bottom of each reference. If there is not a link to the full-text then we do not have access to the article online. Any articles we do not have access to we can usually obtain from another library on your behalf. Contact the library with details of the articles you require, or complete the online request form.
How do I access the full-text?
You will need an East Cheshire NHS Athens account in order to access the full-text of articles from our journal collection. These are free to set up and use, just complete the online form.
How can I obtain articles we don't have online access to?
If you need an article from a journal we don't have access to we can usually obtain a copy for you from another library. Complete the request form or email us the details.
Articles are free if we can obtain them from another NHS library. Other articles are £1 each (more for articles from the British Library - we would check with you first before ordering from here).
LibKey Nomad
LibKey Nomad is a Chrome browser extension which is included with our BrowZine subscription. Download this free extension and whenever you search online it will display a green teardrop icon on the page if we have full-text access. This makes searching PubMed, Google Scholar etc much more streamlined. Contact the library for more information or a quick demo.

Books

How can I see which books we have in the library?
Search the library catalogue - https://maccle.cirqahosting.com
Do we have access to any e-books?
We have a growing collection of e-books, which can all be found by searching the catalogue: https://maccle.cirqahosting.com. Do an 'Advanced Search' or 'Guided Search' and limit by media type 'e-book' to just search the e-books. Access to the full-text will require an NHS Athens login.
MyCirqa app & online renewals
You can login to the catalogue to view your library record, and renew your loans. To log in you will need your library card number (on your library barcode) and a PIN. If you don't have a PIN, or have forgotten it, please email the library and we can send you a new number: ecn.tr.StaffLibrary@nhs.net.
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You can also use your library card number and PIN to log in to your library record on the MyCirqa App, which can be downloaded for free from your app store.  When you first use it you will need to search for our library: type 'Macc' and it will find 'Macclesfield District General Hospital'. Any problems using the app, please get in touch.

Other eResources

BMJ Learning
BMJ Learning is an online learning platform, with a wide variety of e-learning modules, videos and other learning resources. Login with a personal BMJ Learning or Best Practice login (free to create), or via Athens. With a BMJ Learning account you can earn CME credits and keep track of your learning, for revalidation and appraisals.
Login: https://learning.bmj.com
Medusa Injectable Medicines Guide
​Medusa contains guides which describe the most appropriate method of preparation and administration of medicines administered by the intravenous route with the exception of cytotoxics. To access the guide follow the link in the Start menu of any PC on the trust network.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases of evidence, including the renowned database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The systematic reviews are co-ordinated by specialty review groups. Browse each groups reviews, or search by keyword for relevant reviews. It also include the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
Access: www.cochranelibrary.com
Trip Pro
The TRIP database is a clinical search engine, designed to find quality, accurate research evidence. In addition, when using a computer on the hospital network, you will also have access to Trip Pro, an enhanced version of the database, with additional resources and features.
Access: www.tripdatabase.com
NICE Evidence
Search the NICE guidance, systematic reviews, clinical knowledge summaries, clinical pathways, policy documents and much more from one keyword search.
Access: www.evidence.nhs.uk​
BNF and BNFC
Access the BNF: https://bnf.nice.org.uk
Access the BNFC: https://bnfc.nice.org.uk

Athens

​A lot of resources are only available to subscribers. Athens is the key to unlocking access. Athens accounts are free to set up and use, click the button below to set yours up today!
Login to Athens - you can update your details and link directly to resources.

Help & Training

The Library can provide help and training in how to use the information resources, from a quick 10 minute demo through to more advanced features. Sessions are run one-to-one and are tailored to your specific requirements. We can also attend meetings to demo specific resources to a group of staff. We are happy to do socially distanced training in the library or via Teams.

Get in touch to discuss your specific requirements:
Email: ecn-tr.StaffLibrary@nhs.net
Tel: 01625 66 1362

Library & Knowledge Service
Facilitating evidence-based decision making

Page last updated: 16/10/2020