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      • Acute medicine
      • Anaesthetics
      • Audiology
      • Cardiology
      • Critical care
      • Dermatology
      • Emergency Medicine
      • Endocrinology
      • Gastroenterology >
        • Gastro patient information
      • Geriatrics
      • Mental Health
      • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
      • Oncology
      • Orthopaedics
      • Paediatrics
      • Palliative Care >
        • Chaplaincy
      • Public Health
      • Radiology
      • Respiratory
      • Rheumatology
      • Surgery
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      • General Practitioners
      • Healthcare Assistants
      • Junior Doctors
      • Managers and Leaders
      • NHS Staff
      • Nurses >
        • International Nurses
        • Nursing Associates
        • Revalidation
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General Practitioners Knowledge Hub

Library resources

The Library has a wide range of textbooks covering all clinical specialties. We also have books on non-clinical subjects such as leadership, doing research, IT and much more. All East Cheshire NHS Trust staff are able to join the library and borrow books. If you are unsure where to start please speak to a member of library staff and we will be happy to help you.​
Library catalogue

UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all East Cheshire NHS Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information, practice-changing updates and much more. Create your free personal login (on a trust PC) and collect CME/CPD points each time you use it. Access is also available with your NHS Athens account (but no CME/CPD points). 
Access UpToDate
Oxford Specialist Handbook picture - click to access the ebooks

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.
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Useful eLearning modules

  • ​Antimicrobial resistance
  • Asthma
  • Cancer in the community
  • Interactive pathways for sick children
  • Dementia
  • eEpilepsy in primary care
  • e-learning for general practitioners
  • ​Recognising early symptoms of ovarian cancer
  • Supporting carers in general practice
  • Think SEPSIS

Evidence-based resources

  • ​UpToDate
  • NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
  • ​NICE Guidance
  • ​BMJ Best Practice
  • Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews​
  • Best Evidence.Info
NHS Knowledge & Library Hub: Health Education England have launched a resource discovery system, the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub. Search journals, e-books, online resources and more all from a single search box. Sign in with your NHS Athens account. https://library.nhs.uk/eastcheshire

Keep up-to-date

KnowledgeShare is our targeted current awareness service. Alerts are emailed out every fortnight. Your KnowledgeShare profile can be created to be as broad or specific as you need, and can be updated if your interests change.   It can include non-clinical topics such as leadership, management, coaching, and research, as well as clinical conditions.
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Healthy English

This resource has been developed by East Cheshire NHS Trust to address the language and communication needs of international health and care staff and their colleagues working in the UK.
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There is a range of activities and explanations to help you develop appropriate language and communication skills for the health and care context.
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  • BMA GP @BMA_GP
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  • GP twitter journal club
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​Apps

  • BMJ Best Practice app
  • BNF/BNFC app
  • BrowZine app (access the library journals)
  • Cochrane iPad app
  • ESR app
  • ​NHS safeguarding app
  • UpToDate app​​

Web resources

  • Dementia toolkit
  • General practice nurse training
  • ​GP Online
  • How to build effective teams in general practice
  • ​Open Prescribing
  • Practice nurse resources
  • Pulse
  • RCGP sepsis toolkit

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