International Nurses Knowledge Hub

Welcome!

The library staff would like to offer a warm welcome to our international nursing colleagues. We are here to support your professional practice, education and wellbeing by providing access to a wide range of evidence-based resources. This knowledge hub provides an overview of the resources available to you. Please contact the library or speak to the librarian on the library reception desk and we will be happy to show you any of the resources and help you get started.

Library resources

The Library has some books specifically for international nurses, as well as books covering all aspects of nursing, leadership, coaching, 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

Royal Marsden Manual

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures is available to borrow from the library and also available as an e-book. Access from hospital computers from the Start Menu on the PC and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Login with an NHS Athens username and password.​

Access Royal Marsden

UpToDate

UpToDate is an evidence-based decision support tool which is available to all Trust staff. It includes over 11,000 clinical topics, drug information and much more. Access from work by clicking the UpToDate link in the Start Menu, or from anywhere with a personal login. More information is available here.
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Access UpToDate

Click here to access the NHS Knowledge & Library Hub!

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.

Register for an Athens account

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.

Access Healthy English

​NHS terminology

• NHS acronym buster
• Abbreviations commonly found in medical records
• Guide to common English expressions (NMC)

About the NHS

How does the NHS in England work?
Watch this short video from the King's Fund to find out more!

Professional organisations

• Royal College of Nursing
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• NMC: The Code for nurses & midwives
• ​NMC: Standards
• Enabling professionalism in nursing and midwifery practice (NMC)
• Information for international nurses during Covid (NHS)

Evidence-based resources

• ​UpToDate
• NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
• NICE Guidance
• ​BMJ Best Practice
• Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews​
• Best Evidence.Info

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.

Register for KnowledgeShare

Improve your core skills

Access free online tutorials to help you improve your English and maths skills.

• ​Core skills tutorials, includes modules on maths and writing, reading and personal finances.
• National Numeracy Challenge - improve your maths skills.
• Skills for life and functional skills.​
• Living the language - A nurse’s guide to English usage in British life and work.

Local information

• 15 best things to do in Macclesfield - popular places to visit in and around Macclesfield.
• Visit Macclesfield.
• Visit Cheshire - information on tourist attractions in the county of Cheshire and surrounding areas.
• Visit Peak District and Derbyshire - information on places to visit and things to do in neighbouring Derbyshire.
• Bus and rail route maps.
• Bus travel in Macclesfield.
• Macclesfield - history, local information and more from Wikipedia.

Local slang terms