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Library resources

The Library has a wide range of medical, nursing and AHP textbooks covering all clinical specialties. We also have books on non-clinical subjects such as mentoring, coaching, leadership, doing research 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
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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, practice-changing updates and much more. Create your free personal login and collect CME/CPD points each time you use it. Access from work by clicking the UpToDate link in the Start Menu, or from anywhere with a personal login or Athens account.
Access UpToDate

NHS 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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Click here to access the e-journals

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 without needing to login - open the Start Menu on the PC and scroll down the list of programs to the Royal Marsden. Access from elsewhere with an NHS Athens username and password.​
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Evidence-based resources

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

​Organisations

  • BMA
  • Nursing & Midwifery Council
  • Royal College of Nursing
  • Health & Care Professions Council
  • Health Education England working across the North​
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Web resources

  • Educator Hub (multiprofessional e-learning resources for clinical educators, linked to the new 'Professional Development Framework for Educators')
  • ​Enabling professionalism in nursing and midwifery practice (NMC)
  • Guidance for Mentors of Nursing or Midwifery students (RCN)
  • Mental health and well-being toolkit: a resource for mentors
  • Practice Assessment Record and Evaluation
  • ​Professional Development Framework for Educators
  • Students 4 Best Evidence
  • UCAS Study Skills Guides
  • Zero Suicide Alliance

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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.
Education Bulletin
Nurse Education Bulletin
KnowledgeShare

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

Apps

  • BMJ Best Practice app
  • BNF/BNFC app
  • BrowZine app (access the library journals)
  • Cochrane iPad app
  • ​NHS Apps Library
  • Patient.co.uk
  • Pocket Anatomy
  • Pocket Heart
  • Pocket Brain
  • UpToDate app

East Cheshire PEFs

  • PEF Information leaflet [Word] [PDF]
  • PEF role (PowerPoint presentation)
  • Sign Off Mentor Training Dates [Word] [PDF]
  • Mentor passport [Word] [PDF]
  • Uniform and Dress Code Policy
  • Professional Strategy for Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacy Professionals: 2017 - 2020
  • HENW Placement Charter

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Make sure you know the new NMC guidance on supervision and assessment.  Click the button below to access the resources available to help you prepare.
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  • Home
  • Evidence
    • Databases >
      • Search HDAS
    • Information Resources
    • Critical appraisal
    • UpToDate
    • Athens >
      • Login to Athens
  • Knowledge Hubs
    • Clinical specialties >
      • Acute medicine
      • Anaesthetics
      • Audiology
      • Cardiology
      • Critical care
      • Dermatology
      • Emergency Medicine
      • Endocrinology
      • Gastroenterology
      • Geriatrics
      • Mental Health
      • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
      • Oncology
      • Orthopaedics
      • Paediatrics
      • Palliative Care >
        • Chaplaincy
      • Public Health
      • Radiology
      • Respiratory
      • Rheumatology
      • Surgery
    • Staff groups >
      • General Practitioners
      • Healthcare Assistants
      • Junior Doctors
      • Managers and Leaders
      • Mentors and Educators
      • NHS Staff
      • Nurses >
        • International Nurses
        • Nursing Associates
        • Revalidation
      • Occupational Therapists
      • Pharmacists
      • Physiotherapists
      • SAS Doctors
      • Speech Therapists
      • Students
    • Conditions >
      • Autism
      • COVID-19
      • Dementia
      • Menopause
      • Sepsis
    • Initiatives >
      • Awards
      • Coaching
      • CWP Best Practice
      • English language resources
      • Health Literacy
      • Knowledge Management
      • Patient information
      • Quality Improvement
      • Research
      • Staff Wellbeing
      • Talent Management
    • Podcasts
  • Library Services
    • Search the Library Catalogue >
      • My library account
      • eJournals
      • Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures [NHS Athens]
    • Training
    • Keep up to date
    • Feedback & Enquiries
    • Newsletter
    • Guides & Leaflets
    • Request an Inter-Library Loan
    • Request an evidence search
    • Join the library
    • Impact
    • Library staff
    • Apps
    • News
    • Blog
    • Privacy Policy