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The library has added a new tool for you to get in touch with them. Along with the usual email address and telephone number you can now ask them a question directly via the Chatbot on the library webpage.
Just visit www.eastcheshirenhslibrary.net and click on the ‘Have a question?’ tab at the bottom of the page to start the chat. The chatbot option will be available Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm. Outside of these times it is possible to leave a message.
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 The library has recently purchased a number of new books concerning different cancers and their treatments, nursing care of cancer patients and pain management for those living with cancer. All the books are available to borrow from the library, if you are not already a member we can quickly get you signed up. New books are added to the library throughout the year, so do check the library catalogue to see what is available within your specialist area. You can also send in suggestions for stock purchases to ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net There is also an ‘Oncology knowledge hub’ on the library website with lots of information on other resources available to you https://www.eastcheshirenhslibrary.net/oncology.html And a reminder of the newly launched HEE NHS Knowledge & Library Hub discovery tool…..  Any questions about this or any other aspect of the library service please do get in touch.
The library offers an evidence search service to all trust staff - save your time and send your evidence / literature search requests to the library. We will conduct the search on your behalf and email you the results. Searches can be requested online or via email. The search report will include links to the full-text, where available. Access the full-text with your NHS Athens login.
We also support staff and learners to conduct their own searches. One-to-one training and support is available, for absolute beginners through to advanced searching. Contact Holly Cook, Clinical Librarian, to discuss how we can support you and to arrange any training. For more information please get in touch: Library & Knowledge Service Tel: 01625 66 1362 Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net  Every week is ‘Health Information Week’ when you are a Clinical Librarian but this week gives us chance to bring health information to a wider audience. We have always thought that the ability to find reliable, quality health information online would help in reducing the need for 'in person' services such as GP appointments and presentation at A&E.
This week (4th July) we will be visiting public libraries and demonstrating how best to find health information online and how to evaluate it as quality and reliable rather than opinion or fake news. Checking symptoms online can be a scary experience but Patient Info (formerly EMIS) has a symptom checker and is a reliable source of patient information. It also has a 'for professionals' section. Health forums on this site are clearly marked so you don't mistake them for clinically authored topics. It doesn’t hurt to remind people that if they aren't sure whether a condition warrants a visit to their GP or to a Pharmacist then the NHS website can advise on what immediate action to take as well as suggesting trusted organisations for support. The BBC have created a good 10-step guide for spotting misleading health news. There is no secret that doctors aren’t telling you and newspapers will always use the most extreme end of the evidence for their headline. Please don’t forget that all staff (inc. community and GPs) have access to UpToDate where you can find all the latest evidence on any condition or treatment. Simply access it from any Trust computer using the start-up menu (this is important as it contains a password free link) or you can access from elsewhere using the link above and your Athens username and password. For more information please get in touch: Library & Knowledge Service Tel: 01625 66 1362 Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net  For more information please get in touch:
Library & Knowledge Service Tel: 01625 66 1362 Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net Why would and should you use our services?
This is just a flavour of what the library service offers. See our library handbook here: https://t.co/cGN3jpJ6IJ Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. It means that when health professionals make a treatment decision with their patient, they base it on their clinical expertise, the preferences of the patient, and the best available evidence.
Evidence-based practice is a cyclical process which includes:
We can also provide training on EBP in your workplace. Please note that we also have access to a network of Clinical Librarians so can sometimes obtain unpublished information such as work and initiatives from other NHS trusts. Health Education England (HEE) have recently purchased lots of new knowledge resources for all NHS staff which you now have access to via the Library & Knowledge Service at East Cheshire.
The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub is a discovery system which connects NHS staff and learners seamlessly to a range of high-quality knowledge and evidence resources all in one place. It offers an intuitive search experience for quick searches and options for in-depth searches. It includes:
Login with your NHS Athens account for full-text access to all the resources. After March 2022 HDAS will no longer be available for database searches. Instead searches will need to be conducted in the native supplier interfaces via Ovid, EBSCO and ProQuest. Different databases are available from the suppliers and searches may need to be conducted on multiple platforms. Any saved searches and alerts will need to be migrated to the new platforms. Please get in touch with the library and we can help you through this process. HEE has also procured LibKey for the NHS in England. This includes LibKey Nomad, a free web browser extension which provides quick, easy access to our full-text content. If you are searching scholarly journals, Google Scholar, PubMed, Wikipedia, or a variety of other scholarly sites the LibKey Nomad extension will show you if the article is available via our full-text subscriptions, with a button to directly access the PDF. If an article isn't available in full-text LibKey Nomad will provide a pre-populated form allowing you to seamlessly request the article from the library. LibKey Nomad is currently available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave and Vivaldi. Once downloaded, select 'East Cheshire NHS Trust' in the list of organisations. For more information, training or help to move your searches please get in touch: Library & Knowledge Service Tel: 01625 66 1362 Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net The Library & Knowledge Service would like to welcome all the new medical students who have recently joined East Cheshire NHS Trust on placement. As part of the support offered to you while you are here, you will have access to a variety of high quality, evidence based resources. These include:
UpToDate UpToDate is an evidence-based, physician-authored, clinical decision support tool. It aims to synthesise all the evidence on any clinical topic and is literally ‘up to date’ to within a month of the latest research published. To access for the first time, do so via the windows menu on a Trust PC, this will give you access without a username and password. Once in, register for your own account so you can use it via an app or from home. BMJ Best Practice BMJ Best Practice is also a Clinical Decision Support tool, although without the coverage provided by UpToDate. The information is presented differently and some people prefer it. You can login with your Athens credentials (use your email address and your Athens password) – all links to our resources can be found here. Knowledge Hubs If you don’t know where to start or you just want to browse, our Knowledge Hubs are great. All the resources (journals, apps, websites, e-learning) relating to your clinical specialty or staff group, in one place. Knowledge Share Sign up to Knowledge Share and get abstracts emailed to you every 2 weeks. The more specific you can be, the more targeted your alerts. The emails contain links to relevant high level evidence – articles, reports, reviews – so you won’t be inundated with primary research articles. Sign up here. Clinical Librarian Services Need evidence but don’t have time to look? Ask the library to do an evidence/ literature search. Please say whether it is for a clinical audit, a presentation or patient care as this will determine the level of search we perform. Do say if your search is urgent and we’ll try and get something to you within 24 hours (or ASAP). Request a search by emailing Holly Cook on: holly.cook3@nhs.net Bulletins and Updates The Library produces a variety of bulletins and updates. The bulletins are monthly links to commercially published, high level evidence briefings and the Updates are a selection of primary research abstracts (about 50) and are published twice yearly. Please find more information on these publications here. Contact us for more information! Library & Knowledge Service Tel: 01625 66 1362 Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net |
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