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  • Home
    • Login to Microsoft 365
  • Evidence Resources
    • NHS Knowledge & Library Hub
    • Databases >
      • Search Ovid
      • Search EBSCO
    • UpToDate >
      • Login to UpToDate
    • Royal Marsden >
      • Login to Royal Marsden
    • Prescribing resources
    • LibKey
    • Critical appraisal
    • Referencing
    • Athens >
      • Login to Athens
  • Knowledge Hubs
    • Clinical specialties >
      • Acute medicine
      • Anaesthetics
      • Audiology
      • Cardiology
      • Critical care
      • Dermatology
      • Emergency Medicine
      • Endocrinology
      • Gastroenterology >
        • Gastroenterology Patient Information
      • Geriatrics
      • Mental Health
      • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
      • Oncology
      • Orthopaedics
      • Paediatrics
      • Palliative Care >
        • Chaplaincy
      • Public Health
      • Radiology
      • Respiratory
      • Rheumatology
      • Surgery
    • Staff groups >
      • Assessors, Supervisors and Educators
      • Community Staff
      • General Practitioners
      • Healthcare Assistants
      • Managers and Leaders
      • NHS Staff
      • Nurses >
        • International Nurses
        • Nursing Associates
        • Revalidation
      • Occupational Therapists
      • Pharmacists
      • Physiotherapists
      • Resident Doctors
      • SAS Doctors
      • Speech Therapists
      • Students
    • Conditions >
      • Autism
      • COVID-19
      • Dementia
      • Menopause
      • Mpox
      • Sepsis
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      • AI
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Training

The library runs a number of different courses, which can be arranged for 1:1 or small group sessions. Training can be conducted virtually via Teams, in the Library or your place of work.
Contact the Library (​[email protected] or 01625 661362) for more information or to book a session.

Current courses:

Overview of Online Library Resources
An introduction to the 'Evidence Portal' on the library website

Covers: NHS Athens; decision support tools; NICE Guidance; Cochrane and databases, including basic evidence searching.

Useful for: all Trust staff who want a basic overview of quality clinical information resources.
Advanced Evidence Searching
An in-depth look at how to conduct an evidence search

Covers: defining your research or clinical question; developing a search strategy; advanced searching skills; and exporting search results.

Useful for: anyone wanting to conduct a thorough evidence or literature search for a clinical audit, systematic review, or similar.
Study and Research Skills
A basic overview of useful skills and resources for coursework or research

Covers: defining an essay or research question; useful resources; doing a literature search; structuring your essay; and referencing.

Useful for: anyone returning to study after a break away from education, or starting a personal research project.
How to do a Systematic Review
A structured approach for how to conduct a Systematic Review

Covers: is your research valid; defining your question; scoping; databases; other sources of evidence; selection criteria; and sifting results.

Useful for: anyone undertaking a Systematic Review.
Introduction to Critical Appraisal
How to read a paper

Covers: the evidence hierarchy; study types; peer review; and basic statistics.

Useful for: anyone who makes decisions based on research papers.
Basic IT Skills Support
Learn the basics or improve your skills and confidence in using a computer

Topics can include: Windows and file management; Word; PowerPoint; Email; and searching the internet.

Useful for: absolute beginners or those who would like a refresher.

Guides & leaflets

The Library produces a number of guides and leaflets to help you use the resources and services. These are available on the Guides and Leaflets page.
Want a quick 10-minute demo on a specific resource?

​A short training session as part of your team meeting?
We can tailor all our training to your specific requirements - if none of the sessions outlined are quite suitable just get in touch and discuss how we can support you and your team!

eLearning support

We have 13 drop-in PCs which you can use 24/7 to do your e-learning. The Library staff can support you by helping to troubleshoot issues such as logging on, navigating and enrolling on to courses etc.
For more in-depth queries please contact:
Training Admin (for e-learning help):
01625 656520 :: [email protected]
If no answer, telephone 01625 656530 (Monday-Friday) or 07909001451​ (Monday-Thursday 9am - 2:30pm) or 07341881244 (Monday - Thursday 8am - 5pm).
ESR System Support (for e-learning password resets etc):
01625 656530 ::  [email protected]​ 

​Please note that the Library and Knowledge Service are unable to provide support with IT problems. If you have an IT issue you will need to contact the IT service desk on ​01625 663131 or MDGH extension 3131.

AQUA training

A range of training, development, events and tools which are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to help your organisation build a system and culture for continuous quality improvement.

​Download the Directory of Offers here.
Front cover of the AQUA Directory of training offers 2022/23 - click to open the PDF

​Office 365

East Cheshire NHS Trust is migrating everyone's accounts to Office 365. Find out about the new features with these guides and videos.
365 Knowledge Hub
Teams
Office 365
Stream (videos)
Outlook Email
OneDrive
GCF Learn Free logo
Free Microsoft Office online tutorials - brush up on your Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook skills. These are delivered in short, easy to understand sections, with examples to download and work books to follow. Tutorials are also available on basic computing skills, email, using social media and more.

Additional Teams guides

  • Videos explaining how to use the different features of Teams
  • Teams Quick Start Guide
  • Teams for trainers
  • Case studies - how other NHS teams are using Teams
  • Microsoft Teams guidance for remote teaching​​ (HEE)

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