Staff

Angela Head [Trust Librarian and LibNEL Manager, Ext:6872]

Anthea Levene [Information Skills Trainer, Ext:6622]

Pam Durrant [Library Assistant, Ext:5311]

Sue Threadwell [Library Assistant, Ext:5311]

Sue Meehan [Library Assistant, Ext:5311]

Keely Horton [Library Assistant, Ext: 5311]

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Services

Photocopying facilities are available by purchasing cards in the Library Office.

Books not available in the library may be borrowed from other sources and library staff can normally obtain articles from journals not held by this library

Computers with access to the trust network are available for Microsoft Office, health databases and the Internet.

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Journals

We have over 150 current journals, which includes coverage of medicine, surgery and mental health.

To request journals please fill the form below which you can either fax, post or hand to a member of staff.

• Journal request form

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Databases [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [H] [M] [N] [P] [R] [U]

A

AMED
The Allied and Alternative Medicine Database (AMED) is produced by the Health Care Information Service of the British Library. Its subject coverage includes: complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, podiatry and palliative care.
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required

B

British Nursing Index (BNI)
Contains references (no abstracts) from over 200 British and English language nursing-related journals.
Access: Available through KA24 ATHENS password required

C

Caredata
Part of the Electronic Library for Social Care (eLSC), caredata contains abstracts of  relevant social work and social care literature. The database covers UK, North American and other English-language resources.
Access: Free Internet service. No password required

CINAHL
Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL). Coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. More than 500 journals are regularly indexed and abstracts are available for more than 150 of these.
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required

Clinical Evidence
A compendium of evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions, published by the BMJ Publishing Group. It provides a concise account of the current state of knowledge, about the prevention and treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions based on thorough searches of the literature.
Access: Available via the NeLH.. ATHENS password required for access outside the Library.

Cochrane Library
Comprises the following databases: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, DARE, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, NHS Economic Evaluation Database and the Health Technology Assessment Database. 
Access:  Available through the NeLH. ATHENS password required for access outside the Library.

D

DH-Data
Produced by the Department of Health Library. Covers health service and hospital administration, with an emphasis on the British National Health Service
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required

E

EMBASE
EMBASE is a biomedical and pharmaceutical database covering over 3500 international journals. Similar in many ways to Medline, but with a more European and pharmaceutical emphasis .
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required

H

Healthpromis 
Health promotion database of the Health Education Authority
Access: Free Internet access. No password is required.

HMSO Legislation
Free access to full text British Statutes and Statutory Instruments archived from 1996. 
Access: Free Internet service. No password is required.

M

Medline
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index, as well as other sources in the areas of allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care, communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology. 
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required

N

National Guideline Clearinghouse
A US produced database of clinical practice guidelines
Access: Free Internet service. No password required.

National Research Register (NRR)
UK based database of research of interest to NHS staff
Access: Free Internet service. No password is required.

P

POINT: Publications on the Internet
Full-text (where available) of Department of Health publications.
Access: Free Internet service. No password required.

PsycINFO
PsycINFO covers literature, relevant to psychology  from 1887-present and contains more than 1.5 million references to journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, and dissertations. In addition to "core" psychology topics such as personality or mental health, PsycINFO contains abstracts on behavioural topics from related disciplines. You can find references about health care, education, business, organizational behaviour, consumer behaviour, criminal justice, artificial intelligence, and many more.
Access: Available through KA24. ATHENS password required.

R

RDinfo
A database of research funding and training opportunities in healthcare. Produced by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Access: Free Internet service. No password is required.

U

UK Official Publications on the Internet
Full-text of selected publications published by the Stationery Office.
Access: Free Internet service. No password required.

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KA24

The portal that will provide you access to health care databases and electronic journals for NHS staff working in London. Includes resources provided by HILO and the NeLH.

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