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Latest news picked via the Twitterverse… Caroline ‏@DeBrun In sickness and in health : "The following are the findings of the survey of nearly 3,400 carers and their experiences" RT @nhsimprovement: Effective pathways for long termconditions RT @rcpsych: RT @GeriSoc: The Silver Book published - recommendations and... to improve emergency care of older people  RT @nhslocal: If only there were a fun way to learn about infection control... oh wait there is!   RT @nicecomms: Info and download links for the new NICE BNF#medicines app for the NHS. You need an Athens account... RT @cochranelibrary: A new issue of the #Cochrane Library publishes today! RT @nhslocal: Can you teach people to care? This is what Stephen Welfare says For more Follow us on Twitter …

Internurse back online

The problem with the Internurse database has now been sorted out and you should be able to access full-text articles. Remember if you are accessing off-campus that you need to select the Institution sign on and log in with your Keele computer username and password.

Latest Training Programme for July - September now available

The training program for July - September is now available. We offer a range of free courses to our Keele and NHS users, from 10 minute inductions to in-depth literature searching. You can check out all the latest dates online  or by picking up a flyer at the counter. If you can’t make these dates or you want to chat about a specific training need then get in touch with our trainers and we can arrange a one-to-one session to suit you. To book a course complete our online form or contact us . 

BNF smartphone app

You can now access the British National Formulary (BNF) via your smartphone. The NICE BNF app is available for android and iphone devices; and is free for health and social care professionals who work for or who are contracted by NHS England. You will need to enter your NHS Athens user name and password to activate the app and download the content. For more information, and to download, see the NICE website .

Internurse unavailable

Unfortunately the InterNurse database will be unavailable for a few days. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Remember that you can still use the Cinahl database for nursing-related searches - see your Nursing Resources page for more information about nursing-related resources.

Health Inequalities Bulletin no. 32, April-May 2012

Click here to access the bulletin. This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on health inequalities which have been published in the previous two months. Sources covered include: NHS Evidence, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund.

Clinical Effectiveness Bulletin no. 64, May 2012

Click here to access the bulletin. This bulletin is produced by the North Staffordshire NHS Outreach Library and Information Service for Primary Care Trusts in North Staffordshire. It aims to draw attention to some of the key documents and reviews on clinical effectiveness that have been published in the previous month. Sources covered include NHS Evidence, Department of Health, Cochrane Library and King's Fund.

New Books for May 2012

You can browse all the latest titles added to the catalogue in the past month. Titles include: Action research in nursing and healthcare / Graham Williamson, Loretta Bellman, Jonathan Webster. Bones and joints : a guide for students / Chris Gunn.  Concise guide to pediatric arrhythmias / Christopher Wren.  Critical care management of the obese patient / edited by Ali A. El Solh.  Medical leadership : a practical guide for trainees andtutors / Peter Spurgeon and Bob Klaber  Mental health law : a practical guide / Basant K. Puri, Robert A. Brown, Heather K. McKee, Ian H. Treasaden  The complete MRCGP study guide / Sarah Gear  New ebooks include: 101 things to do with spare moments on the ward   / Dason E. Evans, Nakul Gamanlal Patel..  Complete revision notes for medical and surgical finals / By Kinesh Patel..  Contraception today: a pocketbook for general practitionersand practice nurses / John Guillebaud..  History and clinical examination at a

Erratic NHS Databases

NHS Evidence are experiencing problems with the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search facility today. It is preventing some users from logging in and running searches against a different database than that selected for some users. We have reported the problem and NHS Evidence are working to fix it. Apologies for all the inconvenience caused.