Saving you time issue 🕰️ - The Health Academy

Click - Conntecting NHS Staff and Students with Knowledge, Evidence and Digital Reosurces

Every minute counts in the NHS. Whether you’re caring for patients, studying, teaching, conducting research or improving services, finding reliable information quickly can make all the difference. That’s why this issue of Click is all about saving time.

In this issue, we’ll highlight some of the quickest and easiest ways to access trusted evidence, keep up to date with the latest developments, and make the most of the Library’s services. Whether you’re looking for answers to a clinical question, researching a project, or supporting your professional development, we’re here to help you find the right information at the right time.

Issue contents:

🔓 OpenAthens – Spend less time logging into resources

🌐 LibKey Nomad – For quicker access to articles when researching

ℹ️ KnowledgeShare – Receive information on your interests straight to your email

🩺 Point of Care tools – For rapid answers to clinical questions

🏥 Internurse – For quick access to nursing research

🔎 Literature searching service – Reduce time spent looking for evidence

🖥️ Library training – Learn how to search more efficiently

📰 Article request service – For quick access to hard-to-find articles

OpenAthens – Spend less time logging into resources

An OpenAthens account is your key to thousands of journals, databases, e-books and clinical resources, all available with a single login. Whether you’re looking for evidence to support patient care, undertaking research, or completing university assignments, OpenAthens helps you access trusted information quickly and easily. Spend less time searching for articles and more time using the evidence that matters.

Register by completing this online form. We recommend you do this on an NHS computer and register with your Trust email account.

This video provides more information on how to register. For help on how to activate and use your account visit our Bitesize Learning page.

LibKeyNomad – For quicker access to articles when researching

LibKey Nomad is a free browser extension that helps NHS staff and students access research articles faster. It automatically links you to available PDFs and full-text content while you search online, reducing the need to navigate multiple websites. Spend less time hunting for articles and more time using the evidence.

Visit the LibKey Nomad Website for details on how to download the browser.

KnowledgeShare – Receive information on your interests straight to your email

Keeping up with the latest evidence can be challenging when time is limited. KnowledgeShare does the hard work for you by sending personalised updates on new research, guidelines and publications relevant to your role. Instead of spending hours searching, you can receive the evidence you need directly to your inbox, helping you stay informed and support evidence-based practice.

Complete our online form to register

Point of Care Tools – For rapid answers to clinical questions

Need a quick answer to a clinical question? Point of Care tools provide fast access to trusted, evidence-based information exactly when you need it. By bringing together expert summaries, guidelines and recommendations in one place, they help NHS staff spend less time searching and more time making informed decisions for patient care. Our Bitesize training videos below give more information on how to search point of care tools DynaMed and BMJ Best Practice.

Internurse – For quick access to nursing research

Looking for nursing evidence? Internurse provides access to a wide range of nursing journals and professional publications in one convenient place. Whether you’re supporting patient care, studying for an assignment, preparing a presentation or keeping up to date with the latest developments in nursing, Internurse can help you find relevant information quickly and easily. Spend less time searching across multiple websites and more time using the evidence.

Literature Searching Service – Reduce time spent looking for evidence

Need evidence but don’t have time to search for it? Our expert librarians can undertake a literature search on your behalf, identifying the most relevant research and evidence to answer your question. Whether you’re supporting patient care, developing a guideline, completing a quality improvement project or conducting research, we’ll do the searching so you can focus on using the evidence, not finding it.

Library Training – Learn how to search more efficiently

Ever feel like you’re spending more time searching for evidence than actually reading it? Our literature searching training can help. Learn practical techniques to search databases more effectively, find relevant evidence faster and reduce time spent sifting through irrelevant results. Whether you’re supporting patient care or undertaking research for university studies, better searching skills can help you work smarter and make the most of your valuable time.

Visit our website to book onto a training course.

Article Request Service – For quick access to hard-to-find articles

If you’ve found the perfect article but can’t get hold of the full text, our Article Request service can save you time. Whether you’re are struggling to access a journal, or the article isn’t included in our subscriptions, we’ll do our best to obtain it for you. Instead of spending hours searching for alternative access routes, submit a request and let the library track it down, so you can focus on using the evidence rather than finding it.

Submit your request by completing our Article Request Form.