Library Resources & Services for Allied Health

We provide access to several evidence-based resources which makes it easier to access the information you need right at the point of care.

NHS Knowledge & Library Hub

Evidence and knowledge searches made easier

The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub connects NHS staff and learners to high quality knowledge and evidence resources in one place, including:

• journals, books and databases
• clinical decision support resources including NICE Guidelines and BMJ Best Practice
• policy and management information and research literature
• resources purchased nationally and locally
• one-click links to full-text, request a copy or contact an NHS library

If you’re new to literature searching, or need a refresher, why not try this e-learning course: How to search the literature effectively. Or you can book a training session with one of our friendly librarians.

For more information on how the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub can support you throughout your allied health career, please visit here.

DynaMed

Get easy, fast and reliable answers to clinical questions

DynaMed is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use at the point-of-care.

It provides clearly defined recommendations based on the best evidence and clinical expertise, helping you to be confident in your practice and saves you time.

DynaMed ensures peace of mind in the clinical decision-making process with content based on a rigorous, seven-step evidence-based methodology, robust systematic literature surveillance with daily updates, and clinical expertise that both complements and clarifies the evidence.

Get answers to clinical questions everywhere you go with the DynaMed App – the best available evidence is always at your fingertips. Find out more about the DynaMed App.

BMJ Best Practice

Creating better decisions with better evidence

BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence-based information, whenever and wherever you need it. An NHS OpenAthens account is required for access outside the Trust network.

Step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention is updated daily using robust evidence based methodology and expert opinion.

It includes 1000+ evidence-based condition and symptom topics across 32 clinical specialties which provide the user with guidance throughout the full patient journey.

For fast, offline access to the clinical information you need download the App.

Healthcare databases

AMED

Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) is a specialized bibliographic database designed for physicians, therapists, medical researchers, and clinicians looking to learn more about alternative and allied therapies and related subjects.

CINAHL

CINAHL indexes the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals. Nurses, allied health professionals, researchers, nurse educators and students depend on the CINAHL Database to research their subject areas.

PEDro

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (or ‘PEDro’ for short) provides physiotherapists around the world with easy access to high-quality clinical research so they can practise and teach effectively. PEDro is a well-established, robust and trusted site that provides access to over 58,000 randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy.

PubMed

PubMed comprises more than 36 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. It is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of healthcare literature. It does not include full text journal articles; however, if you download LibKey Nomad you can get quick links to full-text articles without needing to log in to publishers websites.

Literature Searching & Article Request Service

Your NHS library team can find you high quality evidence to inform decision making – saving you time to care for your patients.

If you need the latest research for patient care, service improvements, guidelines and more, but you don’t have the time or the knowledge to search, we can help. We can search healthcare databases such as CINAHL and AMED for information on specific topics, all you need to do is request an evidence search. We can also offer training sessions on how to conduct a literature search yourself if you prefer.

If you’re struggling to locate a specific article, or you don’t have time to search for it, we can find articles for you. Complete our article request form online and in most cases we can obtain it from another NHS library free of charge.