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NHS Resources

• NHS Evidence : www.evidence.nhs.uk
• NHNN resources
• UCLH and UCL Libraries
• Other local resources
• DoH & NHS online resources - including National Library for Health
• Online training resources
• Organisations
• Gateways to other web resources
• Library training services

• Please also see our page of NICE guidelines relevant to NHNN

NHNN Resources

• The Queen Square Library  - UCL Institute of Neurology & the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  

  • Services include: training, enquiries & UCLH computers in the Library
  • Print Resources: books & journals

• Electronic Resources available locally

  • E-journals for NHS users (mostly available with an NHS Athens account, a handful only available within UCLH computer network)
  • Databases
  • HILO Health Information for London Online (includes KA24)

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Other UCLH and UCL Libraries

• Library services available to Trust staff  (incl. Bloomsbury Healthcare Library)

• University College London, Library Services

  • UCL Libraries are open to all NHS staff at Queen Square on production of a valid ID card

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Other local resources

• LondonLinks - Networking Information for Healthcare (from the LLIDU: London Library Information & Development Unit)
• South Bank University, Learning & Information Services
• Royal College of Nursing Library
• BMA Library
• RSM Library
• British Library

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DoH & NHS online resources, news and information

• DoH homepage - including the Chief Executive Bulletin; Publications Library (replaces the COIN and POINT databases for circulars and publications); National Service Frameworks for Long Term Conditions (the NSF will have a particular focus on the needs of people with neurological disease and brain and spinal injury); Research & Development site; Research governance framework
• National Electronic Library for Medicines - providing timely and relevant information on medicines and support prescribing to the NHS at the point of care.
• NHS - including the internal DoH pages; public pages; Litigation Authority (NHSLA indemnifies NHS bodies in respect of both clinical negligence and non-clinical risks and manages claims and litigation under both headings; they also have risk management programmes in place against which NHS trusts are assessed)
• NHS Direct homepage
• NHS Evidence homepage (formerly National Library for Health) - search for evidence & guidance.
• NHS Evidence - stroke - a specialist area of the NHS Evidence website focusing on stroke.
• NHS Evidence - neurological conditions - a specialist area of the NLH website focusing on neurological conditions which aims to gather together the best quality evidence in neurological conditions. The resource has been developed by a team comprising neurologists, health professionals, representatives from patient & professional organisations.
• NHS London region homepage

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Online Training

• Training courses from the Queen Square Library
• Online database guides from the Queen Square Library
• Internet for Nursing, midwifery and health visiting   A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for nurses,midwives and health visitors. (UK)
• Internet Medic A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for medics.
• Internet Bioresearcher A free "teach yourself" tutorial on Internet information skills for biological and biomedical scientists.

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Organisations

• BMA - British Medical Association
• CSP - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• DoH - Department of Health
• GMC - General Medical Council
• MRCP (UK)
• RCN - Royal College of Nursing
• RSM - Royal Society of Medicine

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Gateways to other Web resources

• BUBL (UK) - A national information service for the higher education community, funded by JISC.
• Resource Discovery Network (UK) - Providing access to information for the UK academic community.
• NMAP (UK)  - Guide to quality Internet resources in Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied health Professions
• OMNI (UK) - Guide to quality Internet resources in health and medicine

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