Tuesday 10 July 2012

Quote of the Day


“To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all.”

Sir William Osler (1849- 1919)

Friday 6 July 2012

Managers' Information Site Survey


As we hope you are aware, Worcestershire Health Libraries have always supported clinicians by providing evidence to facilitate best practice.

We also aim to help other staff groups, including managers, both clinical and non-clinical. We have produced a “current awareness” service to provide managers with news, statistics, details of newly published articles, links to useful web-sites, quick access to Worcestershire Health Libraries services and resources. etc.

Whilst we have tried to include information that we think will be useful to you, we need to know what you think of it, and to hear how you think it could be made more relevant to your information needs. We should be grateful if you could try the beta version of the site at:


Once you have tried the site, please complete the quick  (10 question) survey available at:


Thank you.

Tuesday 3 July 2012

Free trial to BMJ Best Practice


 
 
What is Best Practice?
Best Practice is a ‘point of care’ evidence-based information resource.  It combines the latest research evidence (including content from Clinical Evidence), guidelines and expert opinion – presented in a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

According to BMJ “Best Practice provides a second opinion in an instant, without the need for checking multiple resources”.

When and Where?
The trial is running throughout July 2012.

Access (no login needed) from the Clinical Systems page of the Acute Trust Intranet.  (http://nww.worcsacute.nhs.uk/clinical-systems.aspx). 
So, what did you think?
We really need your feedback to help us decide whether this is a useful resource for staff.  You will see a link to our short feedback form (in the right-hand panel) once you have carried out a searchPlease give us your views, it will only take a minute.

Please look out for a similar trial to UpToDate (http://www.uptodate.com) in September 2012.




Disclaimer

The information on here is aimed at keeping the user up-to-date with news and resources available through the library. We take no responsibility for any actions taken due to the content of the site.