2. NHS LKS available to you
while on placement within the NHS
• NHS OpenAthens Electronic resources
• Information Skills Training (1-1 or Courses)
• Help with work related literature searches
• Current Awareness, ToCs, CPD Portal
• Borrowing rights
3. NHS OpenAthens
www.openathens.net
• Register Online
• Students - valid for duration of placement
• Transferable between NHS Trusts
• Access to e-books, e-journals, healthcare
databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
6. Healthcare Databases
http://www.library.nhs.uk/hdas/
• 8 healthcare databases
• Search using free-text or thesaurus terms
• Links to accessible full-text papers included
• Training available from the Library &
Knowledge Service
7. NHS OpenAthens
www.openathens.net
• Register Online
• Valid for duration of placement
• Transferable between NHS Trusts
• Access to e-books, e-journals, healthcare
databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
11. Literature Searching Service
• Finding published information on health and
medical topics
• 10 working day turnaround
• Not available for any “assessed / marked”
work – that forms part of a undergraduate /
postgraduate course of study
12. Current Awareness & Alerts
• We can help you set up tailored alerts to
new information published on your topic(s)
of interest
• We can provide Tables of Contents for your
key journal titles
• We provide the CPD portal to help you
keep up to date
13. What is the CPD Portal?
• An easy to navigate single site
• A central place to find information
• Accurate and up to date (automatic updates)
• Does the work so you don’t have to
• Can be accessed anywhere, anytime
• A gateway to other resources and information
15. Borrowing Rights
6 NHS Libraries
Specialist Public Health Resource Centre
Shared online catalogue
1 library card (transferable between placements)
Online @ www.leedslibraries.nhs.uk