- Overview
- Available Locations
- Join the Library
- Our training
- Books, journals and databases
- Useful resources and links*
Type
Library servicesWelcome to the NHFT Library site. We provide access to the best evidence, that supports both clinicians and managers, to help services provide high value care across Northamptonshire. Our goal is to put evidence at the heart of decision making. The Libraries are managed by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and are available to NHS staff at Northamptonshire Healthcare and Northampton General Hospital and attached students.
While we carry out the traditional library role of providing books, journals and newspapers, we do much more than this. We offer a full enquiry and literature searching service, from answering basic questions to addressing complex clinical, research and management information needs, across the breadth of services within the NHS.
In each of the libraries, you will find qualified library staff who are there to offer you a friendly and effective service.
Although the libraries are all staffed during office hours, the service does not stop at 5pm. Once registered, all users can access the library at Northampton General Hospital 24 hours a day, every day. The 24/7 access at Berrywood Library is suspended at the moment but we will advertise when this is available again. Many of our services can also be accessed remotely, so you do not need to visit the library in person. Becoming a member of one library automatically allows you to use all of the others.
Our service is provided across a number of sites, each with its own specialisms, as well as providing more general stock. Please select the available locations tab to find out more about the individual library sites.
Available Locations
Join the Library
Membership is free and open to all NHFT and Northampton General Hospital staff, as well as attached students.
We also offer an annual subscription-based membership service to other individuals or organisations who aren't eligible for free membership.
For us to provide you with any of the services or resources offered, we request that you register as a member. You can register in person at any of the libraries or complete the registration form below.
Library Services Membership FormYou will be sent a library membership card and full details of service provision within two working days of us receiving your completed registration form.
Library Induction
Our online induction video for new staff members
Our online induction video for students on placement
Subscription membership
For people who need access to health-related resources but do not qualify for membership to our service, we offer a subscription-based individual membership.
Anyone can join the Library on a subscription basis. We currently offer an:
- Annual subscription for £50
- Or a six-month subscription for £30
For the cost of your membership you will get:
- 24-hour access every day to the libraries at the Berrywood and Northampton General hospitals
- Access to Isebrook Library during staffed hours
- Access to physical library stock, resources, and the library catalogue
- Loans from our collections for up to six items on loan per member at any one time
- Access to databases and electronic books and journals via an OpenAthens password
- Access to the Internet while at Richmond, Berrywood or Isebrook Libraries
- Access to computers with MS Office
- Use of study facilities
- Quick reference and enquiry support - (defined as approximately 10 minutes of library staff time per enquiry)
Subscriptions can be purchased at any of the Library sites by cash, bank transfer or by ringing Berrywood Library to pay by card.
Additional services
We can also offer some additional services on a fee-paying basis. See our Subscription Membership Leaflet[pdf] 170KB for costs.
Our training
The training offered by the library is designed to enable you find the evidence you need to support your work; to help you understand clinical papers, and to provide support as you study. The workshops are delivered by local NHS librarians and each is accompanied by detailed handouts.
If you would like to attend one of our training courses please contact the library service and we will arrange a session for you. Sessions can be done face to face in the library or your workplace or via MS Teams.
If you have been on our training and would like to give us some feedback, please click here.
Critical Appraisal: An Introduction
Not all evidence is equal! If you want to be confident with using published research you need to understand what it is telling you and be able to assess its quality. Our two critical appraisal skills courses can help you get to grips with the basics of this useful skill.
This course covers the basics of assessing the quality of research evidence. It looks at the different types of research studies you are most likely to come across, and will give you an introduction to some of the statistical terminology most commonly used in biomedical research such as 'number needed to treat' and 'confidence intervals'.
The course also takes you through a checklist for critically appraising a randomised controlled trial. You do not need to have knowledge of critical appraisal or statistical techniques in order to attend.
Critical Appraisal: In Action
Not all evidence is equal! If you want to be confident in using published research you need to understand what it is telling you and be able to assess its quality. Our two critical appraisal skills courses can help you get to grips with the basics of these useful skills.
This is an interactive follow up session giving you the opportunity to appraise a randomised controlled trial, using the information learned in our introductory training. Participants will undertake the appraisal as a group, facilitated by a Librarian. The paper will be circulated in advance, although time will be allowed for reading it on the day. This session is aimed at people who have previously attended 'Critical Appraisal: an introduction' or similar training.
Introduction to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub is a single gateway that offers an easy to use interface for quick searches, as well as access to a huge variety of electronic content.
This short (30 minute) introduction will show you how to search the Hub, as well as how to access electronic journals, databases and other resources.
Literature Searching
Training in literature searching can be run as a two-hour course or as a shorter individual session tailored to your needs. It provides an introduction to searching for published literature, showing you how to find journal articles on a subject from databases such as Medline.
The full course includes time spent practising search skills with support from the course leader.
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Develop an effective search strategy for a research topic by identifying key concepts, search terms and synonyms
- Select an appropriate database for conducting a search
- Use the correct techniques for combining search terms
- Use the thesaurus to search the databases more effectively
- Save, email and print journal references retrieved
Please note: You will to need to bring your OpenAthens password with you to access the databases for the practical parts of the course. If you don't already have one you can register online here, or contact the library if you think you might have an account but have forgotten the login.
The Pre-course Course
This course is aimed at NHS staff who are undertaking further study of some kind, whether it is a short course, a module, a full Masters or PhD.
This two-hour session will help you:
- Set up your library membership and OpenAthens account for access to online journals and databases
- Tackle reading lists and find the books you need
- Access full text electronic journal articles
- Use the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub, Trip database and Cochrane Library to search for evidence and guidelines and identify good quality information
Academic writing
Writing a poster presentation
Training venues and booking
Who: These sessions are free and open to all NHFT and NGH staff and attached students.
How to book: Contact the library of your choice. Your booking can usually be arranged over the phone immediately. Certificates of attendance can be given to all course participants.
When: Our training sessions can usually be arranged to suit you.
Where: Training can be delivered via MS Teams, in the libraries or at any other suitable venue.
Books, journals and databases
Many of these resources are online and require you to log in with an NHS OpenAthens account linked to NHFT or NGH. If you don't already have one you can register online here, or contact the library if you think you might have an account but have forgotten the login.
The NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
The Hub is a single gateway that offers an intuitive search experience for quick searches (for more complex literature searching you will need to use the individual databases).
On the Hub you can find:
- Thousands of electronic journals that you can search or browse
- Basic, advanced and PICO searching options
- Books and e-publications
- One-click access to full-text articles, request a copy, or contact us
- Clinical decision support tools such as BMJ Best Practice
- NICE pathways and guidelines
To access the Knowledge and Library Hub, go to http://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub, click "Start your search" and log in with your OpenAthens account via the link at the top of the page.
We have also created a short guide to getting the most from the site: NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Quick Guide[pdf] 598KB
Point of Care
BMJ Best Practice draws on the latest evidence based research to offer step-by-step UK guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. It also features procedural videos, calculators, drug information and leaflets for patients.
By registering for a personal account you can also use Best Practice to record CME/CPD activity for revalidation and you can access it offline via a free app for Android and iOS devices.
Access: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/ and log in with your OpenAthens account.
BMJ Best Practice Quick Start Guide
Clinical Knowledge Summaries is a reliable source of evidence-based clinical information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary and first contact care.
Access: http://cks.nice.org.uk/
Books
You can find all of our book stock on our catalogue by clicking here.
We have a large stock of books to support work and training in the trust but also a growing collection of fiction and non-fiction and wellbeing books to help your work-life balance.
Our loans are mainly for 6 weeks, with a few high demand titles on 14 day loan but you can keep renewing your loans, providing no one else has asked for them.
Managing your loans
When you register with the library you can log into the catalogue using the number on your library card. Just select the forgot your password option to set up your account. Once you have done that you can see your current and past loans, renew and reserve books and even create your own reading lists.
Items not held in stock (Inter-library loans)
NHS staff can request any book or journal article that we do not hold in stock and we will try to obtain it via our local, regional and national networks of NHS and academic libraries.
There is no charge for this service for NHS staff, but we may contact you if we can only get your item from the British Library. They charge us for the service, so we need to ensure the item you have asked for is essential.
Students on placement will need to request items we do not stock from their university library.
E-Books
We have a large collection of books available to you online.
The easiest way to find our ebooks is to search our catalogue where you will find all our our titles and a link to access them.
You will then need to log in with your NHS OpenAthens password to read the full book.
We have also created an E-books Guide[pdf] 1MB to help with getting the best from the different platforms we use.
Journals
The library service provides access to a large, mostly online, collection of journal titles, covering all aspects of medicine, health care, nursing, management, mental health and the allied health professions
The easiest way to access all of our journal holdings is via the BrowZine site. On BrowZine you can:
- Search our journal holdings for specific titles
- Browse our journal subscriptions to see what titles we hold in your specialty / areas of interest
- Browse table of contents of our journals and link straight through to the full text of most articles
To access BrowZine follow the links below:
- Northamptonshire Healthcare staff follow this link: https://browzine.com/libraries/1776/
- Northampton General Hospital staff follow this link: https://browzine.com/libraries/1775/
We recommend using BrowZine if you are searching for a specific article or journal title, however if you are searching for articles on a topic it would be better to use the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub search or one of the health databases available via the Hub.
We have created a Browzine User Guide[pdf] 898KB to help you get the most out of our electronic journals collections.
Databases
There are many health databases available which you can search to find journal articles, conference papers and sometimes reports or books on specific subjects. If you need help with searching we offer training on how to use the databases effectively.
Many of the main health databases are available via the NHS Knowledge and Library Hubhttps://library.nhs.uk/knowledgehub/ and have all our full text journals linked in to them. You will need an OpenAthens password to access these databases.
These databases are available from the Hub and more information is available about them on that site.
- CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)
- EMBASE
- EMCARE
- HMIC (Health Management Information Consortium)
- Medline
- PsycINFO (Psychological Information) (Available to NHFT staff and students only)
- Social Policy & Practice
Guides to planning a search and using the databases are available:
- Literature Searching - Getting Started.pdf[pdf] 351KB
- Literature Searching via EBSCO (Cinahl).pdf[pdf] 874KB
- Literature Searching via Ovid (Medline, Embase, Emcare, AMED, Social Policy & Practice, HMIC).pdf[pdf] 751KB
The Hub also has links to:
- The Cochrane Library which includes a database of systematic reviews
- Trip database - health search engine which allows you to filter results by level of evidence
Other health databases and search engines available include:
Clinical Key
Clinical Key can be used as both a point-of-care tool and for further in-depth research. As well as full text journals and eBooks it contains clinical topic summaries, images and procedure videos.
Password: OpenAthens
Campbell Library
A database of systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions covering topics such as social welfare, education, crime and justice.
Password: None
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database)
A database of high quality evidence for Physiotherapy (systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and guidelines). PEDro is produced by the Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy in Australia.
Password: None
OAISter
A catalogue of free open access resources containing over 25 million records from 1,100 contributors including depositories from many major national and university libraries. All the content is available in full text.
Password: None
Useful resources and links*
Apps and mobile devices
To download the App for free simply click on the link below:
- NHS App The NHS App allows you to access a range of NHS services
Clinical, healthcare and other images
Links to sites providing clinical photographs, diagrams and other related images. While some images supplied may be licence-free, others will have strict conditions applied to their use. Please make sure you are fully aware of the terms of use for any image before downloading it.
- Anatomy Atlases Anatomy Atlases is a US based digital health sciences library providing free access to detailed anatomical images
- Centre for Disease Control Public Health Image Library
The CDC's photo library contacts photos, illustrations and multimedia files relating to public health medicine - Free Images.co.uk
Free images is a high quality resource of general stock photographic images. All images in the collection are free to use on websites, printed materials and anywhere you need photos for illustration and design use - morgueFile
- A collection of general photographic images, freely available for both personal and commercial usage
- Pixabay
Pixabay offers free public domain, copyright-free photographs and images for use in any digital or print form without licensing or attribution - Wellcome Images
Contains themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science. The biomedical collection holds over 40,000 high-quality images from the clinical and biomedical sciences. It covers disease, surgery, general healthcare, sciences from genetics to neuroscience including the full range of imaging techniques - Wikimedia Commons
Collection of freely available images. You can filter your search by the Creative Commons licence under which they are available.
Critical appraisal skills
- CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme)
CASP aims to enable individuals to develop the skills to find and make sense of research evidence. The site provides access to critical appraisal tools (checklists) which guide the appraisal of different types of research (systematic reviews, qualitative, randomised controlled trials and more) - Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Established in Oxford as the first of several centres around the country whose broad aim is to promote evidence-based health care. The site contains a useful introduction to EBM, as well as downloads and EBM tools - Critical Appraisal Notes & Checklists
SIGN (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) have made a series of checklists available for assessing different types of research evidence, as well as providing notes on their use - Critical Appraisal of an RCT using CASP checklist
A useful playlist of 10 very short videos on how to critically appraise a randomised controlled trial from Barts Health Library and Knowledge Service - Health Knowledge Critical Appraisal E-Learning
These free e-learning modules take you through the process of how to assess the validity and reliability of the published research in order to provide effective and efficient healthcare - How to Spot Spin and Inappropriate Use of Statistics
Briefing from the House of Commons Library on how statistics are most commonly spun or used incorrectly, and what are some of the best ways to tell when this has happened - Understanding Health Research: A tool for making sense of health studies
A useful tool to help people understand and review published health research to decide how dependable and relevant a piece of research is - Understanding Research Evidence (videos)
A set of short videos from National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools explaining the important terms and key concepts you are likely to encounter when looking at research evidence.
E-Learning
E-learning offers a convenient way to expand your knowledge or learn new skills without having to attend any classes or lectures. It enables you to work at your own pace and to work through lessons several times if you wish too.
- Clinical: e-Learning for Healthcare
e-LfH is an NHS England programme providing high quality content free-of-charge for the training of NHS staff. It is interactive, and uses quality images, video, audio and animation to help trainees learn and retain knowledge. Content is presented using various templates such as 'real-life' scenarios, case studies and 'knowledge bites' - Coursera
Offering over 1,500 online courses from institutions around the world including subjects such as health and medicine, clinical sciences as well as business, maths, and social sciences - Future Learn
Future Learn are owned by the Open University and offer a collection of hundreds of free online courses from universities and specialist organisations from around the world. Catagories available include health, science, business management and teaching - OpenLearn
OpenLearn is the Open University's free collect of elearning modules. It covers a broad range of subjects from health, science, maths and education to history, art, politics and culture. With over 800 free courses there is plenty to chose from. - Clinical: University of Nottingham E-Learning Modules
A collection of Re-usable Learning Objects (RLOs), which are free short e-learning modules. Topic covered include nursing, midwifery, anatomy and pharamcology, as well as some non-clinical items - Clinical: e-VTE
An e-learning package designed to raise awareness and improve understanding of Venous Thromboembolism. The package has been developed by the Chief Medical Officer's VTE Implementation Working Group and is free to access - Postgraduate Medical Exams: eMRCS
Covers the MRCS Part A: Papers 1 and 2 and includes over 1,500 Single Best Answer and Extended Matching questions based on themes from previous exams. Registration is required and free access is available for 4 months. The site also has a specially designed section for use with smartphones. - Postgraduate Medical Exams: MRCPass
- Covers the MRCP Part 1 and includes access to 500 free MCQs and MRCPass notes
- Postgraduate Medical Exams: MRCPsychmentor.com
Covers the MRCPsych Papers 1, 2 & 3. A subscription based site, but Demo mode provides access to MCQ?s and EMI?s, revision mode and timed tests. The site also has a specially designed section for use with smartphones.
Evidence based information sources
- BMJ Best Practice draws on the latest evidence based research to offer step-by-step UK guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. It also features procedural videos, calculators, drug information and leaflets for patients
- Campbell Library
A dababase of systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions covering topics such as social welfare, education, crime and justice - Cochrane Library
A regularly updated electronic library of several databases including systematic reviews (the "gold standard" of evidence) of the effects of health care, healthcare technology assessments and economic evaluations of healthcare interventions. Full text of the systematic reviews is available - Electronic Medicines Compendium
A dictionary of medicines & devices - Epistemonikos
A multilingual database of evidence-based health information and the largest collection of systematic reviews in the world. Epistemonikos offers a simple Google-style search, as well as a more sophisticated, advanced search feature - NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries
A reliable source of evidence-based clinical information and practical 'know how' about the common conditions managed in primary and first contact care - The NNT
The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) offers a measurement of the impact of a medicine or therapy by estimating the number of patients that need to be treated in order to have an impact on one person. The site sets out to review the benefits and harms of medical interventions based on NNT evidence - OT Seeker
OT Seeker is database of high quality evidence - systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials for Occupational Therapy. It is produced by two Australian Universities - Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
PEDro contains high quality evidence including systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials and guidelines and is produced by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy in Australia.
Information for the public
The links below are to sites containing good quality information aimed at the public rather than health professionals.
- NHS UK
NHS UK provides high quality information aimed at patients and the public. It features an A-Z list of common conditions and their treatment, reviews of articles about new treatments published in the media, advice on healthy living and information about NHS services - Contact For Families With Disabled Children
Provides support, advice and information for families with disabled children, no matter what their condition or disability - Health Talk Online
Share in more than 2,000 people's experiences of over 60 health-related conditions and illnesses. You can watch video or listen to audio clips of the interviews, and read about people's experiences. You can also find reliable information about specific conditions, treatment choices and support - Healthwatch Northamptonshire
Healthwatch is the independent consumer champion created to gather and represent the views of the public in Northamptonshire on health and social care services - List of Registered Medical Practitioners
The GMC's Medical Register is a list of doctors licenced to practice in the UK. There is also a separate register for GPs. Both lists are fully searchable, and free to use, and in addition to registration details, they also give any publicly available fitness to practice history since 2005 - MindEd for Families
Information and links to resources on the mental health of children, young people and older adults. The site covers issue like parenting, memory problems, common mental health issues and more. It was developed by Health Education England. - Patient Info
This site aims is to provide non-medical people in the UK with good quality information about health and disease. It includes evidence-based information leaflets on a wide range of medical and health topics. It also reviews health and illness related websites and provides links to them from a comprehensive web directory. All information is produced by UK health professionals - Rise Above
Rise Above is a site about health and wellbeing aimed at young people. Produced by Public Health England, the site contains videos, stories, games and advice on physical and mental health, how to have difficult conversations and the issues young people face.
Keeping up to date
These sites can help you stay up-to-date with news, developments and publications.
- BBC Health News
Current health related news items - British Psychological Society Research Digest
The BPS's award winning blog on the latest psychological research (also available as a fortnightly email or RSS feed) - Centre for Mental Health
The Centre for Mental Health is a charity that works to improve the quality of life for people with severe mental health problems. - Foundation of Nursing Studies
- An independent charity that works in partnership with nurses, midwives and health visitors to develop, promote and improve patient care
- JISCmail: Health Discussion Lists
A list of email discussion lists provided by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) that you can subscribe to, covering a wide variety of health-related topics - Library Services Blog
Our blog is designed to keep you up-to-date with the latest news from the Library Service, as well as covering other useful health-related information - NICE: Newsletters and Alerts
Subscribe to email alerts on topics of interest and a newsletter featuring new guidelines, plus related news and consultations.
Local NHS organisations & services
- Cransley Hospice
Cransley Hospice provides hospice and palliative care services for the population of north Northamptonshire - Cynthia Spencer Hospice
Cynthia Spencer Hospice provides hospice and palliative care services for the population of south Northamptonshire - East Midlands Ambulance Trust NHS Trust
EMAS provides emergency 999, urgent care services for the 4.8 million people within Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. - Healthwatch Northamptonshire
Healthwatch is the new independent consumer champion created to gather and represent the views of the public in Northamptonshire on health and social care services - Integrated Care Northamptonshire
Integrated care is about giving people the support they need, joined up across the NHS, local councils, voluntary and community organisations, and other partners - Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Provides hospital services in the north of the county - Kettering General Hospital Library Service
The web site and catalogue for the KGH Library Service - Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
The site offers up to date and accessible information about safeguarding children in Northamptonshire - Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Provides hospital services in Northampton and for the south of the county - Who Looks After You?
A partnership project of carers' organisations in Northamptonshire, NHS Northamptonshire, Nene Commissioning, Northamptonshire County Council and GPs that raises the profile of carers and caring with the general public, health and social care professionals and encourages carers to access information and support for their caring role.
NHS, UK government and statistics
- Campaign Resource Centre
The Campaign Resource Centre aims to provide a one-stop shop for all Department of Health public health campaign activities for anyone who works directly with the public. Each campaign section offers a summary of the campaign together with all the resources available to support it - Data.gov.uk
The site provides a free, single point of access to large amounts of UK government data (including healthcare and the NHS). Data can be browsed by tag, or searched. The site offers a Wiki for sharing ideas and problems, and there is also the powerful SPARQL feature, which allows users to construct their own queries to be run across the data stores - Department of Health and Social Care
The web site the Department of Health - GOV.UK
The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public service and all government-related information - Health and Safety Executive
The HSC and the HSE are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
The Executive Agency of the Department of Health protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely - National Audit Office
The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NICE is part of the NHS, and its role is to provide patients, health and social care professionals and the public with authoritative, robust and reliable guidance on current best practice - NHS Blood and Transplant Provides blood and transplantation service to the NHS, looking after blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. This includes managing the donation, storage and transplantation of blood and blood components, organs, tissues, bone marrow and stem cells, and researching new treatments and processes
- NHS Business Services Authority Prescription Information
This site contains information about the NHS prescription services - NHS UK
NHS UK provides high quality information aimed at patients and the public. It features an A-Z list of common conditions and their treatment, reviews of articles about new treatments published in the media, advice on healthy living as well as information about NHS services - NHS Digital
NHS Digital is England's central, authoritative source of health and social care information. It provides statistical and other information and is the source of data for official statistics published by the Department of Health, Care Quality Commission and other bodies - NHS Email & Directory Service
A national directory of NHS people and organisations - NHS England
NHS England is responsible for designing the proposed commissioning landscape and developing its business functions. This includes agreeing the method for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) - NHS Health Careers
A comprehensive guide to all aspects of careers in healthcare. - Self Care Forum
The site aims to provide support to NHS staff and patient groups to encourage people to think about self-care and contains resources aimed at general practice to help with the implementation of self-care initiatives. There are case studies, reports, research, fact sheets and practical tips. NHS staff can also upload their own case studies - UK Health Security Agency
UKHSA is responsible for planning, preventing and responding to external health threats, and providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage - UK Statistics Authority
This is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level.
Organisations
- Association for Perioperative Practice
Incorporating the National Association of Theatre Nurses, this site features news and publications, as well as educational resources for members - Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland
Representing the interests of over 8,000 anaesthetists in the UK & Ireland - Association of Clinical Scientists
Acts as a professional body representing all branches of Clinical Science in the UK - British & Irish Orthoptic Society
- Orthoptists are concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of ocular motility and problems relating to vision
- British Association of Occupational Therapists/College of Occupational Therapists
College of Occupational Therapists - British Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists
BAPO was established to encourage high standards of prosthetic and orthotic practice - British Dental Association
- The BDA develops policies to represent dentists working in every sphere, from general practice, through community and hospital settings, to universities and the armed forces
- British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, was formed to provide training and facilities for Dietitians - British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is a professional association of doctors, representing their interests and providing services for its 128,000 members. This includes nearly 4,000 from overseas and 14,000 medical students - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
The professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 40,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistants - College of Paramedics
The BPA (College of Paramedics) exists to support and develop the standing of the profession and to pursue the very best in education and continuing professional development - General Medical Council
Regulates and registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK - General Pharmaceutical Council
The regulatory body for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in Great Britain - Health Professions Council
Regulates a number of the allied health professions - Healthcare Infection Society
The HIS covers all aspects of the prevention and control of healthcare associated infection - Institute of Biomedical Science
The professional body for biomedical scientists in the UK - Institute of Health Record Information & Management
Assistance for members working in the field of health records, information, clinical coding and related professions - Institute of Health Visiting
The aim for the iHV is to raise standards in health visiting practice, and in doing so to improve public health outcomes for all children, families and communities - Institute of Healthcare Management
IHM is a professional organisation for managers in healthcare. Its focus is on improving patient care through the promotion of excellence in management - King's Fund
The King's Fund is an independent charitable foundation - Nursing & Midwifery Council
The NMC regulates nurses and midwives in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Islands. It set standards for practice, education and conduct and deals with allegations of malpractice - Royal College of Anaesthetists
Its principal responsibility is to ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management - Royal College of General Practitioners
The RCGP represents the interests of General Practitioners - Royal College of Midwives
The only professional organisation and trade union run by midwives for midwives - Royal College of Nursing
The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The RCOG is dedicated to the encouragement of the study and the advancement of the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology - Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Contains details of the College's many activities, publications and guidelines as well as the latest news and events - Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
The main objects of the College are to advance the art and science of paediatrics, improve standards of medical care to children, and to educate and examine doctors in paediatrics - Royal College of Pathologists
As well as information about the College, the site contains publications, e-newsletters and information for patients - Royal College of Physicians of London
Aims to ensure high quality care for patients by improving standards and influencing policy and practice in modern medicine - Royal College of Podiatry The largest UK professional body and trade union for HCPC registered podiatrists
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The online mental health resource - Royal College of Radiologists
Under the Charter the object of the College is to advance the science & practice of Clinical Radiology & Clinical Oncology. - Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
This is the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists website - Royal College of Surgeons
The College is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients - Royal Institute of Public Health
An independent organisation promoting public health and hygiene through education and training, information, quality testing and policy development - Royal Pharmaceutical Society
The professional body for pharmacists in England, Scotland and Wales - Royal Society of Medicine
The RSM is one of the largest providers of medical education in the country - Society of Radiographers
Responsible for their professional, educational, public and workplace interests - World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation is the United Nations specialised agency for health.
Research, education and training resources
- Cite This For Me
A free online resource that will create bibliographies for you. It can create a reference for almost any type of item in a huge array of different styles (including Harvard) - Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical research organisation, dedicated to understanding the scientific mechanisms of living things. It is a consortium of six of the UK's most successful scientific and academic organisations - the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK), the Wellcome Trust, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King's College London - Health Economics Research Centre
HERC performs applied and methodological research in health economics - Institute of Cancer Research
The site has information about the Institute as well as news, publications and downloadable leaflets - Medical Research Council (MRC)
MRC is the only public funding agency for medical research in the UK which covers the whole spectrum from basic research to applied activities - Midwives Information & Resource Service (MIDIRS)
Information relating to childbirth aimed at midwives - Research Design Unit for the East Midlands
The RDS aim is to increase the volume and quality of successful grant applications. They provide expert advice to help local researchers to develop and design high quality research proposals for submission to national, peer-reviewed funding competitions for applied health or social care research - University of Northampton Library Catalogue
- The online catalogue of the University of Northampton, with links to reading lists and the Library's home page
- University of Northampton Nectar
The Northampton Electronic Collection of Theses and Research (NECTAR) is an open access institutional repository for research produced by UoN staff and students including journal articles, books, conference papers and theses - University of Northampton Skills Hub
The Skills Hub has been developed by UoN Library & Learning Services to provide a resource for developing academic skills. The site features interactive tutorials (for example on Harvard referencing), information on practical skills like notetaking and critical thinking as well as videos and other library-related material. - Writing for publication
A selection of frequently asked questions from the NHS Knowledge for Healthcare Learning Academy. They include useful tips and links to helpful resources on planning, writing, peer review and how to make your research more visible.
Library leaflets
Please find below useful leaflet produced by the library service:
User guides
Please find downloadable user guides for a variety of library resources:
BMJ Best Practice Quick Start Guide [pdf] 3MB
BNF and BNFC Quick Guide[pdf] 567KB
Browzine User Guide[pdf] 898KB
Cochrane Library Guide[pdf] 777KB
EBSCO Mobile App Quick Guide June 23.pdf[pdf] 513KB
Journals A-Z Search Guide[pdf] 483KB
Literature Searching - Getting Started.pdf[pdf] 351KB
Literature Searching via EBSCO (Cinahl).pdf[pdf] 874KB
NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Quick Guide[pdf] 598KB
OpenAthens Registration Guide[pdf] 267KB
Patient Information Sources Guide[pdf] 1MB
Harvard References and Citations Guide - January 23[pdf] 341KB
