Education & Research Centre Library

Keeping Up to Date

  1. AMEDEO
  2. BMJ Evidence Updates
  3. Database Auto Alerts
  4. Department of Health Bulletins
  5. Horizon Scanning Bulletins
  6. Journals - electronic tables of contents
  7. NHS Evidence – Annual Evidence Updates
  8. NHS Evidence Specialist Collections
  9. NHS Eyes on Evidence
  10. Open University - iKnow
  11. RSS Feeds
  12. Zetoc Alerts


AMEDEO

AMEDEO offers weekly updates from journal subsets of interest. The free facility has a user friendly website which can be used to set up alerts. Using AMEDEO you can:


BMJ Evidence Updates

BMJ Evidence updates is a free email alerting service tailored to personal clinical interests which notifies you of important new research about the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, aetiology and economics of medical conditions. All citations (from over 120 premier clinical journals) are pre-rated for quality by research staff, then rated for clinical relevance and interest by at least 3 members of a worldwide panel of practicing physicians.
For more information on BMJ Evidence and to register, click here.

Database auto alerts

Be regularly alerted by email each time your search is run on a database such as Medline, CINAHL and Embase. Either we can do the search and set up the alert for you, or we can show you how to do it yourself. Please contact us for further information.

Department of Health Bulletins

The Week Bulletin (for Chief Execs and their teams)

Published every Thursday by the DH, The Week provides need-to-know news, consultations and events for chief executives and their teams. It provides links to more information and resources, highlighting areas for action. To access the current The Week and its archives, click here.

The Month Bulletin (for NHS leadership communities)

An agenda-setting monthly update of key messages from NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson and the NHS leadership team to share with staff, teams and organisations. To access the current The Month and its archives, click here.

Medical Directors' Bulletin

Monthly bulletins to update and inform medical directors on the latest announcements and documents from DH. Click here to access.

Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin

Aims to provide updated information about relevant issues in the NHS which will be of specific interest to nurses, midwives and health visitors. Click here to access.

Allied Health Professionals Bulletin

A bulletin for all staff in the allied health professions addressing matters related to the organisation and delivery of AHP services. Click here to access.

National Cancer Programme Bulletin

Aims to provide updated information about relevant policy and implementation news for the National Cancer Programme which will be of specific interest to NHS staff involved in cancer related projects. Click here to access

NHS Evidence : Annual Evidence Updates

Annual Evidence Updates are produced for the most significant health problems affecting the NHS. They are designed to provide a straightforward and succinct overview of what new research and evidence has been published in those areas over the preceding 12 months, so that individuals, managers and commissioners don't need to spend the time searching.
To find out more about forthcoming updates and previous updates, click here.

To view the calandar forthcoming updates, click here.

NHS Evidence Specialist Collections

NHS Evidence Specialist Collections filters the huge quantity of published research to ensure that you find only the best available evidence. From them, you can link to the latest guidelines, systematic reviews and research in your area of interest. All the Specialist Collections also publish annual evidence updates. The following also offer a free alerting service:

Eyes on Evidence

Eyes on Evidence is a free monthly e-bulletin covering major new evidence as it emerges with an explanation about what it means for current practice.
To view the latest Eyes on Evidence, the archive and to register, click here.

Horizon Scanning Bulletins

These updates are published monthly by North West PCT Librarians. Their intention is to support the commissioning process. Current titles are:



Journals - electronic tables of contents

You can regularly receive by e-mail, the latest table of contents from your favourite journals.Click here to list the journals you would like.

Open University - iKnow

iKnow offers a variety of free resources aimed at helping you to find and manage information effectively at work including useful tips and techniques for keeping up to date with the latest information. To access iKnow,click here.

RSS news feeds

Our home page lists a number of clinical and non-clinical specialities, each of which links to a collection of quality websites reporting the very latest news concerning that speciality. If your speciality does not appear in the list, please contact us

Zetoc Alerts

Zetoc is a database containing the contents pages of around 20,00 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published each year. Enables you to create a personalised email alerting service consisting of relevant new articles’ contents pages and articles containing particular author names or title words. NHS Athens required. To set up a Zetoc alert, click here.