Education & Research Centre Library

Keeping Up to Date

  1. Journals - electronic tables of contents
  2. RSS Feeds
  3. Database auto alerts
  4. AMEDEO
  5. BMJ Evidence updates
  6. NHS Eyes on Evidence
  7. NHS Evidence Specialist Collections
  8. NHS Evidence – Annual Evidence Updates
  9. Horizon Scanning Bulletins
  10. The Week Bulletin (for Chief Execs and their teams)
  11. The Month Bulletin (for NHS leadership communities)

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.

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.

RSS news feeds

Our home page lists a number of medical 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

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:
1. Select a medical area, select your favourite medical journals and submit the request form to receive the weekly emails.
2. Consult the weekly literature overviews for additional topics, i.e. HIV Infection, Ischemic Heart Disease, Breast Cancer (for a complete overview, please refer to the AMEDEO homepage).
3. Access My Amedeo to change your journal selection or subscribe to additional topics.
4. Check the Multidisciplinary Journal Club for a selection of outstanding articles.

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.

Eyes on Evidence

A free monthly e-bulletin, 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.

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:

Cancer newsletter
Diabetes mailing list
Gastroenterology and liver diseases monthly newsletter
ENT Audiology mailing list
Infections newsletter
Kidney diseases and male urogenital disorders
Mental health newsletter
Musculoskeletal newsletter
Neurological conditions monthly newsletter
Trauma and orthopaedics newsletter

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.

Horizon Scanning Bulletins

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

Alcohol
Breastfeeding
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Community diagnostics
COPD
Dental health
Diabetes type 2
Emotional health and wellbeing
Immunisation
Infection control
Obesity
Patient experience
Sexual health
Stroke
Sustainability

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.