Friday 31 October 2014

NICE Evidence Update 67 - Headaches

NICE have published a new Evidence Update on ‘Headaches: Diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults’.

>>>Click here to view

Wednesday 22 October 2014

NICE BNF and NICE BNFC apps






You can access the BNF on your mobile or tablet. Just download the NICE apps. Unlike the print BNF, they are updated monthly, making them an easy way to keep up-to-date. They can be used without an internet connection on your mobile or tablet. Access is free for:


  • Health and social care professionals who work for or are contracted by the NHS in England, Scotland and Wales
  • Students who are studying on NHS-commissioned courses such as medicine or nursing. 

Free download on iTunes

NICE BNF
NICE BNFC

Free download on Google Play

NICE BNF
NICE BNFC

Take a look at the library website for details of other useful apps.

UpToDate Expert User Guide - Graphic Search


                                           Go to www.uptodate.com/home/help-demo



Friday 10 October 2014

NICE Eyes on Evidence Issue 66 October 2014

>>>Click here to read the latest issue of  Eyes on Evidence

This month's issue contains evidence updates on:

  • Eyes on Evidence survey
  • Long-acting injectable paliperidone compared with haloperidol for maintenance treatment of schizophrenia
  • Sources of Clostridium difficile infection
  • Natural history and management of sigmoid diverticulitis
  • Effects of a patient handover intervention on rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events
  • Day-patient treatment after short inpatient care versus continued inpatient care in young people with anorexia nervosa


Evidence Updates

NICE has recently published Evidence Updates on:

  • Infection
  • Crohn's disease

Monday 6 October 2014

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 3rd October 2014

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

>>>Click here to view the latest bulletin

Thursday 2 October 2014

Library eBook Collection



The library has a growing eBooks collection.

This includes titles from the Crash Course and At A Glance series as well as a number of Radiotherapy related titles.

They're easy to access, however you will need an OpenAthens account registered to the Royal Surrey.

eBooks can be read online and your OpenAthens account gives you 24 hours return access.

>>>Click here to see available eBooks

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 26th September 2014

Your guide to what's new in public health and social care locally and nationally.  Produced by the Kent & Medway Public Health Observatory.

>>>Click here to view the latest bulletin