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BMJ Case Reports

View over 7500 case reports online and submit your own reports.

What is BMJ Case Reports?

BMJ Case Reports is the largest single collection of peer-reviewed case reports online with more than 7,500 reports published from over 70 countries and covering all disciplines. Healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions. 

You can use the Library's Institutional Fellowship to publish your own Cases.

How do I access BMJ Case Reports?

Go to http://casereports.bmj.com/

Click on the ‘Login via OpenAthens’ link and log in with your OpenAthens account.

Browse and search for recent Case Reports, most read articles and Reports by speciality.

How do I submit a Case to BMJ Case Reports?

Click on the 'Submit an article' link on the BMJ Case Reports homepage.

You will first need to register to access the BMJ submission system (ScholarOne Manuscripts) and will need to contact the library team for the relevant institutional Fellowship Code inorder to submit your Case.

Click here to view A step-by-step guide to submitting a Case Report

How do I register for an OpenAthens username and password
You will need an OpenAthens account to access BMJ Case Reports. If you do not already have an OpenAthens account, please register at: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/ 

Need some help using this resource?

Please contact the library team, we're happy to help.

Kent & Medway Health and Social Care Bulletin 9th January 2015

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

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NICE Eyes on Evidence - Issue 69 January 2015

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This month's issue contains evidence updates on:

Pharmacy-based screening for cardiovascular risk
A systematic review suggests that pharmacy-based screening for cardiovascular risk factors may be possible. However, many people do not act on the advice to visit their GP, and the effect of screening on new diagnoses has not been robustly shown.

Self-management of hypertension in people at high risk of cardiovascular events
An open-label randomised controlled trial finds that people with hypertension who self-monitor their blood pressure and up-titrate their antihypertensive medication experience a greater reduction in systolic blood pressure than people who manage hypertension with usual care.

Mental health after stopping smoking
A meta-analysis finds that stopping smoking is associated with reductions in anxiety, depression and stress, and improvements in quality of life and mood.

Alpha-blockers for expulsion of ureteral stones
A Cochrane review reports that alpha-blockers are more effective at expelling ureteral stones less than 10 mm in diameter than standard therapy or calcium channel blockers.

Haemoglobin thresholds for blood transfusion
Two meta-analyses report that restricting transfusion of red blood cells to people with a haemoglobin level of either less than 7.0 g/dl or 6.4 g/dl to 9.7 g/dl reduces mortality and serious infection, but does not significantly affect the overall risk of infection.

Evidence Updates
NICE has recently published Evidence Updates on:

Spasticity in children and young people with non-progressive brain disorders

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage

Hyperphosphataemia in chronic kidney disease