Situational Judgement Test Revision Books

If you are you taking the SJT in the next few weeks and are looking to get some practice in, we have a number of revision books available in the library for you to borrow.

These titles are very popular so if the book you want if currently on loan, please speak to us and we may be able to order a copy from elsewhere for you.

Kent Public Health Observatory Health and Social Care Bulletin - 18th November 2016

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NICE News October 2016

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Patients to get faster access to the most cost effective treatments under proposed changes to NICE's process Patients could benefit from the most cost effective treatments nearly three months faster under plans unveiled by NICE and NHS England. More... NICE recommends wider use of tests to detect cancer-causing genetic condition NICE has recommended that everyonewho is diagnosed with colorectal cancershould be tested for an inherited genetic condition called Lynch syndrome (LS). More...

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New treatment recommended for kidney cancer People with kidney cancer set to benefit from a new innovative immunotherapy, after NICE says it should be available on the NHS. More... NICE calls for increased use of magnesium sulfate in preterm labour In a new quality standard, NICE sets out improvements to help mothers andbabies. More...

NICE address mental health within the criminal justice system All staff working within the criminal justice system should receive training to recognise and respond to mental health problems, says NICE. More... NICE recommends new drug osimertinib for hundreds of people with lung cancer Hundreds of people with lung cancerwill now have access to new drug osimertinib, also known as Tagrisso, after NICE says it should be made available on the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF). More...

Home care services should give people more responsibility to manage their medicines NICE is urging home care staff to make sure they give people direct responsibility for their own medicines wherever possible, with help from family or carers if needed. More... #NICE Chat   NICE regularly host live #NICEchat events on Twitterwhere guidance topics are open for discussion with key experts. Our most recent one focused on Multimorbidity. More...

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Current UpDate - News from UpToDate

Each bi-weekly issue of Current UpDate highlights a few of the recent, important additions to  "What's New" and "Practice Changing UpDates" topics.

To see "What's New" in your specialty (and 24 others, including drug therapy), or to read "Practice Changing UpDates" across all specialties, click here.

An all-new episode of UpToDate Talk features Dr. Brett Cucchiara discussing aspirin for secondary prevention after transient ischemic attack or stroke, and Dr. Paul Sax discussing the prevention of HIV1 transmission with antiretroviral therapy. Listen now!

Are you making the most of your Library?

The Library provides flexible information skills training courses for all NHS healthcare staff in the Guildford area, at a time and location to suit.  Courses are run on a one:one or small group basis and are free of charge.

We are happy to visit you in your work place, at a local information centre or arrange for training in the Library.  An outline of each course is given below, however please note that training can be tailored to meet your particular need.


Basic Information & Literature Searching

• Are you aware of all the services offered by the Library to support your clinical practice?
• Are you finding all the information you need?
• Are you confident in literature searching?

This 1 hour course will help highlight all the services offered and also help you get started with literature searching without the frustration!

To book a place on a course please contact us.


Refresher Literature Search Training

• Is it a while since you last searched the medical databases?
• Are you searching effectively?
• Did you know that you can save and re-run searches and set up automatic email alerts?

This 1 hour course will help jog your memory and practice skills.  It is also an opportunity to expand your knowledge and learn about other functions or databases to help you search the literature more effectively.

To book a place on a course please contact us.


E-Journals & E-Alerts

• Having problems accessing electronic full text articles?
• Not sure what resources are available through NHS Athens?
• Do you want to set up automatic alerts for tables of contents pages or literature searches?

This 1 hour course will highlight the resources available and provide you with the skills to use them.

To book a place on a course please contact us.


Evidence Based Healthcare: Finding the Evidence

• Are you finding the most relevant and up to date evidence to support your practice?
• Are you familiar with all the resources available?
• Are you searching effectively?

This 90 minute course will help you: identify the search question and information sought, use the most appropriate information resources, create efficient retrieval strategies and undertake a basic evaluation of information quality.

To book a place on a course please contact us.

Kent Public Health Observatory Health and Social Care Bulletin - 9th September 2016

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Kent Public Health Observatory Health and Social Care Bulletin - 2nd September 2016

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

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