Welcome to your library subject page. This has been compiled by your subject librarian and is here to help you find information for your studies and research. It is not an exhaustive list of everything available, but will point you in the right direction.
OneSearch is a good place to start your research. However as you progress through your course you will need to develop your searching skills to incorporate other sources.
Watch the tutorial below for an introduction to searching or access our Finding Information page for more advice.
Click on the image above or use this link to view the tutorial: How to search tutorial
You can also sign up to our webinar for guidance on how you can develop your search skills.
We have selected some key eresources and individual journal titles to help you locate relevant material for your subject.
Use our eresources to search for relevant journal articles or other resources such as anatomy images. Although OneSearch does search many of these, using the subject specific collections will produce more tailored results and provide more relevant filters. Eresources for health is an online tutorial to help you use these resources.
In addition to these key eresources you can also explore our full A-Z of eresources.
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Anatomy.TV |
An Interactive 3D anatomy resource with multiple modules. Check the information on the Anatomy TV page to see which section will be the most useful for you. The Anatomy and Physiology module is a good starting point and the 3D Atlas allows you to rotate the body, navigate through the layers and click on the image to bring up the relevant text. |
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Instant Anatomy | Diagrams, videos, podcasts and revision questions to help you get to grips with anatomy. |
| Medical Imaging and Health specific | ||
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ScienceDirect |
Covers physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences and social sciences. |
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Medline | MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine journal citation database covering medicine, nursing, the health care system and much more. This version includes citations from 5,200 scholarly journals and full-text from more than 1,450. |
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ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health | One of several collections from Proquest, all of which together form Proquest Central. This particular collection indexes 850 journals and holds the full-text of 715 Nursing and Allied health titles. More information in Getting started with Proquest databases. |
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Cochrane Library | Provides systematic reviews of clinical based research on the effectiveness of specific interventions. It will depend on your topic as to whether there will be a relevant review but if there is, it will be a key resource. Cochrane also runs a blog Evidence for everyday nursing, which pulls together reviews into a more digestible format. |
| Wider and multi-disciplinary | ||
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CINAHL |
The key collection for Nursing and Allied health. It indexes (citations only) over 4000 journals and holds the full-text of 760 journals, plus linking to our other subscribed content. You will get fewer results but they should be more relevant. |
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Academic Search Complete | A huge multi-disciplinary database which indexes (citations only) over 9,500 journals and provides full-text to over 6,500. Good for a search on more general topics. |
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Refworks | Refworks is used to collect and manage your sources. It will also create your Reference list (Bibliography) in the Referencing style of your choice. Download the guide to using Proquest Refworks. |
Browse or search inside key journal titles for your subject below. For a full range of titles check our A-Z of journals via Journals Search.
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British Journal of Radiology | Published monthly, this journal covers clinical and technical aspects of medical imaging, radiotherapy, oncology, medical physics, radiobiology and the underpinning sciences. |
| Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice | A peer-reviewed journal which covers all of the current modalities specific to clinical oncology and radiotherapy. Usually published quarterly. | |
| Radiography | Radiography is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Society and College of Radiographers and the European Federation of Radiographer Societies. It promotes evidence-based practice by disseminating high quality clinical, scientific and educational research related to all aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic radiography. | |
| Radiotherapy and Oncology | Radiotherapy and Oncology publishes papers describing original research as well as review articles. It covers areas of interest relating to radiation oncology. | |
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Society of Radiographers | The website for the Society of Radiographers, who represent the professional, educational and workplace interests of radiographers in the UK and overseas. |
| Royal College of Radiologists | The website of the Royal College of Radiologists'. Their principal objectives are the study and advancement of the science and practice of oncology and radiology. | |
| Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | A list of publications from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, including date of next review. Many can be downloaded as PDF files. | |
| The website of the British Institute of Radiology, an independent multidisciplinary organisation, and a registered charity, whose membership is open to everyone with an interest in radiology and radiation oncology. | ||
| Website of the British Medical Ultrasound Society. | ||
| British Nuclear Medicine Society | The journal, Nuclear Medicine Communications, is available here, as well as the society newsletter, awards and details about upcoming conferences. | |
| Department of Health and Social Care | The Government Department website. Access Guidance, Policy papers and statistics. | |
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Office for National Statistics | Government statistics and reports including Heath and Social Care and the census |
| The official UK statistics site. | ||
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World Health Organisation Statistical Information Service (WHOSIS) |
The coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations. Use for Global Data and factsheets. | |
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NHS Acronym buster | |
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| People talk about their experiences of health and illness | ||
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Most hospitals will have a Library or Education centre. You are entitled to join as either a student on placement there or as a member of staff (includes bank staff). This will give you access to their print books and you can also request an Open Athens account. If you are on placement at the hospital you may be offered an introductory session by the library (Education centre). We recommend that you attend so that you can take full benefit of the additional resources that the NHS provides. If this doesn't happen, visit the library and ask to be signed up. You can find a list of NHS libraries here.
Similar to OneSearch this hub searches the NHS core collection of library resources and also gives quick access to NICE guidelines and BMJ best practice. It provides access to some collections that the University does not subscribe to, such as the British Nursing Index and Embase, as well as some we do, such as CINAHL. These are the resources that you will have access to in your professional career so it is a good idea to get familiar with them now.
You will need an OpenAthens account to view the full-text, search individual collections or access full-text. This is different to the University which uses something called Shibboleth or Institutional access.
A suite of online tutorials provided by Health Education England, supporting every aspect of healthcare. You can access some modules with a free registration but for them to count towards your CPD you need to log in with Open Athens.
See the guide on how to set up a free account e-LfH account creation.
Two new courses from the e-LfH - Literature searching and Critical Appraisal
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